Heritage Archive
(June 2012)

1 June 2012

Fair wind for Renewables

Though the country has plunged into a double-dip recession, the North East Lincolnshire towns of Grimsby and Cleethorpes can look forward to a positive future, it is claimed. There is much work going on behind the scenes by way of support for businesses – not only at the area’s Chamber of Commerce, but also at Read more…

Charms of the town on the Trent

Fledgling entrepreneurs and expanding businesses are injecting extra vitality into Newark – a market town whose character is increasingly being enhanced by a fascinating mix of independent shops and eateries. Many offer an unexpected bonus for shoppers, such as ranges which are unavailable elsewhere locally, customer loyalty events and the chance to relax and enjoy Read more…

Giving back to nature

Caroline Bingham spent a morning in Burgh le Marsh on a farm owned by Jim Dodsworth and was shown around the wet grassland project that he and his family have developed with the help of Roger Wardle. It didn’t really matter that it was raining quite heavily on the day I visited. After all, I Read more…

Spalding carries the torch

With the £6.5 million Red Lion Quarter on the brink of a new chapter in its short history and the potential redevelopment of the town’s Holland Market remaining a hot topic of conversation, there’s lots brewing in this South Lincolnshire town. After hosting another colourful Flower Parade last month, which attracted thousands of new and Read more…

Striking a goal for the girls

For too long ‘the global game’ has excluded fifty per cent of the world’s population. Now, as part of the greatest show on earth, women’s football can introduce itself in fine style by setting the standard for London 2012. Team GB will finally be able to count two football teams within its ranks, and the Read more…

Centre will be boon for local groups

Excitement is mounting in the popular Lincoln edge village of Navenby where a much needed £1.03 million community hub is nearing completion. More than three years in the planning, The Venue@Navenby is causing a real buzz. It is poised to become the base for numerous village organisations and a place to meet for other groups Read more…

The lighter side of Dark

Graham Dark, former Head of Security at the Palace of Westminster, spoke to Jean Rush about his career and his current activities with the Fifty Plus Club in Spalding When Graham Dark retired from the Metropolitan Police he didn’t opt for a quiet life. A Spalding resident for the past twenty-two years, Graham’s career began Read more…

When television came to Lincolnshire

I‘m sure, if asked, most people in Lincolnshire would say that television arrived at about the time of the Queen’s Coronation. Many will remember their first glimpse of TV, when they arrived at their neighbour’s house to watch a tiny twelve-inch screen. In fact the BBC’s television service began in 1936, billed as the first Read more…