Local History & Heritage

Our neighbouring village of Griffydam held an Open Gardens event on Saturday which was also the launch of their Heritage Trail. The event was well attended with visitors from Tamworth and Woodville among the many locals. The gardens were an inspiration and lots of us are going to have new projects once the weather gets a bit cooler!

If you didn't manage to get to Griffydam on Saturday, you can find details of the Heritage Trail on Griffydam Community website >>

The Festival of Archaeology is a fortnight (14-28 July) of events, talks, walks and hands-on activities around Leicestershire and Rutland. Local events include:

• Walk the Swannington Incline Saturday 14th and Sunday 29th July (morning)
• Califat Coal Mine Excavation, Swannington, Saturday 14th and Sunday 29th July (afternoon)
• Grace Dieu Priory (Thringstone) Guided walks Sundays 15th & 22nd July
• Guided walk of Breedon Hill and Church Wednesday 18th July: 2pm, meet in the carpark, no booking required.
• Family Archaeology Day, Ashby, Wednesday 18th July: 10.30am - 3.30pm St Helens Community Heritage Centre, no booking required.

Programme of events and booking details >>. (Booking essential for most events)

If you get the heritage bug, take a look at the projects which the Coleorton Heritage Group are doing:

• Blue Plaque project (launching in October)
• Memories Book
• Snapshot-in-time and
• History walks in September

and of course the Coleorton Heritage Trail >>.