The unveiling will take place on Friday 10th June 2022 at 11am; this date was chosen as it would have been Prince Philip’s 100th birthday. The bench, which was purchased by the Town Council, has been positioned overlooking the River Slea near the metal bridge. The Town Crier will be in attendance […]
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AGM of Sleaford Museum Trust, 31st May 2022 – all welcome.
The AGM of SMT will be held immediately following Simon Pawley’s Local History Talk, ‘The Mills of Sleaford’, on Tuesday 31st May 2022 at St Denys Church Hall. See more details SMT AGM notification 2022 SMT AGM Minutes 28-09-21 Final SMT Report 2022
Online talk – The Life and Times of Sleaford Castle
Heritage Lincolnshire Local and Community History Month: The Life and Times of Sleaford Castle, presented by Mark Bamford. Monday 23rd May, 7pm, online. Details on poster below. Booking link: https://www.heritagelincolnshire.org/shop/all/tickets/local-and-community-history-month
POP-UP EXHIBITION ‘LAWRENCE AND THE MINT’ AT CRANWELL AVIATION HERITAGE MUSEUM
New exhibition starting 6th May at Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum.
New opening times for Sleaford Museum
Please note, the new opening times shown on the front page of the website begin on May 1st, 2022. Monday 12.30 – 3pm Wednesday 10 – 3pm Friday 10 – 12.30pm Saturday 10 – 3pm
Historic England aerial photographs archive available to view
Historic England From the Air – https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/archive/collections/aerial-photos/ Historic England have made their archive of historic aerial photographs available online for free viewing. The above link will take you directly to the site The most important Historic Places in England are listed, including buildings, battlefields, monuments, parks, gardens, shipwrecks and more. A number of images of Sleaford […]
Mosaic-ally Sleaford!
Have you seen the stunning new mosaics added recently to Gladstone Yard entrance (Money’s Mill car park)? They add to a growing number of mosaic art installations around the town. A guide has been produced so that you can walk a trail to see them all – just the thing in this wonderful recent warm […]
Local History Talk – Sleaford Castle
Sleaford Museum’s popular local history talks will restart on Tuesday 29th March 2022, 7.30pm in St Denys’ Church Rooms. ‘The Life and Times of Sleaford Castle’ is presented by SMT Chairman, Mark Bamford. More information is available HERE