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John Franklin

Sir John Franklin
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The Legacy of Sir John Franklin

January 8, 2025
Discover the legacy of Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer from Spilsby, whose expeditions shaped history.
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Spilsby: A Historic Market Town in Lincolnshire

September 19, 2024
Spilsby, a small market town nestled in the Lincolnshire Wolds, offers visitors and residents a glimpse into traditional English life.
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Councillor Terry Taylor
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Terry Taylor to continue as Spilsby Town Mayor

May 4, 2021
Councillor Terry Taylor is to continue as Mayor of Spilsby and Chairman of the Town Council after the Council's Annual Meeting.
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Sir John Franklin
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Spilsby set to celebrate Franklin Week

April 15, 2021
Spilsby is set the celebrate its most famous son - Sir John Franklin - with a week of celebration.
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TV horror-drama based on Franklin’s doomed expedition set to air
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TV horror-drama based on Franklin’s doomed expedition set to air

March 3, 2021
A new television horror-drama based around the events of Spilsby-born Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition to discover the Northwest Passage is set to air tonight, produced by Ridley Scott and starring Ciaran Hinds as Sir John Franklin.
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New Spilsby Sign
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Sign’s good for a new welcome to the town!

April 30, 2020
Visitors and residents alike are getting a new welcome into the town after a new sign was erected celebrating the town and its' most famous son - Sir John Franklin.
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Spilsby Sign
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Parks Canada release footage of ship from lost Franklin expedition

August 28, 2019
Parks Canada have released incredible footage of the wreck of one of Sir John Franklin's…
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Spilsby Sign
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Franklin Way set to be relaunched

May 18, 2019
This May will see the relaunch of the Franklin Way walking route, thirty-three years since…
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Spilsby Sign
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Trail to launch commemorating Spilsby’s Sir John Franklin

May 25, 2018
A Trail will be launched in Spilsby as part of the Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival,…
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Spilsby Sign
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Town to honour armed services

November 6, 2015
Spilsby will join national commemorations honouring the armed services on Remembrance Sunday. Members of the…
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