Heritage Archive
(September 2013)

1 September 2013

Lincoln gets it right

Lincoln has been basking in the spotlight this summer, having impressed managers from across the UK, dazzled the crowds with its amazing festivals and raised the city’s profile in creative new ways. Delegates who attended the Association of Town Centre Management conference in the city praised Lincoln’s achievements and said it has “got things right.” Read more…

Award-winning town’s temptations

The town of Louth in the picturesque Lincolnshire Wolds may be steeped in history but it is certainly not stuck in the past. Forward thinking and packed with a plethora of independent shops and businesses, it has a unique character which means it secures a special place in the hearts of everyone who visits. Positive Read more…

The Witham Corridor

This is the latest in a short series of articles aimed at highlighting some of the beautiful areas around Lincoln that remain relatively unknown to the majority of people. When you discover somewhere new and fall in love with it, the first thing you want to do is tell everyone. Then a little voice in Read more…

Start a new term with Lincs FM

It proved to be a BIG summer for Lincolnshire and Newark’s most listened to radio station Lincs FM. As mentioned briefly in July’s Lincolnshire Life, the station embarked on it’s Big Month Out, with the aim of visiting every single part of the area it broadcasts to throughout the month of August. Lincs FM teamed Read more…

The last Plantagenet – King of England comes to rest

This author has always been fascinated by the enigmatic figure of Richard III. Following the recent discovery of bodily remains in Leicester and confirmation ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ that these are indeed those of the last Plantagenet King of England, my lifelong fascination now seems to be shared by a good few other people. There are Read more…

Shooting stars

Whether doubling for Dunkirk, standing in for Westminster Abbey or bringing local history to life, Lincolnshire locations have adapted to play a wide range of screen roles over the last seventy years. A perfect example of this versatility can be seen in Lincolnshire’s first famous big screen appearance, in the World War II film One Read more…

Lincoln Red cattle

Over 300 years ago, Gervase Markham, in his book, A Way to Get Wealth, wrote of Lincolnshire cattle, ‘their horns little and crooked, their bodies exceedingly tall, long, large, lean…’ The modern Lincoln Red has come a long way since then and is a far cry from the animal described by Markham. For today’s consumer Read more…

Best kept gems of the south

If you think the towns and villages that run parallel with the busy A17 trunk road are sleepy backwaters, then you should visit the little gems known as Long Sutton, and Sutton Bridge. Located on the southeastern fringes of the county, this pretty Georgian market town is vibrant and active and has a small community Read more…

Not such a man’s world

Victoria Bullimore talks to three inspiring women based in the south of the county who are undaunted by centuries of gender stereotyping. THE REV CAROLYN KENNEDY, RECTOR AT UFFINGTON When Carolyn Kennedy got her religious calling she was twenty years old and couldn’t see any possible way into the priesthood. Back then, in the early Read more…