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A stunning two-tier #Lincs2025 Festival cake complete with edible gavel is the latest contribution to the So Bake It Be challenge set up by Tony O’Brien of Lindsey Lodge.

The star baker is fellow Lindsey Lodge member Wade Price, who has put friends Jamie Pittam, Gary Porter, and Juliet Fevrier into the frame to take part. Wade’s cake is being auctioned, so you have until 9pm on Sunday to put in a bid on the Challenge Facebook page here.

Jez Hyland and his first-ever self-baked cake

There’s no need to wait for a nomination before you can start baking in this event – self-starters are welcome! And when you’re ready to make a donation, you can do so at the Everyday Hero fundraiser page Tony has set up at this link.

Money raised will add to the #Lincs2025 aspiration to raise £2.25m for the Freemasons’ charity the MCF during the course of our Festival. Although the planned Festival events have been brought to a halt by Covid-19, Tony and his mates have done their bit to keep the ball rolling. Provincial Communication s Officer Stuart Pearcey said: “Tony keeps coming up with fundraising ideas that people can get involved with without leaving home, proving that when it comes to fundraising, where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

Tony has set a target of £1,500 at the Everyday Hero fundraising page, and at the time of writing was a third of the way there with almost £460 raised. He said: “We just need more people to get involved by trying their hand in the kitchen. The #Lincs2025 Festival Chairman Jez Hyland has even had a go, baking his first-ever cake. If he’s prepared to try, then I’m sure we all can all. We can’t all be as good as Wade, but that’s not the point. Having fun whilst we raise money is what it’s all about – and if there’s cake at the end of it, what more could you want?”

Taking part in the So Bake It Be Challenge could hardly be simpler. All you have to do is do some baking (or fake it by buying something; it’s allowed!); sell it to friends (or eat it yourself, no-one’s looking); and donate the proceeds of the sale, or a donation, to the Everyday Hero page at the link above – and to finish off, nominate three other people to take part.