HELPING BRIGG FOLK WITH CHOICE OF CALENDAR FOR 2017

Brigg Blog is sure many followers of our site still do what we do and buy a traditional calendar at this time of year.
The event calendars available for use with computers and mobile phones are fine, but older folk (like us) still find a use for things "writ large" on a calendar on the wall.
Which brings us to your, and our, choice of calendar for 2017....



FROM MARIE WILLIAMSON, LINCS & NOTTS AIR AMBULANCE

Views of Lincolnshire skies will help to raise money for the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance
Beautiful views of the Lincolnshire skies taken by followers of @LincsSkies on Twitter are to feature in a full colour, A3, glossy 2017 wall calendar in aid of the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance.
In March this year Rachel Rodgers started the @LincsSkies account as a way for people to share their own photos of the beautiful sky views in Lincolnshire. The page soon increased in popularity amongst amateur photographers and now has over 5,300 followers.
Rachel said: “Since setting up @LincsSkies I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the photos of the local countryside and skies as we passed through the seasons from spring through summer and autumn and now into winter.  It seemed like the natural next step to use the skill and enthusiasm of the community to create a beautiful calendar that could be used to raise funds for charity.  As the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance crew regularly post photos on the page, supporting the charity was a no-brainer.”
Undertaking the difficult job of judging more than 60 entries was Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance Deputy Chief Executive Sally Crawford, Lincs FM presenter Rob Hammond, Managing Director of Elsoms Seeds Robin Wood and Nigel Chapman from the Spalding Voice.
The 12 winning entries will now feature in the 2017 calendar which will be printed in the next few weeks and sold for £9. 
The cost of printing the calendar will be met by Elsom’s seeds and other sponsors which means more money can be donated to the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance.
Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance Chief Executive Officer Karen Jobling said: “There were some great photos of breath-taking views submitted for the calendar. The winners really do show just how beautiful our skies are throughout the whole year. Our crews spend a lot of time in the skies above Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire as they respond to an average of three emergency calls every single day and I know they like to share their own photos on @LincsSkies. We are extremely grateful to Rebecca for choosing to support our charity with this calendar. It will help to ensure our Ambucopter can remain in the sky in the future.”
Details of how to buy a copy to come once they are printed.
For more on the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance, visit www.ambucopter.org.uk