LOCAL HISTORY TALKS PROGRAMME 2025

All talks are presented in St Denys’ Church Rooms, off the Market Place in Sleaford.  

Each talk starts at 7.30pm (except Nov., which is from 2 -4pm) and lasts approximately an hour.  Refreshments are available and there is a raffle.

£3 for non-members and £1 for members (except for the AGM and TT&T).  Click here to become a member.

Talk dates for 2025

Tuesday 25th March 2025

‘Sleaford Navigation’, presented by Steve and Chris Hayes of the Sleaford Navigation Trust.

Steve and Chris will talk about the history of the navigation, the development of the Trust and bring the most up to date news of the progress on the trip narrowboat, the Benjamin Handley.

Tuesday 27th May 2025

‘The Lost Kingdom of Lindsey’, presented by Dr Erik Grigg, History Dept of Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln.

Erik is always an extremely popular speaker and this topic will be another fascinating example of his entertaining and extremely informative talks.

This whole event is free to attend as the 2025 AGM of the Sleaford Museum Trust will follow Erik’s talk.

Tuesday 29th July 2025

‘The Artist Mary Wedd and the Sleaford School of Art’, presented by Robert Turner, local historian.

Robert has carried out a huge amount of original research on this very interesting topic and he is a real expert on the subject.

Tuesday 23rd September 2025

’Kirk & Parry, Builders of Sleaford.  The men, the buildings, the legacy’, presented by Nigel Ogden, Sleaford Museum researcher.

Nigel has carried out a huge amount of research into the history and legacy of this locally famous duo who created the ‘look and feel’ of much of the magnificent architecture in Sleaford.

Tuesday 25th November 2025   2-4pm  ‘Talks, Teas and Teasers’, presented by Mark Bamford and Museum staff  An afternoon of heritage and history – a few short talks, some historical puzzles and quizzes, with tea and cake!  £5 non-members, £3 members