Heritage Archive
(January 2021)

24 January 2021

Happy hens

Barbara Young meets Amanda O’Brien, one of Lincolnshire’s local regional co-ordinators at Fresh Start for Hens, which helps find new pet homes for commercial hens. While pets of all shapes and sizes have proved a lifeline for many of us over the past year providing much needed companionship and entertainment, according to statistics chickens are Read more…

1 January 2021

On the road to new opportunities

Communities in North Kesteven, particularly in the historic market town of Sleaford, have plenty to be hopeful about this year with new jobs, support schemes for business owners and highway improvements on the horizon. By Melanie Burton. Though the coronavirus has not gone away, positivity will be the watchword of the New Year and is Read more…

Lights, camera, action!

Barbara Young meets TV cameraman David Caine, whose career has taken him all over the world covering major news stories and sporting events. Ask David Caine about his favourite moment from his illustrious 30-year career and he’ll name more memorable highlights than most of us will experience in a lifetime. During his time as a Read more…

Illustrations encourage self-love

It’s been a difficult year for many, but as Kate Chapman reports, artist Melissa Webb is taking comfort from knowing that her colourful wellbeing illustrations have given joy and support to people across the world. Melissa launched Mellow Doodles back in 2016 after leaving her job as an art teacher to concentrate and nurture her Read more…

Call of the wild

Barbara Young meets Polly and Isobel Irvine from Lochs & Fens Ltd, who have launched a creative homeware range which reflects their shared passion for wildlife and nature. It’s not often that a mother and daughter dream team can claim success in launching and running a business together with minimal locking of horns, but when Read more…

The Grimsby Chums

The Grimsby Chums were a British First World War ‘Pals’ Battalion, a group of men from a local area who enlisted together and stayed together, all raised in and around Grimsby. When the Battalion was taken over by the British Army it was officially named the 10th (Service) Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment. It was the Read more…

Solvitur ambulando – It is solved by walking

6th December – fog bound / bog ready . By Maxim Griffin Picking the best names from an index of Lincolnshire waterways. Somewhere close – can’t go far – tier 3 y’see. The Harrowsea Drain has a good ring to it. The Great Eau maybe? Grayfleet – does the job – close, good name. I Read more…