Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 It is well known how Sir Joseph Banks became famous due to his voyage accompanying Captain James Cook on their voyage to Australia on board the Endeavour. His later contributions in the field of botany and the collections at Kew Gardens is also well documented as is his…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Join Neil Wright as he conducts a walking tour of Boston. Discover the buildings, and the sites of lost buildings, that are connected with the Pilgrims (formerly known as the Pilgrim Fathers) and the people involved in the founding of Boston in Massachusetts. Booklet number: 6g Region: BBC Address:…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 The Carre Family are often encountered in Sleaford eg. Grammar School and Almshouses. Their rise into the gentry and claims to arms are witnessed by their memorials 1521-1683 in St Denys Church as Dr Simon Pawley will explain on this tour. The talk will commence in the church…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 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. Booklet number: 73w -…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Grantham Canal Society is pleased to open our depot for our Produce Fair, promoting local suppliers. Come along and enjoy the stalls, see the displays showing how the canal was built and used to transport goods and connect communities. Talk to volunteers about the restoration and maintenance of…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 St Peter’s Church, Stixwould, and Stixwould Village Hall (Renovations permitting). A brass plaque near the font of St Peter's Church is in memory of Major ‘Gentleman Jim’ Almonds, resident and scholar of Stixwould who was a founder member of the SAS and died in the village in 2005.…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 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…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 This talk focuses on the life and work of Goole pierhead painter Reuben Chappell (1870-1940). It follows the artist from his early life growing up close to Goole's docks and ships, through establishing himself as a professional painter of ships as a young man, and later leaving the…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 Commencing from Belton House, let the characters of the past guide you up the Eastern Avenue of veteran trees. Hear their stories and take in the natural beauty as you stride towards the ridge where the local landmark of Bellmount Tower resides. Upon arrival, explore what the characters…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 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. Booklet number: 69w - website only…

Part of the Lincolnshire HODs Festival 2024 One hour guided tour including a brief experience as a pupil in the Victorian Classroom and a chance to reminisce over tea and biscuits. Booklet number: 68w - website only Region: NL Address: Wilderspin & National School Museum, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, DN18 5QP Time: Sun 15th…