Who do you know in this Grantham school photo?
Do you recognise this Grantham scene?
NHS Test & Trace warning
If NHS Test and Trace calls you by phone, the service will be using a single phone number 0300 0135 000. The only website the service will ask you to visit is https://contact-tracing.phe.gov.uk. Contact tracers will never: • Ask you to dial a premium rate number to speak to us (for example, those starting 09 or […]
Volunteers key to reviving Grantham park
Grantham’s award-winning Wyndham Park has an impressive army of willing volunteers, whose behind-the-scenes work goes largely unseen by the park’s one million annual visitors. Increased volunteering was a key measure in a successful £1m-plus National Lottery Heritage Fund bid, which has restored the park’s heritage as a WWI Memorial Park. Around 80 volunteers represent a […]
Who remembers this Grantham pub?
Who do you know in this old Photo?
Casburn, John – Grantham’s Chief Constable got an OBE
John Robert Casburn (1871-1948) John Robert Casburn was appointed Chief constable of Grantham Borough Police in 1898 Even during 1919, there were only 16 policemen patrolling the town. The official level was 24. His annual report said this included two pensioned officers, two volunteers and two women. He was responsible for setting on first official […]
Grubb, Tim – GB Olympic showjumper switched allegiance to USA
Tim Grubb (1954-2010) Grantham-born Tim Grubb, represented Great Britain on their Olympic Show Jumping team on three occasions and rode in over 75 Nations’ Cups. His riding history ran the gamut from Pony Club through foxhunting, steeplechasing, and finally showjumping when he started working for horse dealer John Massarella, the brother of British chef d’equipe […]
Ellis, John – Survived Ypres but was killed at La Houssoie
John William Ellis (1886-1915) John William Ellis was born in January 1886, of three brothers. All three were to join the armed services. John and Joseph joined the Army and George the Royal Navy. John originally enlisted on 4 June 1904, at Grantham, into the 4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. He signed up for the post-Boer […]
Dowsett, Doreen – Powerlifter won golds and smashed records
Doreen Dowsett, nee Welbourne (b1951) Born at Barrowby, Doreen Welbourne attended Barrowby Primary school before going on to the Girls Central School/ Walton Girls School. She had little interest in sport other than horseriding. Her late husband Stephen Dowsett was a keen powerlifter and on the way home from a competition at Scunthorpe, they (about […]
Woman and two men arrested after police stop vehicle in Great Gonerby
Tree blocks road at Barrowby
Grantham factory on the tele
Car boot sale this weekend
Hymns with Tim at noon
Dear Friends We are looking forward to our first Hymns with Tim this morning at 12:00noon. Attached for you here are the hymns for this morning, 5 June 2020 Please click on the following link to join the Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us /j/85403433847?pwd=V2hGRFY2VGhFTWo2NTFXenJhN1BVUT09 Meeting ID: 854 0343 3847Password: 572298 In order to join Hymns with Tim you […]
Howzat! Cricket clubs score with CrowdfundSK grants
Three cricket clubs have received grants from South Kesteven District Council’s CrowdfundSK project to help them survive a season decimated by COVID-19. Clubs in Barrowby, Barkston and Bourne have each received pledges of £100 from SKDC’s assessment panel, matching the amount already promised by the England and Wales Cricket Board. All have now reached their […]
Diet consultant helps NHS staff stay fit and healthy with meal and snack donations
A diet consultant has been fuelling the fight against Covid-19 by donating supplies to NHS staff and frontline workers. In her latest donation, Georgette Louis, an independent consultant with The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan, handed over bags of snacks and nutritious meals to staff at Peterborough’s Edith Cavell Hospital’s pharmacy. The donation was […]
Hospitals invest in extra state of the art cleaning machines to help tackle coronavirus
Four additional state of the art cleaning machines are being used in hospitals across the county to tackle bugs and germs that are resistant to traditional cleaning methods – including coronavirus. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) has purchased four more hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) systems to help stop the spread of coronavirus, norovirus, MRSA and […]
More traders lined up for Grantham market
More stallholders are returning to South Kesteven District Council’s markets following the Government decision to ease some lockdown restrictions. Shoppers are being asked to observe the two-metre social distancing guidelines, and signs and barriers will be in place to help. Traders selling all goods and wares are now able to attend. Bourne Market had eight […]
