Heritage Archive
(June 2018)

1 June 2018

New deal for Grimsby Docks

Regeneration remains the key to ensuring that the north east Lincolnshire town can look forward to a thriving future while maintaining its links to Britain’s past, writes Melanie Burton. A series of major proposals have been announced aimed at transforming key parts of the town and breathing new life into historic buildings to attract more Read more…

Creating a modern day herbarium

Lincolnshire is home to an abundance of flora and fauna and now thanks to a generous grant, a new countywide project is set to inspire the next generation of botanists while helping to promote wider understanding about the environment for the future, as Kate Chapman finds out. The #LoveLincsPlants project has been awarded £499,000 from Read more…

Proposals for new view of foreshore

Much work has been done in the past few years to maintain Skegness’s place on the holiday destination map. As it prepares for another summer season, Melanie Burton finds a town that certainly doesn’t rest on its laurels. The East Coast town was one of the country’s first seaside resorts to welcome visitors and it Read more…

Village counts down to a glorious summer

Woodhall Spa has hidden depths and unless you are in the know you can miss just how much this destination has to offer, writes Julie Sayed. Visitors frequently comment positively on how clean and well-kept the village is, especially the main street. Here you will find traders like the traditional butcher and baker, as well Read more…

Preserving gadgets and gizmos

Technology has evolved tremendously in recent years – but Kate Chapman has spoken to one couple determined to preserve some of the earliest gadgets and machines which have helped shaped our lives at their own unique museum here in Lincolnshire. Among the curiosities on display at the Museum of Technology, The History of Gadgets and Read more…

The Cardinal’s Hat

In this issue Alan Middleton takes a look at the building that became known as The Cardinal’s Hat, a three-storey, half-timbered structure near to the top of the High Street in Lincoln at the junction with Grantham Street. This Grade II listed property was built in the late fifteenth century and was the town house Read more…

A lesson in the fine art of floristry

Carla Watt and her daughter recently spent an evening learning the art of hand tying a floral bouquet, at the Petal & Stalk Flower School in Wellingore. Established in 2014 by Abigail MacNiven, Petal & Stalk is a flower shop located on the High Street in Navenby. Its Flower School, which launched at the end Read more…

Finest of his breed

Hedley Needler is well known and respected across the UK as a leading breeder of Lincoln Red cattle. His Walmer herd, based at Ranby, has been his life’s work producing prime beef and memorable championship winners for decades. Mr Needler celebrated his 100th birthday at the end of last year but he is still out Read more…

New blood for Lincoln Longwools

Caroline Bingham speaks to Louise Fairburn, Chairman of the Lincoln Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association, to hear why this charismatic and crowd-pleasing breed is also one of the most endangered. Louise and her husband Ian farm at Risby Grange and their flock of Longwools delight walkers who stroll past their pastures alongside the Viking Way. The Read more…

Music, marquee and you on the microphone

It’s Showtime for Lincs FM. Visitors to this year’s Lincolnshire Show (20th and 21st June) will be given the chance to try their hand – and voice – at being a radio presenter. The team at Lincs FM are building a pop-up studio in their marquee at the Showground, allowing you to give presenting a Read more…