Kirton in Lindsey Society
The Society was formed back in 1987 by a group of residents interested in the history of the town and concerned that valuable information was being lost as old properties were demolished and new development was covering over historic sites.
We have a programme of indoor talks from September to June followed up by visits in the summer to local places of interest.
Detailed Information
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Contact : Martin Hollingsworth (Secretary)
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Tel: 01652 648435
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Where: Kirton in Lindsey Town Hall
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Website: www.kirtoninlindseysociety.org.uk
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When: 4th Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm
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Who: Members, non-members and visitors are all welcome.
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Cost:
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Membership of the Society is £20 (admission to talks free) or £12 (admission to talks £2), Non-members pay £5 for entry to talks.
OUR AIMS
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To advance the knowledge of our area through:
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Talks and lectures
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Trips and tours
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Exhibitions
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Publishing books and pamphlets
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Exploring and recording sites of interest
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To help protect our heritage through:
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Collecting material against destruction or dispersal and making it available for study.
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Securing the preservation, protection and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area.
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We also manage the Heritage Room in the Town Hall and have themed displays which can be viewed whenever the office is open, or by appointment.
History is not all dry and ‘worthy’, it can be fun. Since we started we have done some unusual things. We have:
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Beat the Bounds
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Revived the Kirton Plough Play
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Ridden on trams
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Sailed on the Humber Sloop
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Restored the whipping post
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Walked the fields around for archaeological remains.
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Rescued and restored doors from the old prison.
Who knows where our adventures will take us next!
Kirton in Lindsey’s History is up in The Cloud!
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Have you tried The Kirton in Lindsey Time Travellers Trail yet?
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It works from a smartphone and, using GPS, guides you around the town to visit 21 Points of Interest (POI) to find out about the stories behind these historic sites. Each POI has a spoken narrative, words and pictures and some have ‘then and now’ sliders for instant comparison.
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The Trail starts in the Market Place where there is a Start Board on the Kirton Fish Bar railings. Scanning a QR code (or typing in the web address) takes you to the website where you simply follow the instructions. The Trail can be done all at once (about 1 hour) or piecemeal, as suits, and goes down and back up the hill.
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It aims to appeal to all ages and provide an easy way to find out more about Kirton’s long and interesting history. It is simple to use, there is no app to download and it is free.
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Not everyone will be in a position to walk the Trail so the good news is that it can be done from your sofa (or anywhere in the World)! A separate menu allows you to select the POIs separately and each one has the same information as the Trail with an added video to show you the building in question.
You can click on the code here so have a go! https://kilttt.quest