Chaplin House B & B

Visit Lincolnshire Funding Shock

We were dismayed to learn that Lincolnshire County Council has decided to cut its funding to Visit Lincolnshire.  This seems such an ill thought out response to the need to cut budgets.  Tourism generates a lot of income for Lincolnshire, and it is government policy to promote and develop the tourism economy, so it is surely shortsighted to cut the funding to Visit Lincolnshire who do such a good job of marketing Lincolnshire as a tourism destination.

At Chaplin House B & B, we have benefitted hugely from our membership of Visit Lincolnshire: attending the conferences and training sessions, and the support from the staff, have all helped us to build our business up from nothing in 2004 to a thriving, award winning  B & B in 2010. 

• What do other tourism businesses think of the cuts? 
• And how can we best support Visit Lincolnshire in their fight for survival?

Lincolnshire Colder than Antartica!!

Apparently, with an overnight temperature of -14 degrees last night, Lincolnshire was officially colder than Antartica which was only -10!  At Chaplin House, we managed to keep warm but we did have an issue with frozen pipes which David has worked at valiantly all day to thaw out.  The temperature has not risen above -6.2 all  day so it's not been easy!

    Looks picturesque, doesn't it?  But like Anne Widdecombe, it's time for it to go.

 Lincoln Christmas Market

    We were very sorry that the Lincoln Xmas Market was cancelled, both for all our disappointed guests and for the traders who will have lost a lot of money, but it did seem the right decision, given the atrocious weather conditions. 

What do you think?  Was it the right decision?

Making Leaf Compost at Chaplin House

It's been a bright but chilly late autumn day here in Lincolnshire and we've been out in the garden at Chaplin House raking up the fallen leaves and stashing them into bin liners, there to sit for a year or two turning into wonderful leaf mould to condition the soil.  It's an oddly therapeutic activity, feeling a bit like storing up goodness for the future.

     One or two of the trees still have leaves on them, but most of them are now bare.

         

 

 

 

So far, we've filled 24 bags and stored them at the bottom of the garden, there to remain undisturbed until 2012.  With luck, there are probably enough leaves to fill another 6 or 7 bags which feels like quite a haul!

            

 
 

 

 

And here's some we did earlier!  Wonderful compost from our efforts two years ago now spread on our small veg plot, waiting for the worms to do their work.