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31st October 2026:
I picked up a leaflet at the Arboretum Cafe. It sat on my coffee table for 2 weeks. At 3am I typed the web address in. I watched the video and cried. Is there really a place where men can meet and talk rather than suicide? I shall investigate and report back. https://andysmanclub.co.uk/about/origin-story/
The council have been installing Radon remediation at many council properties without giving tenants any choice. This is a waste of our money. It does not make the properties safer. It does not improve health. In fact, badly installed remediation measures endanger health. Almost everything else needs to be put on hold to resolve this crisis created by Lincoln City Council. See Radon
Our Thursday (22nd Oct) meeting went well, with plenty of residents attending, so…
How do you feel about meeting on a Thursday next time? [Please Respond]
Some residents who wish to attend our meetings live much closer to the Birdcage Pub than to the Methodist Church.
How do you feel about meeting at the Birdcage sometime soon? [Please Respond]
THIS IS A NEW PAGE = Tidy-Bulky-Items/ regarding having bulky items taken away by the council (Created 22nd October 2026)
TITANIC BRIDGE UPDATE: 30th October 2026
At the Monks Road Residents meeting on 18th May, a [NEW SURVEY] was launched, asking what is important now.
So far, Reopen the Titanic Bridge is top of the list.
GATES REMOVED – FENCE WELDED IN PLACE – LOOKS PERMANENT 🙁
Click on photo for latest bridge news… 16th May 2026
- SOME RECENTLY UPDATED PAGESs: Drains, Fly-Tipping page, Potholes page, Election, Announcements page.
- NEW NEWS: A lot more happens in this part of Lincoln than most people are aware of. We would like you, the residents, to tell us the types of news stories you would like shared >> HERE << as well as about REGULAR EVENTS HERE about UNUSUAL EVENTS HERE. Some news just happens and some news is made by groups such as MRRA..
- POTHOLES: Everyone can see our roads are deteriorating. Hardly any UK council can keep up with essential repairs. We are using FixMyStreet to report new holes. How well are POTHOLE repairs going across Abbey Ward?
- DRAINS: By the winter of 24/25 the drains on Monks Road had not been cleaned out for 3 years. We made a film showing the flooding to the council, then all the drains on the main roads were cleaned out within 3 days. A year later (3rd March ’26) there were at least 8 blocked or non-functional drains in the area we are monitoring. The council’s reply is that these will be done according to the schedule. Map-of-Drains
- CONTACT US: Have you noticed that our website menu spells out: Contact Us O.F.T.E.N. (Open, Fix, Tidy, Events and News). We want to hear from everyone who: lives, works, studies and travels into/through Abbey Ward. Realistically though, about 10 messages a day will be lovely and should be plenty to keep us growing and on the right track.
- ADVERTISING: This is free to any enterprise, within Abbey Ward, that is helping people to live healthier and happier lives.. For example we are showing Arboretum Cafe and Green Synergy on the map below. Who/where else deserves a mention?
Our logo shows the outline of Abbey Ward in front of the Lincolnshire flag.
The boundaries of Abbey Ward being mainly:
- The River Witham to south (blue line)
- Roads from the High Street, up Wragby Road and wiggling through the Carlton Estate (red line)
- The east edge is shown in green where there is a lot of new housing north of the old quarry, the old quarry (nature area) and countryside.
Abbey News is promoted & published by Roger SMITH, 36, Bathurst Street, Lincoln working with other residents for the benefit of Abbey Ward’s: residents, workers and visitors.
TITANIC
BRIDGE
NEWS
FLASH!
WHEN A LEAFLET WAS DELIVERED TO MELANIE’S HOUSE SHE PHONED COUNCILLOR KELLY TO ASK WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT THE MEETING DESCRIBED IN THE LEAFLET
IT SEEMS RESIDENTS ARE BEING MISLED!
CLICK ON THE IMAGE
TO THE RIGHT,
FOR A SUMMARY OF
LIB-DEM ERRORS
AND AN
ACCURATE UPDATE
