Barton Civic Society Lecture

Revolution and Resilience in Lincolnshire – Rex Russell’s Life in Teaching

with Keith Miller

Joseph Wright Hall (ground floor Raikes Room), 2pm, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

Toil & Trouble – Magic in Roman Britain

with Adam Parker

Joseph Wright Hall (ground floor Raikes Room), 7.30pm, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

Behind the Scaffolding – The Story So Far at Baysgarth House

with Liz Bennet

Joseph Wright Hall, (ground floor Raikes Room), following the Society’s short AGM at 7.30pm, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

The Life and Artwork of Reuben Chappell

with Alex Ombler

Joseph Wright Hall, (ground floor Raikes Room), 7.30pm, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

Archaeological Aerial Photography in North Lincolnshire

with Simon Tomson

Joseph Wright Hall, (ground floor Raikes Room), 7.30pm, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

Lancasters, Lincolnshire and the International Bomber Command Centre

with AVM Paul Robinson

Joseph Wright Hall, (ground floor Raikes Room), 7.30pm, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

Internetty – a Barton Success Story

How a local company brought high speed connectivity to a rural North Lincolnshire community.

Joseph Wright Hall, (ground floor Raikes Room), 7.30pm, non-members £4

Afraid of heights?

Don’t worry – most of our volunteering is at ground level!

The Museum depends on voluntary help to run the museum.

It involves a range of tasks – working alone or in groups – but always part of a wider team.

Fixing and improving the buildings, looking after our archive and collection, sewing, gardening and planning events.

The list is endless.

The winter is a great time to come and join us – we’ll be busy and we will be planning get togethers to help plan ahead and get to know one another.

Volunteering helps us “do our bit” for the town caring for two historic buildings and sharing its unique heritage link with Samuel Wilderspin.

It’s good for us too – being part of our Wilderspin Team, a recipient of the Queens’ Award for Volunteering!

Ring (01652) 635172 or email wilderspinschoolmuseum@gmail.com to “get the ball rolling”.

A Festive Celebration

Get in the festive spirit with an evening of Christmas music starting at 4pm at the Joseph Wright Hall.

Join South Bank Singers in some festive singing.

Tickets £7.50 inc. refreshments. Under 16s FREE.

Available from Euronics or on the door.

Travels and Travails

In 1825 Samuel Wilderspin undertook his first road-trip promoting infant schools in villages, towns and cities across the nation. The 800 mile roundtrip set the pattern of things to come over the next 20 years. Based on his own accounts, this exhibition highlights the challenges of lone travel across the British Isles just as the railway age was dawning. It’s a unique story of ambition and endurance.