One of the things the team at Your Local Lincs has in common is that we are all animal lovers, so we thought we’d bring our pets to work and introduce you to them… photographically speaking, that is! We’d hate to think what chaos might erupt if we physically brought them all into the office at once, especially seeing as we have a cat-dog divide in our collective four-legged friends! Do you have a special pet you’d like to tell us about? Do drop us a message; we might feature them in a future edition. It’s true that every pet has their own personality and their own story to tell. Granted, if we gave them the microphone they’d most likely say, “hey, human , I’m pretty sure it ’s time for me to be fed,” so allow us to do the talking for them…
Mittens – Julie’s Cat…
Mittens joined our family as a rescue cat when she was 5 months old almost 9 years ago. She’s extremely loving and is never far away from her human family. Whether we’re pottering in the garden or watching a film on Netflix, Mittens is close by and always has the best seat in the house! She likes talking to the birds and playing with butterflies and is also quite fond of bringing a mouse or two into the house – we’ve lost count of how many we’ve rescued! Mittens is a huge part of the Costa family!
Rudi – Mel’s Whippet…
Rudi was a shy little pup when he joined our family… trembling with nerves at the sight of another dog (or cat!). He’s grown into a confident, quirky little character, full of mischief, and excitement when anyone talks to him! His favourite pastimes are eating (anything and everything given half the chance), zoomies, seeing his Grandma and going to the garden centre (in the hope he’ll be given a treat at the checkout!). Rudi brings us a huge amount of happiness (apart from digging up the garden!!) and he’s a much loved member of our family.
Sausage & Martin – Kerry’s Sausage Dog & Hamster…
Hi! We’re Martin and Sausage. Our human is Kerry. We help her look after her ‘ginger monsters’ Minnie & Woody. Martin: I love playing hide & seek and when found, I help mom type edits for the magazine. Sausage: I love dressing up and looking pawfect. I often pop to my fave shop, Chaos, for peanut-paw cookies. Yum. I’m always sneaking cake on family pics which my Health Club, Kirks Vets, find hilarious!
I’m excited for my holiday with Wagtail this Autumn. P.S. Julie says I’m her favourite pooch. EVER. Move over Mittens, watch out Henry!
Henry – Rich’s Cat…
There was a time when Henry would not be in even the same room as me. My wife has had him from day one when he was born to Jet, another of her cats (now sadly gone). Henry was a weak kitten that Jet didn’t really bother with so my wife pretty much reared him herself, which means that he is very used to human contact, but only from the humans he knows! Since I came along, he gradually got to know me and is now more than happy to sprawl out and turn me into a human bed.
Mae West could not have put it better. Especially, when considering our local gem, The Playhouse, home to Sleaford Little Theatre Amateur Dramatic Society. Mae’s words literally envelop this building with the surprise striking as soon as you stumble upon her. Standing with an elegant boldness this Georgian built for purpose theatre sets to work her magic and with gentle courtesy invites you in.
Inside, a warm welcome from Tinkler’s Bar (more to come on Ms Tinkler) awaits. Chairwoman, Christine Malkin, played a pivotal role in the recent refurbishment paying attention to details of practicality and aesthetic – the recognition that to attend the theatre is an event and one which if mood takes, we still like to dress for but not be restricted in wearing our coats during the performance or worse, shoving them under our chairs has been noted and addressed.
