Heritage Archive
(September 2022)

21 September 2022

The float – its design, function and finicky feeding fish

Ever since I first started angling, I have always had a fascination with floats. My first memories are of when my father used to set me up with a garden cane. Tied to the end of this would be a length of line – with this would be a float, hook and weights to balance Read more…

Solvitur ambulando – It is solved by walking – October 2022

4th September – the dust blows back, the year turns. By Maxim Griffin. High tide – sand on concrete – the first murky morning of autumn is burning away, a brush mark along the horizon – a child who has not seen the sea for many months – a woman, surrounded by family – holds Read more…

New plans to harness town’s potential

Businesses in Horncastle have been working together to encourage more trade and visitors, with expert advice and markets for young entrepreneurs providing a boost in a challenging economic climate. By Melanie Burton. Across the country inflation and soaring energy prices were the top concerns for businesses as they looked ahead to October and less spending Read more…

The White Hart, Lincoln

Stay – Eat – Celebrate. The White Hart, one of Lincoln’s most historic and best-known hotels, is undergoing exciting change. The hotel is under new ownership and plans are in place for a full-scale refurbishment to provide Lincoln’s historic Bailgate with a market leading boutique hotel which will also provide a sophisticated destination for weddings, Read more…

Continuing to build on a rich heritage

Architectural landmarks and the natural environment are the focus of recent projects to rejuvenate parts of Grantham and showcase more of what this town with a wide-ranging history has to offer. By Kate Chapman. With its mix of national and independent retailers plus a whole host of cafés, restaurants and places to stay, Grantham really Read more…

In memory of HM The Queen

Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we share some of our county’s treasured memories and tributes from past and present. 1) The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on a visit to the Royal Air Force College in Cranwell in June 1970. Pictured with the Commandant, Air Marshal FD Hughes. 2) A Read more…

16 September 2022

Why I’m still a Lincolnshire girl at heart

TV presenter, writer and style guru Susannah Constantine looks back on the ups and downs of her colourful life with the publication of her memoir, Ready for Absolutely Nothing. By Barbara Young. Susannah Constantine is feeling nostalgic. Sitting in the peace of her Sussex country house, surrounded by 120 acres of fields and ancient woodland, Read more…