Newspaper articles

Newspaper articles 2005-17

WRITTEN BY REX NEEDLE

2017
20 Jan 2017	Soup kitchens which fed the hungry poor
3 Feb 2017	The monk who wrote English for the common man
3 Mar 2017	The changing face of Bourne town centre
17 Mar 2017	Bourne woman pioneered the role of female police officers
31 Mar 2017	Town council promises cemetery chapel restoration
14 Apr 2017	A hair-raising drive with Fangio at the wheel
28 Apr 2017	A soldier's tale from 100 years ago
12 May 2017	Hidden secrets of the Ostler memorial
26 May 2017	Schoolboys in playing field protest of 1890
9 Jun 2017	Everyone has the chance of becoming mayor
23 Jun 2017	Skatepark fears for the Abbey Lawn
7 Jul 2017	Demolition of the Bourne workhouse
18 Aug 2017	Protest over more new homes for Bourne
1 Sep 2017	When the gas works lit our homes and streets
2016
8 Jan 2016	Spreading the message with paper and paste
22 Jan 2016	Motoring pioneer's medal up for sale
5 Feb 2016	Pistols at dawn by St Peter's Pool
19 Feb 2016	Legacy of a local boy who made good
4 Mar 2016	The strange case of the tattooed lady
18 Mar 2016	Leading lady who was honoured by the Queen
1 Apr 2016	A cobbler's son became a knight of the realm
15 Apr 2016	New lease of life for Bourne's old mill by the stream
29 Apr 2016	Celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
13 May 2016	Tragedy of a young man with a passion for speed
27 May 2016	Bourne woman became a New World pioneer
10 Jun 2016	Blue plaques remember the great and the good
24 Jun 2016	Remembering the Somme and our Bourne soldiers
8 Jul 2016	Wake house saved for the community
22 Jul 2016	The desperate plight of unmarried mothers
5 Aug 2016	The Bourne vicar's son who was hanged for forgery
19 Aug 2016	When Bourne honoured a Boer War general
2 Sep 2016	Penal transportation for the most trivial of crimes
16 Sep 2016	Down Your Way visits Bourne
30 Sep 2016	NATO chief made Bourne his second home
14 Oct 2016	Town Hall clock to be restored
28 Oct 2016	Remembering Miss Close's little school
11 Nov 2016	Honouring the fallen at our War Memorial
25 Nov 2016	Seeking a fresh start in a new world
9 Dec 2016	Mays mystery book appears again after 60 years
23 Dec 2016	Christmas Day in the workhouse
2015
2 Jan 2015	Bourne's angels of mercy during WW1
16 Jan 2015	The changing fortunes of the Bourne Eau
30 Jan 2015	A remarkable medical man
6 Feb 2015	Earthquakes past and present
13 Feb 2015	The loss of our small shops
27 Feb 2015	Memories of the bobby on the beat
13 Mar 2015	Bourne vicar was scouting pioneer in Canada
27 Mar 2015	Civic Society spreads the word about our heritage
10 Apr 2015	Fashion trends in Victorian Bourne
24 Apr 2015	How Bourne became twinned with Doudeville
8 May 2015	Old John wins council seat at 80
22 May 2015	Steamer trips from Bourne to Boston
5 Jun 2015	Charles Worth nominated for new £20 note
19 Jun 2015	Business that Jack built closes after 67 years
3 Jul 2015	Prize fighting at Tongue End in past times
17 Jul 2015	Tackling the rising tide of household rubbish
31 Jul 2015	Date stones provide a guide to our old buildings
14 Aug 2015	When Bourne was free of the motor car
28 Aug 2015	Treading the boards at the Corn Exchange
11 Sep 2015	Smallpox outbreak caused panic
25 Sep 2015	The curious case of the stolen books
9 Oct 2015	Digging for evidence of Bourne Castle in 1861
23 Oct 2015	Woodland sculptures cause controversy
6 Nov 2015	How the money was raised to buy the Town Hall
20 Nov 2015	Why our historic buildings are under threat
4 Dec 2015	2015 should have been the centenary of Bourne Hospital
11 Dec 2015	The success of Charles Worth - in his own words
18 Dec 2015	A glimpse of Christmas past in Victorian Bourne
2014
10 Jan 2014	When Lawrence of Arabia visited Bourne
24 Jan 2014	Faithful servant to the Queen
7 Feb 2014	The ghost of the Red Hall
21 Feb 2014	The violent storm that terrified a village
7 Mar 2014	Taking tea inside the Bowthorpe Oak
21 Mar 2014	Bourne lads who fought in the American Civil War
4 Apr 2014	On parade with Bourne's wartime girls
18 Apr 2014	Small family firm now leads Europe
2 May 2014	The woman who was auntie to 200 children
16 May 2014	How Civic Sunday began in Bourne
30 May 2014	Mystery book by Raymond Mays
13 Jun 2014	Prison break foiled for Red Hall tenant
27 Jun 2014	Council flats remember farmer and artist
11 Jul 2014	Memories of the Hereward Labour Camp
25 Jul 2014	Horrific case of child cruelty 150 years ago
8 Aug 2014	Letters from the trenches
22 Aug 2014	Bank manager's paintings go on sale
5 Sep 2014	The Arnhem connection of 70 years ago
3 Oct 2014	The squire throws a memorable party
17 Oct 2014	The ancient pool around which Bourne began
31 Oct 2014	Raymond Mays - man about town
13 Nov 2014	Vicar sues churchwarden for libel
28 Nov 2014	Worth family grave found after 160 years
17 Dec 2014	Dad's Army in Bourne was no laughing matter
2013
11 Jan 2013	Sugar beet growing in the Bourne area
25 Jan 2012	Harnessing nature's power for the community
8 Feb 2013	The demolition of Bourne Hospital
22 Feb 2013	Caning to keep order in class
8 Mar 2013	Sir Henry's night in the madhouse
22 Mar 2013	How Bourne got its Corn Exchange
5 Apr 2013	The public library's 150-year tradition
19 Apr 2013	The impact of Bourne's first department store
3 May 2013	Ringing the changes at the Abbey Church
17 May 2013	Musical interludes with the Bourne Town Band
31 May 2013	Milestone reminder of when Bourn became Bourne
14 Jun 2013	Ernest Foley - engineering pioneer
28 Jun 2013	The perils of a 19th century stagecoach driver
12 Jul 2013	The social event of the year in the 19th century
26 Jul 2013	Priest becomes a pauper in his own parish
9 Aug 2013	Portraits from the past
23 Aug 2013	Memorial stone for our local hero
6 Sep 2013	The battle over Bourne in 1941
20 Sep 2013	Church kneeler remembers historic event
4 Oct 2013	Escapees from Folkingham Gaol
18 Oct 2013	Calling the school roll in past times
1 Nov 2013	Remembering the fallen from past wars
15 Nov 2013	Finding space for burials in Bourne
29 Nov 2013	Attic photo remembers Bourne pioneer
13 Dec 2013	When Bourne got lit up for Christmas
27 Dec 2013	The man who put magic into Christmas
2012
13 Jan 2012	Ice skating in the bitter fenland winters
27 Jan 2012	Celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
10 Feb 2012	Raymond Mays and his Desert Island Discs
24 Feb 2012	The creator of Private Bourne continues to inspire
9 Mar 2012	A kind and respected workhouse master
23 Mar 2012	Abbey House was the grandest in town
5 Apr 2012	Civic reception marked BRM success 50 years ago
20 Apr 2012	Keeping time with the Town Hall clock
4 May 2012	Signing the pledge against the demon drink
18 May 2012	The Battle of Bourne over market tolls
1 Jun 2012	Open air swimming pool's 90th anniversary
1 Jun 2012	American visitor seeks ancestors
15 Jun 2012	The cemetery keeper who buried 3,000 people
29 Jun 2012	Fighting fires on pints of beer
13 Jul 2012	The town's first council chairman
27 Jul 2012	Flooding in past times
10 Aug 2012	The slaughter of 20,000 horses in Bourne
24 Aug 2012	Gold brooch memory of nursing heroes
7 Sep 1012	Putting the Bourne parish registers online
21 Sep 2012	Town Hall faces an uncertain future
5 Oct 2012	The town's mercy mission 40 years ago
19 Oct 2012	20,000 mile round trip to trace ancestors
2 Nov 2012	Evacuee seeks lost wartime years
16 Nov 2012	Preserving the view of the Red Hall
30 Nov 2012	Volunteers who ran the ambulance service
14 Dec 2012	Christmas letters from the trenches
28 Dec 2012	Early days in the fox hunting field
2011
14 Jan 2011	Memories of Bourne's own railway children
28 Jan 2011	Remembering t he town's lost public houses
11 Feb 2011	Street named after Bourne's own warship
25 Feb 2011	Canadian visitor's trip down memory lane
11 Mar 2011	Royal celebrations from past times
25 Mar 2011	Our pioneers of motor rallying
8 April 2011	Early days at Bourne Grammar School
22 Apr 2011	The popularity of penny readings
7 May 2011	Bourne prepares for an invasion
20 May 2011	The controversy over the church pulpit
3 Jun 2011	Everyone has a chance to be Mayor of Bourne
17 Jun 2011	Old documents reveal hospital's past history
1 Jul 2011	The weekly market survives after 700 years
15 Jul 2011	The struggle for a youth centre in Bourne
29 Jul 2011	Water cress was a successful industry
12 Aug 2011	Did Good Queen Bess sleep here?
26 Aug 2011	Tree planting marks special occasions
9 Sep 2011	The first BBC broadcast from Bourne 77 years ago
24 Sep 2011	Flax industry attracted hundreds of workers
7 Oct 2011	Harsh conditions at the House of Correction
22 Oct 2011	New lodge headquarters for local freemasons
4 Nov 2011	Riotous behaviour on Bonfire Night
18 Nov 2011	Memories of a wartime friendship
2 Dec 2011	Hotel landlady who put the Angel on the map
16 Dec 2011	Festive fare in past times
30 Dec 2011	The Parisian courtesan who modelled for Worth
2010
8 Jan 2010	Water, water everywhere from Bourne's boreholes
22 Jan 2010	The woman who inspired the Darby and Joan hall
5 Feb 2010	How they brought the bible to Tongue End
19 Feb 2010	Tracing the Trollopes of Bourne
5 Mar 2010	Fine art link to Red Hall artists
19 Mar 2010	Memories of the Bourne school for bad lads
16 Apr 2010	When the Wellhead was used as a dog bath
23 Apr 2010	Fighting the pong from the glue factory
7 May 2010	Bourne grandson became a friend of the U S President
21 May 2010	Lord of the Manor who liked a tipple
4 Jun 2010	Sale of the century from collector's hoard
18 Jun 2010	Changing times at the doctor's house
9 Jul 2010	Two hundred years of Methodism
16 Jul 2010	Remembering the town's lost cottages
30 Jul 2010	The perils of carrying the mail in past times
13 Aug 2010	A headmaster who was revered by all
27 Aug 2010	The chequered history of Wake House
10 Sep 2010	Railway age ended with a bang
24 Sep 2010	Royal visits keep Bourne on the palace diary
8 Oct 2010	Tea and politics for the Tory ladies
22 Oct 2010	Masons lose their lodge after 70 years
5 Oct 2010	The Old Grammar School needs urgent attention
19 Oct 2010	From cottage hospital to day care centre
3 Dec 2010	House of Worth chairs join the Bourne collection
17 Dec 2010	Memories of a Victorian Christmas in Bourne
31 Dec 2010	Census returns provide vital link with the past
2009
2 Jan 2009	Stone memorials are under threat
23 Jan 2009	Tireless worker for the Abbey Church
30 Jan 2009	Changing times at the Angel Hotel
13 Feb 2009	When snow cut off Bourne for a week
27 Feb 2009	A thirst for reading 150 years ago
13 Mar 2009	Bank manager and talented artist
20 Mar 2009	*The birth of The Local* newspaper**
27 Mar 2009	A history of the Ostler memorial
10 Apr 2009	Bourne's reluctant hero is awarded the V C
24 Apr 2009	Twinning celebrates its 20th anniversary
8 May 2009	Charles Worth always remembered Bourne
22 May 2009	Did Cromwell once worship in Bourne?
5 Jun 2009	Fencing off the Abbey Lawn
19 Jun 2009	Royal honours for local people in past times
3 Jul 2009	Plaques that remember the famous
17 Jul 2009	Keeping the town smart in pursuit of gold
31 Jul 2009	New lease of life for the Vestry Hall
14 Aug 2009	Small plots produce great fruit and veg
28 Aug 2009	A glimpse of village life half a century ago
11 Sep 2009	Words written in stone remember the great and good
25 Sep 2009	Memorial room remembers motor racing pioneer
9 Oct 2009	Mourning brooch links Bourne with Australia
23 Oct 2009	Welsh mountain named after Sempringham princess
6 Nov 2009	Lone bugler remembered Bourne's war dead
20 Nov 2009	Soccer shield remembers Bourne war hero
5 Dec 2009	Lady Godiva raises cash for the Butterfield
18 Dec 2009	Boer war veteran's gift from Queen Victoria
2008
18 Jan 2008	How we got our Corn Exchange
1 Feb 2008	Welcoming the wartime evacuees
15 Feb 2008	Memories of a Bourne childhood
29 Feb 2008	A new Robert Manning translation
14 Mar 2008	Past vicar's jottings found in parish registers
28 Mar 2008	A glimpse of Bourne 40 years ago
11 Apr 2008	Court hearings end in Bourne
25 Apr 2008	When the corn trade flourished
9 May 2008	Listing protects our ancient buildings
16 May 2008	The man who gave racing a royal touch
23 May 2008	The men who built Bourne's railways
6 Jun 2008	The outdoor pool is one of the oldest in England
20 Jun 2008	The trumpet that entertained Victorian Bourne
4 Jul 2008	Lady Catherine of the Red Hall
18 Jul 2008	When a gasometer lit and heated the town
1 Aug 2008	How Bourne celebrated Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
15 Aug 2008	The Bourne boys' playground protest of 1890
30 Aug 2008	The market cross was the centre of activity
5 Sep 2008	An ancient waterway left to us by the Romans
12 Sep 2008	Remembering the Arnhem connection
26 Sep 2008	A pub crawl around Bourne in past times
10 Oct 2008	The October Fair may have lost its welcome
24 Oct 2008	The myth of the Red Hall and the Gunpowder Plot
7 Nov 2008	Letters from the trenches during the Great War
21 Nov 2008	Innocent victims of the railway age
7 Dec 2008	The Boer War peace celebrations
19 Dec 2008	Christmas Day in the workhouse
2007
5 Jan 2007	Abbey Church restoration 100 years ago
19 Jan 2007	Frederic Manning - Private Bourne was his hero
16 Feb 2007	The Abbey Lawn in past times
2 Mar 2007	Bryan Browning - the man who designed the Town Hall
16 Mar 2007	A twinning link with the United States
13 Apr 2007	Sunday School feasts and treats
27 Apr 2007	The end of Worth Court
11 May 2007	A police presence for 150 years
22 Jun 2007	Teaching children the three Rs
24 Aug 2007	Alfred Stubley - master of make believe
7 Sep 2007	Dr Gilpin - pioneer of early motoring
21 Sep 2007	The Barsby family in old photographs
5 Oct 2007	Early years at the Abbey Primary School
19 Oct 2007	When the mail was rarely late
2 Nov 2007	The warship that Bourne adopted
16 Nov 2007	Changing face of the market place
30 Nov 2007	The importance of our Town Hall
14 Dec 2007	Getting lit up for Christmas
28 Dec 2007	Pioneering photographs from 1861
2006
6 Jan 2006	Memories of the hunting field
20 Jan 2006	Bourne's military hospital during WWI
3 Feb 2006	Pictures in the post - memories of a station bookstall
10 Feb 2006	The importance of the Butterfield Hospital
17 Feb 2006	Welcoming the Belgian refugees during WWI
3 Mar 2006	The Bourne lad who joined the 1849 gold rush
17 Mar 2006	The Eastgate plane crash
31 Mar 2006	A history of the indoor rifle range
14 Apr 2006	The saintly life of Jane Redmile
5 May 2006	Dr John Galletly - a remarkable medical man
30 Jun 2006	Opium addition in the 19th century
14 Jul 2006	The woman who founded the Darby and Joan club
28 Jul 2006	The mystery of the unknown matron
11 Aug 2006	Memories of children in care
25 Aug 2006	A history of the Jubilee garage and bar
8 Sep 2006	A forgotten hero of the Great War
22 Sep 2006	The Nag's Head - a popular hostelry from past times
6 Oct 2006	Haunted Bourne
20 Oct 2006	A history of the Abbey Church bells
17 Nov 2006	The Bourne Institute - a club for self improvement
1 Dec 2006	Building the Toft railway tunnel
15 Dec 2006	Remembering Christmas past in 1887
2005
7 Oct 2005	The Great Flood of 1910
18 Nov 2005	A history of the War Memorial

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