Heritage Archive
(March 2016)

1 March 2016

Fresh ideas benefit town

Already regarded as a Fenland treasure, the south Lincolnshire town of Spalding is set to be at the heart of the new ‘Kitchen of England’. The Spalding & District Chamber of Commerce has just produced a report to illustrate how South Holland is the best place in the United Kingdom to operate a fresh produce Read more…

Our county capital

Lincoln has been recognised as one of the country’s top 50 shopping destinations by the global information services group Experian – and the way in which everything is going on the development, shopping and tourism fronts, its position can only improve. There continues to be no let-up in the pace of change and plenty of Read more…

Lincolnshire Bat Group

Very little is really known about bats, yet these little mammals seem to have developed quite a reputation – unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. Common misconceptions include that they are blind, they drink blood and are prone to flying into people’s hair – none of which are true. But it is mistaken beliefs like Read more…

Railway ‘Loop’ Line

There had been several proposals for railways along the Witham Valley, all coming to nothing, but eventually one did get the go-ahead. The River Witham has been an important waterway from the Iron Age onwards and from Roman times has been navigable from Boston to Lincoln and was an important trade route. A steam packet Read more…

Join the celebrations

Horncastle is well known far and wide as the ‘antiques capital of Lincolnshire’ but, as a traditional market town nestled between the River Bain and the River Waring, it is also a gateway to the Wolds, an area of outstanding natural beauty. It has cobbled streets and thatched houses, Roman ruins and a thirteenth-century church, Read more…

Creative with costume

We all take for granted now the influx of Halloween merchandise to our stores in October, and any other number of events which we celebrate through the year with themed fancy dress. What happened to the supposedly reserved British? Children have always loved the joy of scrambling in the dressing-up box and emerging as a Read more…

The right connections

Ruskington is one of the largest villages in Lincolnshire and can boast a thriving community, a picturesque environment and a fascinating history. Ideally situated just four miles north of the market town of Sleaford and sixteen miles from Lincoln, Boston and Grantham, it still has its own railway station and a regular main bus service Read more…

The Linwood Mirror, a first for Britain

My mobile rang: “Can you come out to Market Rasen right now and bring your camera?” Those few words were to herald a quite interesting historical experience for me and Mike O’Bee, local amateur archaeologist and expert in Lincolnshire Celtic history. It all sounded extremely intriguing, as he thought he might have discovered a treasure Read more…

Ensuring news hits the airwaves

The hunt is on for another journalist to join the team at Lincs FM. As you read this, interviews will be taking place. We asked director of programming Sean Dunderdale just what makes the perfect candidate and what an average day is like for his newsteam. “The first thing to say is, there’s no average Read more…