Heritage Archive
(July 2025)

18 July 2025

Ladies who lunch

Glynis Fox meets nonagenarian Pat Woods, founder and president of The Lincoln Contemporary Club. Sprightly 92-year-old Pat Woods loves nothing more than staying active, enjoying travelling, meeting friends and chats with fellow members of the rather special luncheon club she founded in 1962! When we were invited to meet Pat and discovered how she founded Read more…

Stop! There’s lots to see in Bourne

Glynis Fox visits the South Kesteven town which gave us notable names in motorsport and fashion history, and which offers a wealth of modern amenities. Many people will drive along Bourne’s North Street en route to other destinations because, once you reach the centre of town, it’s quite easy to turn off towards Spalding, Peterborough Read more…

Water

By Maxim Griffin. High summer – a still, hot day – cumulus clouds tracking out east – the forecast says it’ll get hotter – 25 going on 30 – this is not your natural climate, but you are determined to make the best of it – a canvas knapsack of nice things – a paper Read more…

Newark – a town rich in history

The bustling market town on the Trent offers a delightful mix of culture and riverside tranquillity, says Glynis Fox. Some towns have much more going for them than others – and Newark is certainly fortunate to be one of them! This popular destination ticks plenty of boxes when it comes to its location and services. Read more…

Celebrating the age of cash

Andrew Rae’s fascination with cash registers began at an early age. He tells Kate Chapman about how he built his extensive collection, some of which has appeared on film and TV. After developing a boyhood interest in cash registers, Andrew Rae has spent years amassing one of the largest collections in the country – comprising Read more…

See you next spring?

Colin Smale reflects on the future of some of our favourite songbirds. Note the question mark regarding our summer visitors because this year no swifts screamed excitedly around our houses and no house martins returned to build their nests under my eaves, I wonder why? Happily, this has not been the case everywhere. Lincolnshire’s fields, Read more…

Midsummer night’s dream fragrance

Colin Smale continues his series on the county’s wildflowers, turning the spotlight on the sweet-smelling honeysuckle. Shakespeare, the word-master, clearly loved the natural world around him and his words always paint rich images of his subjects. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he famously writes: ‘I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,/Where oxlips and Read more…

17 July 2025

Chick harvest takes flight

Colin Smale celebrates summer as fledglings get set to spread their wings. As spring melts into summer, Lincolnshire’s skies and hedgerows are alive with the flutter and flurry of fledglings. June and July mark a crucial time in the county’s wildlife calendar — the great spring harvest of chicks.  After weeks of frantic feeding by tireless Read more…

Tide

By Maxim Griffin. The dog knows the score – yips and whimpers of excitement – you promise to let her off when you reach sand – an old gate has been replaced with a metal stile – new signage warns of fines for overnight parking – you turn onto a concrete track flanked by impenetrable Read more…

Super show is magnet for visitors

Glynis Fox discovers the charm and appeal of historic Heckington, which hosts its popular annual summer show this month. July is probably the best month of the year to get a true picture of the village of Heckington. Why? Well, that’s the month when it hosts what is affectionately known as England’s largest village show, Read more…