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More than 50 Freemasons and friends took to the skies at Kirton Lindsey to raise more than £1,000 for the #Lincs2025 Festival.
In an event organised by Scunthorpe Freemason Dave Gibson in collaboration with the Trent Valley Gliding Club, those enjoying flights were able to experience views of Lincolnshire from the air, and all were thrilled to have had the opportunity.
They described it variously as ‘wonderful’, ‘exhilarating’, ‘marvellous’, ‘thrilling’, and ‘a brilliant day’. On the day 32 took the opportunity for a glider flight, and 22 took the powered flight option. Nick Probert, from Scunthorpe, was given the opportunity to take the controls during a powered flight, and said: “It was great – until we hit a bit of turbulence. I was happy to hand control back to someone who knew what they were doing…”
With money ultimately going to the Freemasons’ charity the MCF to help it support good causes in Lincolnshire and elsewhere, the five-year fundraising campaign aspires to raise £2.25m – but more than that ultimately comes back to Lincolnshire.
One mystery remains: Why does a field near Scampton have a huge ’37’, clearly visible from the air, written in it…?
