In a lighter bit of news, a balloon released from a special children’s centre on England’s eastern shore over a year ago floated more than 1,500 kilometres across the sea and landed in the wilds of Lapland.
The balloon was one of 100 that were let go on 17 November 2007 during the opening day ceremony at the Old Clee Children’s Centre in Lincolnshire, England and was found this month. A Swedish couple hiking in the mountains around Vilhelminia, Lapland discovered the balloon last month.
Jacqui Illingworth from the Old Clee centre told The Local newspaper “we were extremely surprised when we found out one of our balloons had been found.” Each balloon carried a message from the children. “The couple were walking in the mountains when they saw the balloon. They read the note attached to it and sent the balloon back to us at the centre,” explained Illingworth.
The couple mailed a letter to Old Clee saying they had found the balloon on a beautiful sunny Nordic autumn day. The Swedish couple also sent some photos where the balloon was found and requested a reply with photos of the home of the balloon.
It was the only balloon of the 100 that were released last year to have been found. Luckily, one of the employees at Old Clee is Swedish, so a letter can be written and sent back to the kind couple in their own language.

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In Goole it was time to celebrate at ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) because last month (November 2008) they were awarded a huge contract to develop and design digital mapping / spatial information layers. Once completed the system should help identify Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in and around UK waters. The draft UK Marine Bill (and equivalent provisions in Scotland) provide for the identification, designation and management of a network of MCZs (and equivalent Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Scottish territorial waters) to protect nationally rare/threatened and representative habitats and species and features of geological and geomorphological importance.

The project is for two years and is funded by DEFRA (Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs), Scottish Government, Department of Environment (Northern Ireland), Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Natural England (NE) and Countryside Council for Wales will ensure that the decision making process uses the best scientific data available. The data layers developed will also inform wider approaches to the management of UK seas through marine planning.

Stephen Hull, Project Director, ABPmer

Information taken from ABPorts.co.uk

The Horncastle Group has recently bought and extending to circa 18.4 acres with the ideal benifit of planning consent.

Following the submission of a new application, consent has now been granted for the development of a new business park which could incorporate a range of high quality office, industrial and hybrid units. Within the development there is also provision for a range on business ‘starter’ units to encourage small business and fuel local economic growth.

The site is on Main Road just as you come off the A63 onlng the B1230 to the right.

The new hotel in Hull opposite Myton Bridge and the tidal barrier has had modules successfully lifted into place at the new £10 million Premier Inn hotel. The hotel now well on it’s way past the pod installations has being built by Pure Urban as part of the first Boom development in Hull.

The structure has been designed in the UK and manufactured in the far east in China, the modules have now being installed by main contractors Multibuild. All the pods/modules have been pre-fitted off site with plumbing, electrics, and sanitary ware, after that on-site all that is required internally after installation is to add decorating touches, floor coverings and furniture. By the end of 2008 the exterior, the windows, wall covering and roof coverings will be fitted, and external frame and covering will be finished and ready for the final fit.

72 pods/modules are being used in the 136 bedroom hotel,  is based in Tower Street, next to a main route through Hull and Myton Bridge. This part of The Boom scheme has being funded by the European Regional Development.

The hotel Premier Inn should be handed over to the Whitbread group in early 2009.The build also has a £4 million, 308 space multi-storey car park, this will serve both the hotel and The Boom riverside scheme to help with parking demands.

Premier Inn Construction

Fancy starting a New Year with a run?

Join in this New Years day run which takes place around the streets and roads of Cleethorpes and Humberston. The race is sponsored by Selvic Shipping Services Ltd., and John Reid Trucking.

Distance: 6.2M
Surface: Road
Date: 01/01/2009
Start Time: 11:15am
Address:
Cleethorpes Cricket Club
Chichester Road
Cleethorpes
Lincolnshire
DN35 0HZ

Map: ViewMap
Website: http://www.newyearsday10k.co.uk

Event Description: Cleethorpes New Years Day 10k – Flat course. Advanced entry only.
Event Facilities: changing facilities, toilets, showers and refreshments
Entrance Fees:

Advanced:
Affiliated £7.50
Unaffiliated £9.50
On the day:
Affiliated £0.00
Unaffiliated £0.00

Entry Form: View the entry form
Event Organiser Details:

Name: James Woodhouse – NYD Race Secretary – Cleethorpes Athletic Club

Email: james@selvic.co.uk
Telephone: 01472 822 634