It's the 1st of June which means a pile of shiny new books is waiting for you just around the corner! Check out what is new for June in your library here: Lincolnshire Libraries New Books
Caistor is a rare survivor from a bygone era and looks like a living time capsule because most of the buildings date from the hundred years following the Great Fire of Caistor which destroyed virtually all the town centre in 1681. Look across the Market Place at elegant late Georgian and early Victorian buildings featuring small window panes and locally made orange clay pantiles and later the more expensive Welsh blue roofing slates. Today we appreciate the beauty and traditional details of the Market Place as well as the wealth of other interesting buildings in the old town.
Local artists Karen Hyde and Ailsa Wish have taught the local children and helped them spot good view points to sketch from. These outline designs should help you gain experience in spotting pleasing building shapes and layouts for satisfying and creative colouring in sessions.
Colouring Books available from the Café in Caistor Arts & Heritage Centre.
Are you a member of a local group, society or association within the Caistor District?
We are creating a Directory of Community Services within Caistor as a reference booklet within the library.
If you know an organisation that should be on the list then please call into our library and a librarian will happily give you a form to complete and return to the Centre.
From Wednesday 26th May 2022…
The Irby Art Group display work in the Gallery Room and the Café Gallery.
“We are a small, enthusiastic group working together untutored through the winter months, sharing our varied areas of expertise. We enjoy a wide spectrum of subjects, media and styles.”
Caistor Library is not just books and computers, it’s also the home of the Puzzle Library-Caistor.
Our new collection of puzzles will suit you, whether you’re eight or eighty. Just drop in, find a puzzle you’d like to borrow to take home, or add a few pieces to the Puzzle of the month, which is on the puzzle table in the library.
A catalogue of puzzles is available to browse. When you have decided on the puzzle you wish to take home, simply pay the deposit of £1 and the librarian will get it for you. And, of course, you’ll get your £1 back when you return your puzzle. What a great idea!
Puzzle of the month
From Wednesday 25th April 2022 you will be able to view…
In the Gallery Room: Dale Mackie presents “WW2 Unsung Heroes” showing a selection of heroes who served their country
In the Café Gallery: “Wild” - Glynne Bulman and Gabrielle Harris are artists specialising in painting and printmaking and they have worked together on various creative projects for over forty years. This exhibition is the latest in their long line of collaborations.
Wild presents an array of pieces exploring the theme and endeavouring to highlight what ‘wild’ means to us today. The work looks at our interpretation of, and our relationship with, the natural world.
If you have any used, new or surplus bras please call into Caistor Charity Shop to deposit them in the Against Breast Cancer Bra Bank.
Open Wed - Sat 10am - 2pm
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This exciting new Festival offers a huge variety of outdoor activities in and around our beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds between 3oth April and 5th June 2022.
Events range from walking, cycling, gliding, wellness activities, dog-friendly events, dancing in nature, crafts, heritage and much more. You can book a place on a whole range of activities for all the family.
Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre is delighted to participate in the Festival. We’re offering seven walks varying in length from 1 to 10 miles. There’s something to suit everyone whether you want a challenging walk or just a pleasant stroll.
Stroll around the outskirts Caistor, an introduction to walking for pleasure: 2 miles, 5 May
Secrets of Nettleton Valley: 5 miles 11 May
Chairs, clocks & Caistor trades: 2 miles 12 May
Roman and Medieval Caistor: 1 mile 17 May
Caistor-Nettleton-Rothwell circular Wolds walk: 10 miles 19 May
Nature Walk around Caistor: 2 miles, 26 May
A historical walk around Caistor:1 mile, 31 May
For all information on the Festival go to https://woldsoutdoorfestival.com/events/listing
From Wednesday 23rd March you’ll be able to view our new exhibitions:
In the Gallery Room: Barbara Shackley and Jo McCann “Wood & Water”
Barbara Shackley and Jo McCann are mother and daughter. They enjoy painting known landscapes and seascapes, especially the Brittany Coast. The last two years have focussed their art closer to home, to the trees and fields.
In the Café Gallery: Elaine O’Donnell: '' Flamboyant Florals, Felines and Fabulous Florence. '' Everything I paint is related to my emotions and feelings, stemming from the beauty I see in flowers, loving my cats, and the excitement of Florence, Italy. My Art not only reflects reality - but also gives inspiration and hope
