Strange that after a comparatively mild winter Spring seems to be slow and patchy. Just one or two hawthorn bushes just opening to leaf but the rest holding back, see picture above taken beside West Drain south of South Ferriby cement works. Similarly the odd young blackthorn just in flower but the rest no sign of […]

Apologies to readers for the big gap since the last update – I tried and tried to download two further pdfs (articles) to the Publications page, got in a complete muddle and somehow jammed the system. Ryan was booked-up for a few days, I had other things to do etc. etc. So I’ll post a few

The purpose of the Monday night WEA short course currently in Barrow is to edit and collate the historical notes of the late Dora Borrill, a local activist, teacher and historian. Unfortunately her ‘jottings’ were so disorganised that, in their present form, they are not accessible. Members of the class are willing to read the

One of the main purposes of this website is for it to be a platform for my researches and articles. To this end I am going to list the articles already uploaded (as pdfs), completed articles soon to be uploaded and articles in progress and to then be uploaded. Articles already uploaded (see Publications); Landmarks and

Currently tutoring a W.E.A. class at Barrow on Monday evenings. Will update after second session on 22nd. On Thursday evening 31st March 2016 giving a talk to Barton and District History Group on the history of Barton’s early 20th century cement works. All welcome. Have more articles to upload as pdfs but for the moment

Last Wednesday I joined a meeting of the ‘Lincolnshire Blow Wells Group’ held at the Wilderspin School site in Barton. Having been invited by Alan Jones of the Humber Nature Partnership to join the meeting I found it very informative and was able to make a modest contribution. One item on the agenda was a presentation