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Spring and Summer Programme 2026
Thursday 7 May 2026 – online talk, 19.00-20.00
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5920067610?omn=87275792007
‘The volunteers have had enough’: Marie Lawson (York St John’s) shares latest findings from her research on heritage volunteers.
Wednesday 20 May 2026 – online information session plus Q&A, 19.00-20.00
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5920067610?omn=86868357222
Sources of funding for small cultural heritage sites: Cavan Collins and Hayley Crawford of the Lincolnshire Community Foundation share their knowledge.
Tuesday 2 June 2026 – online talk, 19.00-20.00
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5920067610?omn=82395840134
Dr Dustin Frazier Wood, Head of Collections and Operations at the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society: ‘Pro Bono Publico: New Beginnings and Old Ideas for the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society’
Saturday 20 June 2026 – in person visit to Sleaford Museum and Castle, from 12.30.
We start with lunch and a chance to chat, after which Mark Bamford guides us around these two heritage sites in Sleaford.
Members go free; £10 for non-members (you can join on the day)
Thursday 2 July – online information session plus Q&A, 19.00-20.00
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5920067610?omn=89685807792
Good governance for our heritage sites and organisations: Jody Ragoo of the Lincolnshire CVS offers insights and advice.
Save the date! Wednesday 22 July at 19.00 is the LHF’s AGM, which will be held online. Our guest speaker is Jannette Warrener, National Destinations and Attractions Manager at the Canal and River Trust and formerly chair of LHF.
2026 Annual Conference booking now open!
We are delighted to share details of the 2026 LHF Annual Conference, to be held on 28 February, 10:00 at Horncastle Community Centre. Booking is essential via Eventbrite
For further information, please check the LHF Annual Conference page where details of the full programme will be updated soon.
11/12/2025 – Online Christmas Quiz
Dear Colleague
We’re looking forward to our Christmas quiz on Thurs 11 December, please note the start of 19.30.
It will be on Zoom so you can join from the comfort of home, it will be multiple choice so no blank spaces on your answer sheet, (There will be prizes) and hopefully by the end you will have consumed enough mulled wine to sing our new Lincolnshire version of the Twelve Days of Christmas with gusto.
The words are attached so you can practice!
Everyone is welcome to attend, so please spread the word to members and non-members alike.
The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81208772262
Look out also for our 2026 programme details, which we will circulate in the new year.
Please save the date for our annual conference: This is booked for February 28th at Horncastle Community Centre.
Best wishes
Heather & Jackie
22/11/25 – Visit to Dobson’s Mill, Burgh le Marsh
Diary details: Saturday 22 November for a 10.00 start with refreshments at the mill; talks and tours until lunch at 13.15. Visitors are welcome to stay to enjoy the site on their own in the afternoon.
Cost: £5.00 for members (individual as well as those employed by, or volunteering at, a member organisation); £8.00 for non-members. Cost includes refreshments.
Visit details: Our November event takes the form of an in-person tour of the five-storey, five-sailed windmill at Burgh le Marsh. This historic, Grade 1 listed mill is owned by the County Council. It suffered extensive storm damage in 2020, and we’ll be able to see how the repairs have progressed. The Mill tour is up to the second floor and there is plenty to see without climbing. The local heritage centre is housed in the adjacent granary buildings.
Malcolm Ringsell and his volunteer team have kindly agreed to host us, show us round and feed us. If you have any special dietary requirements then please let us know. This is a great chance to see this heritage site as well as to build our LHF network – please come along!
If possible please book in advance via this email address, I will collect the money from you on the day but Malcolm needs to know how many of us are coming for catering purposes therefore bookings will close on November 19th.
Best wishes
Jackie Goodall
Secretary
07745 777521
29/10/25 – Online talk: SoundLincs and Future of the Past 2
Join us for an online talk by Ewan East, to discuss the SoundLincs and Heritage Lottery Fund project he is co-ordinating, entitled Future of the Past 2.
Everyone is welcome to attend, no booking required.
Date: 29/10/25
Time: 19:00 – 20:00
Online link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89106419797
Spring Programme 2025
We are pleased to share details for our Spring programme:
30 April, 19.00-20.00 on ZOOM
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89126413158?pwd=XQhYl1O5EghCP7oafb57vIuWbgZgbl.1
‘The uses of museum outdoor spaces’ – a talk by Paul Scott, Chair of the Sir Joseph Banks
Society CIO
28 May, 16.00-17.00 on ZOOM
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87293631125
‘Heritage in Lincolnshire, present and future’ – a panel discussion with time for Q&A
Panellists:
o Liz Bates, Director of Midlands and East, National Lottery Heritage Fund, presents an
overview of the sector
o Olivia Basterfield, Museum Development Programme Officer, Museum Development
Midlands, focuses on museums in the region
o Susan Leadbetter, Chair of the Diocesan Advisory Committee, on the plight of parish
churches
o Sarah Grundy, Senior Commissioning Officer for Historic Places, Lincolnshire County
Council, provides a public body perspective
28 June, 14.00-17.00 in person at the Horncastle Community Centre
An afternoon of networking and celebrating Lincolnshire heritage heroes: taking forward the
ideas and suggestions of Colin Hyde of the East Midlands Oral History Archive, who spoke
at our last conference about recording the stories of how Lincolnshire’s heritage has been
saved and celebrated. All welcome. Please RSVP, as numbers are limited: Heather at
hhughes@lincoln.ac.uk or Jackie at goodall.jackie@gmail.com
Brilliant Insight Given Into Lincolnshire’s Second World War Memory Institutions
Talk event summary
Once again the Lincolnshire Heritage Student Forum (LHSF) were treated to an insightful talk on Thursday 25 April, this time given by Caterina Scott BA Hons, MA, Museum Curator and Trustee at Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre. The talk was a hybrid event, and was attended by students and academics from Lincoln and Bishop Grosseteste universities. We also had the absolute pleasure of meeting Caterina’s mum Marjorie, who came to support her daughter.
Background
Caterina is currently studying for her PhD, and this was an opportunity for her to share some of her research, in which she delved into the former use and current status of some of the lesser known RAF Bomber Command airfield sites, such as RAF Wickenby and RAF North Killingholme (North Lincolnshire). Caterina also discussed Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre, and the talk touched on some important points around the pros and cons of museum accreditation, for which this Second World War memory institution is currently applying.
Video
We were very lucky to have Caterina’s permission to record the session, and this can now be viewed in full here:
You can download the slides as a PDF here: Setting Up Lincolnshire’s Second World War Memory Institutions – Influence and Affect – Slides.
These talks have been run in a collaboration between the University of Lincoln, Bishop Grosseteste University, and the Lincolnshire Heritage Forum. Our thanks go to Erik Grigg for introducing the talk, and for organising the room for us to host the event at Bishop Grosseteste University.
Thank you also to all those who came and joined us online.
LHSF TALK: Setting Up Lincolnshire’s Second World War Memory Institutions: Influence and Affect
LHSF talk presented by Caterina Scott, MA
We are incredibly lucky to be able to welcome Caterina Scott to give a talk to the Lincolnshire Heritage Student Forum group on Thursday 25 April – 18:30-19:30. The talk will be titled ‘Setting Up Lincolnshire’s Second World War Memory Institutions: Influence and Affect‘. This will be hosted at Bishop Grosseteste University, and online via MS Teams. Caterina is a PhD research student on the Cultural Heritage Management Programme at the University of Lincoln. She is also Trustee and Museum Curator at Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre.
This free talk will introduce and explore some of Caterina’s knowledge and PhD research, looking at the influences that affected the setting up of Lincolnshire’s second world war ‘memory institutions’, including three key areas:
- Places – what is the availability of airfield land and buildings, and are they usable?
- Objects – how big are they, who owns them and what conditions and funds do they need to be kept and maintained in perpetuity?
- People – whose idea was it to form a museum or heritage centre or ‘memory institution’, who helped them – how and why?
Click here for event details, location, and to book a ticket >
VIEW PRESENTATION: Gendered collector networks of 21st Century heritage sites
Thank you to all who attended the Lincolnshire Heritage Student Forum (LHSF) seminar on 29 February 2024.
This online session welcomed Natalie Brimecome-Mills, Programme Leader of MA Cultural Heritage Management at University of Lincoln, who presented an introduction to Gendered Collector Networks taken from her ongoing PhD research, exploring the work and influence of Ethel Rudkin and Dr Isabel Grant upon 21st Century heritage sites.
The presentation document and references for further reading are available to view and download:
Gendered collector networks – 29 Feb 2024
For enquiries and communication regarding this ongoing research and other projects, please contact Natalie directly.
