Heritage Archive
(October 2016)

1 October 2016

Preserving the orangutan’s jungle call

It’s a far cry from the Lincolnshire fens where she’s always lived, but Steph Brown feels such a connection to the exotic climes of Indonesia and its orphaned orangutans that she’s dedicated almost 20 years of her life working to protect this special environment and its endangered inhabitants. Passionate about wildlife from an early age, Read more…

A BID for the future

Go Grantham is the buzz phrase around the south Lincolnshire town as plans are in the pipeline to improve its prosperity, vibrancy and make it a better place to live, work and play. It has much to be proud of with an award-winning park, a new multiplex cinema on the cards and a business club Read more…

Grounds for optimism

Lincolnshire, as we all know, is a beautiful county featuring attractive towns and villages surrounded by swathes of picturesque countryside. It’s an active county too, with many different sports undertaken by large numbers of people of all ages. It’s not that often that a beautiful setting and a sport fuse together in harmony but, as Read more…

Rich in history and heritage

The small rural town of Spilsby in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire has been a market town for more than 700 years. It has changed little in size since the beginning of the nineteenth century but it has a range of businesses in the centre including small supermarkets, banks, traditional newsagents, a baker, butchers, Read more…

Grand by name, grand by nature and 250 years old

One of Boston’s most significant developments has its 250th anniversary this month. Grand Sluice can be seen up the river from St Botolph’s footbridge, at the same time taking in a view of Boston’s other iconic structure, the Stump (St Botolph’s Parish Church). Many thousands pass over Grand Sluice every day, but many may not Read more…

Life in Kirton and Swineshead

The small Lincolnshire villages already have much to be proud of, with a diverse range of facilities and activities on offer to the community. But the location is also proving popular with people from outside the area. With a new skate park and playground for the youngsters, exciting new plans for its former Tudor Inn, Read more…

Old Mother Riley

Old Mother Riley was one of the biggest names of stage and screen in the 1930s and ’40s but it all started in a much more lowly fashion when Arthur Towle was born at Sibsey near Boston in 1885, the third of seven children of Thomas and Lucy Towle. The family moved to Boston in Read more…