October at Your Local Lincs
Heading into the final quarter of the year, we find a month with some of the best days of the year, not the least of which is the very first day. This, of course, is the magnificent Lincolnshire Day! A day where we dress up in yellow and eat sausages? On the other bookend we have the delightful theatrics of Halloween, but what about in between these two days? Well, one of those particular dates happens to be National Poetry Day, which occurs on the first Thursday of October. We’ve discovered many talented scribes in our distribution area this year, publishing their short stories over the months. This month we’re handing the microphone to all the local poets. Among them we have an actual poet laureate who chatted to us for October’s Let’s Talk Local and wrote us a poem with a Lincolnshire theme. We found your poetry submissions so inspiring, and our designer Mel really went to town creating striking images to decorate those pages. Make sure to pick up your October YLL and enjoy what we’ve put together for you!
The Widdershins Witch Hunt is back on in Sleaford, taking place inside Cogglesford Mill this time, and our good friends at Navigation House are launching the Riverside Guardians, tasking youngsters with the goal of collecting rubbish along the Slea and keeping the place tidy. Litter was also the theme of Sleaford author Lee Graham’s new book, Nature Rules, a signed copy of which you can win in the October magazine! You can also win some poetry books in our other competition. With our monthly giveaways we really are the magazine that keeps giving.
We actually had so much going on this month that we added extra pages to the magazine, for the first time in about a year. Although this naturally means more work for us, we love it when this happens. One of the reasons we had to increase pagination was because of the many new businesses coming to us asking to take out an ad, places like the fab Tilly’s Tea Shop in Metheringham, Cranwell Village Room Hire, and New View Windows. So when are you going to join the party? Our readers look forward to receiving the latest YLL and so they make sure to pick us up. Wouldn’t you like to get your business name in front of their eyes? Get in touch and have a chat and let's see what we can do. We’re only a phone call / email / Facebook message away.
Enjoy the poems, enjoy your Lincolnshire plum bread, have a happy Halloween, and we'll see you next time!
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.