Spalding Gentlemen’s Society

Want to be a Collections Champion? - Spalding Gentlemen's Society We’re looking for 6-10 volunteer Collections Champions to join the Collections Team as we redesign our museum.

Do you want to find out more about what volunteering as a Collections Champion with Spalding Gentlemen's Society means? We will be holding an Info Session on Tuesday 17 February. See more and register your interest at www.sgsoc.org/want-to-be-a...
#CollectionsChampions #Volunteering #MakeADifference

Church Explorers: Looking at Stonemasons' Works - Spalding Gentlemen's Society Join Spalding Gentlemen's Society for our February Half Term workshop: Church Explorers: Looking at Stonemasons' Works.

Are you looking for something to entertain the family this February half-term? We've got a fantastic workshop on Stone Masons taking place on Tuesday 17 February, from 10am.
For more information and to book your place, visit www.sgsoc.org/events/churc...
#familyfun #localevent #heritage

Hope to see you there!

An image showing the interior of the SGS building on Broad Street, Spalding

Want to join the Spalding Gentlemen's Society team?

We're looking for a Curatorial Associate who will be a key member of the team delivering the Art Fund supported ‘SGS Reimagined’ project.

See more details about the role here: www.sgsoc.org/getting-invo...

#SGSreimagined #CuratorialAssociate

Spalding Gentlemen's Society Spring 2026 Lecture Programme

Dates for your diaries! We've got lots of fantastic lectures coming up this February and March, including our next talk on 6th February about Black Women in the Tudor Court.

See more details on our website: www.sgsoc.org

#SpaldingEvents #HistoryTalks

Spalding Gentlemen's Society display on the history of lighting at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum.

Spark your interest in learning about lighting! Our collection tells the history of man-made light: from oil, paraffin, and gas ignited by flame to the first battery-powered electric lights.
Read www.lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/new... and head to Ayscoughfee Hall Museum & Gardens to see our displays

Feisty Females: Writing Lincolnshire's Medieval Women - Spalding Gentlemen's Society Historical fiction is the hybrid child of two warring parents: fact and fiction. Hear how Rosanna McGlone threads historical fact into exciting narratives.

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

Want to be a Collections Champion? - Spalding Gentlemen's Society We’re looking for 6-10 volunteer Collections Champions to join the Collections Team as we redesign our museum.

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

2025: A Year in Review - Spalding Gentlemen's Society What an amazing year 2025 has been. The fantastic volunteers, fuelled by coffee, cake and biscuits, have been working on our Collection.

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

Work with Us - Spalding Gentlemen's Society About Spalding Gentlemen’s Society The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society (SGS) was founded in 1710 by Maurice Johnson ‘The Antiquary’ whose initial vision was to support learning and education of his local...

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 activities@sgsoc.org to book.

#FamilyFun #SpaldingEvents #HistoryHunters

Talbot House in Poperinge, Belgium 1915 - Spalding Gentlemen's Society In this lecture, we'll look at the history of Talbot House in Poperinge, Belgium. We'll cover from 1918 through to its relevance after the centenary of WWI.

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...

Work to ensure memory of giant snake lives on When they’re not cleaning the teeth of a megalodon, museum volunteers have been busy recreating a giant snake which was once on display in its halls…

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...

Musings from the Museum 35: The Mora Clock - Spalding Gentlemen's Society One of the joys of Spalding Gentlemen's Society is the unexpected treasures that pop up on a regular basis. Meet the Mora Clock.

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

Don't miss our 2026 Lecture Season - Spalding Gentlemen's Society When the Christmas festivities are over, we hope you’ll join us from January 2026, when we’ll be running a series of lectures in Spalding.

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

An image of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society Museum, wishing everyone a wonderful festive season. The SGS offices re-open on 5th January 2026.

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.

Spalding Gentlemen's Society awarded funds to ‘Reimagine’ its collections - Spalding Gentlemen's Society The ‘Museum Reimagined’ project will bring fresh and diverse perspectives to Spalding Gentlemen Society’s museum, library and archives.

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

Don't miss our 2026 Lecture Season - Spalding Gentlemen's Society When the Christmas festivities are over, we hope you’ll join us from January 2026, when we’ll be running a series of lectures in Spalding.

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! - Spalding Gentlemen's Society In this lecture, we'll discuss the transformative power of music in building lasting connections and enhancing mental, emotional and social well-being.

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

Organisers and helpers at the Victorian Christmas event

Selection of Victorian style crafts

Victorian style paper folding crafts

Selection of Victorian style crafts

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

A display of Victorian style Christmas crafts

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

Ticket to the execution of Jonathan Wild, 1725

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
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Membership - Spalding Gentlemen's Society Discover more about the benefits of becoming a member of Spalding Gentlemen's Society. Membership helps support the society's work.

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

Charles Frederick Worth: Father of Haute Couture - Spalding Gentlemen's Society Discover more about Charles Frederick Worth's English family background, his life in Bourne, and his subsequent move to Paris.

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

A Victorian Christmas - Spalding Gentlemen's Society Get in the festive frame of mind by celebrating a Victorian Christmas at Ayscoughfee Hall. Families can try a range of seasonal crafts.

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

Collections & Research Day, with Spalding Gentlemen's Society - Society of Antiquaries of London Join the Society of Antiquaries, both online and in-person at Burlington House, to celebrate our archive, library, and museum collections.

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