Heritage Archive
(July 2014)

1 July 2014

Town has lots in store

Whilst the north Lincolnshire town of Scunthorpe is renowned for being the UK’s largest steel-producing centre, it still has much to offer in the retail and business sectors. Scunthorpe has two existing major shopping centres and a new out-of-town retail park under construction, while a new £9.5m state-of-the-art University Technical College (UTC) is set to Read more…

Learning to grow!

Lincolnshire Gardens Trust launches the Open Schools Gardens. Gardening is not just for grown-ups, just for summer or just for those with large gardens or school grounds. There are hundreds of ways children can have fun both in and outdoors, caring for their school’s environment – from tending miniature gardens, hanging baskets, pond areas and Read more…

Lincolnshire’s Thankful Villages

Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday are very important dates on the calendar in my household. My wife’s late father fought throughout the Second World War and saw action at Tobruk and El Alamein, so remembering has an added poignancy for us. Virtually every community in the UK suffered losses in the Great War, so their Read more…

The tanks of Lincoln

In the history of combat, few things have had a more dramatic impact than the invention of the tank and Lincoln was at the very centre of its development. When the Great War started in 1914, many believed it would be over by Christmas, but it quickly reached stalemate, with opposing forces bogged down in Read more…

Team Lincolnshire ready for the Commonwealth Games

Far from being a sporting throwback to the bygone days of Empire, medals at the Commonwealth Games are competed for by almost one-third of the world’s population, and the event remains second only in global prestige to the Olympics. Naturally, athletes from Team Lincolnshire – swimmers, sprinters, shooters, and the rest – will again feature Read more…

Set sail for Heckington

The south Lincolnshire village might be small in terms of population and size, but it is big in community spirit and has much to boast about. Not only does it host one of the largest village shows in the county, but it also has a windmill, which is the only example of its type still Read more…

Boston’s microcar museum

The best things come in small packages, and for the Lincolnshire couple who run the country’s only dedicated bubblecar museum, the old saying couldn’t be more apt. Microcars – the tiny, efficient vehicles powered by an engine less than 700cc in size – were extremely popular during the 1950s and 60s, and are an important Read more…

The splendours of Spalding

South Lincolnshire is home to a gem of a market town, which is bursting with interest for shoppers and visitors willing to take the time to go exploring. In the town centre, you will find a wealth of niche traders, bustling markets, tourist attractions and interesting architecture whilst, on the edge of town, the Springfields Read more…