Heritage Archive
(October 2024)

18 October 2024

A foggy morning of November remembrance

‘When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today’. As the country again unites, at the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, in the eleven month, the nation will once more fall silent as we remember the dead of two World Wars and sadly many more minor Read more…

Exploring Stamford

Glynis Fox visits this historic market town and discovers its wide range of shops, hostelries and attractions. Bursting with history, home to hundreds of independent businesses and a great place to visit any day, Stamford attracts shoppers and visitors from other parts of Lincolnshire and miles beyond its boundaries. The town has a lovely vibe, Read more…

Bringing broadcasting history to life

The Broadcast Engineering Museum is Europe’s leading collection of technology for radio and TV. Andrew Vaux meets its chairman, Paul Marshall. When a group of like-minded engineers came together in 2017 to work out a way of gaining admittance to a popular air show, little did they know that several years later they would be Read more…

History beneath our feet

Colin Smale reveals some of the many historical artefacts found in the county. Lincolnshire is one of the best counties in the UK in which to find ancient coins and artefacts. If you could clear away today’s landscape and reveal that of Roman or Saxon times, you might be very surprised by what there once Read more…

Great reasons to visit Market Rasen

From history lovers to epicureans and racegoers, Market Rasen offers something for everyone, as Andrew Vaux finds. Market Rasen is a beautiful market town centred around its cobbled marketplace on the west edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The town is also famous for being home to the county’s only racecourse which runs an annual programme Read more…

The bee’s knees

Colin Smale takes a look at one of the county’s popular wildflowers, the bee orchid. Have you heard of the strange-looking bee orchid, Latin: Ophrys apifera? Ophrys is from a Greek word meaning eyebrows because in the Mediterranean region and Rome in particular, the women used to darken their eyebrows with this orchid. Apifera leads us Read more…

Fur and feather’s feelgood factor

Kate Chapman visits Happy Hooves Lincs CIC, which works with children and adults, helping them form bonds with a variety of animals to boost self-esteem and overcome disabilities. “Spending time with our animals can positively and permanently change your life,” says Louise Johnson, who runs a therapy centre where young and old are forming bonds Read more…

Ghosts

By Maxim Griffin. You reach for the next box – no indication of the contents – you place the box on the table – rain – the search for the missing birth certificate continues – there’s been a house move since you last had it – this must be the box – the lid lifts Read more…

Private MRI Lincolnshire, no referral needed

MSK Doctors in Sleaford is revolutionising musculoskeletal diagnostics with its open MRI scanner, offering immediate access to private scans with no waiting times. If you’ve been living with pain or mobility issues and are unsure of the cause, an early and accurate diagnosis is crucial to avoid further limitations in your daily life. At MSK Read more…

17 October 2024

Going for growth

Lincoln is a city which never seems to stand still for very long – so if you haven’t visited lately you are highly likely to spot some changes when you do! By Glynis Fox. If you see the odd empty unit here and there, it will be no different to many other towns and cities Read more…