Heritage Archive
(January 2018)

1 January 2018

Action for conserving town

Classed as one of the largest parishes in East Anglia, the Lincolnshire market town of Holbeach has enjoyed an exciting year of developments during 2017 and looks set for a promising 2018 too. The long-awaited £5.4m scheme to improve the wonderfully named Peppermint Junction (Peppermint used to be grown in the area), where the A151 Read more…

No two days the same

It takes a special kind of person to devote their life to helping others, but that’s exactly what Tony Fell has done as Lincolnshire’s longest serving ambulanceman. Tony joined the service back in 1977 and went on to become Spalding’s first paramedic in 1991, and during the course of his forty-year career he’s also worked Read more…

Reward yourself (or someone you love) with a day spa experience

Caroline Bingham and guest visited Eden Hall, for a day of sociable spa-ing and to experience two of 2018’s signature treatments. The award-winning day spa, located just off the A46 a few minutes south of Newark, has won plenty of fans and accolades – from Good Spa Guide Best Spa for The Day 2016 to Read more…

Blooming marvellous

Following on from the success of being shortlisted as a finalist in the Great British High Street competition, the north Lincolnshire town of Brigg hasn’t rested on its laurels. Much work has been done in the town to improve the appearance and visitor experience in a bid to attract more visitors and the efforts are Read more…

Solvitur ambulando – It is solved by walking

Having said cheerio to the butcher, my sons and I head through the west of Louth. We set a scampering pace down Crowtree Lane and I point out significant spots – “I met your Mum there” and “I was born in there” but the boys are more eager to swing into Westgate Fields on the Read more…

Not home alone this festive season

Christmas and the festive season is undoubtedly a time for celebrating with family and friends, but for some people it can be one of the loneliest times of the year. Determined to make a difference in their community, one north Lincolnshire family has set up a charity that provides Christmas Day lunch and other events Read more…

Losses provide valuable lessons for future organisations

The founding three ambitions of the trustees of the International Bomber Command Centre were to not only provide a lasting memorial to and digital archive of the lost aircrew personnel but also to give future generations the opportunity to know their stories through research and education. The centre will open to the public at the Read more…