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A BRILLIANT TALK – REALLY ENJOYED I was asked to write a piece about this very enjoyable talk for the web-site. Where to begin? As the speaker did perhaps? My
June 22, 2023
A BRILLIANT TALK – REALLY ENJOYED I was asked to write a piece about this very enjoyable talk for the web-site. Where to begin? As the speaker did perhaps? My
On the 13th June the Trust held its first evening talk at Cross Corners. An audience of nineteen people listened to a fascinating and entertaining talk given by John Martin-Jones
Our new wedding-themed display is now open in the Old Laundry at Belgrave Hall. Featuring photographs of weddings in Belgrave (many at St. Peter’s) and information about the people in
As part of our forthcoming month-long exhibition at Belgrave Hall entitled “I WERE MARRIED THERE”, our first talk at Cross Corners for 2023 was given by Felicity Austin. The subject
On Saturday 22nd April 2023 the Trust held the 2023 AGM at the Village Hall in Birstall. 5 of the 7 Trustees were in attendance – Richard Norburn, Carolyn Hindocha,
When we were invited to use the “old Laundry” room in 2022, we had very little time to plan the layout. The room was set up very quickly and not
The event, consisting of a number of local history groups, was held on Saturday 25th February 2023 at the Menphys Hub, Bassett Street, South Wigston. Three Trustees – Carolyn, Sandra
The posy prior to it being laid in Belgrave Hall on Sunday 2nd April 2023 to commemorate the passing of Margaret Ellis, the last of the “Ellis sisters”
Following the death of John Ellis in 1862, his daughters continued to live at Belgrave Hall. On Friday 30th March, 1923, Margaret Ellis (the last surviving Ellis sister) died at
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