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HOD – Stories of The Beonna – Heritage Food Fayre
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
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Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreBoston Heritage Skills Festival 2023
Boston Heritage Skills Festival 2022 Boston Heritage Skills and Crafts Day! Saturday 14th Oct (10am-4pm) Free! After the success of the festival last year, we’re thrilled to announce we’re back…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of the Beonna – Community Choir Concert
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of the Beonna – Get Creative! Beonna Open Days
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of the Beonna – Evening of Storytelling
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of the Beonna
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreHOD – Stories of the Beonna
Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2023 Explore, create & learn about The Beonna & The East Lincolnshire Fens: Find secret stories on a Beonna Explorer Tour; Get creative, make…
Read MoreGrimFalfest
THE VIKINGS ARE COMING TO GRIMSBY THIS SEPTEMBER! A brand new festival launches this September when over 100 Vikings complete with long ships will descend on Grimsby over the weekend…
Read MoreMillions in Government Funding Confirmed for Lincolnshire
Transformational multi-million-pound projects for Boston, Mablethorpe, and Skegness have been given the go-ahead by the government. The confirmations mean that Boston is set to get a bespoke learning centre for…
Read MoreThe Boston Heritage Trail: Red Route
The Red Trail : Shorter Route Starting Point: War Memorial A gentle ramble through the historic sites of the town centre, with a Spotters Guide for children to “Get a…
Read MoreThe Boston Heritage Trail: Blue Route
The Blue Trail : Longer Route Starting Point: Boston Railway Station Stretch your legs as you circle round a wider area, taking in heritage gems like Hussey Tower and the…
Read MoreGrimsby Viking Festival
The Vikings visited Grimsby on 23-25th September 2022 in a fantastic three day festival which spectacularly launched the project. VESR (Visitor Economy Services and Retail Group) CIC partnered with Heritage…
Read MoreThe Vikings are coming!
VESR (Visitor Economy Services and Retail Group) CIC are partnering with Heritage Lincolnshire to develop an exciting new project with National Lottery Heritage Fund Heritage Starter Fund investment. The project…
Read MoreMedieval Meals and Manners
The third, and last, in ‘The Medieval Kitchen’ series of talks: Medieval Meals and Manners Join us for a variety of talks on the Medieval Kitchen with Forgotten Fare as…
Read MoreMedieval Subtleties, Umbles and such
The second in ‘The Medieval Kitchen’ series of talks: Medieval Subtleties, Umbles and such Join us for a variety of talks on the Medieval Kitchen with Forgotten Fare as they…
Read MoreThe Medieval Christmas
‘The Medieval Christmas’ Join us at The Old King’s Head to learn all about celebrations, customs and traditions of the Medieval Christmas; from fasting to carolling, to banquets and dancing…
Read MoreCoastal Saltmaking in Lincolnshire
Join us, and Tom Lane, as he delivers an interesting online talk: Coastal Saltmaking in Lincolnshire. For almost three millennia salt was made on the coasts and in the adjacent…
Read MoreBuild for the Future: East Midlands Exhibition 2022
Build for the Future: East Midlands Exhibition 2022 We returned for our third event on Tuesday 17th May 2022, hosted by Heritage Lincolnshire and Archaeological Project Services, and working in…
Read MoreBuild for the Future: East Midlands Exhibition 2021
Build for the Future: East Midlands Exhibition 2021 Professional Photos from Build for the Future 2021’s event Archaeological Project Services apsarchaeology.co.uk Archaeological Project Services (APS) are a long established commercial…
Read MoreThe Neolithic Package by Jim Snee
The beginning of the Neolithic represents one of the most significant changes in human economy and lifestyle in history, and yet there is no real certainty about how it came…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s First Windmill by Jim Snee
Lincolnshire is known for its windmills, they form an important part of the county’s unique historic landscape. The painter Karl Wood made many sketches and paintings of Lincolnshire’s windmills and…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s First MPs
There is a saying; the only certainties in life are death and taxes. To this, I invariably add the following rider; where there are death and taxes, there are politicians.…
Read MoreRepair of Hussey Tower
Built by Richard Bennyngton in the mid 15th century, Hussey Tower in Boston is the remains of a once great manor house. After Bennygton’s death in about 1475 the house…
Read MoreThe Old King’s Head, Kirton
The Old King’s Head The 16th Century Tudor Coaching inn is a rare example of the Fenland Artisan Mannerist style, a building technique which reveals a unique history of the…
Read MoreWhat are Hunter Gatherers? By Jim Snee
One thing that persistently, and understandably, annoys people is the use of jargon. In this archaeology is as guilty of that as the next discipline, and it is sometimes useful…
Read MoreHomes for Nomads by Jim Snee
It is considered hard for people who have only experienced a sedentary lifestyle to understand what a nomadic lifestyle truly means. Yet the circumstances in which I am writing, a…
Read MoreNew Arrivals by Jim Snee
When I was young, I was fascinated by an old book called “Beyond the Bounds of History” which contained thirty-one (rather naïve) colour illustrations of the old stone age (Palaeolithic). …
Read MoreCourses & talks
Courses & Talks Talks The following speakers are current members of staff and a minimum donation of £75 is requested upon booking which helps us to continue our working across…
Read MoreThe Black Dog of Spalding Cemetery by P Franklin
The tan leaves crunching under paw, Ajax decided it was a very pleasant evening for a walk in October. He was enjoying the cooler nights, now that his winter coat…
Read MoreNew Digital Course: A Sting in the Tale
A Sting in the Tale: How to Make Thread from Stinging Nettles October 31 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm £8 – £10 Join us for this unique and fascinating course, and…
Read MoreLost Villages and Legends by Jim Snee
In the north of the county of Lincolnshire is a deserted medieval village called Gainsthorpe. It is one of the best examples in Lincolnshire, if not the country. While monitoring…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s First Halloween by Jim Snee
It is that time of year when people begin to remark about how Halloween has become commercialised and Americanised. But, as usual, I find myself wondering if that is entirely…
Read MoreWinter is Coming by Jim Snee
When I was growing up in a village in Lincolnshire, proverbs and sayings of various sorts were never out of the conversation for long. Obviously, the phrase “Winter is Coming”…
Read MoreLincolnshire’s Last Hunter-Gatherers by Jim Snee
It is commonly asserted that society evolved from hunter gathering to farming and then to the industrial. Like many common assertions this is an oversimplification. One of the great complexities…
Read MoreThe Old King’s Head Free Courses
Join us for some free courses as part of our Old King’s Head project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Booking is essential for all courses. To book please…
Read MoreLatest Heritage Lincolnshire Project Takes Shape!
We’re delighted to announce that the first major renovation on our latest project – The Old King’s Head in Kirton near Boston – roof is now complete! As part of…
Read MoreNEW timetable of GROW courses for this academic year!
We are very excited to announce our NEW timetable of GROW courses for this academic year! These Lifelong Learning courses involve a varied mix of learning styles and all are…
Read MorePigeoncote / Dovecote
Pigeoncote / Dovecote In the grounds of both monastery and manor house, a pigeoncote was built to ensure a regular food supply. The law allowed only the Lord of the…
Read MoreThe Great Famine
Lost and Shrunken Villages Topic 1: The Great Famine The period of relative climatic warmth experienced by the northern hemisphere, known as the medieval warm period, came to an end…
Read MoreLocal Community Pull Together to Save The Old King’s Head
We raised £5,226 in our community based crowdfunding campaign to save the Old King’s Head!
Read MoreAutumn Newsletter: Old King’s Head Edition
Hello, friends, fans, families and familiars, Our Newsletter has been released, and you may have noticed a slight spooky tone… At the beginning of next month, that’s 5th October 2017,…
Read MoreImpact On Agriculture
Topic 5: Impact On Agriculture The Second World War also had an impact on agriculture in Lincolnshire. In 1941 the government undertook the National Farm survey, effectively assuming control of agricultural…
Read MoreConscription
Topic 14: Conscription As the war progressed, further demands were made of the British people and of the county of Lincolnshire. With the war continuing on multiple fronts and casualties mounting,…
Read MoreWomen’s Land Army
Topic 9: Women’s Land Army Farming saw a slight reduction in its workforce with many young men volunteering for military service. However, as the majority of the workforce was composed of…
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