The Big Draw Festival
The Gainsborough Townscape Heritage Initiative have joined with English Heritage to create a one-day festival of drawing at Gainsborough Old Hall in September. Taking place in the grounds of the Old Hall on Saturday 25 September from 11am until 4pm This is a great day out for all the family
Merrye Olde Market on Lord Street
We were delighted to finally say hello to Gainsborough at our belated launch event on Saturday 26 June. As the first event in Gainsborough for some time The Merrye Olde Market on Lord Street was our chance to bring together all of Gainsborough’s Heritage visitor atractions as stall-holders in a
Gainsborough’s Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge was built between 1787 and 1791 by the civil engineer, William Weston and is a handsome and substantial three-span bridge in ashlar masonry. Trent Bridge is Weston’s only known work in Britain as he left in 1792 from Falmouth for the United States of America to work for
History of Scouting
Scouting is fantastic for helping young people to learn new skills and explore new activities. Scouting originally started back on 1 August 1907, when 20 boys gathered together to join the first experimental Scout camp on Brownsea Island, near Poole in Dorset. The man behind the event was Robert Baden-Powell,
Discover Gainsborough – A Walk Through Time
We are delighted to announce that our new ‘Discover Gainsborough’ heritage trail booklet which was launched in April is available in print and pdf form. The booklet was produced by the Townscape Heritage Initiative team in partnership with The Heritage Centre and it features a guided 90 minute walk around