Heritage Archive
(June 2024)

14 June 2024

Howzat, for an English summer?

Matt Limb OBE looks at that most iconic of summer pastimes, cricket, a sport that is seeing growth in Lincolnshire with the younger generations. The crack of leather on willow – there is no sound that better typifies an English summer, even if it is followed by the echoing shout of “Howzat”, then a round Read more…

A rural lifeline

Kate Chapman finds out how the Lincolnshire Rural Support Network is helping the county’s agricultural communities in times of crisis. Lincolnshire Rural Support Network (LRSN) – the charity set up to help the county’s farming and horticultural communities during periods of anxiety, stress and other problems relating to their lives and businesses – celebrates its Read more…

History beneath our feet

Colin Smale reveals some of the many historical artefacts found in the county. CELTIC SILVERIn Lincolnshire around the 1st century AD, our Celtic tribe was called the Coritani (today updated and called the Corieltavi). Their territory stretched from North Lincolnshire to Leicester. They produced beautiful gold and silver coins and one of them is featured Read more…

Another green world

By Maxim Griffin. You’ve been watching shadows pass across the curves of the uplands – an early haze lifting – the blossom’s gone and the chlorophyll is up – that first glimmer of a new season, warm enough for bare arms – the steady, slow circles of a red kite on high – something in Read more…

New dawn for Grantham

Planned initiatives aimed at making a difference to the town look set to help existing businesses prosper and attract more visitors and investment in the town, as Glynis Fox finds. In common with many other market towns across the country, Grantham has been challenged by difficult economic times. But things are looking up as it Read more…

Out and about in Heckington

Andrew Vaux explores the charms, traditions and history of this popular North Kesteven village. With as much to offer its community in services, facilities and heritage as the small towns that surround it, there’s no surprise that Heckington is known as one of the largest villages in Lincolnshire. It’s one of an ancient group of Read more…

Walk this way…

Kate Chapman meets the Lincolnshire sisters who run a successful travel company for women who want to explore the county on foot. Sisiters who grew up in Lincolnshire and now run a travel company providing guided walking and activity holidays exclusively for women have launched a new break – right here in their home county. Read more…

13 June 2024

Lincoln – a magnet for investors

Millions of pounds are being invested in the city, boosting its appeal for both shoppers and leisure-seekers, as Glynis Fox reports. The city’s newly named Cornhill Market (known as the Central Market for decades) has welcomed back shoppers and browsers, following an £8.7 million revamp. STACK, a multi-purpose venue at St Marks, has also unveiled Read more…