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
The Great Gainsborough Treasure Hunt – First Winner Announced!
We have been overwhelmed with the response to the summer challenge, which is aimed at engaging people in the history of Gainsborough. The Great Gainsborough Treasure Hunt has been phenomenally successful with over 2000 free booklets collected during the first month. It is a delight to see so many people
The Great Gainsborough Treasure Hunt!
The Great Gainsborough Treasure Hunt An exciting new treasure hunt activity is about to begin for the Summer of 2022 in Gainsborough. The colourful Treasure Hunt booklet is available to collect free of charge from Gainsborough Library and Wilko in Marshall’s Yard from this Saturday! The Treasure Hunt is based
41 Lord Street – Once the White Lion, now The Upper Crust
This week we continue along Lord Street with our study of the buildings targeted for grant assistance. These grants could cover 80% of the cost for improvements and restoration. We have paused at 41 Lord Street, currently operating as the Upper Crust Cafe. The building is relatively young for Lord