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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… Tony Dunn/Shutterstock. Boston is small and historic… but its legacy is meteoric. Not our words, but the words of 12-year old poet Mohammed Zayan Raja whose recent work, Celebrating Boston, was named the winning poem in a competition judged by the Worshipful Mayor of Boston, Councillor Anne Dorrian. Mohammed has a point. Boston’s place in history is impossible to overstate, as the place from which the Puritans made their first attempt to flee to religious freedom in 1607. Having been betrayed by the captain of the vessel they were to sail on, imprisoned in Boston’s Guildhall, and tried for unsanctioned immigration,...

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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...

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Enjoying Nostalgia in Navenby

Life in the North Kesteven village of Navenby is simply perfect. But don’t take our word for it! Mrs Hilda...

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National Treasures

Lincolnshire’s National Trust properties reopen to visitors this month after closure for over-winter conservation… Belton House, Grantham… The Brownlow Family...

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A Different Perspective

This month we’re looking at Lincoln Cathedral in a different way. Think you know the city’s most famous landmark? Well,...

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An Abridged History

The history, secrets and architecture of some of the county’s most prominent bridges… The Humber Bridge… Where else could we...

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The Good Food Awards

This month we reveal the winners of our 2021 Good Food Awards. Back in October we invited our readers to...

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A Festive Getaway for a Silent Night

Luxurious, authentic and truly unique… Woodhall Spa’s Jenny Caswell has created six beautiful treehouses in a lakeside location to enjoy...

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Horse Power

Based just north of Lincoln, Bransby Horses is one of the UK’s largest equine welfare charities and is currently looking...

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Cross that bridge…

40 years ago this year, the Humber Bridge was opened. It was the dawn of a new era, uniting in...

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Democracy, equality and opportunity

For ten points, name a female politician, from Lincolnshire, called Margaret. It’s a certainty that you’re thinking of Thatcher, but...

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All about the Bass

2021 represents the 120th anniversary of Sleaford’s Bass Maltings site, and in recognition of its heritage and in hope of...

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Lincolnshire’s amazing twins!

Two super-siblings are putting the Great in Great Grimsby, demonstrating that with  determination – and strength of spirit – you...

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An OBE for Dr Emma Egging

Dr Emma Egging has been rewarded for her efforts to improve the lives of young people 10 years after funding...