A challenging year ahead

It’s the start of another busy year for the Lincolnshire Heritage at Risk team and our volunteers as we approach the final stage of the project.

The challenge this year is to get the remaining surveys completed, of which there are just under 4,000. We have no doubt that our volunteers will rise to the challenge to help us achieve this. Last year alone they submitted 3,500 heritage asset surveys and we have had an overwhelming response to our appeal for new volunteers to join us. The forthcoming training day in Sleaford is already oversubscribed and we have had to close the bookings, never fear though as there are plenty more chances for those interested to get involved!

We have no doubt that our volunteers will rise to the challenge.

The team will be working very hard to offer an action packed line up of events, take a look at what we have to offer;

·         Dr Matthew Godfrey will be re-running his popular How to read a parish Church talk

·         We’ll see the return of the hugely successful Hands on Heritage residential for young people

·         There will be chance to find out more about how to care for historic buildings at our Louth conservation day

·         The team will be continuing their work with St Francis Community Special School on their ‘Church Detectives’ project

·         We have three local heritage discovery days lined up in Spalding, Grantham and Lincoln

·         Students at Bishop Grosseteste University College will be learning about the project and helping us to complete surveys in the Lincoln area

·         We’ll be holding a number of volunteer catch up sessions around the county

·         Volunteers will have another opportunity to explore the estate at Belton with our Parks and Gardens event

·         And finally… the year will be rounded off with a Lincolnshire Heritage at Risk conference!

Join us at Ayscoughfee Hall for the Spalding Heritage Discovery Day. 

If you are interested if attending any of these events further details are available on our project website www.lincshar.org

We look forward to seeing you there!

Natalie, Heritage at Risk Project Officer