The Gothic cathedral and thigh-thirsty Steep Hill are synonymous with Lincoln but the shops and businesses, from the tearooms to toy shops that line the latter, and surrounding streets are showcasing many distinctive, colourful – predominantly red and white – facades these days, for there is a window-dressing competition with a difference. The judges? The Cowley brothers.
Patisseries, pottery studios and pubs are decked out in club colours. There is a sea of bunting, and images depicting Lincoln City’s likeable manager, Danny, and his assistant, Nicky, formerly PE teachers at the FitzWimarc school in Rayleigh, Essex, as kings and penguins – emperors, surely. This week, the Cowleys will pick their favourite, with the winner landing £2,000 worth of advertising around the perimeter of Sincil Bank, the club’s home since 1895, where crowds are fast approaching 10,000. If average attendances dictated the League Two standings, Lincoln would be a shoo-in for automatic promotion.
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