BHG’s Bawtry Festival essay competition
Our annual essay competition attracted several entries, from Mayflower School and the Air Cadets. The winners all received cash prizes, and their essays can be seen by clicking on PDF's below:
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Bawtry Garden Search Activity Update
The images below are of items found as part of our Garden Search Activity linked to our Hunt for Roman Bawtry Project. Whilst the finds were not, unfortunately, Roman; they are still of interest. Through our remote liaison with our...
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Bawtry Pram Race
We've posted a new item about Bawtry's pram race. This was an annual event in Bawtry in the 1960s/1970s. Go to the "History" page to see some photographs and a video (with audio) of a race believed to have been...
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BHG’s participation in Bawtry Arts Festival
Bawtry Arts Festival ran from the 17th to the 23rd of June 2024. BHG contributed to this by making a presentation about Roman Bawtry at the Phoenix Theatre and offering two guided walks of the Town Trail.
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Bawtry Heritage Through Art – A Snapshot of Work by Bryan Hancock.
This is a new paper by Mick Maguire celebrating the work of the late Bryan Hancock, who was a prominent local artist. He made numerous watercolours and pen & ink drawings of significant buildings in Bawtry. The paper includes many...
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Children’s Heritage Photo Trail Quiz
We have created a Bawtry heritage photo trail quiz, with children in mind. It consists of images of prominent buildings in Bawtry, and poses questions about them. All of the sites are in the town centre and the trail could be...
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Bawtry in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s
Living in Bawtry in the 1950s, 60s and 70s What was Bawtry like to live in 50 years ago? Find out by going to our new item on our "Bawtry History" page. It's near the bottom and consists of an...
Read moreThe Hunt for Roman Bawtry
A major new project – The Hunt for Roman Bawtry Our “History” page includes two original papers on Roman Bawtry. You’ll see from those that we know there was a lot of activity in the area in Roman times –...
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New competitions for 2024’s Bawtry Festival
In 2023 we ran a very successful children’s and young persons’ essay competition, with lots of contributions from Bawty Mayflower School and from the Air Cadets. We’re repeating, and expanding, our competitions in 2024. There will be another essay competition,...
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History Fair
Local History Fair on 30th September 2023 Bawtry Heritage Group attended the Local History Fair at Doncaster Museum on 30th September 2023 which was organised by the Doncaster District Heritage Association. It was a great success sparking energetic discussion and...
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