From the
TEDxGrantham desk.
Updates from the organising team: speaker reveals, behind-the-scenes notes, and longer-form pieces on ideas worth spreading.
Retraining at 46 in a town without a university
Replacement demand from retirements in South Kesteven will outpace school-leaver supply, requiring employed adults to retrain — yet the Skills Bootcamp was built for people between jobs with schedule flexibility.
By TEDx Grantham Team
What Grantham Gingerbread reveals about its town
A pale, crisp gingerbread with a hollow centre — made without treacle, unlike any other British variant. Born accidentally in 1740, it persisted through small, deliberate choices: Dickens mentioned it, a football team adopted its name, and a baker revived it in 2011. The biscuit reveals how places construct identity through maintenance rather than inheritance.
By TEDx Grantham Team
Belton Park and the birth of the RAF Regiment
RAF stations armed men with gas-pipe pikes after the fall of Crete exposed their defenselessness; the formal response came on 1 February 1942 when King George VI signed the warrant establishing the RAF Regiment at Belton Park.
By TEDx Grantham Team
What Spitalgate Heath needs before its first homes
A planned garden village with permission granted in 2019 remains fields seven years later because its essential infrastructure must arrive first: the Grantham Southern Relief Road's final bridge, delayed by design errors to late 2027.
By TEDx Grantham Team
What Grantham's digital parking shift costs the unconnected
Digital parking in Grantham charges app users convenience fees that cash payers avoid, a cost structure that particularly disadvantages older residents and those on lower incomes.
By TEDx Grantham Team
What telecare sensors can and cannot replace in South Kesteven
Telecare uses wearable alarms and environmental sensors to detect emergencies and summon 24/7 help, but a trial of 2,600 older people found the technology did not reduce hospital admissions or social care visits—it complements rather than replaces in-person care.
By TEDx Grantham Team