The sun came out for the Stamford Floats at the weekend and well done to all the organisers and those that put a lot of hardwork into the floats.
This footage is a couple of years old now but is the first I’ve seen of it and shows some interesting views. It also includes footage of Burghley House as well as Rutland Water.
After a beautiful day the rain came but after the rain had gone away the early evening turned out lovely. In the picture you have the school cricket pavilion and in the distance you have the stunning school indoor swimming pool.
The Stamford Millstream Group have done a great job clearing the millstream – and if you want to help in maintaining the millstream you can find them on Twitter and/or Facebook. It was a lovely day to wander along Melancholy Walk to the Freeman’s Meadows.
Stamford Christmas Festival & Light Switch On was a success. The Stamford Town Council Christmas Festival & Light Switch on had lots of stalls, entertainment, real life reindeer and even Santa was there!
This is a great picture (by Tim Berry) that shows the beauty of Stamford (and Paten & Co) when it snows!
I love this archive footage from the British Pathé. It lasts just over a minute so worth a watch to show how the town was saved from all the traffic!
If you have 14 minutes to spare then this is a good overview of Stamford and highly recommended. The various churches around Stamford are mentioned as well as St. Georges square home of the Arts Centre and the filming of Middlemarch. Whilst this is not an exhaustive list of everything that is covered it is …
There is some great footage of All Saints Church and the road, All Saints’ Place shown during the sad footage of the passing of Sir Malcolm Sargent.