Communities in the Stamford, Rutland and Bourne areas invited to adopt a phone box
| Updated: 13:49, 15 March 2021
Whether they fancy turning it into a miniature library, a museum or a defibrillator store, communities can adopt an iconic red phone box for £1.
The first red phone boxes appeared in 1926, but most of these and the more modern glass kiosks have been retired from service as people rely on mobile phones.
Since 2008, 784 phone boxes in the East Midlands have been taken on by their communities, but several remain available.
A book exchange is another popular re-use for old phone boxes
These can be found in High Street and Broad Street in Stamford, Market Place in Oakham, Market Place in Market Deeping, Morton, Greatford, Witham-on-the-Hill, Edenham, Grimsthorpe, Braceborough, Market Overton, Ayston, Lyddington, North Luffenham, Little Casterton, Swinstead, Folkingham, Pickworth, and Aslackby.
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Edinburgh red phone boxes are available to adopt and transform for just £1 Caitlyn Dewar © Redundant phone boxes, once a lifeline of communication before the arrival of mobile phone networks,.
BT have announced that across Scotland, 600 phone boxes are up for grabs, including 31 around the Capital which are waiting to be transformed.
Since 2008, a total of 482 phone boxes across the country have been taken on by communities for just £1 each through BT’s Adopt a Kiosk programme.
The programme means that redundant and forgotten phone boxes, once a lifeline of communication before the arrival of mobile phone networks, have been transformed into everything from defibrillator units and mini history museums to art galleries and book exchanges.