Sep 167 minStoriesSpalding's Butter MarketDown the side of Spalding's Civic Centre is a passageway called The Butter Market. Here is some of the history and the context in a...
Jul 213 minUseful InfoWooden Dollars and Trade TokensYou may have heard the phrase “wooden dollars” when referring to spurious values of such items as natural capital values. The term refers...
May 136 minStoriesMemories of Spalding Tulip ParadeToday the 13th of May 2023 heralds the return of the Spalding Tulip Parade. I now live in Northumberland, where my tulips flower much...
Apr 282 minStoriesSpalding and the Missing Stone of SconeAs the Stone of Destiny, otherwise known as the Stone of Scone, winds its way from Scotland to nestle below the King's posterior on the...
Jul 8, 20226 minCommentThe short-changing of Spalding – a lesson for other rural towns.In 2003 I wrote a letter to the local press “Wake Up Spalding we are being short-changed”. About two weeks later I was approached by an...
Jun 17, 20222 minCommentDan Morgan and the Richest Corpse in Show Business.As such reality TV programs as Love Island and hunted return to our screens would you expect such shows to be subject of a science...
Nov 22, 20214 minCommentThe Mystery of Spalding's Cycle LanesIf you cycle around Spalding you will encounter a bizarre collection of cycle lanes, many ill maintained, some bizarre and most ill...
Nov 18, 20219 minCommentTHE MIXED FREEDOM OF THE MOTOR CAR AND HOW IT IS DISAPPEARING.In my home town of Spalding as a child in the 1970’s I saw a great growth in car ownership as it became an item only a few could afford...