Add your Fenland tale to a collection by mobile historian

Historian and musician Danny Pedler (pictured) is touring South Holland on the mobile library to collect Fenland stories.

As part of the project Field and Dyke: Your Fenland Stories, he will tour the district playing folk songs and tunes from South Lincolnshire.

He will be collecting memories, anecdotes and tales from the area to inspire future projects.

The sessions are informal and will continue at Dowsdale Bank, Shepeau Stow today at 10.15am followed by Whaplode Drove, Broadgate at 11am.

Then onto St Policarps Drive, Holbeach Drove at 11.45am and Gedney Hill Post Office at 1pm then Sutton St Edmunds Village Hall at 2pm.

Friday, September 15, 10am Field Close, Gosberton, 10.35am Godfrey Avenue, 11.30am Five Bells at Gosberton Risegate and 12.30pm at Coalbeach Lane, Surfleet.

Monday, September 18 10.15am Fosdyke VIllage Hall, 11am Lee Avenue Algarkirk, 11.45am South Sutterton, School Park Avenue and 12.30pm Glebe Way, Sutterton.

Thursday, September 21, 10.30am at Fen Gate, Moulton Chapel, 11.15am Barrier Bank, Cowbit, 12pm Milfoil Lane, Cowbit Fen, 1.30pm Fen Lane End, Cowbit Wash and 2.15pm Weston Hills Village Hall

Wednesday, September 27, 10.15am Old School House, Dawsmere, 11am Jolly Crispin, Lutton, 12.15pm Roman Way, Gedney Dyke and 1.45pm Saracens Head pub.

Thursday, September 28, 10.30am Laurels Cottage, Holbeach St Marks. 12pm Hargate Close, Fleet Hargate, 1.45pm North Bank, Gedney St Francis and 2.45pm the church at South Gedney.

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