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Alford’s old railway corridor is still written into the fields around the village — in hedge lines, bridge arches and the occasional lump of ballast underfoot. This is a practical 2026 guide to walking the lost line respectfully, with map clues, safety notes and the small trackside details most people miss.
A stroll around Alford is also a lesson in how places get their names. From roads pointing to neighbouring villages to cul-de-sacs borrowing old orchard names, the signs hold clues — and a few puzzles. We’ve been reading them closely, and we’d like your old maps and memories to help fill in the gaps.
A practical, respectful guide to how Remembrance Sunday unfolds in Alford this year: where to gather, what happens at the memorial, and how the wreaths carry local names and stories. It is written for anyone who wants to take part without feeling like an outsider.
A damp-day census of Alford’s public benches turns into a history of the village’s small kindnesses. From the Market Place to the footpath towards the Wolds, here are seven seats, seven stories and a nomination form for the bench that deserves a plaque.
From January wind to the hush after closing time, Alford's year has a soundtrack. A slow listen through the village's everyday noises — and why paying attention makes it feel like home.
A warm look at the Lincolnshire words and sayings still heard around Alford, from twitchels and snickets to mizzle and mardy, with an invitation to add your own family phrases to the village record.
Faded lettering, worn thresholds and a few granite kerbs can tell you more about the high street than any plaque. This short walking route picks out the ghost signs and architectural clues that survive between the shopfronts, and asks readers to add their own memories and old photographs.