Barton Civic Society

Barton to New Holland Flood Tidal Alleviation Scheme
2025-09-19 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Joseph Wright Hall, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5QP, United Kingdom
Showcasing the development and outline solution to reduce flood risk from the Humber Estuary around Barton Upon Humber with Mark Adams, Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Environment Agency

Victorian Barton
2025-09-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Wilderspin National School Museum, 4 Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, DN18 5QP
Guided walk (90 mins) starting and ending at Wilderspin School Museum looking at the town’s Victorian Legacy.
Booking essential via The Ropewalk (01652 660380)

Turn and Face the Strange
2025-10-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Joseph Wright Hall, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5QP, United Kingdom
Dr Jack Hatfield returns with an updated talk about how our flora, fauna and landscapes are changing and what this may mean for the future. The national and international trends will be considered but also what is happening in Barton and the surrounding region showing inter connectedness and how everyone can have an influence.
Born and educated in Barton, growing up on the banks of the Humber sparked an interest that developed into a career. Jack completed a BSc in zoology at the university of Durham followed by an MSc and PhD at Imperial College London researching Brazilian deforestation.
Jack now researches biodiversity and ecology at the University of York. His work examines how human impacts are changing the world’s flora and fauna, aiming to understand what this means for our future.

In Conversation - OH Boyd and the Royal Coaches
2025-11-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Joseph Wright Hall, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5QP, United Kingdom
Local sculptor, illustrator and Woodcarver to the Palace OH Boyd returns to discuss his involvement with the Royal Coaches, carving the Imperial Crown centrepieces for the Royal Diamond Jubilee Coach ‘Britannia’, and, more recently, for the new King’s Carriage.

Internetty - A Barton Success Story
2026-02-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Joseph Wright Hall, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5QP, United Kingdom
With Sarah White. How a local company brought high speed connectivity to a rural North Lincolnshire community.

Lancasters, Lincolnshire and the International Bomber Command Centre
2026-03-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Joseph Wright Hall, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5QP, United Kingdom
With Air Vice-Marshal Paul Robinson

Archaeological Aerial Photography in North Lincolnshire
2026-04-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Joseph Wright Hall, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5QP, United Kingdom
With Simon Thompson

The Life and Artwork of Reuben Chappell
2026-05-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Joseph Wright Hall, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5QP, United Kingdom
With Alex Ombler

Baysgarth Park Tree Trail
2026-06-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Baysgarth Park, Caistor Rd, Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 6AH, United Kingdom
Discover the historical significance of twelve trees in Baysgarth Park.

Behind the Scaffolding: The story so far at Baysgarth House
2026-07-17 20:00 - 21:00 | Joseph Wright Hall, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5QP, United Kingdom
With Liz Bennet

Toil & Trouble: Magic in Roman Britain
2026-09-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Joseph Wright Hall, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5QP, United Kingdom
With Adam Parker

Revolution and Resilience in Lincolnshire: Rex Russell’s Life in Teaching
2026-10-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Joseph Wright Hall, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5QP, United Kingdom
With Keith Miller

The Evolution of the Enclosures in Barton
2026-11-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Joseph Wright Hall, Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5QP, United Kingdom
Historian Andrew Robinson explains the background to the Enclosure Movement – both private and parliamentary enclosures, with specific information on the enclosures of Barrow on Humber and Barton on Humber. With an introduction to Rex Russell and his work on researching and writing up the Enclosure movement in Lincolnshire and the effects of Enclosure on the modern day landscape.
