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Lincolnshire Saved My Life

5, 4, 3, 2, 1… and with the crackle of fireworks and a cascade of beats from Gilson Lavis, we’ll welcome in 2024. This month we’ll meet the South Lincolnshire drummer, artist and former member of Squeeze who really is cool for cats… Gilson Lavis with wife Nicky. Auld acquaintances, at this time of year, shouldn’t be forgotten. Having said that, new acquaintances can be equally memorable. Our kitchen table conversation with Gilson Lavis, for example, is bound to be remembered as one of the funniest and one of the most touching interviews in a very long time. As New Year’s Eve teeters on the stroke of midnight and as Jools Holland begins his hootenanny countdown, beside him will be...

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The Lincolnshire Dialect

Exploring the Lincolnshire accent and its dialects: nostalgia for natives and fascinating for frim folk! Once upon a time you’d...

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The Land Girls of Lincolnshire

Keeping the country well-fed in the 1940s, the Women’s Land Army proved to be a resilient, hardy bunch with a...

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Famous Faces

This month we’re exploring the lives of some of Lincolnshire’s most well-known residents, from those in the media to politicians...

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Rocking the Kasbah

Exciting things are happening in the area of Grimsby known as Down Dock, more colloquially referred to as ‘The Kasbah.’ ...

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How to Take Amazing Summer Photos

Camera conundrums addressed, just in time for summer photography! Jamie Scott of London Camera Exchange on Lincoln’s Silver Street explains...

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The RAF in Lincolnshire

Since the First World War and the earliest era of air defence, Lincolnshire has always been synonymous with the RAF....

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Margaret’s Milestone

This summer Lincolnshire-born author Margaret Dickinson has published her 30th novel with publishers Pan Macmillan, so we chatted to the...

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John Hassall’s Jolly Icon

We all know that Skegness is so bracing, and that the most bracing figure of all in the town is...

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Heroes and Friends

Neil Woodmansey MBE and Colin aren’t just best friends: they’re close colleagues who have recently worked together on a humanitarian mission...

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Saving Lives in the Air

Just before Christmas, the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance confirmed that it had experienced its busiest year ever, responding to...

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Craft & Design at The Hub

Celebrating its 20th anniversary later this year, the Hub is the home of creativity and design for Sleaford and the...

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Making a Pilgrimage to Boston

This month we’re celebrating the vibrant, thriving, multicultural town of Boston, a successful market town since the medieval era… Boston...

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Lincolnshire’s gift wrapper to royalty!

When Harrods, Fortnums, Selfridges… oh, and the Royal Household, want to know how to wrap their festive gifts really well,...

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Co-Educational Teaching at Stamford Endowed Schools

Stamford Endowed Schools has been educating students for some 490 years. In that time,  the school has evolved organically from...

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100 Years of Kinema in the Woods

“Kinema in The Woods has only had three previous owners, so I did feel the burden of responsibility that comes...

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A Celebration of Spilsby

From stately homes haunted by a spirit, to a much friendlier sense of community spirit, Spilsby is perfect for a...

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A Great Knight for Prof Van Tam

Congratulations to Prof Sir Jonathan Van Tam, raised in Boston and still a resident of Lincolnshire. After guiding us through...

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Celebrating The Red Arrows

This month we’re celebrating arguably the world’s most recognisable flying squadron, as Wing Commander David Montenegro releases his new book...

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The 2022 Lincolnshire Show

Thousands of visitors descended on the Lincolnshire Showground last month as it welcomed back one of the county’s most beloved...

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All Works and No Play

Working hard in the centre of Lincoln is the Cathedral’s Works Department, a diligent team of heritage craftspeople from joiners,...

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A Trip to Tealby

It’s a struggle to suggest a village with more community spirit than Tealby. Equidistant to Market Rasen, Wragby, Caistor and...