Heritage Archive
(August 2021)

27 August 2021

The sedge fly – its life and fishing the artificial

The sedge fly, or caddis fly, belongs to the order of Trichoptera. It is sometimes referred to as a roof-winged fly. The sedge is mainly an aquatic fly, having a larval and pupal stage in the water. There are some species that are terrestrial in the UK but to the angler it is the aquatic Read more…

Solvitur ambulando – It is solved by walking – September 2021

1st August: very quiet, very grey, sun later. By Maxim Griffin. A recurring memory – night time runs into the western Wolds – young, 17, 18 and giddy – a dirty red Volvo over the Bluestone Heath Road with directions to some party in a quarry – cars parked up at Salmonby rocks, a £10 Read more…

Thoughts sought to create thriving future

The attractive traditional market town of Sleaford may be steeped in history but its community is well aware of the importance of keeping up to date with modern trends and how actions now will shape its future. By Melanie Burton. Residents have been invited to take part in a large-scale discussion on what it is Read more…

Explore treasures and stories of churches and chapels

The Lincolnshire Wolds & Coast Churches Festival returns this month with more than 130 churches and chapels opening their doors over the first two weekends in September. There is a church to suit everyone’s tastes – some are simple church buildings serving small villages tucked into the Wolds landscapes, others are buildings of larger stature Read more…

26 August 2021

Return to the wild

On 5th June 2021 the United Nations launched its Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. It is a rallying call for the revival of ecosystems to benefit people and nature. Caroline Bingham took a walk on the Doddington Estate to see behind the scenes of the ‘Wilder Doddington’ project where nature recovery is the priority. My walk Read more…

Firmly on the county tourist trail

Businesses and community groups in Alford have been continuing to build on a positive reputation, attracting visitors and strengthening the town’s links to the past, as Melanie Burton discovers. This year’s boom in staycations has seen reports of almost full bookings at caravan and camping sites along the East Coast. This popularity has had a Read more…

Championing the voice of sisterhood

Soroptimist International of Lincoln & District is part of a highly respected global service organisation which celebrates its 100th birthday this year. Barbara Young finds out how this remarkable group is making a difference in improving the lives of women and girls worldwide. For Soroptimists, fundraising and providing practical help while striving to achieve “the Read more…

Lincolnshire traders’ tokens – September 2021

This month Colin Smale focuses on Spalding. The town had eleven traders who issued a total of fourteen tokens and in these cases, the historic records are much more bountiful. SPALDING Let us begin with Robert Rishton, described in the parish registry as ‘Inn Holder and gent’. Robert served with Oliver Cromwell’s army before taking Read more…

Duty Calls

Actress Elizabeth Rider has appeared in many of the nation’s best loved TV shows, including this year’s hugely successful sixth series of Line of Duty. She spoke with Kate Chapman recently about her theatrical roots and life in the county. She has played everything from downtrodden mums to steely police officers with acting credits including Read more…

23 August 2021

A century of thatching under one roof

Matt Limb OBE looks at the work of thatchers in modern day England, and a family that has practised the trade for the past century, with some surprises along the way. It must be the most iconic vision of Englishness. A white-painted cottage with flowers around the door, under a traditional thatched roof. It is Read more…