September 5th, 2011 
Editor I’m delighted to report that I’ve received a letter from my Member of Parliament Mr Edward Leigh, who has in turn heard back from the Ministry of Defence in connection with our request that the decision to not award Bomber Command with a dedicated campaign medal at the end of World War 2 be revisited. [...]
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August 27th, 2011 Editor Very occasionally I will look out of my window as I’m making my first cup of tea of the day and think how I’d love to pop out to take a few photographs. You see there is something quite magical about a Lincolnshire summers morning when the sun is shining and the early morning mist [...]
August 24th, 2011 Editor I have a dreadful confession to make … Despite being born and bred in this county until recently I had never visited the Museum of Lincolnshire Life. Not until this week, when I took my seven year-old along to enjoy the experience. Now most parents approach visits of this nature with a sense of underlying [...]
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August 11th, 2011 Editor Those of us who are fortunate enough to live in Lincolnshire already know how fabulous it is … the big skies, the wonderful Cathedral standing majestically over us, yesteryear’s iconic aircraft flying overhead …Â But not everyone on this glorious planet knows. And we believe that far too many people still don’t know about Lincolnshire, so [...]
June 28th, 2011 Editor We were very excited to recently discover these wonderful images of Lincolnshire produced by Peter Barton and as such we were thrilled when he agreed to us producing this gallery of his stunning work. In particular we love the abstractness, the minimalism and of course the feeling that emanates of the vast beauty of the [...]
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June 24th, 2011 Editor If you follow us on Twitter you will notice that we tend to start each day with a “good morning from lovely Lincolnshire” tweet … And it has occurred to me that we really should bring some proof to the table that the county is as lovely as we’re stating on a daily basis! On [...]
June 14th, 2011 Editor Up until very recently I was unaware of the fact that RAF Bomber Command is the only section of the serving forces not to have received a campaign medal for their sacrifice and contribution during World War II. To say I was shocked at this discovery would be an understatement. From the fifty-four airfields within [...]
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June 7th, 2011 Editor If you’re looking for the perfect antidote to life’s stresses and strains then look no further than the Petwood Hotel in Woodhall Spa. In terms of location it offers thirty acres of beautiful gardens and woodlands … And its background surely rivals many an historic house when you learn that it served as the officer’s [...]
Posted in attractions, featured, food and drink, where to stay Tags: 617 Squadron, accommodation, Bomber Command, Bomber County, Dambusters, Guy Gibson, Lincolnshire, Petwood Hotel, WW2, WWII No Comments »
June 5th, 2011 Editor The AVRO Lancaster of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is a distinctive sight at most UK air-shows which, as Squadron Leader Ian Smith pointed out at our recent meeting, is the most popular of British pastimes after fishing. As the mainstay of Bomber Command the Lancaster aircraft undertook numerous gruelling missions during WWII; [...]
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June 1st, 2011 Editor Meeting the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Officer Commanding (OC) is impressive enough, but talking to him as I did in the very place frequented during WWII by the notorious 617 “Dambusters” Squadron adds more than just extra cachet to the proceedings … The Petwood Hotel in Woodhall Spa could only be described as [...]
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