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Great news for the Long Leys and West End Communities. LLRA are delighted to confirm that, on Monday evening (22 February), the Executive Team of City of Lincoln Council approved the release of £152,413 of Section 106 funds to upgrade the children's play equipment at Whittons Park. This will involve a spend of £130,000 in the 2021/22 financial year with the reminder spent in … [Read more...] about City Council Approve £150,000 Whittons Park Playpark Upgrade!

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!

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

Santa is looking forward to seeing as many Long Leys residents as possible tomorrow (Tuesday) night and has asked children to draw a Christmas picture to put in their windows when he visits, so he knows where to wave. As some of the roads in Long Leys are a little difficult to navigate with a sleigh, he will have to leave his reindeer at home and will be making use of an … [Read more...] about Reminder: Santa’s Long Leys Visit 6pm-8pm Tuesday 22 Dec

Santa is looking forward to seeing as many residents as possible and has asked children to draw a Christmas picture to put in their windows when he visits, so he knows where to wave. See below for the approximate time that Santa will be visiting your street. We are trying to cover as much of Long Leys as possible, but will not be going down any cul-de-sacs. Santa and his … [Read more...] about Santa is visiting Long Leys! Tuesday 22nd December (6-8pm)