News & Events
Posted on 7 November 2025
Presentation to Whiston Heritage Group

On Tuesday 4th November we made a presentation to Whiston Heritage Society about Bawtry's "planted town" and earlier origins. If you're a member of a group that would like one of our presentations, just get in touch by email!

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Posted on 5 November 2025
Bawtry Heritage Exhibition

BHG is exhibiting at the Doncaster Local History Fair on Saturday 15th November. We'll be on the Lower Ground Floor, in the Railway Heritage area.

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Posted on 22 October 2025
New lectern about the Battle of the Idle

We have installed a lectern about this battle - "Bawtry's Battling Anglo-Saxons" - which took place in 616 CE. Few people know about the battle but it was of great importance in England's history. The lectern has been installed close...

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Posted on 22 October 2025
Sketch of St Nicholas church & Church Street

This sketch was made by Alfred Wickham in 1907. He had been married in the church in 1904. It was donated to us via Bawtry Community Library. The original image will be on display in the library Heritage Centre in...

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Posted on 23 July 2025
BHG & Bawtry Festival Week

BHG & Bawtry Festival Week We were busy during the Festival Week, with a talk on Roman Bawtry, another on Bawtry's pioneering teacher Anne Everard, the opening of our new Heritage Centre in Bawtry Community Library, and two guided walks.   We...

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Posted on 23 July 2025
The Spooks of Bawtry’s & Little Bawtry’s

"The Spooks of Bawtry's & Little Bawtry's" is a new story in our "Tall Tales & Horrid Histories" paper, posted on our "Bawtry History" page. In reality, it's hardly real history - but it is a bit of fun

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Posted on 14 June 2025
New Timeline of Bawtry’s History

We have made a timeline of Bawtry's history from prehistoric times to the present day. It is available to view on the History page here of this website. It can also be seen in a digital presentation and in hard...

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Posted on 14 June 2025
New Heritage Centre at Bawtry Community Library

In collaboration with the BCL (and with grateful thanks to them) the Bawtry Heritage Group is proud to open its new heritage centre in the Bawtry library. Full access is available from the 17th June. The first central exhibition celebrates...

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