Heritage Archive
(July 2015)

1 July 2015

Winds of opportunity

Growth and regeneration are the buzz words for places along the Humber Bank, with plenty of exciting plans in the pipeline and major developments progressing well. With the largest offshore wind park in Europe taking shape on the South Bank, a new university technical college specialising in engineering and renewables set to open in Scunthorpe Read more…

The Lincolnshire coast where Magna Carta’s king met calamity

In this 800th anniversary year of Magna Carta, Derek Taylor goes in search of the lost treasures of King John. We all love a good mystery. But how many mysteries offer their solver a prize of glittering beauty, historical importance and unimaginable wealth? That’s what’s promised here in the unlikely setting of the flat, muddy Read more…

Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance 21 Years Young

Our charity is 21 years young this year, and we thought it only right to say thank you to the pioneers who got us flying, and kept us flying! Here’s our potted history. In 1991, the Board of the Lincolnshire Ambulance NHS Trust, of which our first chairman John Hill was a member, explored the Read more…

Quite an eyecatcher

Recent visitors to Doddington Hall will have seen a new landmark on its landscape. Caroline Bingham went to meet Antony Jarvis, creator of the estate’s Pyramid. It is always a treat to visit Doddington Hall and wander around its beautiful gardens. My visit coincided with the start of Iris Week and the stunning display in Read more…

The Lincoln typhoid epidemic

In 1904/5 Lincoln was plunged into panic and despair when the city was struck by a devastating typhoid epidemic. By the late 19th century purer, better quality water was replacing the primitive provision which had been the cause of outbreaks of the disease in the past. Sadly, these improvements were not uniform throughout the country Read more…

Welcome to Heckington

There is no wonder that it is dubbed the largest village in Lincolnshire when it has as much to offer its community in terms of services, facilities and heritage as the small towns that surround it. It has a range of independent businesses from pet supplies, butchers and greengrocers to hairdressers, florists and fast food Read more…

History detectives

Children are being helped to discover something in their past to inspire them to follow their dreams, thanks to a Lincoln-based charity launched by actor Colin McFarlane. Following on from its hugely successful pilot back in 2011, the Making History project is now working with 400 students in sixteen schools across Lincoln and London to Read more…

Building a sustainable future

Scunthorpe has long been regarded as one of Lincolnshire’s major industrial towns but much work is being done to shrug off that label and turn it into not only a great place to visit but to set up home as well. Already plans are well advanced for an exciting mix of new homes and a Read more…

Drinks with ‘Percynalitea’

Dreaming big is one thing, but having the tenacity to see those dreams become a reality is entirely another matter, as one county drinks producer tells us. The ‘eureka!’ moment came for Claire Hall ten years ago, when she thought up the concept of vodka flavoured iced teas. From the outset Claire (33) envisaged turning Read more…

Grimsby Morris Men – 50 years on and still ‘boaring’

Morris dancing is one of those rare things you are either fascinated by or find boring and uninteresting. Its origins are shrouded in mystery, although quite a number of theories exist regarding how and when Morris dancing started. Records go back as far as the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, but there seems little doubt that Read more…