Discordant Noises – ‘riding the stang’ and ‘skimmington rides’ Dr. Andrew Walker, Chair of the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology

Joseph Wright Hall Queen Street, Barton upon Humber

This curious folk custom in Europe and North America throughout the nineteenth century involved crowds making as much noise as possible by beating on pots and pans or anything that came to hand, creating what was known as rough music. This is another chance to hear Andrew Walker explain how these events enabled communities to... Read more...

Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat

The Civic Society joins with others at the Wilderspin School Museum and Holydyke air raid shelter to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in a day to remember life on the Home Front with displays, wartime vehicles, 1940s tearoom and vintage fair. FREE

A History of Hessle Cliff

Joseph Wright Hall Queen Street, Barton upon Humber

Following the Society’s AGM at 7.30pm and a short refreshment break, Dr. Alex Ombler (Curator, Goole Museum) explores the natural, industrial and social history of Hessle Cliff from pre-history to the present day. A little-known place on the north bank of the Humber Estuary, the cliff forms the southern-most tip of the chalk Wolds of... Read more...

Visit to Helmsley

Helmsley Archaeology Store holds the extensive archaeological collections and paper-based archives from English Heritage guardianship sites from the North of England including the counties of Northumberland, County Durham, Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, Cheshire. The range of collections spans English history from Prehistory to the modern day, from flint, architectural stonework to ceramics and small... Read more...