Boston Light Switch On
The Boston Christmas Festival 2024 is a festival running through the town of Boston. There will be a variety of entertainment over a 3-day period. The event will be from Friday 29th November to Sunday 1st December and will be free to attend as well as free parking in all Continue Reading
Boston Brilliance!
A grand, new festival is coming to the small town of Boston. Lights, colour, artwork and so much more! 8 iconic landmarks will be illuminated with breathtaking colour projections and light displays, to celebrate the town’s unique history and heritage. The festival is free for all, on Friday 14th and Continue Reading
SELCP – Council Partnerships
SELCP is a partnership between East Lindsay, South Holland and Boston councils. Though it is wonderful that they are bringing these communities together, what does this mean for the future of Lincolnshire? SELCP’s aims are to improve their communities, for example in 2022 Boston was voted the “most unhappiest place Continue Reading
Boston’s Bigger Picture…?
The Arts Council England according to GOV.UK ‘champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences to enrich people’s lives.’ This year, our beloved town of Boston is benefitting but by how much and why? Arts Council England states that ‘for the next three years until 2026, we’ll invest: £458.5 Continue Reading
Sutton-on-Sea Celebrates Light Waves Festival
Late afternoon on Saturday, 26th October, the Light Waves festival took over the high street of Sutton-on-Sea. The event, which involved a Fire Garden, Lantern Parades and much more, saw crowds of around fifteen hundred people from across the country- drawn in like moths to the light (which rather fittingly Continue Reading
LIFE OF LANCELOT: DIVERSITY & STRUGGLES IN LINCOLNSHIRE – CONTRAST FROM THEN AND NOW
Lancelot McFayden. Smithville, Jamaica to Boston, Lincolnshire. A young boy from Jamaica, who left his Caribbean home in 1944 to assist the ‘Mother Country’, was welcomed to the UK with open arms after being encouraged to help the war effort. But as the times have changed, many views have also Continue Reading
Ralph Ottey: The desire to join.
In 1942, 19-year-old Ralph Ottey came from the Caribbean to join the Royal Air Force (RAF) and became part of the World War 2 Dam Busters. What inspired him to get on that ship to fight for Britain? Ralph was raised by his grandparents in Little London (Jamaica). He was Continue Reading
Cultural Parternship: Live in Boston
We are live at the South & East Lincolnshire Cultural Conference 2024 hosted at Blackfriars Theatre, Boston. We’ll be updating this page throughout the day with interviews of the attendees and also discover how the £1.9million funding, that has been granted from Arts Council England, will be used to support Continue Reading
Homework Hell
Over the last century, the amount of time that children spend on homework has greatly increased. Girls tendto spend more time on mathematics homework than boys. Girls are more likely to successfully manage both their tasks and emotions around schoolwork and were more likely to finish homework.So why do girls Continue Reading
Boston Blackfriar’s Frozen The Musical
Blackfriars Theatre Academy in Boston has hosted a series of nine shows throughout the week beginning 27th November 2023. Blackfriars website explains: “The enchanting modern classic from Disney is ready for you! Frozen JR. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Continue Reading