Binbrook is a village in the Lincolnshire Wolds with a population around 700 people.

The event recorded here is the opening of the Rifle Range prior to the First World War.

Nearby RAF Binbrook is now the village of Brookenby.

postcard, 1909

A Great Grimsby Street Tramways vehicle decorated for the opening of the Kingsway promenade on 12July 1906 by Lady Henderson, wife of the Chairman of the Great Central Railway.

A postcard by Bullen, Grimsby

A parade of decorated bicycles at a garden fete.

Undated postcard.

King George V & Queen Mary visited Grimsby on the morning of 22 July 1912 prior to the opening of Immingham Docks the same day.

postcard by J. S. Bullen of Grimsby

The Band of the Lincolnshire Regiment play at the annual flower show in the grounds of Gunby Hall, 1914.

David Robinson Collection

Lincoln Longwool Sheep on display at Heckington Show.

"Historically, the Lincoln Longwool is one of our most important native breeds of sheep.

A large dual-purpose breed developed to carry a heavy fleece of strong, lustrous, lanolin-rich wool combined with a substantial mutton carcass providing both meat and tallow.

Lincolnshire was already famous for its sheep in the Middle Ages when the wool trade was crucial to Britain's economy and Lincoln was one of the seven "staple (official exporting) towns of England"

http://www.lincolnlongwools.co.uk/breed.php 

DB 24 July 2010 

Lincoln Red Cattle on display at Heckington Show.

"THE WRAGBY HERD OF PEDIGREE LINCOLN RED CATTLE

CALF AT FOOT"

"The Lincoln Red is an old breed of beef cattle, originating from Lincolnshire in eastern England.

They were selectively bred from the indigenous draught cattle of the region by crossing with the Durham type Shorthorn to produce a dual purpose breed"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Red 

See also

http://www.lincolnredcattlesociety.co.uk/breed-history.php  

DB 28 July 2018

"The Largest Village Show in England!​" 

"Heckington Show has its origins in the village's 900 year old feast week linked to the Feast of St Mary.

We can trace a country show back to 1863 and the current site has been the Show's venue since 1867"

http://www.heckingtonshow.org.uk/history.html 

DB 28 July 2018

Horncastle's August Horse Fair was said to be the largest in Europe.

It is thought to originate in the 13th century; the last was held in 1948.

During the nineteenth century the fair lasted for a fortnight and hudred of horses of all types were sold.

from an engraving of 1865 by Sheldon Williams

Modern artwork, initiated by Horncastle History & Heritage Society at the corner of Jubilee Way and South Street.

"HORSE FAIR 1231 -1948

The Fair was originally a market named after St. Lawrence. The Charter for the Fair was granted by King Henry III in 1231.

By the 19C the horse Fair was the greatest horse fair in Europe. It was held for two weeks in August each year. Buyers came from many countries.

Even the Army purchased horses for the Cavalry. Some were used in the Charge of the Light Brigade.

When the Horse Fair stopped in 1948, the Age of the Horse had ended" 

DB 18 July 2019

Construction of Immingham Dock began in 1906. It was officially opened by King George V and Queen Mary on 22 July 1912.

Unposted F.C.C. series postcard.

The Royal Maundy took place in Lincoln Cathedral on 20th April 2000.

"The Distribution of Alms and the washing of the feet on the Thursday of Holy Week are of great antiquity.

The Maundy can be traced back in England with certainty to the 12th century, and there are continuous records of the Distribution having been made on Maundy Thursday from the reign of King Edward I. 

The Service derives its name from the Latin word mandatum, meaning a commandment, and its opening words are; 'Jesus said: "I give you a new commandment."' 

From the 15th century the number of recipients has been related to the years of the Sovereign's life.

At one time recipients were required to be of the same sex as the Sovereign, but since the 18th century they have numbered as many men and women as the Sovereign has years of age.

Recipients are now pensioners selected because of the Christian service they have rendered to the Church and the community.

The Distribution is in two parts, and the gifts which are handed to the recipients are symbolic and highly prized. 

The red purse contains an allowance for clothing and provisions formerly given in kind and a payment for the redemption of the royal gown.

The white purse contains in Maundy coin silver pennies, twopences, threepences and fourpences, as many pence as the Sovereign has years of age.

Maundy coins are legal tender, and when the United Kingdom changed to decimal currency in 1971, the face value of four coins became 10 new pence, instead of 10d in the old £sd system"

Extract from the order of service.

DB 20 April 2000

The Royal Maundy took place in Lincoln Cathedral on 20th April 2000. 

"Maundy money is struck in denominations of one penny, two pence, three pence, and four pence.

Until the 18th century the coins given were from the circulating coinage, and it was not until the latter half of the century that the four Maundy coins developed as distinct, noncirculating pieces.

The obverse design of the coins features the reigning monarch.

The reverse, with a crowned numeral enclosed by a wreath, derives from a design first used during the reign of King William III and Queen Mary II, and which has been virtually unaltered since 1822.

The coins are presented in two leather purses, a white one containing coins to the value of the same number of pence as the years of the monarch's age, and a red purse containing a £5 and a 50p coin"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Maundy 

DB 20 April 2000

The annual show of the Royal Agriculture Society of England was held in Lincoln on three occasions (1854, 1907, 1947).

In 1907 the showground was set up on the West Common for the 3-day event.

King Edward VII attended this show and is shown here being driven along West Parade towards the city centre, presumably after his visit to the show.

Postcard, 1907

The annual show of the Royal Agriculture Society of England was held in Lincoln on three occasions (1854, 1907, 1947).

In 1907 the showground was set up on the West Common for the 3-day event.

King Edward VII (on the extreme left) was driven in style around the showground.

Postcard, 1907

When the Royal Show was held in Lincoln in 1907 more than 100,000 visitors came, mainly by rail.

The principal streets of the city were decorated.  This arch over High Street was topped by a portable steam engine, symbol of Lincoln's engineering industry.

The single carriage in the photograph carries King Edward VII.

Postcard, 1907

Her Majesty the Queen came to Lincoln on 27 June 1958 to open Pelham Bridge, the long concrete bridge over the railway lines at Magpie Square where Broadgate runs into Canwick Road.

On the day she paid a visit to the Carthedral.

David Robinson Collection

The Queen walks with the Dean of the Cathedral, the Duke of Edinburgh with the Bishop of Lincoln.

David Robinson Collection

27th June was cool and very wet. Undaunted, crowds lined High Street to welcome the Queen.

David Robinson Collection

The ever smiling Queen meets the public in High Street

David Robinson Collection

Inspection of the RAF Cadets.

David Robinson Collection

Children and families greet the Queen

David Robinson Collection

The Queen crosses High Bridge with Lincoln's lady Mayor in attendance.

David Robinson Collection

A personal message por the Queen

David Robinson Collection

Blue plaque on the wall opposite to the south entrance of the church. 

"The Lincolnshire Rising was a brief rising by Roman Catholics against the establishment of the Church of England by Henry VIII and the dissolution of the monasteries set in motion by Thomas Cromwell"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage_of_Grace 

It was the occasion on which Henry VIII famously described the shire as "one of the most brute and beastly in the realm"

DB 12 September 2018

"The 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from 19 May until 27 July, prior to the London 2012 Summer Olympics"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay

DB 7 September 2019 

Reported in the Sleaford Standard 11th September 2018 that :-

"This traditional event dates back to the middle ages and is always held on the third Saturday in October to mark the end of harvesting.

It has been saved twice in its history - once in the1960s and again in 2016.

The parish council has announced via its Facebook page that it has done everything possible to keep this tradition going, but it is "with great regret and sadness" that a decision has been made by full council for the event not to proceed in 2018"

https://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/end-fayre-and-feast-2043328 

DB 18 October 2014

The striking chancel screen is the work of Charles Kirk whose retstoration of the church in 1876 cost £3,300

This photograph shows the Easter Bonnet Festival held in the church in 2013.

DB 1 April 2013

Big Breakfast event organised each year to coincide with West Lindsey Churches Festival.

DB 17 May 2015

"The Best Kept Villages and Small Towns Competition was introduced to Lincolnshire, in its present form, by Lincolnshire Branch CPRE and Community Lincs in 1962"

"Ropsley has had a great deal of success in Class II of the competition.

The village has won its class nine times, in 1975, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 2000.

Ropsley has also come second four times and third twice"

http://lincolnshirebestkeptvillages.co.uk/portfolio/ropsley/ 

Award pictured is sited on the village green near the war memorials. Other awards sited throughout the village. 

DB 6 August 2018

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting the steel furnace at Appleby Frodingham Steelworks with Walter Jackson (centre picture)

David Robinson Collection

Labour leader Clement Attlee on a visit to the steelworks in Scunthorpe, probably in early 1950s.

In the photograph from the left: Attlee, David Quibell, Mayor Coun Spavin and Joe Kilby, general manager of Redbourne Steelworks.

David Robinson Collection

The Flower Queen in 1979 was Mandy Adcock.

"The town was well known for the annual Spalding Flower Parade, held from 1959 to 2013.

The parade celebrated the region's vast tulip production and the cultural links between the Fens and the landscape and people of South Holland.

At one time, it attracted crowds of more than 100,000"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spalding,_Lincolnshire

DB May 1979

Police float taking part in the flower parade. 

The "Police Service 150th Anniversary" is presumably a reference to Peel's Metropolitan Police Act 1829.

"Legislation in the 1830s introduced policing in boroughs and many counties and, in the 1850s, policing was established nationally"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom 

DB May 1979

Float sponsored by Co-op Insurance.

"There was an old woman who lived in a shoe" 

DB May 1979

Woodhall Spa Country Market 20th Anniversary celebrations in St Peter's Church Hall.

"The Markets separated from The National Federation of Women's Institutes in 1995 and became self-financing.

As of 2003, there were 500 Country Markets run across the country"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Markets   

DB 3 May 2019