Don't forget to join us this Friday 23rd January for 'Feisty Females: Writing Lincolnshire’s Medieval Women'. Hear how writer and journalist, Rosanna McGlone, threads historical fact into exciting narratives. www.sgsoc.org/events/feist... #SpaldingEvents #HistoricalFiction

We’re looking for Collections Champion volunteers. This opportunity is part of our ‘Reimagine’ grant from @artfund.bsky.social. As a Collections Champion, you’ll help select objects and tell their stories in the newly displayed museum (reopening 2027). www.sgsoc.org/want-to-be-a... #GetInvolved

What an amazing year 2025 was! We want to give a very special thank you to all our incredible volunteers for their hard work and support. Read our review of the year and see what our plans are for 2026: www.sgsoc.org/year-in-review #SpaldingGentlemensSociety #CollectionsCare #ThankYouVolunteers

We're seeking proposals for the provision of a range of consultancy support services for the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society New Beginnings / Phase 2 project. - Invitation to Tender: Architect-led Design Team - Invitation to Tender: Quantity Surveyor Services www.sgsoc.org/getting-invo...

These wonderful pictures offer an insight into the work of our conservator, Mary. Here she is cleaning and stabilising this fabulous illustrated piece of archive from Spalding Gentlemen's Society. #conservationinaction #spaldinggentlemenssociety #preservation #museumconservation

We're excited to announce that History Hunters is back for 2026! Delve deep into the past and join our activity club for children aged 5+. The first session is being held on Sunday 11th January, at 1.30pm. Please email [email protected] to book. #FamilyFun #SpaldingEvents #HistoryHunters

Join us tomorrow for a lecture by Louisa Evans on Talbot House in Poperinge, Belgium 1915 – 7.30pm at Broad Street Methodist Church, Spalding. There is a £5 entrance charge (free entry for full-time students), payable at the door. www.sgsoc.org/events/talbo...

We love seeing stories of our collections and the hard work and dedication of our volunteers appear in the local news. So, why has a giant snake made the latest headlines? Have a read here: www.lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/new...

Read our latest 'Musings from the Museum' article on the Spalding Gentlemen's Society website to see why a clock captured a conservation volunteer's attention... www.sgsoc.org/musings-from... #spalding #localhistory #volunteering

Dates for your diaries! We hope you’ll join us from 9th January 2026, when we’ll be holding the first in our series of spring lectures at Spalding’s Broad Street Methodist Church. You can see the full list of upcoming events here: www.sgsoc.org/lecture-seas... #WhatsOn #Spalding

Here at Spalding Gentlemen’s Society, we’ve enjoyed an exciting 2025, which offers plenty of promise for the new year. We’re so grateful for everyone who has supported our work. Thank you. Our offices will now be closed for the festive season until Monday 5th January 2026.

This week, we enjoyed our annual Christmas quiz - thank you to everyone who supported this massively well-attended event and congratulations to the winning team! We also want to say a big thank you to our resident quizmaster David and all those who helped behind the scenes.

We're delighted to announce that Spalding Gentlemen's Society has been awarded £45,880 from Art Fund, the national charity for museums and galleries, for the first large-scale redisplay of our collections in more than a century. See www.sgsoc.org/spalding-gen... #ArtFund #MuseumStories

Over the weekend, the SGS History Hunters celebrated a very special Victorian Christmas session - including festive crafts, a magic lantern show, and a Victorian tea party. Look out for information about the new season of History Hunters, coming soon! #HistoryHunters

When the Christmas festivities are over, we hope you’ll join us in January 2026, when we’ll be running a series of lectures at Spalding’s Broad Street Methodist Church (PE11 1TB). See www.sgsoc.org/lecture-seas... #LectureSeries #HistoryTalks #SpaldingEvents

A Choir is not just for Christmas! In this lecture, held on 12th December, we’ll explore how community singing can enrich our lives. The speaker, Zeph Churchill, is the Musical Director and Founder of the Spalding Community Choir www.sgsoc.org/events/a-choir-is-not-just-for-christmas

We had a great time at our Victorian Christmas event at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum yesterday. Here is just a small selection of the seasonal crafts we made using recycled materials. Thank you to everyone who attended and to our fantastic helpers too! #familyfun #spalding

Get in the festive frame of mind by celebrating a Victorian Christmas at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum on 7th December. Families can have a go at a range of seasonal crafts. This is a FREE event, but attendees must register their interest in advance. www.sgsoc.org/events/victorian-christmas #spalding

Want to see our latest exhibition while our Broad Street museum is temporarily closed? Take a trip to Ayscoughfee Hall Museum in Spalding, where you’ll be able to discover our collections on display. Find out more at www.sgsoc.org #SpaldingGentlemensSociety #HistoryLovers #HeritagePreservation

Calling all Spalding Gentlemen’s Society members! Join us for our next coffee house evening on Thursday 4th December, for a social gathering and an informal exchange of interests. Not a member yet? Visit our website at www.sgsoc.org/membership #MuseumCommunity #SpaldingGentlemensSociety

Join us at Broad Street Methodist Church (PE11 1TB) #Spalding on 28th November. Martin Siddle, from Bourne Arts and Community Trust, will present on Charles Frederick Worth: Father of Haute Couture. Discover more at www.sgsoc.org/events/charles-frederick-worth #CharlesFrederickWorth #LocalEvents

Get in the festive frame of mind by celebrating a Victorian Christmas at Ayscoughfee Hall on 7th December. Have a go at a range of seasonal crafts. Plus, discover the origins of our Christmas traditions. This is a FREE event, which requires pre-registration. www.sgsoc.org/events/victorian-christmas

You have until 24 Nov to book in-person tickets to our Collections & Research Day, w/ Spalding Gentlemen’s Society @17sgs10.bsky.social. Join us for 8 speakers as well as talks from Society staff to hear about dynamic collecting & research interests over 300 years. www.sal.org.uk/event/crd-25/

Don’t miss hearing about ‘Explosives: The Past, Present and Future’ today, at 7.30pm. Presented by Professor Jacqueline Akhavan from Cranfield University. Held at Broad Street Methodist Church, Spalding (PE11 1TB) www.sgsoc.org/events/explosives-the-past-present-and-future #Spalding #History

SGS is looking for a part-time Communications Officer for an exciting National Lottery Heritage Fund project, SGS: New Beginnings. Interested in telling the stories of Britain's second-oldest museum? Know someone who is? Visit our website to learn more and apply: www.sgsoc.org/work-with-us

Spalding Gentlemen's Society (SGS) - Britain's second-oldest museum - seeks Project Manager for ambitious redevelopment project through our current NLHF Development Phase grant and beyond. Closing date: 22 August 2025 View the tender brief here or the link in our bio: www.sgsoc.org/work-with-us

Found this pot today in box of pewter, it is made of coarse clay with impressed decoration. Could it African? No marks. Any ideas?

Friday 24/01/25 for our latest lecture in the series. Dustin Frazier Wood FSA The Society's 'Original Collection', dating from 1710 to 1814, oldest intact museum collection in the country. Explore the Original Collection. Doors open 7pm Broad Street Methodist Church, Spalding for 7.30pm. Entry £5.

Gilt arms of Thomas Hatcher (1589-1677) of Careby, near Stamford (Lincolnshire). Student at Cambridge & Lincolnshire MP. On the parliamentary side in the Civil Wars, interesting given that these arms are on the folio works of King James I (London, 1616). @theulspeccoll.bsky.social Acton.a.25.38.

1910 building on left closed for much needed work, building on right is our next planned extension.