Heritage Archive
(October 2012)

1 October 2012

A wooded meeting place

There has probably been an extensive area of woodland in the gentle hills to the west of Bourne for thousands of years. The fact that Bourne Wood lies in the ancient Kesteven division of Lincolnshire is interesting in itself. It is thought by some that this name might in part derive from the Celtic word Read more…

Dog on a mission

Merlin, a springer spaniel, has always played a valuable role for the local Lincolnshire fundraising team of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. During 2012 he has been on a special mission to raise £30,000. Merlin’s role as ambassador dog involves showing how a hearing dog helps deaf people through informative and fun demonstrations at events, Read more…

The charms of Stamford

Lying on the main north-south route from London, the quaint Lincolnshire town has always played an important part in the life of the nation. It was the first town throughout England and Wales ever to be designated as a conservation area and one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons ever found in the UK was Read more…

County’s largest village

Some villages boast a special blend of features that make them the envy of other destinations – great facilities and a wealth of community spirit. Ruskington in North Kesteven definitely falls into this category and it is these factors, together with its great location that has attracted many people from young families to serving and Read more…

Looming large in Lincolnshire: Temple Bruer and the Knights Templar

The Knights Templar, those mysterious soldier-monks famed for protecting the ancient pilgrim routes and shrines to and from Jerusalem during the Crusades, once loomed large in the rolling green of Lincolnshire. A Western Christian military order active from circa 1119 to 1314, the Order of the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Read more…

A family affair…

Dr John Inman, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials initially worked at Burghley when he was a student, selling programmes in the car park. “In those days there were girls in red and gold uniforms promoting Gold Leaf cigarettes – totally unimaginable now, as then was the thought that I’d Read more…