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Hidden Gems, Culture Focus

Promoting local organisations, projects and people

(Articles previously printed in the Fenland Citizen)

Heritage Open Days 2019

Following the last column, I did indeed receive corrections to my descriptions of the buildings in the Market Place! I was pleased to receive friendly notes about the Barber Shoppe building, and also to tell me that I got Woolworth’s wrong – I remember Woolworth’s, how could I get that wrong?! The people telling me …

Historic Market Place

Wisbech has been a market town for centuries – the “Old Market” has been named that for centuries… So it stands to reason that the buildings have changed use over this time. If you wander around town like a tourist, especially if you take the time to talk to the owners of shops and businesses, …