Our earlier post (20th March 2024) on The Hunt for Roman Bawtry describes the project - i.e. to try to determine whether there was a settlement at Bawtry in Roman times. An important part of the project is a desktop...

As part of Bawtry Festival, we're presenting an illustrated talk on Bawtry in Roman times and we're offering guided walks of the Town Trail. The talk on Roman Bawtry is on Monday 17th June at 7 pm in the Phoenix...

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...

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...

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...

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 –...

In 1890 The Retford and Gainsborough Times ran a story about the opening of Bawtry’s new town hall – the building in Market Place which used to be a florist, and more recently an art gallery. The article is reproduced...

"Tall Tales and Horrid Histories from Bawtry's Past" This is another new paper on our History page – but it’s not at all like the others. The title says it all! See more here:

There's a new history paper on the Bawtry History page. It's "Bawtry and the Coaching Era", which was written by Mick Maguire.  It describes how between 1650 & 1850 Bawtry found itself at the centre of a transport revolution with...

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,...