Aiming for brighter horizons
Comment by Amanda McSorley
Editor, Hello Lincoln
If you recognise the artwork above, chances are you have received a community newspaper that aims to engage Lincoln people in creating a brighter future for the city and its residents.
Please don’t ignore it or put it straight in the recycling.
Instead have a browse through its bright pages and get a rounded taste of a movement that Hello Lincoln and is sister magazine Lincoln Independent have been reporting on for quite some time – LocalMotion.
Horizons gives bite-size information about LocalMotion Lincoln – the projects that fall under its umbrella, it aims, achievements and how you can get involved – in a holistic way that, I have to confess, can’t always be achieved when we’re covering particular events or activities.
For example, we don’t always have room to explain how it all started each time we carry a story on Lincoln Against Poverty or Raising Lincoln’s Young Voices, but it’s a reminder that people need to understand how everything fits together.
And Lincoln Horizons explains: “In 2020 Lincoln was invited to join five other places from across the UK to come together to think and work differently.
“The aim was to work with communities to be experimental and drive long term transformation – change designed, delivered and defined by the people of Lincoln. In this five-year period we have built new relationships, listened, explored what already exists and tested new ideas.”
Lincoln Horizons describes itself as a ‘little’ community-led experiment: “It has been designed by local people; people like you. People who believe we need to remember there is more that brings us together, than divides us. It has been designed differently. You can even colour it in.
“We recognise that we do not have all the answers, only ideas, and we understand that it is going to take time and many people to make Lincoln’s future fairer for everyone.
“Our ethos is: do what you can, when you can. Nothing more.
“Take a peek inside and see if anything interests you. If you live, work or study in Lincoln there is lots to be proud of.”
We couldn’t agree more, but there’s nothing ‘little’ about the newspaper – a great deal of thought, talent and work has led to its production and considerable resources have gone into its printing and distribution (remember we know about these things).
This should make people sit up and take notice, but what is more important is that they don’t miss out on the chance to see if things can be done differently.
Can a community movement lead to brighter horizons for Lincoln and its residents?
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