Heritage Archive
(January 2023)

20 January 2023

Prime feeding and reversing currents

The trout will not live just anywhere in a river system. It has a lifestyle based on certain areas. Trout will want a place to feed, where food will be readily available, and a place to rest and be safe from predators. In the river there will be many such places. Uneven river beds, where Read more…

Sunday morning

January 2023 – mild, squally, turning awful. By Maxim Griffin. First light and the foxes are getting busy – there are eyes in the thorns and the ditches – the odd call, mating barks, territorial spraying – they’ve been round the back of the swimming pool again – rich pickings from the bins of the Read more…

Open all hours

Jenny Ward reflects on running her popular village store near Louth for the past 50 years. By Kate Chapman. She’s been at the heart of village life for 50 years, keeping her customers supplied with their everyday essentials and helping out in many other ways – and shopkeeper Jenny Ward loves every minute of it. Read more…

Creating the art of jewellery joy

Inspired by Lincolnshire’s nature and wildlife, Amanda Coleman’s unique jewellery designs attract customers worldwide. By Kate Chapman. Craftsmenship and detail are the heart and soul of Amanda Coleman’s handmade jewellery, and it’s her hope that each miniature work of art will bring its owner some much needed “jewellery joy”. Amanda completed her master’s degree in Read more…

Stamford celebrates a wealth of history

New investment and funding for the town is helping to develop local talent in the arts, with wildlife also set to benefit. By Kate Chapman. It Is one of the first buildings many people see on their arrival in Stamford, and now the town’s historic railway station has been receiving some welcome TLC, thanks to Read more…

What’s in a name? Boothby Graffoe

Continuing our series on Lincolnshire villages with unusual names, we turn the spotlight on Boothby Graffoe. Situated in North Kesteven on the A607 Ermine Street, an original Roman road, Boothby Graffoe takes its name from two sources: Booth, a ‘farm/settlement’, which refers to a herdsman’s temporary shelter and Graffoe, meaning ‘grove hill spur’. Here, King Read more…

Town is on the up!

Glynis Fox discovers how Gainsborough is looking forward to a brighter future. The popular market town is raising its game with the help of The National Lottery, Government funding and rising retail footfall. Regeneration is a big issue for the historic heart of the town, where improvements continue to unfold thanks to WLDC’s success in Read more…

Taking the plunge!

Talented young swimmer Freya Colbert has her sights set on this year’s World Championships and beyond, as Kate Chapman finds out. It’s been a great year for swimmer Freya Colbert who has won medals at two major championships in her first year competing at senior level. The 18-year-old from Grantham made the podium at the Read more…