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BOURNE
Lincolnshire         England
in
 Words and Pictures

WRITTEN, RESEARCHED AND PHOTOGRAPHED

by Rex Needle

Population 15,000, 5,500 homes  (2008), 71 listed buildings, town hall, corn exchange, seven churches, town mayor and town council with 15 members returned every four years.

Town sign

 

Photograph of the Week

Photographed by Rex Needle
 Awaiting the combine near Bourne
 PHOTOGRAPHED at 3.52 pm ON WEDNESDAY 21st JULY 2010
Continual spells of sunshine have been beneficial for the corn crops which are now turning a golden brown and soon the countryside will be filled with the hum of combines as the harvest is gathered in for another year. The prolonged spell of dry weather which gave an unsteady start to the growing season earlier in the year has given many farmers a pessimistic outlook for their yields and although appearances may be deceptive, these fields of wheat, between the north of Bourne and Dyke village which can be seen in the distance, certainly look their best for many years.

PICTURE GALLERY
Take a look at some of the stunning pictures taken by visitors to this web site.
All contributions are considered for our Photograph of the Week.

 

THE BOURNE WEB SITE IS READ AROUND THE WORLD
        A visitor logged on this week from Kuwait, the sovereign Arab emirate situated in the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.   


This edition includes

 

REX NEEDLE'S DIARY
 Head teachers oppose new primary school
 CONTROVERSIAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE

 

Tales of Bourne from Past Times
 GLIMPSES OF PEOPLE AND PLACES FROM YESTERYEAR
OTHER NEW ITEMS
Remembering our lost cottages
HISTORIC REMAINS DEMOLISHED		 200 years of Methodism
DETERMINATION OF FOUR MEN OF FAITH
Eating and drinking in town
THERE ARE 40 OUTLETS IN BOURNE		 Walking the River Glen
PHOTOGRAPHED BY GEOFF BELL

 

PEEPS INTO THE PAST

Housing began spreading outwards in Bourne a century ago and West Road became one of the most popular places to live although here only two or three new homes had been built in what was then little more than a country lane.

Photographed in 1920

Read more about this town from times gone by

BBC Weather for BOURNE

 

 

FOCUS  - view all contributions on site
LINKS - add your web site address to our list
PICTURE GALLERY - submit a favourite photograph
PROMINENT PEOPLE - 500 names from past and present
PUBLICATIONS - relating to this town
READERS - remember past times
VISITOR COUNTRIES -  tell us where you are located

 

MAILING LIST
- to receive our monthly newsletter, simply enter your name in the message section of your email and send  ►

 

TALES OF BOURNE FROM PAST TIMES
 A substantial book about the history of this town running
to 200 pages with 150 photographs both modern and contemporary
  BRIEF LIVES OF BOURNE PEOPLE
  Fifty biographies of the great and the good

A PORTRAIT OF BOURNE
 The history of this town on CD-ROM from the earliest times to the present day, now revised and greatly extended for the 2010 edition.

CD-ROM

 

Find a plumber or other tradesmen and services in and around Bourne. Property prices and more.

 

 

THE BOURNE WEB SITE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR TWELVE YEARS
  Number of visitors during June  =  6,881   Overall ►

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