Happy New Year from all of us at YLL, your essential community magazine for Sleaford and the surrounding villages! We’re sending our very best wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous 2026.
As ever, we’re hitting the ground running. The first magazine of the year is already on its way to you, if it hasn’t landed through your letterbox already, and there’s another full year of monthly magazines to look forward to. Expect plenty of great reads, competitions, local events, recipes and puzzles, alongside our much-loved directory of local tradespeople and businesses.
Have you had a go at our Quiz of the Year yet? Think you can match each of our 12 magazine covers from 2025 to the correct month? Give it a tap and put your memory to the test. Some are obvious… others have even made the people who work here think!
Last year was a busy one inside the magazine too. Throughout 2025 we spoke to wildlife groups and street artists, highlighted community organisations such as Rainbow Stars and Heckington Swimming Pool, explored the history of Cogglesford Mill, donated books to a local school, joined in with the Sleaford 1940s Day, and even tried our hand at bowls at Sleaford Indoor Bowls Club.
Our competitions were just as exciting, with prizes including concert tickets for acts such as Scouting for Girls and Peter Hook. There were food hampers given out, along with pizza, waffles, tickets to local shows, and even a cuddly toy! This month you have the chance to win tickets to Heckington Players' upcoming panto by the way!
Beyond the pages of the magazine, we also had plenty going on. We redeveloped our website to include a growing directory of local businesses, alongside an exciting What’s On calendar packed with events from across the area. September also saw the launch of the Strong Lincs Podcast, hosted by our own Rich and Dan. Keep an ear out for their January episode as they continue releasing monthly episodes throughout 2026.
So, where will 2026 take us? You’ll just have to keep picking us up each month to find out!
If you have a business or event of your own to promote, and you’ve wondered whether YLL could work some magic for you, perhaps 2026 is the year to give us a try. At Your Local Lincs, we’re genuinely passionate about helping local businesses grow, just as we’ve done for countless companies over the past two decades. Our current January magazine actually completes 21 years of YLL dropping through letterboxes across the Sleaford area.
If you’d like to explore advertising with us, don’t hesitate to get in touch via your preferred channel. Many of our advertisers tell us just what a difference their adverts make.
Here’s to a great start to the year, and we’ll see you next time!
