Not many people will say they haven’t heard the name ‘Sir Halley Stewart’. Spalding has a playing field and football ground named after him.
But who was he - and what were his ties to the tow ...
Terry Grantham was just eight-years-old when he headed off to school one day carrying a little case and a gas mask.
It was September 1, 1939, two days before war was declared, and he found h ...
The paper The papers featured the names of many men and women from Sutton St James, who served their country.
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Local historian and author Bruce Robinson lived in Long Sutton as a child during the war years. His memoirs provide this account of increasing militarisation to counter the threat of German invasion d ...
Mark Joy, from Gosberton Risegate, sent us this fantastic photo of his dad, Gus (Augustus), on a John Deere tractor in 1950, pea cutting down Broad Drove, Surfleet Fen Farm, near Gosberton Clough, wit ...
Dr Katherine Storr was one of our first contributors to this website and now she has just written new book. The book celebrates the life of Grace Charlotte Vulliamy, CBE 1878 - 1957.
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