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New Year Celebrations

9th February 2019 By Martin Stebbings


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Christmas Time

12th December 2016 By Martin Stebbings










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Cube Night

3rd October 2016 By Maria Vincent





















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Other Events

27th June 2016 By Maria Vincent

















































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Spring Dinner

9th June 2016 By Maria Vincent














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Open Mic Nights

2nd February 2016 By Maria Vincent

Hot Squash - open mic night
open mic night
Dukes de luda - open mic night

James & Sophie - open mic night
Bluestone Band - open mic night
James & Sophie - open mic night

Types and shadows - open mic night
Richard Glet - open mic night
Hot Squash - open mic night

Emily Horton - open mic night
Hot Squash - open mic night
Hot Squash - open mic night

Hot Squash - open mic night
The Barbs - open mic night
The Barbs - open mic night

open mic night
Hot Squash - open mic night
Types and shadows - open mic night

open mic night
James & Sophie - open mic night
The Barbs - open mic night

James & Sophie - open mic night
Types and shadows - open mic night
Dukes de luda - open mic night

Hot Squash - open mic night
Richard Glet - open mic night
Danielle - open mic night

Vinnettes - open mic night
Dukes de luda - open mic night
open mic night

Bluestone Band - open mic night
Dukes de luda - open mic night
Hot Squash - open mic night

Emily Horton - open mic night
Hot Squash - open mic night
open mic night

The Barbs - open mic night
Types and shadows - open mic night
Hot Squash - open mic night

Dukes de luda - open mic night
Dukes de luda - open mic night
Hot Squash - open mic night

Gary Smith - open mic night
Dukes de luda - open mic night
James & Sophie - open mic night

Gary Smith - open mic night
Types and shadows - open mic night
Danielle - open mic night

The Barbs - open mic night
Dukes de luda - open mic night
Vinnettes - open mic night

Emily Horton - open mic night
Danielle - open mic night
James & Sophie - open mic night

Dukes de luda - open mic night
Bluestone Band - open mic night
Hot Squash - open mic night

Hot Squash - open mic night
The Barbs - open mic night
James & Sophie - open mic night

The Barbs - open mic night
James & Sophie - open mic night

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Looking Back in History

1st January 2016 By Maria Vincent

The Old Smithy
The Old Smithy
The Elms
The Elms

wrights garage
Wrights Garage
Church lane
Church lane

The Two Churches
The Two Churches
Two Churches
The Two Churches, young trees in the churchyard

Church lane
Church Lane
lock approach from village
Lock approach from village

Len Wrights Garage
Len Wrights Garage
lock farm 1952
Lock Farm began life in 1773 when the Louth Navigation Canal (in the foreground) was dug from Louth to the North Sea coast. The house was built as an inn, and the locks adjacent to the yard was a busy location for loading and unloading of freight.

lock farm roadside
Lock Farm
Lock Farm from the road side in 1956. Mike said that his father began farming at Lock Farm in the early 1920’s and this was the home they they all grew up as children.

methodist chapel 1956
Methodist Chapel 1956, built in the 1840’s and in continuous use since then. It stands next to the village store which opened twenty years later. Across the street can be seen a small stuccoed cottage which is no longer there.
Two churches
Two churches

wheel wrights shop1953
Wright’s Corner 1953 – Housing the shop of the local carpenter and wheelwright, Len Wright. He also operated a bike repair shop, already removed in this photo, and the local petrol pump. More information about the Wright family can be seen below from a second contribution.
National Fire Service
The National Fire Service stood on the roadside next to the Bourne Building, thought to have been taken in the war years.

Mr John Wright
This is Mr John Wright at “The Elms” in his Ford Model T known as the Tin Lizzie.
George Leverton
George Leverton, Ivan’s Dad, stood somewhere near Janny’s house dated 1947.

white barn 1938
White Barn Corner 1938. White Barn is part of the Shucksmith Farm and for the 1937 Coronation of King George VI and the 1945 war ending celebrations, in the absence of any local hall, the barn was cleaned out inside and painted, and with long tables set up, hosted lunch for all the local citizanry after the festivities and sports held in the field opposite.
wrights garage
Wright’s Wheelwrights Shop /Garage

Priory Row Cottages 1956
Priory Row Cottages 1956
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The Elms
This is the Wright’s House “The Elms” at Alvingham, Louth. (Approx Date 1904) Maud Wright(24), Mrs Wright (48), Grace Ameila Wright (15) Ethel (Ett) (11 or 12), Leonard Wright (Len) (4), Sydney Wright (Syd)(7)
washdyke cottages 19362
In the early 1900’s the Washdyke cottages got their name from the use of the River Lud that ran by them for washing sheep before shearing the wool. Mike’s Father grew up in the house as a boy.

village hall 1956
Alvingham Village Hall 1956. When the army base built on Tom Shucksmith’s land during the war closed in 1945, most of the buildings were removed. This one, however, was kept and the property donated by the family to the village.
traffords store 1956
Trafford’s Store 1956, a mainstay in the village since the 1860’s until Bob’s retirement in the 1990’s. Bob Trafford is seen stood in the doorway.

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The Village Hall

1st January 2016 By Maria Vincent

village hall
village hall

village hall
village hall

Hot Squash at Mic Night October 2016
Hot Squash
mic night

mic night
Christmas dinner

Christmas party with santa
Christmas dinner

Christmas party with santa
Christmas party

Christmas party
Christmas party

xmas fair
Christmas party

Christmas party
Spring Dinner

WI Alvingham

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What’s On Events

We have a wide variety of events held at the hall including Mic Nights, Food Nights, Bingo, Quizzes and Film Nights. Find out more...

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