Councillor Wendy Bowkett

09/11/2025

06/11/2025

05/11/2025

📣 New Adult Learning Short Course Alert!
Feel Better Every Day – Try the 5 Ways to Wellbeing! 😊💬🚶‍♂️🧠💛

Want to boost your mood, feel more connected, and take better care of your mental wellbeing? Join our 5 Ways to Wellbeing short course and discover simple, practical ways to feel better, starting now!

🌿 Easy steps to improve your everyday wellbeing
💷 Many courses are FULLY FUNDED!
👥 Supportive, friendly learning environment
🌟 Perfect for anyone looking to make a positive change

📍Jubilee Church Life Centre, 5 London Rd, Grantham, NG31 6EY
🗓️ Thu 6th & Thu 13th November 2025
🌐 www.shinelincolnshire.com/trainingcourses
📩 education@shinelincolnshire.com

Spaces are limited so message us, email, or drop in to find out more or reserve your spot today!

05/11/2025

Grow your skills this Wednesday!

Join us for our Grow Your Skills event, a free morning packed with opportunities, advice, and inspiration.

Come along to:
💡 Explore free adult learning courses
💡 Meet local training providers & employers
💡 Get 1:1 guidance from our friendly team
💡 Enjoy free refreshments in a welcoming space

Learning new skills as an adult can open doors to new jobs, confidence, and wellbeing. Come along, have a chat, and discover your next opportunity!

📍 The Storehouse, Skegness
📆 Wednesday 5th Nov, 9:30am – 12:30pm

Find out more: https://2aspire.org.uk/discover-your-potential-and-available-support-at-the-grow-your-skills-event/

04/11/2025

Attention residents residing in East Lindsey.

We have been allocated further funding from East Lindsey District Council to support their residents currently facing financial hardship, we have therefore extended the deadline for the Household Support Fund until December 2025 or until the funds have been spent.

✅ MUST BE A RESIDENT OF EAST LINDSEY ONLY
❌ NO DUPLICATE APPLICATIONS (IF YOUR HOUSEHOLD HAS ALREADY RECIEVED SUPPORT IN THIS ROUND [SINCE JULY] YOU WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO REAPPLY)

For more information and for full eligibility criteria visit our website www.lincolnshirecf.co.uk/hsf

24/10/2025

🚨 REFORMUK Deliver another HMO for Grantham - Another approved in Grantham’s historic heart 🚨

Yesterday, councillors voted to approve a 20-room HMO at 49 Castlegate, a Grade II listed building right next to St Wulfram’s Church and opposite the Almshouses.

The proposal was put forward by Independent Cllr Charmaine Morgan and secured by the deciding vote of Reform UK Cllr David Bellamy.
Once again, the people of Grantham were overruled by councillors from outside our town.

Grantham now has 54 of South Kesteven’s 61 licensed HMOs. Stamford has none.
This decision is a betrayal of our heritage and our community balance.

Cllrs Matt Bailey, Martin and Harrison stood united, objecting on strong planning and heritage grounds — but were ignored.

More large-scale HMOs are already on the way — 24 beds on Dudley Road and 35 on Avenue Road.
Unless the council changes direction, Grantham will be flooded with HMOs while others take none.

Read more: https://buff.ly/SwOg2b2

✊ We will keep fighting for fairness, balance and respect for our town’s heritage.

29/09/2025

Look who’s heading to Town in December …… if you would like a stall at our fab event please either email Colin on wastc@btinternet.com / 07511392657 or pm our page. We are in need of a face painter, sweet stall and a few more craft stalls…..

27/09/2025

Its Saturday... so naturally you're thinking of Christmas right?! 😁
Book with us now for...

🎅 £1.00 entry throughout December for everyone!
🎅 An enchanted Grotto experience, more sparkly than last year!
🎅 Elf HQ for cookies, crafts & interactive nice list!
🎅 Christmas Eve brunch with Santa!

Full details here 👉 www.lincswildlife.com/christmas2025/

26/09/2025

Today the Wainfleets and Thorpe community resilience group were asked to stand up to an emergency within the town. At 11.48 we opened both the evacuation centre and the community incident room. Fortunately the incident has now been stood down. Our thanks to all our team for reacting so quickly and the coronation hall, Kirsty, Christine, Leah and John ( chocolate not rich tea biscuits John though next time )
Very proud of our team of volunteers.

UPDATE: 26 September, 21.31pm
The 55-year-old man arrested in connection with this incident has been interviewed and released under investigation for further enquiries to be completed.

UPDATE: 26 September, 3.43pm
This incident is progressing towards a situation of resolution. Those previously evacuated are now able to return to their properties and the cordon has been lifted.

We can confirm that a number of 3D printed items (handguns, hand grenades and a claymore landmine) were located at a property on New End in Wainfleet. These items have all been assessed by our Explosive Ordnance Disposal colleagues and have subsequently been deemed to not pose any threat to members of the public.

The 55-year-old man arrested on suspicion of fi****ms offences remains in police custody pending further questioning.

We would like to thank the people of Wainfleet for their patience while we dealt with this matter. Their understanding and cooperation while we worked has been very much appreciated.

ORIGINAL RELEASE: 26 September, 12.37pm
We are putting a 60mt cordon in place in the area surrounding New End in Wainfleet.

This follows the discovery of items of interest at a property on New End which need to be examined and removed safely.

The finding was made following a planned warrant carried out earlier today (Friday 26 September).

The cordon extends from the junction of Magdalen Road and Spilsby Road and from North Holme Road to the junction with Spilsby Road.

A 55-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of fi****ms offences.

As a precaution, some properties on Brewster Lane and Spilsby Road are being evacuated, as is The High Street up to Magdalen Road.

Evacuees impacted will be moved to Coronation Hall, just off of the High Street, while the incident is resolved.

There is not believed to be a wider risk to public, but this is an ongoing operation at present, and we're asking people to avoid the area while the emergency services and specialist teams work.

We’ll provide further updates when we have them.

Inc 464 of 24 September refers

26/09/2025

🎉📩 Youth Clubs in East Lindsey - Parent Feedback Survey! 📩🎉

The School's Out Team are looking to support local Youth Clubs and create more opportunities for children and young people, to take part in physical activity throughout the year. 🤸‍♀️

We’d really appreciate it if you could take the time to fill out a feedback form for us, as we'd really value your help. 🤝

😇 We're hoping for further understanding on the following:
📩 What demand there is for new youth club sessions in your community
📩 What activities families would like to see offered
📩 Which youth clubs are already established (potential partnerships with to expand local offerings)

You can find the feedback form on our webpage! (The link is in the comments.) THANK YOU for your support! 🤩

East Lindsey District Council Magna Vitae

25/09/2025

Please join us at our Spooky Halloween Market on the 25th October at a new venue the Magdalen Museum get your stall booked……..

15/09/2025

Please come along to support this fantastic event

Please join us at our Spooky Halloween Market on the 25th October at a new venue the Magdalen Museum get your stall booked……..