<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lincoln-castlemay15.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2609" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lincoln-castlemay15-300x210.jpg" alt="lincoln-castle(may15)" width="300" height="210" /></a>We decided to volunteer at <a href="http://www.lincolncastle.com/" target="_blank">Lincoln Castle </a>before Christmas but wasn't sure what it would entail. The castle has undergone a £22 million revamp to make it into a 21st century tourist attraction - turning a 13th century building into a tourist centre of today is no mean feat.

Our induction was on Sunday morning and consisted of the usual health and safety items followed by a tour of the castle, it's exhibits and the roles of volunteers around the site. It felt great to be part of such a superb attraction and reminded us of the buzz we used to get from crewing with the Ballooning Business. History isn't really my thing, I have trouble remembering when I was born let along details about the <a href="http://www.bl.uk/events/magna-carta--law-liberty-legacy?ns_campaign=magnacarta&amp;ns_mchannel=ppc&amp;ns_source=google&amp;ns_linkname=Magna%20carta&amp;ns_fee=0" target="_blank">Magna Carta</a> but it will be good to learn - Jane offered to buy me the Ladybird book about King John, need I say more.