Heritage Archive
(December 2018)

1 December 2018

Town loves local and independent

Despite all the uncertainty being created by Brexit, the towns that form the gateway to the Lincolnshire Wolds and the East Coast are adopting a “business as usual” ethos, which seems to be paying off, writes Melanie Burton. With the tourism season in the county appearing to be extending, with increased numbers of people now Read more…

Making the right connections for tourism

Newark-on-Trent is a historic thriving market town, offering a unique retail experience and a number of crowd-pulling heritage sites, attractions and activities, writes Melanie Burton. But it is its location on the A46 just off the A1 and at the end of the A17, halfway between Lincoln and Nottingham, and Lincoln and Leicester, that makes Read more…

Hero of the Great British Swim

After a staggering 23 weeks at sea Lincolnshire adventure athlete Ross Edgley has become the first person to swim the 1,792 miles around the coast of Great Britain. Kate Chapman hears how he completely pushed the capabilities of the human body in the process. The 33-year-old from Grantham left the mainland at Margate, Kent, on Read more…

‘O Christmas Tree’ – the festive season celebrated at Doddington Hall

Lincolnshire Life was given exclusive access as Claire and James Birch and their team prepared to unveil another magical transformation of the historic Hall. The bunches of drying flowers, fruits and foliage hung, since the autumn, under cover close to the Farm Shop entrance have perhaps been a clue to the more sharp eyed visitors Read more…

Lights, camera, action

2018 has proven to be an interesting year for the bustling market town of Boston in the heart of Fenland Lincolnshire. Melanie Burton finds heralds of the festivities to come. Hollywood sensation Rob Lowe caused a stir when he came to town at the beginning of November in preparation for his role in a new Read more…

Let it Snowboy

The ability to change the weather is one many of us can only wish we possessed but, as Kate Chapman discovers, for special effects creator Harry Stokes, having the elements under his control is an everyday occurrence. Harry Stokes has filled theatres with snow, created storm surges, summoned up force nine gales and even blown Read more…

Village ready for festive fayre

Woodhall Spa is a village where valuing local heritage seems to be built into the very fabric of the community, writes Julie Sayed. From its ever successful, annual 1940s Festival to its old-style cinema and the preserved house museum, the echoes of Woodhall Spa’s past seep into everyday life. Even newer businesses remark on the Read more…

Solvitur ambulando – It is solved by walking

4th November – level murk over jaws of Humber, by Maxim Griffin. Autumn turns – across the outmarsh – grey and brown – away – a few ripples of light cast through the thick sky. Time for bigger coats. We’ve been redirected to an auxillary car park in a field by the NATO observation tower. Read more…