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S Club 7 pictured in 2014 -  (L-R) Bradley McIntosh,  Tina Barrett, Jo O’Meara, Hannah Spearitt, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Jon Lee.  (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
S Club 7 pictured in 2014 -  (L-R) Bradley McIntosh,  Tina Barrett, Jo O’Meara, Hannah Spearitt, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Jon Lee.  (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

S Club 7 confirm 2023 reunion tour on BBC’s The One Show

The front page of the Boston Standard when Prince Charles visited in 1988.
The front page of the Boston Standard when Prince Charles visited in 1988.

NOSTALGIA: Looking back on when King Charles III came to Boston as the Prince of...

Do you know when or where this photograph was taken?
Do you know when or where this photograph was taken?

NOSTALGIA: Can you help solve mystery of 'Queen' photograph from Boston Standard...

Children are pictured enjoying school holiday fun at Zion Summer Club, in Brothertoft Road, Boston, 35 years ago. The theme for the activities was the Postman Pat stop-motion animated TV series, first aired in 1981.
Children are pictured enjoying school holiday fun at Zion Summer Club, in Brothertoft Road, Boston, 35 years ago. The theme for the activities was the Postman Pat stop-motion animated TV series, first aired in 1981.

NOSTALGIA: Summer holiday fun in Boston and more from 1972-1992

Jumping for joy - Boston College students celebrate getting their results outside the new sixth form block.
Jumping for joy - Boston College students celebrate getting their results outside the new sixth form block.

NOSTALGIA: A-level results day 2012 in and around Boston (GALLERY)

A new play area featuring a futuristic-looking piece of equipment opened in Frampton 50 years ago. The Moonprobe climbing frame was joined by a slide, swings and a ‘whirling’ platform in the gardens of the village’s old school. The area had been bought by Frampton United Charities and was officially opened by the group’s chairman, Rex Barber.
A new play area featuring a futuristic-looking piece of equipment opened in Frampton 50 years ago. The Moonprobe climbing frame was joined by a slide, swings and a ‘whirling’ platform in the gardens of the village’s old school. The area had been bought by Frampton United Charities and was officially opened by the group’s chairman, Rex Barber.

NOSTALGIA: Moonprobe in Frampton in 1972 and cricket fun in Boston in 1997

There was a building ‘blitz’ on Boston’s Strait Bargate 30 years ago as major building works got under way. The frontages of a Strait Bargate block that once housed Fosters, Preedy and Wakefields survived, but bulldozers demolished a huge area at the back in preparations for redevelopment.
There was a building ‘blitz’ on Boston’s Strait Bargate 30 years ago as major building works got under way. The frontages of a Strait Bargate block that once housed Fosters, Preedy and Wakefields survived, but bulldozers demolished a huge area at the back in preparations for redevelopment.

NOSTALGIA: Back to the 1990s to find changing Boston town centre and a gift for ...

Princess Anne during her tour of Boston's Pilgrim Hospital in 1977.
Princess Anne during her tour of Boston's Pilgrim Hospital in 1977.

NOSTALGIA: Princess Anne officially opens Boston's Pilgrim Hospital in 1977 - pa...

Work on Bargate Bridge, in Boston, in June 1972.
Work on Bargate Bridge, in Boston, in June 1972.

NOSTALGIA: Widening Bargate Bridge, Boston, in 1972 (GALLERY)

Action from one of the events.
Action from one of the events.

NOSTALGIA: Crowds turn out as Donington firefighters triumph in inter-station co...

Demolition work in Strait Bargate, Boston, 60 years ago.
Demolition work in Strait Bargate, Boston, 60 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: Demolition of Woolworths in Boston in 1962

Kitwood Girls School team members.
Kitwood Girls School team members.

NOSTALGIA: Boston-area schools compete in swim gala in 1972 (GALLERY)

The scene of the work in New Street.
The scene of the work in New Street.

NOSTALGIA: Flat caps, tank tops and clouds of dust – demolition crew make way fo...

Wide Bargate and Pen Street 60 years ago.
Wide Bargate and Pen Street 60 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: New traffic lights come into operation in Wide Bargate, Boston, in 19...

The Endeavour heads towards Boston Docks.
The Endeavour heads towards Boston Docks.

NOSTALGIA: Did you watch the Endeavour arrive in Boston in 1997? (GALLERY)

Test cricket, The Open golf and our course Wimbledon all became popular alternatives to having no live football.
Test cricket, The Open golf and our course Wimbledon all became popular alternatives to having no live football.

Nostalgia: Surviving football's close season in the 1980's and early 1990's

Ten finalists line up for the parade in the Boston Carnival Queen Contest1972. Pictured fromleft, are Vicky Sweeting, Annette Barton, Beryl Briggs, Christine Ayton, Susan Taylor, Sandra Collins, Susan Brocklesby, Annette Wilson, Janice Caesar and Robina Burton. The winner was 19-year-old dental nurse Susan Taylor, of London Road, Boston, who was chosen by a panel of judges at the Carnival Queen dance held in the Assembly Rooms. Runner-up was Janice Caesar, 22, of Kirton.
Ten finalists line up for the parade in the Boston Carnival Queen Contest1972. Pictured fromleft, are Vicky Sweeting, Annette Barton, Beryl Briggs, Christine Ayton, Susan Taylor, Sandra Collins, Susan Brocklesby, Annette Wilson, Janice Caesar and Robina Burton. The winner was 19-year-old dental nurse Susan Taylor, of London Road, Boston, who was chosen by a panel of judges at the Carnival Queen dance held in the Assembly Rooms. Runner-up was Janice Caesar, 22, of Kirton.

NOSTALGIA: Boston Carnival Queen search in 1972 and Silver Jubilee countdown in ...

A crowd forms in the Market Place for the opening of the Boston May Fair.
A crowd forms in the Market Place for the opening of the Boston May Fair.

NOSTALGIA: Opening of Boston May Fair in 1997 (GALLERY)

The official opening of the pedestrianised Strait Bargate in 1982.
The official opening of the pedestrianised Strait Bargate in 1982.

NOSTALGIA: Official opening of pedestrianised Strait Bargate in Boston in 1982 (...

All's well that ends smells - the work taking place in Irby Street, in 1962, which residents hoped would help with flooding and bad smells.
All's well that ends smells - the work taking place in Irby Street, in 1962, which residents hoped would help with flooding and bad smells.

NOSTALGIA: Mammoth sewerage scheme comes to Boston street in 1962

Boston Market Place 60 years ago.
Boston Market Place 60 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: Monster load negotiates Boston Market Place roundabout in 1962

Pictured in one of the lounges (from left) Sister N. Leggott, nurse N. Sinclair, Nurse A. Thoka and Nurse A. P. Treaddell.
Pictured in one of the lounges (from left) Sister N. Leggott, nurse N. Sinclair, Nurse A. Thoka and Nurse A. P. Treaddell.

NOSTALGIA: New nurses’ home complete at Wyberton West Hospital in 1962

The scene in Robin Hood's Walk, in Boston, 60 years ago.
The scene in Robin Hood's Walk, in Boston, 60 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: Work underway of Boston’s new fire station in 1962

Celebrations at Boston Swimming Club's annual social 60 years ago.
Celebrations at Boston Swimming Club's annual social 60 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: Youngsters gather at Boston Swimming Club’s annual social of 1962

John Craven in Boston in 1992.
John Craven in Boston in 1992.

NOSTALGIA: TV presenter John Craven visits Boston in 1992

Pat Starbuck with the ‘plant pot’ which turned out to be 1,700 years-old.
Pat Starbuck with the ‘plant pot’ which turned out to be 1,700 years-old.

NOSTALGIA: Boston plant pot dated to 200AD in 1982

NOSTALGIA: Boston pupils treated to lesson in contemporary dance in 1987

Boston’s Mayor Ernie Napier and Mayoress Pauline share a joke with Prince Charles at the start of his Royal visit to Pilgrim Hospital.
Boston’s Mayor Ernie Napier and Mayoress Pauline share a joke with Prince Charles at the start of his Royal visit to Pilgrim Hospital.

NOSTALGIA: Hundreds turn out as Prince of Wales visits Boston in 1992

Frithville Primary School in 1997.
Frithville Primary School in 1997.

NOSTALGIA: Boston-area pupils bring Ancient Egypt into modern times in 1997

Bullseye presenter Jim Bowen in Boston in 1992.
Bullseye presenter Jim Bowen in Boston in 1992.

NOSTALGIA: TV Bullseye star visits Boston in 1992

Boston College students taking a stand in 1982.
Boston College students taking a stand in 1982.

NOSTALGIA: Boston College students march against ‘raw deal’ in 1982

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NOSTALGIA: Boston archers take on darts players to keep skills sharps during win...

The Danny Flear Centre, Freiston, 25 years ago.
The Danny Flear Centre, Freiston, 25 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: Charity wrestling match near Boston raised funds for hospital scanner...

Some of the contestants in the fourth annual drag queen competition in Boston in 1977.
Some of the contestants in the fourth annual drag queen competition in Boston in 1977.

NOSTALGIA: Annual drag queen competition pulls in the crowds at Boston pub in 19...

Shrove Tuesday fun in Gipsey Bridge 40 years ago.
Shrove Tuesday fun in Gipsey Bridge 40 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: Shrove Tuesday fun in Boston-area village in 1982

Nursery children at Kirton Primary School 10 years ago.
Nursery children at Kirton Primary School 10 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: Kirton youngsters swap the classroom for the moon in 2012

One with Swineshead schoolchildren in 1987.
One with Swineshead schoolchildren in 1987.

NOSTALGIA: Swineshead pupils welcome ‘One’ talented guitarist in 1987

Kirton Primary School's nursery unit in 1997.
Kirton Primary School's nursery unit in 1997.

NOSTALGIA: Kirton youngsters make own pedal-powered fire engines in 1997

Staff at John Swain's outside the shop in Boston Market Place in 1987.
Staff at John Swain's outside the shop in Boston Market Place in 1987.

NOSTALGIA: Have a butcher’s at this cheeky message in Boston Market Place 35 yea...

NOSTALGIA: Kirton Cubs and Scouts visit newspaper headquarters in 1997

Boston Indoor Swimming Pool 40 years ago.
Boston Indoor Swimming Pool 40 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: ‘Nessie’ arrives at Boston swimming pool in 1982

Wyberton 8th Scouts headquarters 60 years ago.
Wyberton 8th Scouts headquarters 60 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: Wyberton Scouts welcome Boston Air Scouts for sausage and mash supper...

The Square Peg in Skegness was destroyed by fire in 2008. At the time,  the Grand Parade venue was being redeveloped into a new leisure complex called Grand Central, which was open until 2016 when it was sold to Brian Bell, the owner of Lucky Strike and Waterfront Restaurant next door.
The Square Peg in Skegness was destroyed by fire in 2008. At the time,  the Grand Parade venue was being redeveloped into a new leisure complex called Grand Central, which was open until 2016 when it was sold to Brian Bell, the owner of Lucky Strike and Waterfront Restaurant next door.

NOSTALGIA: 28 lost pubs around Skegness. Do you remember them?

Oldrids Motors 60 years ago.
Oldrids Motors 60 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: Oldrids Motors celebrates Boston Talbot deal with Emma the tiger in 1...

NOSTALGIA: Thousands descend on Ingoldmells for Xmas Sandfest 2011 (GALLERY)

NOSTALGIA: Were you at Velvet, in Chapel St Leonards, when the Standard’s Big Ni...

The scene in Main Ridge, Boston, in late 1976.
The scene in Main Ridge, Boston, in late 1976.

NOSTALGIA: Boston salon evacuated in 1976 after gas main split during constructi...

Boston Market Place in November 1986.
Boston Market Place in November 1986.

NOSTALGIA: Resurfacing works in Boston Market Place in 1986

Stickney Community Centre 25 years ago.
Stickney Community Centre 25 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: Line dancing fundraiser for Boston hospital hailed a success in 1996

The Peter Paine Sports Centre 25 years ago.
The Peter Paine Sports Centre 25 years ago.

NOSTALGIA: Boston pupils receive lesson in badminton from England coach in 1996

Revving up for Christmas in Boston in 1976.
Revving up for Christmas in Boston in 1976.

NOSTALGIA: ‘Oh, what fun it is to ride in a Model T Ford’ – Santa visits Oldrid,...

NOSTALGIA: Boston Grammar School pupils set for prize-giving ceremony in 1996

NOSTALGIA: ‘Monster from the deep’ salvaged from Boston Docks in 1981 (GALLERY)

Factory manager Jean Tooley with some of the pupils.
Factory manager Jean Tooley with some of the pupils.

NOSTALGIA: Boston High School girls receive vegetables and tour of factory and f...

Winners at Haven High School's awards evening of 1996.
Winners at Haven High School's awards evening of 1996.

NOSTALGIA: Honours for pupils at Boston’s Haven High School in 1996

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