Weekly Rounders session to start in Louth

A WEEKLY Rounders session is set to start at the Meridian Leisure centre in Louth.

Every Friday for just £2 East Lindsey District Council will host an adult Rounders session for over 16’s on the Wood Lane playing fields. The action packed evenings will start at 6.30pm and end at 8pm.

Sessions will start on June 8 and continue throughout the summer until August 31. All abilities are welcome.

For more information or to book your place please contact the Meridian Team on 01507 607650.

Shocked at the news that Skegness Library might be closing down in 18months, or run by volunteers!!

Diamond Jubilee celebrations to take place in Mablethorpe

MABLETHORPE will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on June 4, 2012, with an exciting programme of events set for the whole town to enjoy.

From 12noon there will be Punch and Judy on Central Beach, Dr Zoolittle Petting Zoo on the promenade, as well as games on the Beach and face painting with Poppy. A hunt to spot the ‘Royal Oddities’ will take place throughout the town in local shop windows, ‘Iggle Piggle’ will be walking through the town from 11am until 5pm collecting the completed entry forms.

The evening will come alive with live music from Redherrings, The Hut People, Standing on Giants and Elliot Morris on Central Promenade and family games until dusk on the beach. The celebration ,organised and funded by East Lindsey District Council, will draw to a close at 10.15pm following the lighting of the Jubilee Beacon and a firework display.

Portfolio Holder for Culture, Leisure and Tourism at the District Council, Councillor Adam Grist, said: “Events are a mechanism to boost the economy and this is another exciting opportunity to do that. As well as the Jubilee event, the District Council is co-ordinating a programme of beach sports throughout the summer, an illuminations switch-on event on July 28 and co-ordinating the London 2012 Torch Relay. We hope this supports businesses and gives local people and visitors a great experience.”

For more information about the events taking place this summer in Mablethorpe and elsewhere in East Lindsey, please visit http://www.eastlindseylive.org

Is your dog micro-chipped?

EAST Lindsey District Council has added another set of dates to its dog micro-chipping roadshow.

Figures released by the Dog’s Trust suggest that the number of stray dogs is at an 11 year high and the Council hopes that micro-chipping will help address the issue.

The microchip costs just £10 and is the size of a grain of rice. It contains all the owners contact details and is inserted in the dog’s shoulder blade, causing no discomfort.

June is National Microchipping Month and Petlog, the UK’s largest database for lost and found microchipped pets, is encouraging dog microchipping and asking pet owners to ensure their pet’s microchip is up to date with the correct contact details.

The next dog micro-chipping sessions take place as follows:

Wednesday, 30th May from 11am to 2.30pm at the White Horse Pub, Kenwick Road, Louth

Friday, 8th June from 10am to 2pm at the Meridian Centre, Louth

Monday, 11th June from 2pm to 4pm at Manor Drive, Binbrook

Wednesday 13th June from 10am to 2pm at Ingoldmells Police Station

Tuesday 10th July from 12noon to 2pm at Spilsby Police Station

For more information on the micro chipping campaign, and an updated list of all the clinics that carry out micro-chipping in East Lindsey, contact the Council on 01507 601111 or e-mail dog.warden@e-lindsey.gov.uk.

FREE Volunteer Training at Skegness Business Centre

TRANSIT OF VENUS: A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT -JUNE 5-6,2012

Unless you plan to live for another 100 years, be sure to watch the daytime skyat the beginning of June. Our neighbouring planet Venus will appear as a black dot because it will pan across the face of our sun.
On June 5 and 6, be prepared to look outside during the day. The once-in-a-lifet ime event will last for about six hours on both days and will not occur again until the year 2117.
The safest way to observe a transit is to project the image of the Sun through atelescope or pinhole onto a screen, but the event can be viewed with the naked eye using filters specifically designed for this purpose, such as an astronomical solar filter with a vacuum-deposite d layer of chromium, eclipse viewing glasses, or Grade 14 welder’s glass. An earlier method of using exposed black-and-white film as a filter is no longer regarded as safe, as small imperfections or gaps in the film may permit damaging UV rays to pass through. Also, processed color film (unlike black-and-white film) does not contain silver, and is transparent to infra-red. This may result in burns to the retina. Observing the Sun directly without filters can cause a temporary or permanent loss of visual function, as it can damage or destroy retinal cells.

Holidaymaker killed by car in Lincolnshire resort is named

A holidaymaker who died after being hit by a car in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, has been named.

Kevin Michael Flanagan, of Meadow Avenue, in Peakdale, Buxton, was killed after being hit by a grey Fiat Scudo, driven by a 59-year-old local man, in Walls Lane at around 2.20am.

An inquest is expected to be opened later this week.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident or anyone who was in the area around the time of the collision to contact them on the non-emergency number 101.

This is the 10th person to be killed on Lincolnshire’s roads so far this year.

Skegness Piano Academy Mini Mozart Concert

Come along and see the piano and singing talent of the future as our Mini Mozart students perform at their first piano recital, supported by some of our older students for encouragement.

Venue: The Storehouse, North Parade, Skegness
Date: Friday 8th June
Starts: 6.30pm
Tickets: £3.50 Adults / £1.00 Children

Date: Friday, June 08, 2012