Lincolnshire Mayor visits North Kesteven District Council
North Kesteven District Council has played host to the Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire in what was described as a productive meeting.
Dame Andrea Jenkyns spent time with officials, including Council Leader Coun Richard Wright and Chief Executive Kath Marriott, on Tuesday August 5, to discuss many of the Mayor’s areas of interest including skills, transport and infrastructure and how they link in with the work of the council and the priorities for North Kesteven.
The Mayor also shared information about her forthcoming ‘Great Exhibition’ which will highlight the unique range of businesses and opportunities in Greater Lincolnshire.
Council Leader Coun Richard Wright said: “We were pleased to have the chance to meet the Mayor and showcase what North Kesteven has to offer. We all know of the outstanding potential inherent in our district and we were proud to share that with Dame Andrea.
“Devolution offers great opportunities for Lincolnshire, with greater powers and increased funding being available. It’s important that we work as closely as possible with the Mayor and the new authority to secure the best outcomes for our communities.
“We see strong potential for partnership working, especially on tourism, transport and infrastructure, skills, the defence economy and our work with veterans. We look forward to maximising all the opportunities available to us for the betterment of North Kesteven.”
Dame Andrea Jenkyns is meeting with all district councils as part of developing her plans for the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority, GLCCA.
The Great Exhibition will take place on October 22, at Lincolnshire Showground, showcasing the brightest and best of our county’s industry to a national and international audience.
Dame Andrea has taken inspiration from the famous Great Exhibition of 1851, which was held as the industrial revolution propelled Victorian Britain into the greatest power of the time.
She said: “I want to shine a light on our amazing county and all that we have to offer. We are truly world-leading in some key industry sectors and have extraordinary potential for inward investment and innovation.
“We need to show everyone just how our county is rich in so many ways – it is a place to trade, to innovate, and to invest and I’m already establishing links around the world to boost our importing and exporting opportunities,” she added.
The aim for the inaugural 2025 event is to entice new investment and trade into Lincolnshire by exhibiting the best of our tech, creativity and innovation. Overseas delegates and investors are on the guestlist alongside entrepreneurial business communities, and leading politicians.
“The aspiration is for this to be the biggest and widest reaching event of this type ever delivered in Greater Lincolnshire,” she said. “I see this becoming a flagship annual event showcasing all that is great about Lincolnshire.”
Find out more at greaterlincolnshire-cca.gov.uk.