Heritage Archive
(September 2019)

22 September 2019

Abstract art of a printmaker

Looking for a new creative outlet, Sinclair Ashman was drawn to the art of printmaking and after a summer residency in the US, he’s keen to share what he’s learnt with artists back home in Lincolnshire, as he tells Kate Chapman. A graphic designer by trade, Sinclair, who moved to Horncastle from London ten years Read more…

3 September 2019

Lincolnshire Wolds & Coast Churches Festival has arrived!

The Lincolnshire Wolds & Coast Churches Festival 2019 is going to be a great celebration, with 140 churches opening their doors during the weekends of 31st August & 1st September and 7th & 8th September. With free entry, churches and chapels from Louth to Woodhall Spa, Wragby to Sutton on Sea, will be celebrating their Read more…

2 September 2019

More power to Spalding

The town has long been famous as a centre of the bulb industry, located within a major region of flower and vegetable cultivation. And as Melanie Burton discovers, it is continuing to grow in many ways. There are many garden centres and plant nurseries as well as a thriving agricultural industry and various vegetable packing Read more…

Solvitur ambulando

11.55am. Almost lunchtime. We’re at the pointy end of the summer holidays and have an appointment to keep – Cleethorpes bound. There’s a lull in the heatwave. Earlier in the week record temperatures were recorded across the country. An ugly hotness. The North Sea brings a cool front and with it, the fog. So in Read more…

Town of markets, mill and manor

Whether you are looking for a day trip out, a base to explore the Lincolnshire Wolds and the East Coast, or a new life in a community that has a heart of gold, then the traditional market town of Alford should be just up your street. By Melanie Burton With a wealth of local landmarks, Read more…

1 September 2019

Butlin’s

A young Billy Butlin (later Sir Billy) had an unhappy holiday experience on Barry Island when he was locked out of his bed and breakfast accommodation for the whole of the day, as was normal practice in those days. This clearly made a deep and lasting impression on Butlin and would trigger an idea in Read more…

Advancing technologies in sight

Its ethos is to create and source affordable and functional products to improve quality of life for the blind and those with low vision and as Kate Chapman finds, Lincolnshire firm VisionAid seems to be providing all the right solutions. The family company, which has headquarters in Spalding, makes some of the most advanced pieces Read more…