Earlier on today, at 1347 hours, we caught sight of the first egg.

The owls are very late in Lincolnshire this year.

This is usually prey related.

Hopefully the voles and mice are increasing at just the right time.

The next egg is due on Tuesday night.

Yesterday’s down time with camera was, we believe, due to a power cut in the locality. Happily, the camera feed came back after the power was restored without the necessity of any work to the camera and feed being required for, as you can see, at least one of the owls seems to have taken up what looks like semi-permanent residence in the box. We have had some wet and windy weather over the last couple of days so it makes sense for them to be in the tower. We are now moving towards the mating season so we should see more of both. Fingers crossed!!

The sun is beginning to shine and down the Fen things are beginning to stir!
We took advantage today of the dry weather and in the temporary absence of our tenants we have carried out some further improvements to the camera feed and so far (fingers & toes crossed !!) we now seem to have a glorious permanent technicolour feed.

The report of the trustees to 31st March 2022 has been published. You can read the report here.

In November 2022, the Trust was pleased to provide a grant to the Bourne branch of the Salvation Army, in order to support their annual Christmas appeal. The Salvation Army’s Christmas appeal supports families in Bourne who are struggling at Christmas, by providing them with food and gifts.

Lt. Sarah O’Grady (with assistance from faithful friend Ginny)  is pictured here sorting out some of the results of the 2022 Christmas Appeal.

We were very pleased to support Sarah and all the volunteers who helped with the packing (including dog Ginny!)

A grant from the Len Pick Trust has enabled Citizens Advice to re-start its service from Wake House, North Street.

In 2021, Citizens Advice South Lincolnshire dealt with 42,347 enquiries covering a wide range of topics, including benefits, debt advice, housing advice, employment and consumer issues. The service has helped clients deal with over £1.1m of debt and also helped clients gain over £4m of income. The support offered by the service is diverse, and includes matters pertaining to health, immigration, relationship and legal issues.

The successful Bourne branch closed when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, but funding by the Len Pick Trust in 2022 has enabled the service to resume in the town. The Bourne branch is open Mondays and Thursdays, with the mornings for drop-in visits and afternoon for pre-booked appointments.

Find out more at www.citizensadvicesouthlincs.org.uk

Members of Bourne & District Lawn Tennis Association are enjoying the use of a new tennis court facility, thanks to a grant provided by the Len Pick Trust.

The association applied for a grant from the Len Pick Trust to support funding of a replacement tennis court, after the previous surface fell into disrepair.

Pictured is the Len Pick Trust chairman, Andy Warner, who met with his counterpart at the Tennis Association Michael Speakman along with club member James Cottam. Mr. Warner was pleased to hear what a positive difference the new surface is making for users of the facility.

Bourne Tennis Club is located on the Abbey Lawns, Abbey Road and you can learn more by visiting the Bourne & District Lawn Tennis Association’s Facebook page.

10 years ago today, the closed roads of Bourne were transported back to the 1960’s with the sights and sounds of Grand Prix racing cars from the era.

BRM was a Formula One motor racing team that was based in the town, and BRM Day celebrated 50 years since the team won the Grand Prix world championship in 1962. Over 30,000 people attended the town’s largest ever community event.

The Len Pick Trust was pleased to provide core funding to the BRM Day Committee, which enabled the event to go ahead. Proceeds from the day went on to raise over £50,000 for local charities – the Bourne Outdoor Swimming Pool and Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.

All photos were kindly provided to the BRM Day Committee at the time of the event.

The 11^th edition of Bourne SciFest, supported by the Len Pick Trust, returns on Monday, 17^th October 2022.

The long-running science event runs for a week, hosting scientific shows and demonstrations for school children of all ages. The Trust has supported the event for a number of years, which has been proven to inspire generations of school children within the town. After a hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, we are thrilled to see SciFest return to the town.

Bourne has been awarded a Silver Guilt in the East Midlands in Bloom competition.

The Len Pick Trust has provided funding for planters on the entrances to the town, and so the award is a great achievement for all involved, particularly Bourne Town Council, Bill Pauley, Gary’s Gardens and Bourne Flower Club.