by Old Retfordians Association | Mar 18, 2026 | Community Focus, Gainsborough, Heritage
The Old Retfordians Reunion will take place on Saturday 18th April at the West Retford Hotel. Many people will remember the September 2025 Heritage Day tours around the former King Edward VI (Grammar) School site on London Road. Thanks are due to the Retford Civic...
by Kirton in Lindsey Society | Mar 11, 2026 | Community Focus, Heritage, Local Experiences, Social Group
The Kirton in Lindsey Society is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Flora Murray Award by the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. The award recognises excellence in the research, publishing and interpretation of local history and has been...
by The Delvers | Mar 2, 2026 | Gainsborough, Heritage, Local Experiences, Social Group
Some history groups are founded in libraries or committee rooms. The Delvers began somewhere far less formal – on the stage. Forty years ago, what would become Gainsborough’s longest-standing active research group grew out of a travelling historical theatre project...
by Rotherham Civic Society | Feb 27, 2026 | Community Focus, Heritage, Remembrance, Rother
Rotherham Civic Society has made a posthumous award to Dame Julie Kenny, for the important role she played in saving one of the borough’s greatest assets, Wentworth Woodhouse. The annual Sheila Cameron Award for Outstanding Community Service to the town was presented...
by Rotherham Civic Society | Feb 27, 2026 | Community Focus, Heritage, Remembrance, Rotherham
Rotherham Civic Society has made a posthumous award to Dame Julie Kenny, for the important role she played in saving one of the borough’s greatest assets, Wentworth Woodhouse. The annual Sheila Cameron Award for Outstanding Community Service to the town was presented...
by Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum | Feb 19, 2026 | Community facility, Heritage, Mansfield
2025 was a very busy and successful year for Bilsthorpe’s Museum, thanks to their volunteers, supporters and visitors. Among the highlights was hosting ‘Mining for Stories’ and ‘Mining and Music’ during which Bilsthorpe Scouts and Thorsby Colliery Band joined them for...
