Nostalgia

More historic locations will open to the public this weekend.

Historic locations across Grantham will be open to the public as part of the national Heritage Open Days scheme.

Belton House will open for free to everyone for two days this week.

A group of volunteers have spent the day cleaning the town’s memorial to the civilian war dead after it had fallen into disrepair.

Pair have been reminiscing over their wartime memories.

The public are invited to join a guided tour through Grantham Cemetery next month.

Ruth Crooks, of Grantham Civic Society, discussed Harrow Street in Grantham.

Ruth Crooks, of Grantham Civic Society, looks at the Guildhall in Grantham.

Ruth Crook, of Grantham Civic Society, looks back at Greenwood's Row.

In our walk down Memory Lane this week, we revisit two celebrity visits to the town.

Ahead of tonight's Harry Potter Book Night, and with London's new magical exhibition weeks away, we dive into J.K. Rowling's wizarding world.

The first £50 note showing the face of early computing pioneer Alan Turing has been issued on what would have been his birthday.

With parents worried about spreading Covid at parties, and a no-blow candle in production, has the pandemic ended the tradition of candles on cakes?

As the NSPCC says outdoor play could help bolster mental health after the pandemic, we look at street games kids often played in the 80s and 90s.

Memory Lane: Do you remember when a new fish and chip shop opened next door to The Windsor?

Memory Lane: Nobody minded when the antics of a pair of Hollywood stars interrupted proceedings.

Then & Now, by Ruth Crook of Grantham Civic Society

Fire at Waltham caused damage totalling around £8,000 back in 1970.

Vacu-Lug remoulds survived rigours of 13,000 miles journey with aplomb.

The town's main thoroughfare had a different look back in the late 1970s and early 1980s.