Full day leathermaking skills workshop
The Old King's Head, Kirton High Street, Kirton , Lincolnshire, UKJoin us, IN PERSON, with Laurence White of Shedtime, at our newly renovated venue, The Old King’s Head. Over the full day 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.…
Stained Glass Workshop
The Old King's Head, Kirton High Street, Kirton , Lincolnshire, UKJoin us, IN PERSON, at our newly brought-back-to-life venue, The Old King’s Head in Kirton. A beginners traditional Stained Glass course using the lead came technique run by Claire Hart. You will choose a design from a selection of pre drawn patterns, and then learn how to cut the coloured glass and shape it accurately…
Stained Glass Taster Workshop
The Old King's Head, Kirton High Street, Kirton , Lincolnshire, UKJoin us, IN PERSON, at our newly brought-back-to-life venue, The Old King’s Head in Kirton. An introduction to Stained Glass using the Tiffany Copper Foil technique. Students will learn how to cut the coloured glass and shape it accurately before wrapping its edges in copper foil and soldering it together to make colourful suncatchers. This…
The Old King’s Head, Kirton; The Transformation Story
Online , United KingdomJoin Hannah, who oversaw the restoration of The Old King’s Head, as she delivers ‘The Old King’s Head, Kirton; The Transformation Story’. This is an online talk. Tickets: Members £5 / Non-members £7 Tickets can be bought from our shop and if this isn’t the first time you’ve paid more why don’t you become a member and start…
The Crusades to the Near East, 1095-1187 (Please note new date of 26/9)
Online , United KingdomThe Crusades to the Near East, 1095-1187 Join us, online, as we welcome back Dr Nic Morton with his new series of talks. The First Crusade and the Origins of Crusading, 1095-1099 This talk tackles some of the most contentious and longstanding debates surrounding the First Crusade and the origins of crusading in the late…
Suitors, Spies, and Splendor: Elizabeth I – Talk 4
Online , United KingdomJoin us, online with Carol Ann Lloyd as we learn about the Tudors. Tickets: Members £5 / Non-members £8. A discounted ticket for all talks in this series is also available. Tickets can be bought from our shop and if this isn’t the first time you’ve paid more why don’t you become a member and start saving?
External Design ideas to promote accessibility
Online , United KingdomExternal Design ideas to promote accessibility Join us for an online talk. This session will take an in-depth look at the external environments that surround our historic and heritage assets, indeed some sites are purely an external entity. Here we will look at solutions to access barriers and provides guidance on achieving a balance between…
Wet Felting Workshop
The Old King's Head, Kirton High Street, Kirton , Lincolnshire, UKJoin us, IN PERSON, at our newly brought-back-to-life venue, The Old King’s Head in Kirton. On this course you will learn the heritage craft of wet felting using the resist technique, you will learn how the wool felts and what other fibres you can use with the wool as embellishment. Everyone will go home with…
Archaeology Club – Autumn Term
St Peter at Gowts Church High Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UKThe Heritage Lincolnshire Archaeology Club! Join our Heritage Lincolnshire Archaeology Club, for our Autumn Term starting in September. Age: 8-16 Using artefacts, they will explore the stories of people who have come and gone from Lincolnshire over the last 2,000 years and learn the skills needed to tell their story. Tickets can be bought from…
Autumn Herbal Workshop
The Old King's Head, Kirton High Street, Kirton , Lincolnshire, UKJoin us, and Fenland Natural Health, for this fascinating morning. We love Autumn, the season of berries, hips and haws, which have so many health benefits. In this workshop we will learn about traditional remedies that can set us up to deal with the colder months. We will start off by discussing the role and…
Walking Tour of Kirton and The Old King’s Head.
The Old King's Head, Kirton High Street, Kirton , Lincolnshire, UKThanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and part of The Old King’s Head Project, Heritage Lincolnshire have been working with some incredible volunteers to develop a Walking Tour for you to join us on to explore and discover Kirton and The Old King’s Head. Join us as we give guided talks around…
Lincolnshire Witches – Sympathetic magic workshop
Online , United KingdomSympathetic magic workshop Join us online, with Flange & Prong, for this interesting workshop. Following on from our talk, its time to have a quick recap of what sympathetic magic is and get casting! We will demonstrate how to build and perform the spells, and be available to answer any questions you may have! Tickets:…