What is it like to volunteer at the Lincoln Community Grocery?
Kerry Werling interviews Sue Brier
Tell me a little about yourself ….
I’m 72 years old, have been retired for a number of years and just love volunteering!
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Stacey Marriot receives a High Sheriff’s Award for her role in setting up Lincoln’s Night Light Crisis Cafes
Marriot, our Night Light Cafes Coordinator, has received a High Sheriff's Award in recognition for her outstanding work setting up Night Light Crisis Cafes in Lincolnshire.
Time for a good news story
Yes, it’s been a very difficult and dark week. You could have been excused for turning off your social media feeds altogether but, even if it’s just a welcome distraction, we have some good, local news to share.
Interview with a Foodbank Guest
With the cost of living continually increasing, many people are having to choose between heating and eating. This shouldn’t be the case but for many people it is. I had a chat with one of our Foodbank guests to find out how Foodbank has helped them.
New support for people in mental health crisis
As part of urgent work to improve the mental health crisis care offered in Lincolnshire, and in our local communities, Gainsborough and Grantham have today joined the Night Light Café family and will be closely followed by Spalding, set to open next week.
An Interview with our Foodbank Volunteer; Jemma Collins
Tell me a little about yourself….
Hello! I’m Jemma and I live in Lincoln with my husband Dave and our two boys Eli and Arlo. I’m currently on maternity leave and I go back to work in January 2022. I work for Alive Church in admin and communications.
Tesco Christmas Collection at Lincoln Foodbank
This week over three days, we have been in Tesco on Wragby Road and Canwick Hill doing our annual Christmas collection. It been a really busy and brilliant three days
Interview with our new Youth Work Apprentice
We caught up with Reece, who from the end of September took on our new exciting and challenging role of Energize Apprentice.
Reece is working with the Energize team supporting our busy programme of schools work, activity clubs and holiday schemes and has already brought lots of enthusiasm and ideas to Acts Trust.
How a Community Grocery Brings Hope
At Lincoln Community Grocery you can fill a shopping basket for just £3.
How to avoid being fully reliant on Fragile Funding
By Gill Simpson, Finance Manager
Did you have a classroom pet?
Back in the late ’90s/early ’00s I was working in Education Finance for an East Midlands Local Authority at a time when it was fashionable for the government to provide targeted funding for schools – with a narrow list of things it could be spent on.