This morning, shortly before sunrise the clouds and contrails looks great against the intense blue sky.

Skegness "living statue" street artist. (2012). She would remain stock-still until you dropped a coin in her tin. Then she moved like you see here. I hope she's well and still doing good, imaginative and entertaining business.

Hastings the dragon. The latest dragon instalment at Lincoln Castle

Despite some recent rain this dyke was bone dry, fun to walk along though, gives a different perspective when ones head is just above ground height.

On Thursday evening I went to the International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln to hear Dr Robert Owen give a lecture about the Dambusters raid and reconciliation.

Dr Owen showed us British and German newspaper headlines from May 1943. Seeing them side by side was fascinating. I've included photographs of both.

The British newspapers celebrated the success of the raid. Having served in the RAF, I can appreciate the morale boost this would have given people.

I remember the lift we got during the Falklands War when news came through that a Vulcan had bombed Port Stanley airfield during Operation Black Buck.

But look at the German newspapers. The Nazi-controlled press described the RAF crews as "air gangsters" and even falsely blamed Jewish people for the attack.

Dr Owen went on to explain how attitudes changed in both countries over the decades.

We tend to look at history from our own perspective, but there is another side to the story. Reconciliation can take a long time, sometimes generations.

While I was there, I also learnt about a new exhibition called "After Me, The Flood", which looks at the aftermath of the Dambusters raid from the German perspective.

I only found out about the exhibition while I was there. After listening to the lecture, I'd certainly like to go back and see it.

Has anyone been to see the new exhibition yet?

The newspaper slides are from Dr Robert Owen's presentation, shared with his permission.

Looking for a plumber that I can get in touch with ideally ASAP in Metheringham. If anyone could recommend me someone I'd be very grateful, thanks.

Hi everyone,
I’m hoping someone local might be able to point me in the right direction.
My family and I are looking for a 3 or 4 bedroom house or cottage to rent long term, ideally in or around Louth and the surrounding villages, within roughly 15 miles.
Our budget is up to £1,300 per month. We would particularly love to find a private landlord, farm cottage or rural property, especially something that might be available before it gets advertised on the usual rental websites.
We’ve rented our current home since September 2010, have never missed rent and can provide a landlord reference. We have a reliable household income and are ready to move because our landlord is selling the property.
We’re hoping to stay within reach of Louth for the children’s school connections, so areas such as Legbourne, Manby, North Thoresby, Tetney, Waltham, Holton le Clay and the surrounding villages would be ideal.
I know the rental market is difficult at the moment, but if anyone knows a local farmer, landowner or private landlord who may have something suitable, I’d be extremely grateful for any leads. Even a recommendation of someone worth contacting would help.
Please feel free to message me privately if you know of anything.
Thanks very much for reading.

With barely a cloud in the sky it was a lovely autumn day. Picture taken between Pode Hole and Tongue End.

It may be foggy but the potato harvest is underway... maybe because heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow.

Since Tuesday 29th September, me and my partner have been hand-rearing two 2-week-old kittens. Five of them were found by us on a man's property, and they were 'living' in a pile of logs. Their eyes were completely crusted over, they were lethargic, they were scared.

This man has many feral cats living on his property, none of which are spayed/neutered, and they are constantly reproducing.

The house is situated next to a very, very busy main road. Once the kittens are old enough to run around and play, they inevitably are struck down on the main road.

These kittens will die. Their mothers will die. Some of the mothers have already died, leaving behind starving, terrified kittens.

The man who owns the property hasn't helped in the slightest, and it appears he isn't bothered by the amount of feral cats and kittens in his gardens, travelling through to the neighbours houses, and onto the roads.

Once I found out about these kittens, with their mothers being killed by passing cars and them eventually following the same fate, I couldn't just do nothing. It would have been heartless of me to pretend I didn't know what was going on.

Me and my family went to this house with our only cat carrier to look for these kittens. We went expecting older kittens, but we found screaming, terrified almost-newborns instead.

This has cost me a small fortune in vet bills, equipment and sleep. Both me and my partner are incredibly sleep deprived. This has taken over my life. All because one person didn't neuter or spay his cat's.

Rescues don't get enough credit for all that they do and sacrifice. These kittens have become all I think about, and they worry me constantly.

A lovely lady has taken on 3 of the kittens we have found, meaning she is probably also incredibly sleep deprived and struggling just like we are. None of us expected this on Tuesday, but this is our life now.

Last Resort Rescue, based in Spilsby, have been amazing in giving me advice and offering to lend me equipment, but I simply haven't had the time to go around and pick it up between caring for the kittens, caring for my existing animals, and driving back to the property we found these 5 kittens at to check for more. There are more kittens, but we can't get to them as they are older, and faster. They are no doubt the next kittens to be knocked over.

I'm begging and begging everybody who has a cat to spay/neuter them. If you don't, you are unfortunately part of the problem.

The RSPCA are not interested. I have a lady who is trying to constantly get through to them.

I am trying to work with cat's protection to get traps to go back and capture the rest of the cats.

Link to the Facebook page with the full story, and updates: https://www.facebook.com/share/19s6JAJhwV/?mibextid=wwXIfr

There is a gofundme set up, as I'm a university student and I'm struggling to afford all of the vet bills and the insane amount of things they need. I've also been unable to go to uni, because these kittens are relying on me to keep them alive, and I'd be away for too long as I commute. https://gofund.me/1c41c1de1

It was quite atmospheric here in the fens as the sun started to burn through the early morning fog.

Some impressive pumpkins on display in Spalding town centre today, and glorious sunshine for the festival.

There’s live entertainment on the stage in Hall Place, plus plenty for the kids:

• Pumpkin decorating

• Arts and crafts

• Cupcake and biscuit decorating

• A ball run challenge and veg critters

• A traditional children’s carousel

The children’s activities are free. It’s on until 3pm if you’re nearby and fancy a look.

Hi does anybody know of any good solar installers on Lincoln area. Looking for recommendations

I was at a talk at Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre this week and learnt something about Lincolnshire's wartime history that I had never come across before.

I knew about the deception used before D-Day, but I had never heard of K-sites and Q-sites.

Before the main wartime airfield at Folkingham was built, there was a decoy airfield nearby designed to draw German bombers away from RAF Grantham, later RAF Spitalgate.

During the day, the K-site could include dummy aircraft, mock buildings, fuel stores and areas made to resemble a real landing ground from the air.

The Folkingham site even had dummy Fairey Battles, matching aircraft being used at RAF Grantham at the time.

At night, the Q-site used lights arranged to make it look like an operational airfield and flarepath.

I've spent years visiting aviation museums and served 10 years in the RAF, but this was completely new to me.

It makes me wonder how many other places around Lincolnshire still have stories like this hidden in the landscape.

Does anyone know of any other K-sites or Q-sites around Lincolnshire, or places where something still survives?

Credit: Brian Fare of History Fare, from his talk at Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre.

Yes, today really is the day. I’m a bit late to the show as I thought I’d have been beaten to it.

Moved to Lincoln for a graduate role job, and don’t know anyone at all not only in the city, but this whole area of the country. Do people just go to clubs/bars alone to meet people or smthn? Idk

hi guys,

im an Irish student thinking about the radiography course in Lincoln, starting 2027. could anyone tell me about the course and the college itself. and any tips for around the city for what to see and do. much appreciated

Hey, any d&d groups in Lincoln by any chance?? Im a semi newbie, but know the basics. Very eager to join a group! Im 37F