So, you might remember that some time ago we taught you all how to climb Steep Hill without wanting to die. Wasn’t that just spectacular?
Well, we promised you a video and know you’ve been going out of your mind, wondering when you could see such a wonderful short film.
You’ll be pleased to know that the wait is finally over, enjoy!
Here at Lincoln & That, we like producing informative documentary style programming in order to treat our readers. Continue reading
You may have heard about the American food craze that is the cronut.
You’ve not heard of a cronut? Well crawl out from under that rock and I’ll tell you. Continue reading
Is Odeon putting a dent in your pocket? Do you still want to go and watch films and not pay extortionate prices? Is that a yes? Well looky here we have the best suggestion for you:
Look at that beautiful building.
Located on the High Street, the art deco inspired building was built in the 1930s. (I know. It’s very old but it is pretty swag). It has only re-opened it’s doors two years ago. The Ritz team are trying to restore the old cinema back to it’s original beauty. (If you want to learn more about the Ritz go to the Facebook page. We weren’t going to type it all out for you).
So, what have they done in the two years that have caught our attention?
– Epic film marathons.
Example: Studio Ghibili films , Batman trilogy, all eight Harry Potter films, Lord of the Rings.
– Musicals, where the audience can dress up.
Example: the Rocky Horror picture, Grease.
– Live events to meet actors.
Example: the sixth Doctor Colin Baker from Doctor Who, the boys from Red Dwarf and the cast of This Is England. (Come on, it seems pretty sweet).
–They have a mini shop where you can buy film memorabilia and prints.
So you get the message they have awesome events but what about the cost of all this?
Okay prepare yourself for the moment. Take a seat.
To see one film it costs £5, for a marathon it would roughly be £15 and events to meet actors could range from £15-£25 for an all day event. So you can meet some of your favourite actors in Lincoln and not having to travel to London for Comic Con. (Also just to add they do, do offers on tickets where it can be buy one get one free).
What about food prices? Well it doesn’t cost £8. It will most likely be less than a £5 depending on what you eating, but they have a bar! An alcoholic bar! (And we’re still waiting to try the Breaking Bad cocktail…please remember to drink responsibly….and in no way we are promoting alcohol).
So there you have it. Go on the Ritz’s Facebook, check out their events and donate to help restore the old cinema. If any more enquiries contact them, they are a pretty friendly people.
The Arboretum. Sounds fancy doesn’t it? It sounds even more weird with the word Lincoln in front of it. Lincoln? Fancy? HA.
To put it simply, if you didn’t already know, an arboretum is a collection of trees. Wow, a collection of trees, how riveting. Well, actually Lincoln’s arboretum is a rather lovely place.
Picture the scene; you’ve been wandering the streets of Lincoln having a good old window shop and you need a tasty drink to replenish your thirst.
And what better way to rehydrate yourself than through a nice fresh milkshake, eh?
Plus, if you’re Kelis, your milkshake might bring boys like this…
#yesplease
or this…
to your yard.
And that’s where Eskimoo comes in. Eskimoo is a duo of milkshake shops based in Lincoln. You can’t miss them due to the “cute” cartoon cow on their logo. Plus, when you go in, there’s a huge board on the wall with every sweet and chocolate you can ever think of. From chocolate orange and turkish delight to smarties and skittles, they have it all.
So you choose a flavour and they blend it into a shake. The stakes are high here. If you choose the wrong flavour, it may just be the most devastating thing ever.
But whatever you choose, it’s all for the lovely price of £2.95. Pull the udder one, you say? I’m not milking it, they really are that cheap. And believe me, they’re so worth it. Pat on the back for guessing my favourite flavour…
No?
It has got to be the After Eight one. That one is amazing.
You can also pay a bit extra for toppings, but to be honest they don’t make that moo-ch difference because the taste of the actual milkshake is so strong.
Oh, and they also have a ‘student shake’ which is basically a lot of redbull. I’ve never tried this, as it might just finish me off, but I’ve heard it’s rather nice.
So if you want those boys in your yard, buy an Eskimoo and take it home with you. Capisce?
As a bonus prize, here are some wonderful cow jokes.
In uphill Lincoln, there’s a cosy little establishment named Café Zoot.
Unlike the name suggests, it is in fact a restaurant. Continue reading
It’s that time of year again where we have to vote or just click spoil vote.
So what elections are we talking about?
Considering we’re based in Lincoln, called Lincoln & That and all attend the University of Lincoln, we are talking about none other than the Student Union Elections or SU elections for short.
What do we get, as the people, from this election? Well, home-made cakes (you have to pay for), hugs from dragons and people bombarding you to vote for their friends. We have a far better strategy.
Winning campaign poster? This would have the votes rolling in…if any of us ever bothered to put ourselves forward.
The other best thing about the SU elections is how creative each candidate can get with their poster. (Sadly, we can’t get our hands on all of them and plus our campaign would be better).
So the big question is how do you vote and why do you vote? You vote because you may know someone running or love voting or you just having nothing else to do. How do you vote? Well, you can either go to the main admin building or go online.
Go and vote or don’t and stick it to the man!
Voting closes on Friday afternoon.
You can have your potatoes many ways, but this week all eyes are on the chip.
Tomorrow is the last day of National Chip Week. (Noooooo). Continue reading
Okay, perhaps you read this title and your first thought was “what the hell is she talking about?”
Well… if you have happened to take a look in the main building at university, a few of the rooms on the first floor are filled with the weirdest chairs in existence.
We here at Lincoln & That (well, probably just me) like to call them “spaceship chairs”.
They’re pretty snazzy actually (yeah that’s right, I said the word snazzy). They’re basically a version of the plastic school chair but at least two times more comfortable, with a plastic circle underneath to place your bag, an added cup or water holder (ooooh) and a move-able desk. They’re also on wheels, which cause you to want to spin around constantly like you did in Year 9 ICT.
So they may not sound amazing by description but if you’re left-handed like me, university desks for “lefties” are hard to come by. Also come on, just look at the photo below and tell me they aren’t cool.
LOOK AT ALL THE PRETTY COLOURS. Photo: thehumansolution.com
The chairs are called Steelcase Node for anyone interested. My fellow writer Emily actually wrote down the brand of them in her notebook because she is incredibly sad.
Anyway, sadly I couldn’t find a picture of them with the cup holder (which is the MUST HAVE). What’s also crap is that our chairs are only in white… look at the colours we could have had. Imagine a rainbow room of them. Oooh pretty.
If you think I’m nuts right now for talking about chairs then take a group of 20 year olds into a room filled with them and you’ll understand what I mean.
The University of Lincoln is having a very exciting time at the moment. (I know, not much goes on). Continue reading
So, picture this, you’re in Lincoln and someone mentions a stop off for coffee/tea/cake.
Then you remember you’re never more than a metre from a tea or coffee shop.
Our latest find is Churchills Restaurant & Coffee Bar.
Located on the High Street, opposite Carluccio’s, this cosy coffee shop is modern with a relaxed atmosphere. Not the usual tatty looking leather sofas and patterned bucket chairs placed round a coffee table. It definitely feels more like a restaurant, with cushions on the seats to soften the mood (and the seats).
The menu contains a selection of hot and cold drinks, all at reasonable prices. They also serve meals, as it’s also a restaurant. How lovely if you’re struggling to choose between food or coffee.
The desserts and cake selection is definitely amazing, so many different puddings. So many we spent several minutes umm-ing and ahh-ing over what to get. Eventually I opted for a warm scone, you may pronounce this as ‘scon’ (we’ll save that debate for another time), with jam and cream.
Finally the staff are really friendly and welcoming, which makes everything so much better. It runs on waitress service too, so there’s none of the embarrassing slow walk across with a tray of hot beverages. If you’re in hurry, (you’re obviously busy), you might as well stop by to pick up something to take away.