South Lincolnshire Walking Festival

Heritage Lincolnshire

The Old School

Cameron Street

Heckington

Lincolnshire NG34 9RW

 

Tel 01529 461499

Email slwf@lincsheritage.org

Facebook www.facebook.com/southlincswalkingfestival

Twitter www.twitter.com/SthLincWalkFest

 

Contact: Beverley Gormley – Cultural Events Officer

 

Step forward to lead a walk in the first South Lincolnshire Walking Festival

 

Heritage Lincolnshire, a charitable trust based in Heckington, is urging organisations and businesses to volunteer to lead walks in the first ever South Lincolnshire Walking Festival.

 

The brand new walking festival will take place between 25^th September and 31^st October this year and will feature free guided walks in North & South Kesteven, Boston and South Holland. There are already around 30 different walks lined up so far, led by organisations such as the Ramblers, Walking for Health groups, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, the Forestry Commission and the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology but more are needed to help attract visitors to the south of the county.

 

Beverley Gormley, Heritage Lincolnshire’s Cultural Events Officer, said “The South Lincolnshire Walking Festival is creating a real buzz in this part of the county! North & South Kesteven, Boston and South Holland are jam packed with heritage and history and we want to help show off those hidden gems to local people and visitors while helping to boost the local economy. This is our chance to put this part of Lincolnshire firmly on the walking festival map.

 

South Lincolnshire has a varied landscape that has witnessed Bronze Age burials, Iron Age mints, roman forts, the Knights Templar, castles and abbeys but the festival isn’t only for history lovers! Whether you want to roam with Ramblers, have an adventure with your kids, get snapping on a photography foray or get fit on a health trail, there’s something for everyone. The walks will take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays so that those who work or want to involve the family don’t miss out. Anyone who’s interested should go to www.southlincswalking.com or our Facebook or Twitter pages to find out more.”

 

Heritage Lincolnshire also organises the successful Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival in partnership with the Wolds Countryside Service and is keen to promote Lincolnshire’s heritage to walkers. If you or your organisation are interested in leading a walk, your business would like a walk to start or finish at their premises, or you would like your organisation to be featured in the brochure please get in touch by email at slwf@lincsheritage.org, phone 01529 461499 before 23 February 2015.

 

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NOTES FOR EDITORS

 

The Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire is a charity, established in 1991, whose activities ensure that the special character and significance of Lincolnshire’s heritage is understood, valued, conserved and celebrated for the benefit of local people, visitors and future generations.

 

The Trust is supported by County and District Councils, national heritage bodies, through commercial activities and sponsorship. We welcome donations [including gift aid] and legacies.

 

The Trust’s key objectives are to:

 

• Provide high quality learning and volunteering activities which attract a diverse audience and raise awareness of Lincolnshire’s heritage.
• Increase participation in heritage activities through community engagement.
• Develop and deliver conservation projects that secure investment for Lincolnshire and contribute to economic regeneration.
• Undertake archaeological fieldwork and research that advances our understanding of Lincolnshire’s historic environment.