The Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire
October 2019
Ghoulish Goings-On At Temple Bruer
Calling all Monsters, Big and Small! Join us for Half-Term Fun and Ghoulish Goings on at Temple Bruer. As the sun sets on the old tower, a hairy spider creeps out of her hidey-hole, looking for fun and maybe a big, juicy fly for her midnight snack. The building is very old and has lots of secrets and stories to tell, and she wants visitors to help her discover them all. She already has eight legs, but perhaps you could…
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Introduction to Leatherwork
A two session course...12 hours for £48, concessions available. (21st & 22nd November 2019) Introduction to Leatherwork Join Laurence and Jenny, from Shedtime Handcrafted Leatherwork, on this very interesting 2 day course. Over the 2 days you will get hands-on to learn about different types of leather, practice traditional skills and techniques of working with leather and produce your own project piece that is achievable in the course time. The project piece could be a phone cover, tablet cover,…
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Lincolnshire Customs, Traditions and Folklore
A 2 session course...6 hours for £24, or free to new learners, concessions available. (4th & 11 December 2019) Lincolnshire Customs, Traditions and Folklore with Tom Lane. Customs and Traditions once common in Lincolnshire often survive in one form or another. But when and how and why did they start, how did they develop and what do they mean now? From Plough Plays to Maydays, Hiring Fairs to Harvest Home, we will attempt to understand the survival of the…
Find out more »Victorian History and Dickens
A 1 session course...6 hours for £24, or free to new learners, concessions available (5th December 2019). Victorian History and Dickens Join our tutor Roshni Khunti here in Heckington (10am - 4pm) and immerse yourself in the Victorian era; discover how our modern rites and rituals originated from this rapid age of progress over a century ago. Turning through the pages of history and some of the greatest novels ever written, you will gain an insight into how our…
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Maps through the Ages
A 2 session course...12 hours for £48, concessions available (3rd & 10th February 2020) Maps through the Ages The history and everyday application of navigation and map reading in partnership with the Lincolnshire Countryside Wolds Service and the Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project. This two day course, to be held at Navigation Warehouse, Louth, will chronicle the development of maps and navigation throughout history, and also provide the learner with the essential skills needed to undertake self-guided walks in the…
Find out more »Riverside and Hedgerow
A 2 session course...12 hours for £48, concessions available (17th February & 24th February 2019). Riverside and Hedgerow The exploration and practical management of two linear habitat in partnership with the Lincolnshire Countryside Wolds Service and the Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project. Join us for this brand new course we are offering in Louth and learn about the ecology and practical management of these two linear habitats. This two-day course is a mixture of theory and practical. Combining history and…
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Food History and Historical Cookery
A 2 session course...12 hours for £48, concessions available (Tuesday 24th & 31st March 2020) Food History & Historical Cookery Join Sadie Hirst, a Food Historian, Columnist, Public Speaker, Tutor and multi award winning artisan baker and qualified chef. She is currently studying full time for her Master’s Degree in Heritage Education at Bishop Grosseteste University. For many years Sadie has been an avid collector of recipes and cookbooks and is passionate about preserving our culinary heritage. She loves…
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