Here at the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, we're celebrating everything that's great about our county for Lincolnshire Day - from the delicious local produce to the beautiful iconic landmarks.
As the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society we're proud of our county and everything it offers and are passionate about celebrating our wonderful county, so have organised a school event providing unique hands-on learning experiences focused on Lincolnshire.
2022 Exhibitors
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust: From Earthtongues to Dead Man’s Fingers – Come and discover the fascinating world of fungi and then build your very own to take away!
University of Lincoln (LIAT): Explore the soil beneath your feet with the University of Lincoln. Get your hands dirty and discover how soil helps to produce our food, as well as its super environmental benefits.
T: @LIATLincoln
Ladies in Pigs: Have fun making and tasting Lincolnshire sausages and learn all about where our food comes from.
Blue Castle: Delve into food waste and get hands-on with the baby aerobic food digestor. After exploring recycling of different materials, you will be challenged with recycling artificial turf.
FB: BlueCastleGroup
Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project: Come and discover what lurks in Lincolnshire’s unique chalk streams. Explore bucketsful of wonderful chalk stream samples full of minibeasts to investigate!
FB: LincChalkStream
Creative Activities ‘Making Learning Fun’: Have fun designing and building a popsicle stick Trebuchet.
T: @MarkGClarke
FB: Creativity, Design and Production
Lincolnshire County Council – Investigate Learning – Aviation: Enjoy getting creative with crafts related to the aviation history of Lincolnshire.
Prikli Pear: Learn how to personalise a sustainable fabric bookmark using embroidery techniques. Prikli Pear’s Jess Purdie demonstrates how you can transform any waste material into something beautiful!
T: @prikli_pear
FB: priklipear
RAF Coningsby STEM Team: RAF STEM Rocket Launch Design and Launch.
Naylor Flowers Ltd: Learn more about the British Flower Industry and plant your own daffodil bulbs with Naylor Flowers Ltd.
FB: naylorflowers
Cote Hill Cheese: Discover our cheese-making display and equipment. Enjoy the hands-on workshop where children will make a soft lactic cheese with raw milk.
FB: cotehillcheese
W: cotehill.com
Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial: Experience artefact handling sessions and enjoy the opportunity to try on some replica pieces of uniform.
T: @IntBCC
FB: International Bomber Command Centre
Lincolnshire County Council: Lincolnshire Energy From Waste. Providing activities surrounding the 'Right Thing Right Bin' campaign In Lincolnshire, working in partnership with Mid UK.
Precious Moments Family Wellbeing: Relax and unwind with Liz Poole's Children's Yoga.
FB: Precious Moments Wellbeing
W: preciousmomentsbabymassage.uk
Lincolnshire Co-op: Create your own smoothie and learn all about heathy eating..
T: @Lincscoop
FB: LincolnshireCoop
The Parish of Boston - St Botolph's Church: Children will take part in a short singing workshop followed by a slideshow and talk. The children will also design their own stained glass window to take away.
FB: BostonStump
Cathedral Mushrooms: Teaching the lifecycle from beginning to end in a hands-on workshop led with an emphasis on the healthy benefits of mushrooms in our diet. Children will learn where mushrooms come from, what they eat, how they reproduce and what nutrients they provide.
Flowers by Suzanne: To create a floral arrangement display and sow how a florist creates designs and displays. Children will also learn flower names.
FB: FlowersbySuzanne
Lincolnshire Willow: Children can enjoy weaving small fish and leaf shapes with willow grown in Lincolnshire. Willow weaving is a local heritage craft.
FB: lincolnwillow
W: www.lincolnshirewillow.co.uk
Good Lookin Cookin: Children can take part in a fun workshop creating their very own Lincolnshire flag pizza using local sourced ingredients.
Bridge Farm: A workshop learning about how we grow plants in our glasshouse, how to grow plants sustainably, and planting up a container to take home.
Gloji Energy: Exciting and engaging activities that motivate, support, and enable families to make changes to their nutrition, movement and sleep.
W: www.oneyoulincolnshire.org.uk
LCC HAF Team: The HAF Team will deliver food and nutrition education workshops promoting the ‘Eat Well Plate’, ‘Positive Food Choices’ and a sugar activity linking to oral health.
FB: LincolnshireCC
W: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-pupil-support/holiday-activities-food-programme
Nunny's Farm: Children will look at comparisons and the way that animals have evolved to the different environments that they live in. Children will also design new animals and why they look the way they do.
FB: lincolnwillow
W: www.nunnysfarmcic.org
T: @LincolnshireCC
Shedtime Handcrafted Leatherwork: Students will get hands-on to decorate a leather bookmark. They will make an individual piece and use a variety of stamping tools and techniques for a design of their choice.
FB: shedtimecrafts
Lincoln City Foundation: Enjoy practicing your ball skills with the inflatable target and 'Spin the Wheel' challenge!
W: www.lincolncityfoundation.com
What teachers say about Lincolnshire Day...
A fantastic day that kept the children happy and engaged throughout – a wonderful treat! [Teacher, Monks Abbey Primary School, Lincoln]
Engaging, hands-on activities covering a good range of curriculum areas including P.E, Science, Art, History and DT. [Head Teacher, Osgodby Primary School]
A well organised, interesting day with a wide range of activities. The children have really enjoyed themselves! [Teacher, St Peter & St Paul Church of England Primary School]
Lincolnshire Day Online
In 2020 we hosted the Lincolnshire Day online for the first time due to the Covid pandemic. Please visit lincolnshiredayonline.co.uk to find out more and access lots of online resources.
