The regeneration of Bourne’s Old Town Hall continues to gather momentum, and one of the busiest parts of the project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, is the Activity Plan which is all about connecting people across our community through heritage and the arts. For more than a year, through our Town Hall Histories programme, our volunteer research team has been digging into the lives of the original 122 donors who helped establish the building back in 1821. They’v

Our Town Hall Histories project has been running for almost a year; a group of volunteers researching and telling the stories of the people associated with the Old Town Hall. Specifically the 122 donors to the building in 1821 and the court cases heard here over the almost 200 year period. When Andy Briggs began looking into the story of William Hardwick, a farmer at Dyke who had subscribed to the building of the new Town Hall in Bourne, he came across the tale of Amos Gilber

As autumn draws on, progress continues behind the scenes at the Old Town Hall, and we thought you'd appreciate a little update. Building Project Update We are currently in the process of tendering for the principal contractor, with the intention of appointing the winning contractor in December 2025. The plan is for work on the project to begin in January 2026, with a projected completion date of Easter 2027. The final details of the design have been completed, and we are awai

Our return after the summer has been a busy one with September full of community engagement events. We’re always happy to talk to people...

This week’s blog post brings an update on our heritage research project, a pilot event feeding into our application to the National...