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

Thank you for your support.

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.

1. Stroll around the outskirts Caistor, an introduction to walking for pleasure: 2 miles, 5 May

2. Secrets of Nettleton Valley: 5 miles 11 May

3. Chairs, clocks & Caistor trades: 2 miles 12 May

4. Roman and Medieval Caistor:  1 mile 17 May

5. Caistor-Nettleton-Rothwell circular Wolds walk: 10 miles 19 May

6. Nature Walk around Caistor: 2 miles, 26 May

7. 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

Put the date in your diary…

Sunday 20th March at 10am

Caistor Arts & Heritage Centre Sunday opening begins.

Coffee on our sunny terrace or something from the Breakfast Specials an a big pot of tea , you choose we’ll be there for the first of many Sundays

Our library volunteer will be ready to help if you want a new book or to join our community library.

See you then.

Caistor Library’s new collection of environmental books has been launched this week. It came out of an idea which developed when the group GO2– a Greener Footprint for Caistor, began holding meetings and gatherings at the Arts and Heritage Centre.  The manager Clare O’Shea said “I know that young people want to understand the changing world around them and books are a great way of allowing them to do this in their own time and at their own pace”. She organised the donation and purchase of environmentally themed books ranging from basics to really in-depth advanced concepts.

The nice thing is that this collection of books will always be for Caistor library users; the books will not be circulated in the county library system. The Centre is so grateful for the donations received (pre-loved good quality books as well as money for new books) and for the support of Wendy Wainwright (GLL- Lincolnshire Libraries) in getting the books to the shelves.

If you have any books you would like to donate or are willing to pledge some money to purchase books on the Little Green Library’s wish list, please do contact Clare at Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre on 01472 851605 or email hello@caistorahc.org.uk

Jane Anderson and Nick McCann of GO2 launch the Litle Green Library. The official launch took place on Friday 4th March at CAHC …..let the borrowing begin!