pool as well as outdoor activities such as football and cricket. The Rednil Farm Equestrian Centre, established 1980, is a 60-acre riding centre with its own cross-country course as well as indoor and outdoor manège, a jumping arena, school and social room, offices, tack rooms and stables. It teaches riding in different disciplines and at different levels and also trains and corrects horses and ponies. Welton has two schools, the Ofsted outstanding William Farr secondary school on Lincoln Road, and St Mary's C of E Primary Academy on School Drive. The students at the primary school designed a painted model of the Lincoln Imp that was placed at the Lincoln Hotel for the Lincoln Imp Trail 2021. In conjunction with the school, the related Friends of St Mary's school group of parents and staff also organises events frequently, such as 22 to 31 October Scarecrow Trail around the village, and yearly Easter bingo, though many plans were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. There are also three preschools. The village has two youth football teams, the U12 Bombers and U16 Bombers, both of which play in their respective age group of the Lincolnshire Co-op Mid Lincs County Youth Football League. In conjunction with Welton Parish Council, the clubhouse at Manor Park maintains a record of top scorers. The Scout Hut provides activities for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, Rainbows, Brownies and Guides. International Relations Twin towns – sister cities Welton is twinned with: Moncé-en-Belin, France (since 1974) Welton and Moncé-en-Belin signed the Official Twinning Charter on 28 September 1974 in Welton. The twinning committee oversees all activity related to twinning with the council in Moncé-en-Belin, chaired by Cllr Marlene Chapman, vice-chair of Welton's council, who usually gives the welcome speech on the Moncéen arrival in Welton. The two councils meet and celebrate anniversaries every 10 years. The most recent anniversary was marked in summber 2014 when the Parish Council hosted a reception for the Frecnh visitors for the 40th anniversary. Visits between members of the Family Twinning Association take place each year over the August bank holiday weekend with the people for Moncé-en-Belin visiting Welton every even year, and vice versa every odd. There is a French post box on the wall of the Parish Council office, and a street named Monce Close in Welton, as well as an Avenue de Welton in Moncé-en-Belin. Footnotes References External links Welton Village Website Welton