We need to learn lessons of the past year and build upon community spirit Column by Councillor Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council As I write this article, sitting in the warm spring sunshine, it is impossible not to feel a strong sense of optimism for the future. Yes, we have been through a torrid twelve months with many lives lost, livelihoods and jobs threatened and our whole way of life turned on itâs head. Coun Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council. (40485327) But thankfully, due to the very successful rollout of vaccines, of which I have been a grateful recipient (and very impressed by the efficiency and great spirit of the staff and volunteers), we are at last coming out of a long dark tunnel.