Months

For a month that’s associated with showers, April this year starts with lots of lovely bright sunshine. The centre of Sleaford is looking even more radiant with the new mural that has been painted by Monument Gardens, something created by Sheffield based artist Peachzz who incorporated our local heritage and nature in her design. We were there as she and her assistant applied the finishing touches to her work, and before she left she had a chat with us. You’ll have to wait till next month till you see this in the magazine, but in the meantime, you can see a video interview with her now (see below).

But what’s going on this month? Easter lands quite late this year (on the 21^st), St George’s Day is on the 23^rd, Earth Day on the 22^nd, and there’s also World Autism Awareness Day on the 2^nd. There are many worthy awareness days these days, and each year we aim to explore ones we haven’t explored before. For World Autism Awareness Day we dropped in on Rainbow Stars in Sleaford and chatted to some of the people that go there. Stephi helped open our eyes and give us some great insight into what the world is like to her as an autistic person. If you like live music, we've got two great competitions for you this month and with rhubarb in season, there's a tasty recipe for a rhubarb crumble. Just some of the regular sections our readers enjoy each month!

It’s usually around this time of year that everyone announces that their rates are going up. Well, just like last year, this month we are not springing that surprise on any of our current or new advertisers. If you’re looking to make a ‘new year’s resolution’ with your business and take the plunge into advertising on our pages, then do get in touch. This new financial year could be the year that your business really takes off as we get it into the 20,850 homes and businesses in our area. We're available on email, telephone, social media, or even in person. So many of our advertisers come back to us to say what a difference their adverts make so let’s make this a happy and prosperous new financial year for you!

Have a great Easter and we’ll see you next time!

YOUR LOCAL LINCS TEAM

Following the short month of February, March really seems to be spring up on us, doesn’t it? Spring is definitely the theme of the month too, with meteorological spring starting off the bat on the 1^st, and then the season starts proper on the equinox which falls on the 20^th this year. It’s a much-loved day for us as it also means the days become longer than the nights at last. With Easter not falling until April this year, it means that Pancake Day squeezes into early March, with Mother’s Day at the end of the month. And don’t forget about the clock change, on the same day as Mother’s Day (30^th March).

There are plenty more dates to put in your diary, but as you know, you can rely on our magazine for its monthly information and What’s On listings. We’re really spoiling you with the competitions in March by the way, with no fewer than 4 of them to enter. You can hop right over to our Competitions page to get your entries in, but don’t forget to pick up the magazine for full details! One of the competitions features some tasty waffle treats from Waffle and Chill based in the gleaming new market place in town. We think this one will be another popular one – the food ones often are! It’s lovely reading your comments about our magazine on your competition entries by the way. Check out our Facebook channel for a selection of the ones we received last month, and feel free to add a joke or something to yours. They all get read out in the office!

After our 20^th birthday celebrations last month, we head into our 21^st year feeling invigorated and with a renewed sense of purpose. It’s great to see the love the community hold for our magazine. We love this community and love being a fixture in it. If you’ve ever thought about advertising your business / event / anything else in our pages, or would like to get in touch about what is going on out there in our community, we would love to hear from you. Over our two decades, YLL has become a mainstay, and is the go-to publication to advertise in.

Have a great month, and we'll see you next time.

YOUR LOCAL LINCS TEAM