LLRA is currently appealing to the Planning Inspectorate to get official Right of Way protection for a specific route across Newt Hollow and Hobblers Hole in the Long Leys area of Lincoln (marked in yellow on map). To strengthen the case, additional user statements are needed from current or former residents of the West End who used the path in the 1970-1993 period to get … [Read more...] about Help Wanted: 1970-1993 Users of Path from Hobblers Hole to the Clay Pits at Westcliffe Quarry
777 Lincoln-Saxilby Bus Service: Temporary Timetable Introduced
LLRA have been made aware that PC Coaches introduced a limited timetable on 1 February for the 777 Lincoln Saxilby Bus Service, which covers Long Leys. This was "to comply with government guidelines on essential travel". The changes have removed three buses from the timetable during the middle of the day in both the Lincoln and Saxilby directions. The revised temporary … [Read more...] about 777 Lincoln-Saxilby Bus Service: Temporary Timetable Introduced
Whittons Park: Gate News!
Winter maintenance activity by the City Council at Whittons Park has involved the addition of additional new gates into the park and the play area. A new westerly pedestrian gate has been added for those entering the park from Long Leys Road, removing the incentive for visitors to push through the hedge. ...and by popular demand a southern pedestrian access gate has been … [Read more...] about Whittons Park: Gate News!
Long Leys & West Common in 1938
As part of LLRA's work on a potential Right of Way across Newt Hollow and Hobblers Hole in Long Leys we have been in dialogue with some of the older residents of Lincoln. This has unearthed a photograph from 1938, taken by former West End resident Betty Davy nee Gray, who has kindly given her permission for LLRA to share it. It shows her mother (Edith Gray nee Atherton) on West … [Read more...] about Long Leys & West Common in 1938
Are You a Lincolnshire Co-op Member? Here’s How You Can Help Liquorice Park
LLRA's friends over at Liquorice Park (the community-run park just off Yarborough Road) have applied to the Lincolnshire Co-op for a grant to fund the repair to the park's viewing platform on Carline Road. The park is wholly maintained by volunteers and has no income. It relies on grants and donations for major repairs and new initiatives. The grant … [Read more...] about Are You a Lincolnshire Co-op Member? Here’s How You Can Help Liquorice Park