Bourne Focus

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Prominent people are regularly invited to contribute to this feature but all articles will be considered and if you have something to say on a subject affecting Bourne and its people or affairs, then please email

 

9 Feb 2008	The pleasures of walking around Bourne by MICHAEL LE CAPLAIN
22 Dec 2007	Christmas messages from The Mayor of Bourne   &   Member of Parliament       JANE KINGMAN PAULEY                 QUENTIN DAVIES M P
24 Nov 2007	Heritage Centre needs tax relief by Dr Robert Fuller, Bourne Civic Society
3 Feb 2007	The case for preserving the cemetery chapel by ROBERT KITCHENER, secretary, Bourne Civic Society
16 Dec 2006	Christmas decorations appear too early by PHILIP PETTITT, verger at the Abbey Church
16 Sep 2006	Why I have resigned by Councillor JOHN KIRKMAN
2 Sep 2006	The tale of a Liverpool lass by BETTY JAMES
22 Jul 2006	Old documents indicate a castle in Bourne by KENNETH JACOBS
24 Jun 2006	A street market is essential by GORDON COCHRAN, Chairman Bourne Chamber of Trade
10 Jun 2006	Housing developers should contribute more by Councillor MARK HORN
27 May 2006	Beware of doorstep tricksters by Councillor TREVOR HOLMES
28 Jan 2006	The Len Pick Trust an appeal for additional trustees
24 Dec 2005	Christmas messages from The Mayor of Bourne  &  Quentin Davies MP
21 May 2005	The challenges we face by the Mayor of Bourne, Councillor JUDY SMITH
24 Jul 2004	Why we will not be getting a bypass by Councillor JOHN KIRKMAN
20 Mar 2004	The fen blow photographed by PETER SHARPE
20 Mar 2004	The pay parking debate by Councillor JOHN KIRKMAN
28 Feb 2004	The Bourne Variety Show by the Mayor, Councillor TREVOR HOLMES
21 Feb 2004	Why Elsea Park was approved by Councillor JOHN SMITH
3 Jan 2004	Lincolnshire's footpath wars by BRYNLEY HEAVEN, Sleaford Civic Trust
25 Oct 2003	A roll call of those who worked for BRM by the late ALEC STOKES
9 Aug 2003	Work camps in the woods by BRYNLEY HEAVEN, Sleaford Civic Trust
5 Jul 2003	The importance of waste recycling by Councillor LINDA NEAL
14 Jun 2003	A Vision for Bourne by IVAN FULLER, Town Centre Co-ordinator
17 May 2003	Folkingham's deadly secret by BRYNLEY HEAVEN, Sleaford Civic Trust
3 May 2003	Nature conservation in the countryside by DAVE VANDOME, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
29 Mar 2003	God is alive and well in Bourne by Captain DAVID KINSEY, Salvation Army
22 Mar 2003	Local government must be more democratic by Councillor DON FISHER
15 Mar 2003	The council tax explained by Councillor JOHN KIRKMAN
8 Mar 2003	We should remember Raymond Mays by Dr MICHAEL McGREGOR

 

FROM THE COMMONS   Regular articles contributed by QUENTIN DAVIES M P

 

26 Apr 2008		Local government is a misnomer
5 Apr 2008		Taxi vouchers for the disabled
22 Mar 2008		M P s' expenses must be revealed
8 Mar 2008		Police pay demand unjust
26 Jan 2008		Council housing for the vulnerable
19 Jan 2008		The worth of our armed forces
15 Dec 2007		Post Office review looks bogus
1 Dec 2007		The case for saving our Post Offices
3 Nov 2007		Police may force council tax rise
20 Oct 2007		Life with the Labour Party
21 Jul 2007		Gypsy site must be resisted
7 Jul 2007		A veteran's tale of honour
30 Jun 2007		Why I crossed the floor
26 Jun 2007		Departure from the Conservative Party
23 Jun 2007		An unhealthy brush with the NHS
9 Jun 2007		The dilemma over Darfur
5 May 2007		Saving our trees and woodland
3 Feb 2007		New adoption rules are state interference

 

A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME ASPECTS OF OUR HISTORY   Features written by REX NEEDLE

 

1 Mar 2008		New Robert Manning translation
16 Feb 2008		Memories of a Bourne childhood
2 Jan 2008		Welcoming the wartime evacuees
19 Jan 2008		How we got our Corn Exchange
5 Jan 2008		Pioneering photographs from 1861
26 Jan 2008		The cemetery chapel - dates and events
1 Dec 2007		The importance of the Town Hall
15 Dec 2007		Getting lit up for Christmas
1 Dec 2007		The importance of our Town Hall
17 Nov 2007		Changing face of the Market Place
3 Nov 2007		The warship that Bourne adopted
20 Oct 2007		When the mail was rarely late
6 Oct 2007		A history of the Abbey Primary School
22 Sep 2007		The Barsby family in old photographs
8 Sep 2007		Dr Gilpin - pioneer of early motoring
25 Aug 2007		Alfred Stubley - master of make believe
28 Jul 2007		The flood disaster of 1910
23 Jun 2007		Teaching children the three Rs
9 Jun 2007		Searching for the Harwoods
26 May 2007		How Civic Sunday began
12 May 2007		Police presence for 150 years
28 Apr 2007		The end of Worth Court
14 Apr 2007		Listing the cemetery chapel
19 May 2007		St Peter's Pool in past times
14 Apr 2007		Sunday school feasts and treats
17 Mar 2007		A twinning link with the United States
17 Feb 2007		The Abbey Lawn in past times
23 Jan 2007		Folkingham church damage
6 Jan 2007		Abbey Church restoration 100 years ago
2 Dec 2006		The Toft railway tunnel
18 Nov 2006		The Bourne Institute - club for self improvement
21 Oct 2006		Cemetery wins best kept award
11 Nov 2006		A history of the War Memorial
12 Aug 2006		Memories of children in care
29 Apr 2006		Charles Worth and his legacy
21 Jan 2006		Bourne's military hospital 1914-18
23 Jul 2005		The Rotary rose bowl awards
12 Mar 2005		Memories of Raymond Mays
11 Sep 2004		Housing development at The Croft

 

BOURNE FACTS - many things you may not have known about this town

 

The following recollections have been submitted by visitors for our series MEMORIES OF TIMES PAST

Photographs submitted by visitors can be found in our
PICTURE GALLERY