Updates:
New Events:
63w - Reminisce on your academic past as you step inside the premises of Ayscoughfee Hall School.
Were you a student at Spalding High School when it was situated at Welland Hall? Ayscoughfee Hall School is inviting the public to visit and witness the transformations that have occurred since its establishment as a school in 1920, and to learn what has become of Boris-the school's friendly ghost!
Venue: Ayscoughfee Hall School Ltd, Welland Hall, London Road, Spalding. PE11 2TE
Date & times: Sunday 15th September 10.00 - 15.00.
Guided tours will take place at 11.00 and 13.00.
Additional Info: The school is located across four levels, including a cellar. Regrettably, wheelchair accessibility is not available. Parking space is available on site and also along the roadside.
Booking required? Yes, email jwade@ahs.me.uk
64w - Women at the Helm - History Talk and Discussion
Join Dr Caroline Mogg for a fascinating talk about women in Gainsborough from the mid to late 19th century. Hear the hidden stories about women who ran businesses, ran shipping lines and more.
Venue: Gainsborough Old Hall, Parnell Street, Gainsborough. DN21 2NB
Dates & times: Tuesday 10th September14.00 - 16.00.
Additional Info: Talk will last around 45 mins with the chance for questions and discussion. Tea and coffee available after the talk for an informal chat with Dr Mogg and attendees.
Booking required? Yes,
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65w - Lincolnshire Dialect and Folk Music.
Join Loretta Rivett, the acclaimed doyen of the Lincolnshire accent and dialect as she talks about the Lincolnshire dialect. Enjoy a bit of Linkisheere chitter n’ jabber! Followed by Teri and Nigel with their authentic folk music.
Venue: Gainsborough Old Hall, Parnell Street, Gainsborough. DN21 2NB
Dates & times: Thursday 12th September 14.00 - 16.00.
Additional Info: 2.00 pm start for Loretta's talk followed by a short break and 3.00 pm start for Nigel and Teri's folk music.
Booking required? Yes,
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66w - Gainsborough Voices: electronic music inspired by the Lincolnshire dialect.
Enjoy an evening of music and words from three electronic music artists with links to Gainsborough. Live contemporary electronica and folktronica from gribbles, Duty & Subphotic in the theatre with a generative sound and speech installation focused on the Lincolnshire dialect in the cafe.
Venue: The Old Nick Theatre, Spring Gardens, Gainsborough. DN21 2AY
Dates & times: Thursday 12th September 19.00 - 22.30
Additional Info: Event is held upstairs with no disabled access. Doors open 7pm, performance ends by 10.30 pm. Interval with bar open for refreshments. Any queries please email events@west-lindsey.gov.uk
Booking required? Yes
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67w - Barton Church School 180
Between April and December 1844, the school on Queen Street was conceived, designed and built, opening as a National School for Boys, Girls and Infants in the New Year. This remarkable achievement is documented in the School’s Minutes Book and is the focus of this special exhibition.
Venue: St. Mary's Church, Barton Upon Humber. DN18 5EZ
Dates & Times: Fri 6th- Sun 15th 10.00-14.00
Additional Information: Check St. Mary's website for times of Church services when the exhibition will be inaccessible
Booking Required: No.
68w - The Wilderspin Story
One hour guided tour including a brief experience as a pupil in the Victorian Classroom and a chance to reminisce over tea and biscuits.
Venue: Wilderspin & National School Museum, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber. DN18 5QP
Dates & Times: Sun 15th 11.00 - 12.00 & 13.30 - 14.30
Additional Information : None.
Booking Required: Yes, 01652 635172
69w Wartime Schooldays:
Drop in anytime to the Wartime Classroom and meet the Teacher from the 1940s and learn first-hand what it’s like on the Home Front. The Holydyke air raid shelter will also be open to visitors - five minutes walk from the Museum.
Venue: Wilderspin & National School Museum, Queen Street Barton upon Humber. DN18 5QP
Dates & times: Sun 15th 11.00 - 12.00 & 13.00 - 14.00
Additional Information: None.
Booking Required: No.
70w Beretun Weavers & Spinners
Drop in and chat with the weavers and spinners who meet at Wilderspin each month
Venue: Wilderspin & National School Museum, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber. DN18 5QP
Dates & Times: Sat 7th 11.00 - 15.00
Additional Information: None.
Booking Required : No.
71w Works of Art
An informal display of watercolours, acrylics and pastels by members of the Art Group which meets each week at Wilderspin.
Venue: Wilderspin & National School Museum, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber. DN18 5QP
Dates & Times: Fri 6th - Sun 8th & Thurs 12th - Sun 15th 11.00 - 15.00
Additional Information: None.
Booking Required : No.
72w - Brilliant Buildings
A display of models of historic Barton buildings by pupils from Barton's Castledyke School.
Venue: Wilderspin & National School Museum, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber DN18 5QP
Dates & Times: Fri 6th - Sun 8th & Thurs 12th - Sun 15th 11.00 - 15.00
Additional Information: No
Booking Required: No
73w The Teacher is Abroad in the Land
Ian Wolseley explores the travels, trials and tribulations of Samuel Wilderspin, the itinerant promoter of Infant education as he journeyed by road and sea just as the railway age dawned – making a four-year “stopover” here in Barton to set up his Model School.
Venue: Wilderspin & National School Museum, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber DN18 5QP
Dates & Times: Sat 14th 14.00 - 16.00
Additional Information: No
Booking Required: Yes, please ring 01652 635172
74w - Allies in the Air Exhibition
The exhibition explores the stories of allied airmen who travelled from around the world to serve in the Royal Flying Corps in Lincolnshire during the First World War, and how one in fourteen of all British World War 1 aircraft were built by women in Lincoln. There is an opportunity to use digital touch screens to explore the personal stories of the RAF personnel who lie in the war and service graves in the church yard, and take part in a War Grave Tour. There is also a children's workshop.
Venue: Scampton Church and War Graves Heritage Centre, High Street, Scampton. Lincoln. LN1 2SE
Date & Times: Sat 7th - Sun 15th 10.00 - 16.00
Additional Info: Saturday 7th September 2pm to 4pm Children's 'Fallen Friend' workshop.
Children will learn about airmen who came from all over the Commonwealth and fought and died during World War 2. They will be allocated a 'Fallen Friend' to research by visiting the grave and by using digital touch screens to discover personal stories.
They will find out about their aircraft, the job they did, and how they died. The activities will be sensitively debriefed. The workshop is suitable for children from KS2 years 4, 5, 6. The workshop is limited to 20 children. All Scampton Church volunteers running the workshop are DBS checked.
Saturday 7th September 2.30pm to 3.30pm War Graves Tour.
A tour of the Commonwealth War Graves at Scampton Church by the former head guide at RAF Scampton Heritage Centre who will tell the personal stories of the airmen from RAF Scampton who died serving their country during World War 2.
Come as a family and learn about RAF Scampton's History and Heritage.
Booking required: Booking is not required to visit the 'Allies in the Air Exhibition' however booking is required for the War Graves Tour and Children's 'Fallen Friend' Workshop. These events can be booked via eventbrite.
Heritage Open Days - Commonwealth War Graves Tour Tickets, Sat 7 Sep 2024 at 02:30 | Eventbrite
75w - Peace Doves and a peal of Church Bells
All Saints Church will be open from 10 am to 4pm with the tower ringing chamber also open to the public. The bells will peal in an open ringing from 2.00pm for 45 minutes. Come along and see the Words of Peace installation: words of peace on heavenly doves. The event is linked to Gainsborough WordFest with a busy Literature Village on the Market Place, horse and carriage rides and more.
Venue: All Saints' Church, Church Street, Gainsborough DN21 2JR.
Date & times: Sat 14th 10.00 - 16.00
Additional Info: Access to the ringing chamber is by stairs only. Bells will ring 14.00 - 14.45
Booking required: No.
76w - Women's History Walk and Talk
Join Dr Caroline Mogg for a walk around the historic heart of Gainsborough. Hear the hidden stories of women who ran businesses, shops in the town and on the River Trent during the mid to late 19th century.
Venue: Gainsborough town centre - meet at the Market Place. DN21 2BP
Date & times: Sat 14th 11.00 - 12.00
Additional Info: None
Booking requirements: Yes, book below:
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77w - East Lincolnshire's Railway Heritage.
Illustrating the connections to both the Fishing Industry of Grimsby and the tourism of Cleethorpes via the East Lincolnshire Railway route towards London and the South.
Venue: Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, Station Road, Ludborough, DN36 5SH
Date & Times: Sat 7th & Sun 8th 11.00 - 15.00
Additional Info: Sensible footwear required. Diesel Engine Cab rides (Driver for a Tenner)
Booking required: No.
78w - Journey down to the Church Crypt
The United Reformed Church in Spalding opened in 1823 as a Congregational Chapel. Around the church are several memorial tablets dating from this period, with many buried in the crypt underneath the church. Two of the burials are of orphans Hannah and Robert Foe, supposedly descendants of Daniel DeFoe, but work is ongoing to try and find evidence of this. Entry to the crypt is down a set of fairly steep steps, so may not be accessible to some. The church is Grade II listed, in a traditional chapel lay-out, with central pulpit, pews and upstairs gallery. Items to note are the three stained glass windows depict Faith, Hope and Charity, installed 1908 - 1912. Memorial tablets around the church make interesting reading, including some to past Ministers and people lost in war. Who remembers collecting half pennies to donate to the London Missionary Society? We have a model of the ship 'The John Williams' and will have this on display, along with other church memorabilia. Light refreshments will also be available.
Venue: United Reformed Church, Pinchbeck Road, Spalding PE11 1QF
Date & times: Saturday 7th 10.00 - 16.00 & Sunday 8th 12.00 - 15.00
Additional Info: Access is restricted down steps to the crypt.
Booking required: No
Amendments:
21b - Bellmount Tower Guided Walk - Reconnnecting Grantham
The tower is now closed for restoration so walks will end at the tower. No entry to the tower.
32f - The Wonky House 40-42 Michaelgate
This event is now fully booked and the reserve list is long!
51 - Skegness Town Centre Transformations: Walking Tour
Time has changed: Old time 10.00 - 12.30, New time 10.00 - 11.30
48b - A step into the Past and a Leap into the Future
Saturday 7th has been cancelled. ONLY open on Saturday 14th.
6h - Black Sluice Pumping Station
Tours run hourly starting at 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00 - Booking essential via htladmin@heritagelincolnshire.org
Now only running on Monday 9th.
21g - Celebrating England's Finest Parish Church
New time: 09.00 - 13.00
Cancellations:
32a - Reimagining Greyfriars: 800 years of History in the Making.
This event has been cancelled for both days 14th & 15th.
48b - A Step into the Past and a Leap into the Future
Saturday 7th has been cancelled.
32i - Pointing the Way! Signposts on our Public Highways.
This event has been cancelled completely.
6h - Black Sluice Pumping Station
Sunday 8th has been cancelled. Monday 9th still has bookable tours.