Lifestyle Archive
(February 2018)

1 February 2018

Lest we forget

Steffie Shields explores Lincolnshire’s newest Memorial Gardens with their creator landscape architect, Shona Hatton CMLI. One misty, dark December day recently, I headed to the International Bomber Command Centre, (IBCC) just off Canwick Hill. Dank weather, with low clouds blocking the light and any view of Lincoln Cathedral, helped only to conjure WWII’s ‘darkest hours’. Read more…

Best of British

Best of British was the theme for the evening when Lincolnshire Young Farmers (LYF) clubs held their ball at Springfields Events Centre, Spalding. More than 400 members from across the county celebrated in style with appearances from Holbeach Town Band and Kesteven Morris Dancers. Money raised on the night goes towards running LYF. If you Read more…

Landmark family home

When Mandy Fuller viewed the Old Police Station on Eastgate, Louth, she recollects to Sarah Winstanley, she was immediately drawn to its history and unusual architectural features. In fact she liked the house so much that she made an offer on the property straight away, even though her husband David, an educational consultant who was Read more…

Travelling antiques

William Gregory MRICS of Golding Young & Mawer brings you news from the sales room. The vast amount of antiques and collectables that are offered by auction houses today illustrate the array of past styles and fashions across the globe. The origins of these items were influenced by historic events, artistic and economic developments and Read more…