New waymarkers which include information of Spalding’s history have been placed around the town.
There’s 11 boards gone in including around High Bridge, the Sheep Market, various places along the River Welland and at the railway and bus stations.
It’s part of the Spalding Reconnected project which received National Lottery funding.
Those behind it led by South Holland District Council, working alongside Heritage Lincolnshire as project managers, Transported Arts, East Mercia Rivers Trust and Lincolnshire County Council, hope it could lead to more being put in place.
Coun Gary Taylor, South Holland District Council portfolio holder for community development said: “I am delighted to have reached another milestone with the Spalding Reconnected project, introducing these important wayfinding points that provide links to both the past and present day, and are a first step in developing new ways of highlighting Spalding’s special and unique history.
“It is so important to recognise, protect and celebrate our town’s long and rich cultural past and beautiful riverside, and to harness these for residents and visitors to Spalding and to help us access further, larger investment and opportunities in the future.”
A district council spokesman said: “The wider Spalding Reconnected project has aimed to deliver immediate physical benefits to the town that celebrate its heritage and historic riverside, whilst developing a heritage strategy and fostering relationships that will help position Spalding to secure further, larger pieces of investment in the future.
Beyond the wayfinding work, other physical enhancements have included beautiful willow sculptures along the river and new ‘riverbank biospheres’ and coir roll habitats being introduced to help support the river’s ongoing health and ecology.”
