Team Lincolnshire Heads for London

Members of the newly formed Team Lincolnshire will gather at a prestigious event in London this month aimed at celebrating everything that’s good about Greater Lincolnshire.

Following the launch of the Team Lincolnshire Ambassador Programme in November, the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership and Lincolnshire County Council are organising a lunch at the Royal Air Force Club in Mayfair on 27th February.

It’s the first Team Lincolnshire event to be held outside the area and aims to promote Lincolnshire to potential investors across the UK.

Ursula Lidbetter MBE, Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire LEP, said: “Team Lincolnshire members are passionate about promoting Lincolnshire as an attractive place to live, work and invest and about encouraging new business investment in the region.

“All members act as ambassadors for our area, fuelling our economy and securing our future. Working together to promote Greater Lincolnshire gives us a much stronger and more passionate voice.

“Since the launch of Team Lincolnshire in October last year 61 businesses have signed up to the programme. We are very pleased to have made such a good start in developing a powerful ambassadorial network for Greater Lincolnshire.”​

Lincoln MP Karen Lee and Martin Vickers, MP for Cleethorpes, are both expected to attend the lunch, which will be held on 27th February between 11am and 3pm.

Team Lincolnshire members are encouraged to bring a guest or potential investor who may be interested in finding out more about Lincolnshire.

Those attending will have the opportunity to hear from guest speaker Tim Hedley-Jones, Major Projects Director for Virgin Trains, and network with other members, distinguished guests, MPs and councillors.

Tim, who has worked for the East Coast franchise for 16 years, started off his rail career with GNER.

In 2007 he moved to National Express East Coast as Change Director before moving to East Coast Mainline Company Ltd as Property and Projects Director.

Tim joined Virgin Trains East Coast as Major Projects Director where he leads the ERTMS Programme and the Property and Compliance teams.

He commented: “We’re delighted to be promoting Greater Lincolnshire as a great place to live and work alongside the Greater Lincolnshire LEP. With the introduction of new direct services between Lincoln and London next year, which will reduce journey times, we’re making Lincoln an even more attractive destination.”

To book your place please email TeamLincolnshire@lincolnshire.gov.uk confirming how many tickets you would like and the names of your guests. Or email TeamLincolnshire@lincolnshire.gov.uk to find out more about joining the programme.