Heritage Archive
(April 2014)

1 April 2014

Independents lead push for visitors

The port town of Boston is buzzing with renewed energy as businesses and homeowners look to the future after the challenges caused by the recent floods. There is a fresh air of optimism as retailers, restaurateurs, cafes and other enterprises look to make the most of springtime. A major push is also under way to Read more…

Market on the map

Market Rasen might be a small market town on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds but it has plenty of ideas to push itself forward, thanks to its very own MR BIG. For the past two years, MR BIG, otherwise known as the Market Rasen Business Improvement Group, has worked tirelessly to improve the town Read more…

Kevin’s our favourite

Since waltzing onto our screens last year, professional dancer Kevin Clifton has made a big impression on Strictly Come Dancing viewers, winning himself a legion of fans in the process. The thirty-year-old just missed out on lifting the coveted glitter ball trophy after he and celebrity partner, Susanna Reid were pipped to the post in Read more…

Designer takes wraps off new collection

This year promises to be “full on” for talented greetings card and giftware designer Hannah Dale – who is ready to unveil an exciting range of fabulous tinware. Hannah’s adorable bird and animal designs have already made her greeting cards a massive hit. Now they are poised to work their magic again, with her country Read more…

Tree-mendous talent

When Jean and Ken Rush found someone to cut down their eucalyptus tree, they were amazed to discover how works of art can be fashioned from a tree trunk. Darren Rush (no relation) was born and bred in Boston, and works as a tree surgeon all over Lincolnshire. “I didn’t have a clue what I Read more…

Slowing down time

“How the heck do you manage to keep so slim?” It’s not every day we hear that remark is it? Sadly it wasn’t me being asked but me asking my insurance broker Jon Fowler, as he sat in his polished wood office chair. I genuinely wondered how he does it. He is fifty-two and sits Read more…

County walks

The Spires and Steeples Art and Heritage Trail is a linear walk which traverses twenty-six miles of gentle, flat countryside, linking Lincoln Cathedral and Sleaford’s St Denys’ church. It passes through historic North Kesteven and was created to showcase the rich heritage of this area, the history of the ever changing landscape and the beautiful Read more…

A look at a bygone age… the Lincoln Horse Fair

Mechanised transport has brought great benefits to most of us but has also robbed us of some much loved events of yesteryear. In days gone by most cities, towns and larger villages prided themselves on their horse fair. The horse fair is a centuries old tradition which was at its peak in the Victorian era Read more…

Communities with tales to tell

The small but busy village of Tattershall, situated between the Fens and the Wolds of Lincolnshire, has much to offer not only local residents but visitors from all over the country. For the historians among us, there are a number of interesting historical features to explore within walking distance of each other, including the imposing Read more…

Lincolnshire’s lost jewel

In 2013, in a field near Horncastle, metal detectorist Lisa Grace made the discovery of a lifetime. She unearthed a fabulous jewel: a golden hoop tightly bound with twisted gold wire, encircling a burst of sunrays with a gem in the centre and three short gold chains hanging underneath. Lisa was intrigued as well as Read more…