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Do you recognise this band from the dim and distant past? — Do you recognise this band from the dim and distant past?

Band of musical brothers are a mystery to Grantham amateur historian Stan.

Linda Biggs was the May Queen back in 1969

Linda Biggs was the May Queen back in 1969

Linda Biggs was the May Queen back in 1969

St Mary's annual May procession was led by its queen, Linda Biggs.

Corby Glen mudbath was not for the fainthearted

Corby Glen mudbath was not for the fainthearted

Corby Glen mudbath was not for the fainthearted

Drivers had to negotiate trees on the track!

St Peter’s Hill was a holiday hive of activity in the 1930s

St Peter’s Hill was a holiday hive of activity in the 1930s

St Peter’s Hill was a holiday hive of activity in the 1930s

Luggage-laden vehicles were taking people away on vacation...

Grantham FC won the first Midland League Cup title

Grantham FC won the first Midland League Cup title

Grantham FC won the first Midland League Cup title

Team sealed victory in the first leg of the competition final.

Is Grantham 'time traveller' phoning home?

Is Grantham 'time traveller' phoning home?

Is Grantham 'time traveller' phoning home?

Conspiracy theories are all the rage on the internet – UFOs, aliens, flat Earth, Paul is Dead, and now high-tech time travellers . . .

Locos ground to a halt as local quarries closed in 1970s St Valentine's Day massacre

Locos ground to a halt as local quarries closed in 1970s St Valentine's Day massacre

Locos ground to a halt as local quarries closed in 1970s St Valentine's Day massacre

But ironstone quarry locomotives live on in retirement at Rutland museum...

Vikings were causing a Storm in the early 1960s

Vikings were causing a Storm in the early 1960s

Vikings were causing a Storm in the early 1960s

Sixties town band line-up had various changes throughout its four year life.

A meetings and social events venue

A meetings and social events venue

A meetings and social events venue

Looking back...

Town hospital’s training school opened 50 years ago

Town hospital’s training school opened 50 years ago

Town hospital’s training school opened 50 years ago

School cost £30,000 and was situated across the road from the hospital . . .

Who let the dogs out?

Who let the dogs out?

Who let the dogs out?

All the fun of the fair was wiped out for Toby by terrifying dog attack

King of Skiffle was in town in the 1980s

King of Skiffle was in town in the 1980s

King of Skiffle was in town in the 1980s

Lonnie Donegan's visit was one of many highlights for Irene Cresswell in her time working at the Granada . . .

St Wulfram’s under-13s triumphed in schools cup

St Wulfram’s under-13s triumphed in schools cup

St Wulfram’s under-13s triumphed in schools cup

Were you in this cup-winning school team from the mid-1980s?

Seventies Ropsley FC side were virtually invincible

Seventies Ropsley FC side were virtually invincible

Seventies Ropsley FC side were virtually invincible

Ropsley FC's glory days are remembered in photo from 1971.

Pre-race chat for Harriers

Pre-race chat for Harriers

Pre-race chat for Harriers

Club runners took part in 1969 Lincs XC Championships.

St Anne’s FC finished third in the league in 1976

St Anne’s FC finished third in the league in 1976

St Anne’s FC finished third in the league in 1976

Third place finishers St Anne's – little did they know they would be league champions the following season.

Ropsley played in Premier

Ropsley played in Premier

Ropsley played in Premier

Back in the late 1960s, the Grantham Journal sports pages had a 'Photospot' feature, with a local team each week . . .

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