December at Your Local Lincs
Here we are at 2024’s final chapter. Another 12 magazines have come your way this year full of useful content, local businesses, competitions, local listings and much, much more. Thank you for picking us up each month.
As is tradition for us, the December issue sees us going out the year with a bang. We’ve got FOUR fabulous competitions for you this time, including the chance to win a Wrendale Christmas hamper! Last year we were making the December recipes ourselves, and this year we’ve got our very own Christmas crafts page for you (we often devise the crafts in our magazine ourselves if truth be told!). You’ll also find information on local Santa appearances in conjunction with Rotary and Lions. We possibly could have written this article a month earlier with the snow we had in Sleaford in November, but there’s useful advice on getting ready behind the wheel this winter.
And don’t forget about the excellent Sleaford Christmas Market, taking place on the first day of the month. Once again organised by Sleaford Town Council, they have around 100 stalls for the occasion! This year it’s taking place on Eastgate car park, around The Hub area and the Riverside Shopping Centre. During that same weekend, the Sleaford Christmas Tree Festival will be taking place at the Methodist Church on Northgate. Among the community trees you’ll find our own entry which has been given the snappy name of “Your Local Transport Pallet That Has Been Repurposed as a Christmas Tree and Covered in Old Magazines for a Christmas Tree Festival”. We can’t wait to see if that’s the name they actually print in the programme!
Closer to Christmas, on the weekend of 21st and 22nd December, there will be more Christmas magic in Sleaford in the form of WinterLight, an enchanting weekend of free activities including faux ice skating and carol singing in the revamped market place.
With the December edition currently going through letterboxes and onto coffee tables, we’re already hard at work on the January 2025 edition. Yes, we’ll be there for you again next year. If you would like to connect with us, whether you’re a business looking to hit the ground running next year by getting in front of our readers, or whether you’ve got something in the community to tell us about, then be sure to get in touch with us. We’ve connected with many awesome people from the community this year, from authors to sponsored walkers, poets to sports teams and more. Thanks for being a part of the journey, and we look forward to whatever is in store next year!
To get in touch with us, you can give us a call, email us, Facebook us, or even visit our office in Sleaford. Just bear in mind the office won’t be open from 20th December till 6th January as we’ll be busy eating mince pies on our Christmas break, building up our stamina for producing another 12 great magazines in 2025.
Enjoy the magical festivities this month, have a fantastic Christmas and New Year, and we’ll see you again next year!
YOUR LOCAL LINCS TEAM
Winter Clothing Donations
The work of Lincolnshire Action Trust is focused on the care, resettlement and rehabilitation of prisoners and those at risk of offending, as well as the welfare of their families and dependents. A significant number are released homeless and many do not have adequate clothing. To be able to walk out with the right clothing makes a huge difference. Every piece of clothing that is donated is gratefully received by the men, who don't have the means to buy anything for themselves.
If you have any men's winter clothes, shoes or boots that you would be happy to donate, please bring them to YLL HQ: 11 Pride Court, Pride Parkway, Sleaford, NG34 8GL. We are open Monday to Thursday 10am - 2pm. The items must be clean and in a bag, box or container that you no longer need.
Help equip men for life on the outside. Thank you.