Welcome to The Aveland History Group
We are a Local History Group for the villages and towns of the ancient Aveland Wapentake. The Wapentake covers an area of the South Lincolnshire fen edge from Bourne in the South to Osbournby in the North and the villages either side of the A15 West and East.
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Events
WORTH 200 – Adult Papercraft Workshop Sept 6th 2025
September 6th at 1 Hub Bourne 10.30am - 1.30pmPapercraft is a centuries old art form, where illustrations and designs are cut into either paper or card to create uniquely stunning and detailed artwork. Throughout this workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of paper...
The Great Viking Survey
The University of Oslo is currently conducting the Great Viking Survey, a wide-ranging study to explore how people across the world perceive and engage with the vikings as history and heritage, and to map the many ways in which contemporary media and academia shape...
WORTH 200 – Embellishment Workshop with Claire and Lucie 14th June
We will be exploring a variety of techniques working with fabric, felt, and ribbon to create floral embellishments. The materials for the workshop will be provided for you on the day, however if you wish to bring along any specific fabric to work with then do so....
Aveland History Group AGM 5th April 2025
On Saturday 5th April 2025 we met at St James Church, Aslackby ahead of the Aveland Archive Afternoon for our AGM. THE AVELAND HISTORY GROUP AGENDA FOR 1ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY 5TH APRIL 2025 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm. VENUE: St James the Great...
WORTH200 Spring Workshop Programme
We cannot promise to make you into the next Charles Frederick Worth, but you can learn to embelish like him! Our next workshops are on Saturday 12th April - Making Dorset Buttons with Gina Barrett and Bead-azzle with Bourne Worth It WI at 1 Hub in Bourne, and there...
Worth 200 Logo Competition
In October 2024 the Worth 200 Group launched a competition across the primary schools in Bourne and Thurlby to create a logo design that captures the essence of Charles Frederick Worth and that can be used to promote the bicentennial celebrations of his birth in...
WORTH 200 WORKSHOP – Embroidery with Katie Smith 12th July
Katie Smith, a fashion graduate with a passion for hand embroidery and fabric manipulation will help us each to construct a small section of one of Worth’s designs. As an experienced local teacher, Katie will guide us in the use of a range of embroidery stitches to...
LEN PICK TRUST Supports WORTH 200
As part of the bicentenary celebrations of Charles Frederick Worth, born at Wake House, North Street, Bourne, the Aveland History Group have compiled a 2 day Lecture Symposium. Our goal is to inspire the residents of Bourne, especially our young people, to consider...
Aveland Archive Afternoons
COME AND JOIN US on Sat 22nd February 1.30pm - 3.30pm · Have you ever wondered what went on in your village in the past? · Do you have family scrapbooks or memories that are fading fast and you want to pass them on to the next generation? · ...
FABULOUS LEGACY ART – sponsored by Bourne Town Council
A series of Legacy Art projects have been commissioned in conjunction with the WORTH200 Celebrations.Bourne Town Council have enabled our local artists to create 3 projects that will bring the October celebration to life and will be available in the lead up and for...
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