The Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire
February 2020
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 Wolds Countryside Service. 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 Lincolnshire Wolds and beyond. The tutor…
Find out more »Conservation Areas – History, Use and How to Assess Them
A three session course...15 hours for £60, concessions available. (6th, 13th & 20th February 2020.) Join our Conservation Project Manager Matt Bentley at Fydell House, Boston for this 3 session course. The first conservation areas were designated in 1967 under the Civic Amenities Act, and there are now nearly 10,000 in England. Conservation Areas can be created where a local planning authority identifies an area of special architectural or historic interest, which deserves careful management to protect that character.…
Find out more »Riverside and Hedgerow
A 2 session course...12 hours for £48, concessions available (17th February & 24th February 2020). Riverside and Hedgerow The exploration and practical management of two linear habitat in partnership with the Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside 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…
Find out more »March 2020
Social Media for Businesses
A 2 session course...6 hours for £24, or free to new learners, concessions available. (4th March 2020 & 11th March 2020) What are the benefits of using social media for business? Consider that there are now more than 3 billion people using social networks across the globe and these people are using social media to engage with brands. But how can you, as a small business, tap into this social world and benefit from it? Join us and our…
Find out more »An Introduction to Archaeology
A 4 session course...16 hours for £64, concessions available. (5th, 12th, 19th & 26th March 2020). An Introduction to Archaeology How do archaeologists take artefacts, soil samples, sites and landscapes, and turn them into stories about our past? Our Introduction to Archaeology course, run by Heritage Lincolnshire staff Lydia Hendry and Alex Rowbottom, will reveal the methods and technique of modern-day archaeologists and take you through the process from first discovering a site, to excavation, to scientific analysis. No…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »April 2020
Rewriting the Past
A 4 session course...16 hours for £64, concessions available. (7th, 14th, 21st & 28th April 2020) Rewriting the past Rewriting the past is a 16 hour GROW course in which Charlotte Davey and Jim Snee will show people how they use history and historical sources in creative writing, either fiction or non-fiction. In four workshops, covering such topics as research, reconstruction, the historical voice and the demands of different media, Charlotte and Jim will lead the group in…
Find out more »May 2020
All about Willow
A two session course...12 hours for £48, concessions available. (7th & 14th May 2020) Blooming Crafty and Heritage Lincolnshire have collaborated to deliver this unique workshop 'All About Willow'. The course is a 12 hour workshops held over two days, here in Heckington, providing you with beginners traditional basketry skills and diverse knowledge about willow. We will cover the history of willow growing and basketry throughout Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, growing your own willow, favourite varieties of willow, harvesting, sorting…
Find out more »June 2020
Leather Beltmaking
A 1 session course...6 hours for £24, or free to new learners, concessions available (Tuesday 16th June 2020). Join us and Shedtime, here in Heckington, on this one day course where students will make their own leather belt from traditionally tanned cow hide. You will learn to cut leather, use various decoration techniques including stamping and dye, fit a buckle with stitch or rivet and make a keeper. There is a choice of belt widths and buckles to choose…
Find out more »August 2020
Bollingbroke Back In Time
A Medieval Re-Enactment and Knights’ Tournament at the Birthplace of King Henry IV Travel back in time to the era of King Henry IV as he returns to his birthplace at Bolingbroke Castle. Experience the thrill of the knight’s tournament as they fight for glory and your entertainment. See how they trained and help their squires get them dressed for battle. Have a go at archery and watch the experts put on fantastic shows of falconry, medieval cooking and dancing.…
Find out more »Bollingbroke Back In Time
A Medieval Re-Enactment and Knights’ Tournament at the Birthplace of King Henry IV Travel back in time to the era of King Henry IV as he returns to his birthplace at Bolingbroke Castle. Experience the thrill of the knight’s tournament as they fight for glory and your entertainment. See how they trained and help their squires get them dressed for battle. Have a go at archery and watch the experts put on fantastic shows of falconry, medieval cooking and dancing.…
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