The Young Generation gets into Regeneration!
We are proud to announce two pupils from Queen Elizabeth’s High School, have been appointed as Young Heritage Champions The year 10 pupils from Gainsborough will be able to feed into decision making on building projects and planning of events as part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative. Theresa Workman, Townscape
Gainsborough’s Heritage Skills Festival 2023
Gainsborough’s historic market place is undergoing a transformation to restore the listed buildings, reinstate historic shopfronts and bring back this area’s original charm. As part of the mission to save local heritage we are hosting a Heritage Skills Festival in September 2023. We are planning a week of activities headlined
Illustrated Talk on Improvements to the Historic Heart of Gainsborough
as part of National Libraries Week we are pleased to present Restoring the Historic Heart Join us for an update on Gainsborough’s Townscape Heritage Initiative and its progress with the restoration of buildings in the conservation area of Market Place and Lord Street. We will share some stories and historic
The Merrye Olde Market – 13th August 2022
Gainsborough’s Townscape Heritage Initiative is delighted to return to you with the Merrye Olde Market, featuring costumed historic stall-holders and vintage sideshows to delight and amuse the whole community. Come along to the Market Place on Saturday 13th August to enjoy the carnival atmosphere and catch all the following amusements
The Epic of Melrose Road 1940
Reported in the Gainsborough News on the 8th March 1940 was the story of how the worst damage in the Gainsborough Floods of that year were sustained by the residents of Melrose Road, North Marsh Road and Mowbray Street, a low lying district within the town which was built on the old flood