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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Event will promote military skills to employers
An event demonstrating the value of military skills in the workplace is to be held as part of Armed Forces Week. Mission Business will offer presentations and talks to companies and organisations from across Lincolnshire, encouraging them to hire veterans. The event will be held at the Officer's Mess at the Prince William of Gloucester Barracks in Grantham on 25 June. Bridget Ley, South Kesteven District Council's armed forces champion, said it would be a "golden opportunity" to combine support for businesses and ex-military personnel across the county. The event is being run by the district council, the Ministry of Defence and the Business Unfinished consultancy. The council, which holds a gold award under the MoD's defence employer recognition scheme, employs former military personnel as bin collectors and in grounds maintenance. At the event, veterans who run their own businesses will be sharing their journeys from deployment to employment. Serving members of the military will be at the event, giving talks about how their skills can benefit organisations when they end their service. Those attending will hear how hiring military reservists can unlock training benefits worth up to £10,000 for employers. The Greater Lincolnshire Defence and Security Cluster (GLRDSC) will explain how businesses can access defence budgets so they can secure defence contracts. Julian Free served in the Army for 30 years before joining the University of Lincoln, where he is now deputy vice chancellor (regional engagement) and chair of the GLRDSC. Mr Free, who finished his service at the rank of major general, described members of the forces as "technical, skilled people" with a "good work ethic". He added that they were "quite a rich source of well-qualified people to take into businesses". Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Job event for the 'untapped' armed forces veterans Course supports veterans into civilian jobs RAF veteran calls on volunteers to support charity Mission Business Greater Lincolnshire Defence and Security Cluster (GLRDSC) South Kesteven District Council
BBC News
a day ago
- Business
- BBC News
Event will promote military skills to Lincolnshire employers
An event demonstrating the value of military skills in the workplace is to be held as part of Armed Forces Business will offer presentations and talks to companies and organisations from across Lincolnshire, encouraging them to hire event will be held at the Officer's Mess at the Prince William of Gloucester Barracks in Grantham on 25 Ley, South Kesteven District Council's armed forces champion, said it would be a "golden opportunity" to combine support for businesses and ex-military personnel across the county. The event is being run by the district council, the Ministry of Defence and the Business Unfinished council, which holds a gold award under the MoD's defence employer recognition scheme, employs former military personnel as bin collectors and in grounds maintenance. 'A good work ethic' At the event, veterans who run their own businesses will be sharing their journeys from deployment to members of the military will be at the event, giving talks about how their skills can benefit organisations when they end their attending will hear how hiring military reservists can unlock training benefits worth up to £10,000 for Greater Lincolnshire Defence and Security Cluster (GLRDSC) will explain how businesses can access defence budgets so they can secure defence Free served in the Army for 30 years before joining the University of Lincoln, where he is now deputy vice chancellor (regional engagement) and chair of the Free, who finished his service at the rank of major general, described members of the forces as "technical, skilled people" with a "good work ethic".He added that they were "quite a rich source of well-qualified people to take into businesses". Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Work at squash club makes it more accessible
Work to make a Lincolnshire squash club more inclusive has nearly been completed. Grantham Squash & Fitness, on Harlaxton Road, received £35,000 from South Kesteven District Council's portion of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund after showing how the changes would make the building more accessible. Club chairman David Goodridge said it wanted to encourage more people of all ages and abilities to use the facilities and become more active, both socially and physically. "We regularly turn down inquiries for events which may involve elderly or infirm people simply because two staircases are involved, but this improvement will make such a big difference to what we can offer the community," he said. Mr Goodridge added: "We completed the first stage of this wider project last summer when we installed electric entrance doors and two internal doors to provide easier access to the gym, toilets, sauna and squash courts. "What we're doing now is making our function rooms upstairs easily available to those with more limited mobility – or parents with pushchairs and prams – so they can join in the various classes and events hosted here. "The lift will also allow people get to the squash court viewing galleries more easily." The lift work is due to be completed in this week. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. South Kesteven District Council
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Walks on former paratroopers airbase to mark D-Day
Guided walks are being offered at a former World War Two airfield to mark the anniversary of the D-Day landings. RAF North Witham in Lincolnshire was home to US paratroopers who were some of the first to land in France ahead of the main invasion on 6 June 1944. It is now the Forestry England-owned Twyford Wood near Colsterworth. The walks are part of South Kesteven District Council's Soldiers from the Sky project, which tells the stories of thousands of Allied airborne troops who trained and flew on mission from Lincolnshire. Visitors will be taken around the still intact runways where soldiers from the US Army's 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions departed on the night of 5 June to be dropped behind German lines. They crossed the English Channel at a height of 50ft (15m) to avoid enemy radar on their way to Normandy. Their mission was to set up radio beacons and visual markers to guide the main invasion force. The walks are free but need to be booked in advance online. They will be held on 5 June, 12 June and 19 June starting at 17:30 BST and lasting about two and a half hours. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Paratroopers project gets £150,000 lottery funding Lincoln freedom parade marks D-Day anniversary Swastikas sprayed on D-Day bench South Kesteven District Council - Tickets
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
The Lady's not for spurning: Margaret Thatcher's home town will hold week-long festival to mark what would have been Tory icon's 100th birthday
Margaret Thatcher 's hometown is planning a major festival to mark the centenary of the Iron Lady's birth. 'The Festival of Thatcher' is being backed by council leaders in Grantham, Lincolnshire, in celebration of the UK's first female prime minister. It would take place in the week of October 13, 100 years after Margaret Roberts , as she was then, was born in the market town. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, South Kesteven District Council leader Ashley Baxter told a meeting of its finance and economic overview and scrutiny committee meeting this week: 'My aim is that, with the events happening during the week marking 100 years since the birth of Margaret Thatcher, anybody coming into Grantham - regardless of whether they are the son of a blacksmith or the son of an industry baron - should realise that Grantham was the home of Margaret Thatcher. 'And they and should go away thinking, ''they told the story fairly, and that was a fair representation of what Margaret Thatcher's impact on the UK and the world was''.' Mrs Thatcher was born on October 13 1925 and spent her childhood in the Lincolnshire market town before heading off to Somerville College, Oxford, at the age of 18 to study chemistry. Despite her historic time in office, the former Tory leader's legacy remains controversial. Last year Grantham Museum rejected a plea to rename itself in her honour, with managers saying it existed to promote 'all of Grantham'. The late Conservative Prime Minister became MP for Finchley in 1959 and succeeded Edward Heath to become Tory leader in 1974, before leading the country from 1979 to 1990. The argument about how or even whether Mrs Thatcher, who died aged 87 in April 2013 after suffering a stroke, should be recognised in Grantham has rumbled on for nearly two decades. A statue of Mrs Thatcher has stood outside the museum, which is devoted to the history of the town and the surrounding area, since 2022. But it has been repeatedly vandalised.
