Welcome to The Aveland History Group
We are a Local History Group for the villages and towns of the ancient Aveland Wapentake. The Wapentake covers an area of the South Lincolnshire fen edge from Bourne in the South to Osbournby in the North and the villages either side of the A15 West and East.
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Events
The Queens Jubilee Project
Group - Jubilee Art ProjectThe Aveland History Group has had to put on hold the fabrication of the Art Project due to a disappointing lack of funding. However, from the amount of enthusiasm the project engendered - from Stamford College students, those who took part...
Illuminated Manuscript Workshop
A one-day workshop at St James Church AslackbyTo highlight the skill involved in creating just a single illuminated letter, we were pleased to arrange a one-day workshop with the illuminated manuscript artist and curator Toni Watts. A group of 20 of us congregated in...
Talk on the Lutterall Psalter at St Andrews Church Irnham
An Evening with Charles LeggattIn October 2021 we were very lucky to be given a curated tour of the wonderful recently restored St Andrews Church in Irnham by Charles Leggatt, a local art historian. The significance of St Andrews cannot be underestimated. It was here...
Folkingham Medieval Festival
Saturday September 11th, Sunday September 12th, Sunday September 19th. A free entrance event spanning three days to coincide with the Heritage Open Days. The theme of this year's event is Voices of Lincolnshire; Stories Unheard.The event is a collaboration between all...
Inaugural Event
Local History DayOn Saturday 8th February 2020, in a bid to gauge the appetite for the formation of a local history group we held a local history day in the village hall in Aslackby. The day had the full support of Heritage Lincolnshire who came out with a variety of...
In the Beginning
Ancient Graffiti Shows the Way - A Personal AccountThe Layers of History Project run by Heritage Lincolnshire back in 2017 – 2020 has had a lot to answer for. I can honestly say it has changed my life! It has opened up a whole new world of connection with the place I...
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