As part of the lake restoration project, we’re telling the stories of the lake, through art and information panels.
We’d love to know what you think about our plans for art and interpretation
We’ll be in the park on Monday the 27th of July and Thursday the 30th of July from 10am until 1pm – some and have a look at our plans, and let us know what you think.
Hope to see you there.
As part of the lake project we will install five individual art panels, each with an associated information panel. They will help tell the lake’s story, its biodoversity, its history and how people can get involved to protect and enhance the lake’s habitats and wildlife.
The panels and information boards will create an attractive and interesting trail alongside the lake edge pathways.
We would like to know what you think about our plans, so that we can take views in to account before the final designs are prepared.
The first three links below takes you to a summary of the planned interpretation. If you’d like to comment, you can use the links which takes you to a brief questionnaire (one for the scuplture panels, one for the information panels).
You can email responses to boultham.park@lincoln.gov.uk or post them to:
Boultham Park Office, DCE, City of Lincoln Council, City Hall, Beaumont Fee, Lincoln, LN1 1DE.
Or if you’d like to speak to someone please call the Council’s Customer Services on Lincoln 873423 quoting ‘Boultham Park Lake’ and leave your details – we’ll be happy to call you back.
We would appreciate your response by the end of July.
Thank you!
About the art and information panels
sculpture Panel questionaire – word
Information Panel questionaire – word
As part of the Lake Restoration Project we would love to build on our archive.
Thank you to those people who have already contributed photos, postcoards and old documents. See the ‘History’ tab for a link to the digital archive.
Do you have memories of the park that you would be happy to share with us? Some old family photos or a Boultham Park postcard? We’d love to hear from you. With your permission, we will add them to our archive. We might even use them as part of the lake restoration project activities, or in the information boards.
You can contact us at boultham.park@lincoln.gov.uk (we’d appreciate a brief descrption of what you have, and how you would like us to contact you) or telephone Lincoln 873423 and quote ‘Boultham Park Lake’ – please leave your contact details and we’ll call you back.
We are especially interested in lake-related pictures, documents and memories, but happy to receive any to do with the park.
In accordance with covid-19 Government guidance, outdoor play areas can reopen from 4th July where it is safe to do so. Boultham Park play area is one of a limited number of play areas that will reopen in Lincoln from that date.
Please be aware of the following strict requirements:
We are very happy that the Boultham Park Cafe has reopened this week, for takeaway refreshments. Covid-secure arrangements are in place.
Due to Covid-19 the Lincoln City Half Marathon, for which Boultham Park was going to be the race village, has been postponed.
A press release from Lincoln City Foundation explains:
Lincoln City Foundation have announced that their flagship event for their charity due to take place on Sunday 20 September 2020 will be postponed until Sunday 19 September 2021.
Charlotte Hornsby, Operations Manager at Lincoln City Foundation said: “It is with regret we have to make this announcement.
“Alongside our event partner Curly’s Athletes, we have explored every possible option to guarantee the safety of our participants, community supporters and staff team, which has always been, and remains our number one priority.
“The support we have had from Lincolnshire County Council and City of Lincoln Council has been phenomenal and we all remain committed to bringing this event to the city next year, with an exciting route that providers runners with a true Lincoln experience.”
The Foundation have a mission to create and provide opportunities that inspire and empowers individuals and communities to develop and improve their physical, social or mental well-being.
Like many charitable organisations, the Foundation have been hit hard since the Coronavirus outbreak and many events of this nature around the UK have been cancelled or postponed.
Charlotte continued: “Sometimes the right decisions are the most difficult. On behalf of the half marathon team and Curly’s Athletes I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has shared in our passion and enthusiasm for the event, offered support and helped us in our consultation with businesses and communities.
“We hope that you will join us in 2021 and beyond, and you continue with us on the journey to bring this event to our amazing city year-on-year.”
If you are registered to take part in the 2020 event and want more details on transfers, moving events or obtain a refund please visit www.lincolncityhalfmarathon.co.uk
If you have a question or a query that is not answered on the link above please email contact@curlysathletes.co.uk
On this day 91 years ago Boultham Park opened to the public.
In recent years we’ve marked the day one way or another… you might remember in 2018 when we celebrated the ‘grand reopening’ of Boultham Park after its restoration. Thousands of people came to enjoy a beautiful sunny day, picnics, music, the Royal Wedding and FA Cup Final on a big screen. The cafe was buzzing, the ice cream vans couldn’t cope with demand!
Last year Lincoln’s Mayor visited and we marked the park’s 90th birthday with music from Lincolnshire Hospitals Band and Boultham Park cakes in the cafe.
We had great plans for this year’s birthday celebrations, but of course they had to be dropped because of Coronavirus restrictions.
However there is always next year. The wonderful thing about our parks is that they serve the community year after year, generation after generation. Boultham Park will still be there waiting for our events and celebrations when this is all over.
In the meantime, please continue to enjoy the park, safely, and let’s look forward to a time when the community can all come together again in Boultham Park and Lincoln’s other wonderful parks and open spaces.
Happy Birthday Boultham Park.
Calling Boultham Park users…….
The National Lottery, significant funders of the Boultham Park Restoration Project, and now the Lake Restoration Project, have commissioned an evaluation of their ‘Parks for People’ programme. That was the programme under which the initial Boultham Park restoration was funded.
In order to evaluate the effects of ‘Parks for People’ they chose a handful of park projects, each unique or special for different reasons. Boultham Park is one of the projects they have chosen.
As part of the their evaluation, they have released a park user survey and would be very grateful if you could take 5 or 10 minutes to complete it.
Please feel free to share the link with others who visit Boultham Park.
Thank you!
Green Flag Award have launched their #PerfectParks challenge
The campaign is a bid to counteract feelings of isolation during the COVID-19 global pandemic, whilst recognising the importance of parks. The challenge calls upon people of all ages – especially families with children – to create pictures that celebrate the features that would make up their ‘perfect park’.
http://www.greenflagaward.org/news/perfectparks-challenge-launched-by-green-flag-award/
