Beggars can’t be chosers: Give to charity instead

Lincoln Business Improvement Group has made an appeal to Lincoln residents to not give to beggars on the street.

Lincoln shoppers visiting the high street have been urged not to give money to people begging and instead donate to charities.

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The campaign comes after fears that giving money may lead to drug and drink abuse, and encourage people to continue begging.

Lincoln BIG have identified the problem and ask that people give to organisations as their money will go further.

Dan Turner, a Lincoln resident, said: “I don’t really give money to beggars on the street. It’s intimidating being asked.”

When asked about the new campaign he said: “I think it’s a good idea, but it won’t make me donate to charities, as I didn’t give to beggars in the first place.”

The City of Lincoln Council, Lincolnshire Police, and the Nomad Trust are just a few of the organisations working with Lincoln BIG to help clamp down on the problem of street beggars.

New look for Lincoln music store

The Music Room in Lincoln have undergone a full refurbishment in a bid to renew the stores appeal to customers.

The national chain has opted to give its Lincoln store, situated on the High Street, was closed from Sunday, February 2nd until the following Sunday, February 9th. Before re-opening again at 9.30 am on Monday.

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Managers Mark and Paula Harrison said; “We are thrilled to be having this refurbishment. We know it’ll be a good thing for the store and our customers. We’re excited to see the public’s reactions on Monday when we re-open.”

The store is set across two levels and offers the latest selection of Guitars, Violins, Ukuleles, synthesizers and all types of piano including digital and stage models.

They even have a wide database of instrument teachers that may offer a free lesson with an instrument purchase from Musicroom.

The Ritz opens it’s Griffin-doors for Harry Potter marathon.

A whole weekend is being dedicated to Harry Potter lovers in Lincoln, courtesy of the Ritz Cinema.

Tickets are now on sale for a weekend pass to a charity fundraising event in November. The event is part of a large scale fundraising event to help renovate The Ritz cinema in the city.

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Being described as a ‘Marathon Event’, the weekend runs from 9:30am 22nd November to 10:00pm 23rd November 2014.

All the eight films in the Harry Potter series will be screened throughout the weekend on the big screen, separated into four each day.

The Ritz says that this is a Gold Event, which means there will be dress-up, guests, quizzes, games with prizes, and most importantly, full participation.

You can buy a weekend ticket for any Hogwarts house, be it Griffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff or Slytherin. It all sounds magic!

Blessed comes to Lincoln

Renowned actor Brian Blessed is heading to Lincoln, as part of an evening to be held at the city’s Ritz Cinema.

The event, titled ‘’An Evening With Brian Blessed’’ will take place on the 18th of May at 7pm.

Blessed will be appearing at the Ritz cinema in 'an evening with Brian Blessed.

Blessed will be appearing at the Ritz cinema in ‘an evening with Brian Blessed.

Born in Mexborough in Yorkshire and known for his outlandish personality, Blessed is perhaps most famous for his role as Prince Vultan in the 1980 film Flash Gordon.

He has made his name in a number of different roles over the past five decades, appearing in a number of Shakespearian adaptations and also playing roles in films and television shows such as Doctor Who, Disney’s Tarzan and Star Wars.

The announcement of Blessed’s appearance is the latest coup for the  cinema, which is currently set to reopen officially in March after being refurbished for a number of months.

Tickets cost £15.00 per person and can be purchased from ticket outlet Eventbrite at http://theritzcinemaandtheatre.eventbrite.co.uk/

Lincoln Waterside continues development

The Waterside shopping centre in Lincoln has been undergoing some further development and improvement. However, new stores H&M and Next are yet to be unveiled to excited shoppers.

The waterside centre before the developments.

The waterside centre before the developments.

Lincoln’s town centre has been long awaiting a brand new store, that wasn’t already on its high street, with H&M being the main attraction. As reflected by locals; “Hooray, H&M at last!”; Lynsey Hampshire. “About time!”; Fiona Kelham.  

Development work started in July 2013 with the intention of having the new vision fully completed by December 2014, just in time for the Christmas shoppers. The first phase of the renovation, including renovated stores New Look, Burger King and new Café Italiano, is complete and now open to the public.

New Look has a revamp and re-opened in December 2013 as a bigger unit giving the customer a wider range, even including a menswear section. Burger King has also had a facelift as well as a move. With the ground floor Primark now gone, both Burger King and Café Italiano now occupy the larger space.

Businesses that are already open are seeing positive customer feedback already. Shopper Jetta Denton, 20, said that the new ambiance was tranquil and made it a better environment for the public to shop as well as eat in. 

Work is still continuing with the new first floor stores, with the potential to be complete in the summer of 2014. The exact proposed date of their grand openings is yet to be confirmed.