01530 278444. 01530
exhibition Vikings: Life and Legend. Legend. and Life Vikings: exhibition
not necessary, but you must book to take take to book must you but necessary, not
Market Harborough,LE16 7LT Harborough,LE16 Market
£4.00 inc Tea/coffee & biscuits. biscuits. & Tea/coffee inc £4.00
Community Dig in Whitwick or find out out find or Whitwick in Dig Community was responsible for curating the recent recent the curating for responsible was
works of the 1960s. Previous experience experience Previous 1960s. the of works
Building, Adam and Eve Street, Street, Eve and Adam Building,
the first half of the 19th century. century. 19th the of half first the Come and join the Charnwood Roots Roots Charnwood the join and Come Viking and Anglo-Saxon topics and and topics Anglo-Saxon and Viking
area from 1680’s through to the sewage sewage the to through 1680’s from area
Harborough Library, The Symington Symington The Library, Harborough
Locations around Whitwick Whitwick around Locations has published extensively on both both on extensively published has development of the town throughout throughout town the of development
ditches. Displays will show maps of the the of maps show will Displays ditches.
Harborough Museum and Market Market and Museum Harborough
Williams, curator at the British Museum, Museum, British the at curator Williams, 9am – 5pm – 9am consequences this had on the the on had this consequences
and see some of the ancient boundary boundary ancient the of some see and
– 4pm 4pm –
leading experts on the Vikings. Gareth Gareth Vikings. the on experts leading capital for their endeavours and the the and endeavours their for capital Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th July: July: 26th Sunday – 25th Saturday
visit the Hospitaller site on Castle Hill, Hill, Castle on site Hospitaller the visit
July 2015: 10am 10am 2015: July 22nd Wednesday Hear a fascinating talk by one of the the of one by talk fascinating a Hear men found necessary to raise the the raise to necessary found men DIG WHITWICK DIG
sewage works still visible. View the finds, finds, the View visible. still works sewage
ANGLO-SAXON HARBOROUGH ANGLO-SAXON focus on the partnerships which both both which partnerships the on focus jewry.wall@leicester.gov.uk
Circle, Leicester, LE1 4LB LE1 Leicester, Circle, and also features from the Victorian Victorian the from features also and
town of Coalville. In particular, it will will it particular, In Coalville. of town www.leicester.gov.uk/museums
pre-Roman finds having been uncovered uncovered been having finds pre-Roman FREE gov.uk gov.uk
Jewry Wall Museum, St Nicholas Nicholas St Museum, Wall Jewry
led to the formation of the embryonic embryonic the of formation the to led for activities. 0116 225 4971 225 0116 activities. for
information. Knights Hospitallers, with Roman and and Roman with Hospitallers, Knights 233 754 email: museum@charnwood. email: 754 233
SATURDAY 18th JULY: 2pm JULY: 18th SATURDAY
developments they brought about which which about brought they developments FREE charge small , Admission
Contact Rutland County Museum for more more for Museum County Rutland Contact
of the park. The park has links with the the with links has park The park. the of try your hand with a metal detector 01509 01509 detector metal a with hand your try
DISCOVERIES (+BOOK SIGNING) (+BOOK
on Stenson and Stephenson and the the and Stephenson and Stenson on Leicester? Light refreshments available. available. refreshments Light Leicester?
FREE . . is museum to Entrance workshops. excavation to find out about the history history the about out find to excavation hands on activities including the chance to to chance the including activities on hands
THE LIGHT OF RECENT RECENT OF LIGHT THE
1828 and 1832. This talk will focus focus will talk This 1832. and 1828 what was the influence of the Vikings on on Vikings the of influence the was what
suitable for ages 4-11. Small charge for for charge Small 4-11. ages for suitable
Join Project members for an archaeological archaeological an for members Project Join with newly discovered objects to view and and view to objects discovered newly with
collieries in Whitwick Parish between between Parish Whitwick in collieries the brutality of Dark Age warfare. Just Just warfare. Age Dark of brutality the VIKING WARFARE IN IN WARFARE VIKING
but first come first served basis. Crafts Crafts basis. served first come first but
the Loughborough Coin and Search Society, Society, Search and Coin Loughborough the
LE4 1EF 1EF LE4 Leicester, Road,
George Stephenson who both sank sank both who Stephenson George and their weapon techniques and realise realise and techniques weapon their and
throughout history. No booking required required booking No history. throughout Loughborough area, run in conjunction with with conjunction in run area, Loughborough
Castle Hill Country Park, Astill Lodge Lodge Astill Park, Country Hill Castle
owes much to William Stenson and and Stenson William to much owes Discover the different types of fighting man man fighting of types different the Discover
how this traditional craft has been used used been has craft traditional this how FREE
A day looking at the archaeology of the the of archaeology the at looking day A
The existence of the town of Coalville Coalville of town the of existence The under the supervision of Saxon monks. monks. Saxon of supervision the under 10am – 4pm 4pm – 10am
learning about the history of weaving and and weaving of history the about learning
light on the motifs and their meanings. meanings. their and motifs the on light
Loughborough, LE11 3DU 3DU LE11 Loughborough,
Viking coin and have a go at calligraphy calligraphy at go a have and coin Viking
Thursday 16th – Saturday 18th July July 18th Saturday – 16th Thursday
take away with them. Lots of fun while while fun of Lots them. with away take
show how the results of the Project shed shed Project the of results the how show
Ashby Road Coalville, LE67 3LN LE67 Coalville, Road Ashby
Charnwood Museum, Granby Street, Street, Granby Museum, Charnwood how the Northmen lived, make your own own your make lived, Northmen the how
PROJECT weaving skills and creating something to to something creating and skills weaving
Rutland’s medieval church sculpture, will will sculpture, church medieval Rutland’s
Snibston Discovery Museum, Museum, Discovery Snibston noon.
when these lands fell under Viking rule. See See rule. Viking under fell lands these when
Saturday 25th July: 11am – 4pm – 11am July: 25th Saturday
for children who will have a go at different different at go a have will who children for
is recording all of Leicestershire and and Leicestershire of all recording is CASTLE HILL ARCHAEOLOGY ARCHAEOLOGY HILL CASTLE
Thurs 23rd July: 10.30 am – 12.00 12.00 – am 10.30 July: 23rd Thurs
as it may have been during the 9th century century 9th the during been have may it as
ARCHAEOLOGY
Have a go at learning to weave! Workshop Workshop weave! to learning at go a Have
innovative Project Gargoyle which which Gargoyle Project innovative
PRESENTED BY JEFFREY KNIGHT KNIGHT JEFFREY BY PRESENTED
amidst the Roman ruins of Leicester, just just Leicester, of ruins Roman the amidst
CHARNWOOD DAY OF OF DAY CHARNWOOD
Bob Trubshaw, the organiser of the the of organiser the Trubshaw, Bob
Street, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HW LE15 Rutland Oakham, Street, www.leicester.gov.uk/museums THE TOWN OF COALVILLE: COALVILLE: OF TOWN THE A full Viking encampment will be set up up set be will encampment Viking full A
254971. 01162 Rutland County Museum, Catmose Catmose Museum, County Rutland
Leicestershire, LE7 9LB LE7 Leicestershire,
THE GRANDFATHERS OF OF GRANDFATHERS THE
Circle, Leicester, LE1 4LB LE1 Leicester, Circle,
FREE children children FREE. family. the all for games
noon and 1.30pm -3.30pm 1.30pm and noon St. Peter’s Church, Tilton on the Hill, Hill, the on Tilton Church, Peter’s St.
GEORGE STEPHENSON - - STEPHENSON GEORGE
Jewry Wall Museum, St Nicholas Nicholas St Museum, Wall Jewry
pictures and finds. £2.50. Accompanied Accompanied £2.50. finds. and pictures
and defy the might of Rome! Fun and and Fun Rome! of might the defy and Wednesday 22nd July: 10am – 12 12 – 10am July: 22nd Wednesday
Friday 17th July: 7.30pm – 9pm 9pm – 7.30pm July: 17th Friday
WILLIAM STENSON AND AND STENSON WILLIAM 3.30pm
we will show a Lutterworth Time Line in in Line Time Lutterworth a show will we warrior queen will arrive on her war chariot chariot war her on arrive will queen warrior
RUTLAND COUNTY MUSEUM COUNTY RUTLAND
LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND & LEICESTERSHIRE
Finds from test pits will be on display and and display on be will pits test from Finds Sunday 26th JULY: 11.30am – – 11.30am JULY: 26th Sunday and as an exciting climax a barbarian barbarian a climax exciting an as and
WEAVING WONDERS AT AT WONDERS WEAVING MEDIEVAL CARVINGS IN IN CARVINGS MEDIEVAL
Shawell dig and Lutterworth Test Pit project project Pit Test Lutterworth and dig Shawell Age tribe, get creative with craft activities activities craft with creative get tribe, Age HISTORY visitor’s fee. visitor’s
presentations on a) Tripontium and b) b) and Tripontium a) on presentations
on The Corieltauvi, the East Midlands Iron Iron Midlands East the Corieltauvi, The on FREE to members. Small Small members. to event. Society ENACTMENT AND LIVING LIVING AND ENACTMENT
560090 [email protected] 560090
0116 257 2888 257 0116
will be giving morning and afternoon afternoon and morning giving be will a display of pre-historic food, enjoy a talk talk a enjoy food, pre-historic of display a
A Desford and District Local History History Local District and Desford A
OF LEICESTER - RE- - LEICESTER OF
ashbydelazouchmuseum.org.uk/ 01530 01530 ashbydelazouchmuseum.org.uk/
Hill. Brock’s of Friends for £2.50 person and finds identification. In addition we we addition In identification. finds and strike your very own Roman coin. Examine Examine coin. Roman own very your strike
the story of a medieval building project. project. building medieval a of story the
VIKINGS! AND THE BOROUGH BOROUGH THE AND VIKINGS!
FREE. http:// display. on be will posters Wigston Fieldwork Group. £3.50 per per £3.50 Group. Fieldwork Wigston
fieldwalking techniques, finds handling, handling, finds techniques, fieldwalking armour, watch Roman army training and and training army Roman watch armour, and the existing ruins and finds to tell tell to finds and ruins existing the and
peoples! Picture books and historical historical and books Picture peoples! meet members of the new Oadby and and Oadby new the of members meet
Join us for demonstrations of flint knapping, knapping, flint of demonstrations for us Join see demonstrations of Roman arms and and arms Roman of demonstrations see use the contemporary building accounts accounts building contemporary the use
with inspiration from the past and its its and past the from inspiration with
be the chance to handle some finds and and finds some handle to chance the be Review the Roman Army on parade, parade, on Army Roman the Review FREE swannington_news.html swannington_news.html
chamberlain William Lord Hastings. It will will It Hastings. Lord William chamberlain
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chronology and create your own artwork artwork own your create and chronology
what has been found there. There will will There there. found been has what
www.swannington-heritage.co.uk/
the Wars of the Roses for Edward IV’s IV’s Edward for Roses the of Wars the
Circle, Leicester, LE1 4LB LE1 Leicester, Circle,
Gilmorton Road, Lutterworth, LE17 LE17 Lutterworth, Road, Gilmorton
and test your historical knowledge using using knowledge historical your test and
cemeteries and medieval villages amongst amongst villages medieval and cemeteries
mill will also be open. 07936 669276. 669276. 07936 open. be also will mill structures built in Leicestershire during during Leicestershire in built structures
Jewry Wall Museum, St Nicholas Nicholas St Museum, Wall Jewry
Lutterworth Museum, One Stop Shop, Shop, Stop One Museum, Lutterworth
and make your own timelines! Come Come timelines! own your make and
perhaps a Roman temple, Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon temple, Roman a perhaps
and Hough Mill, a 200 year old brick tower tower brick old year 200 a Mill, Hough and
Muxloe Castle – one of the major major the of one – Castle Muxloe
Sunday 12th JULY: 11.30 - 3.30pm - 11.30 JULY: 12th Sunday Saturday 25th July: 10am – 4pm – 10am July: 25th Saturday
opportunities to excavate your own finds finds own your excavate to opportunities
Bronze Age burials, Roman farms and and farms Roman burials, Age Bronze
coal. The adjacent 1854 Califat Coal Mine Mine Coal Califat 1854 adjacent The coal.
Peter Liddle, on the building of Kirby Kirby of building the on Liddle, Peter
ROMANS AND BARBARIANS BARBARIANS AND ROMANS LUTTERWORTH MUSEUM MUSEUM LUTTERWORTH
to the modern day. There will be be will There day. modern the to the Oadby and Wigston area. There are are There area. Wigston and Oadby the
firm grip on your pick and chip away at the the at away chip and pick your on grip firm Come along to a talk by archaeologist, archaeologist, by talk a to along Come
past with artefacts from the prehistoric prehistoric the from artefacts with past talk what we know of the archaeology of of archaeology the of know we what talk ARCHAEOLOGY DAY AT AT DAY ARCHAEOLOGY too dangerous!) bail out the water, take a a take water, the out bail dangerous!) too
Desford, LE9 9GE LE9 Desford,
Join Witan Archaeology to discover the the discover to Archaeology Witan Join Fieldworkers, will explain in an illustrated illustrated an in explain will Fieldworkers, www.bosworthbattlefield.com being winched down a slope (vertical is is (vertical slope a down winched being
Desford Free Church, Chapel Lane, Lane, Chapel Church, Free Desford
Peter Liddle, of Leicestershire Leicestershire of Liddle, Peter
or 290429 01455 Tel: £1.50. reign of King John. Don your coif before before coif your Don John. King of reign booking essential booking
de la Zouch, LE65 1HU. 1HU. LE65 Zouch, la de
Tuesday 21st July: 7.30pm – 9pm – 7.30pm July: 21st Tuesday
children’s activities Adults £2.50; Children Children £2.50; Adults activities children’s working a bell pit 800 years ago in the the in ago years 800 pit bell a working
above 01509 233754 £2.50 per child, child, per £2.50 233754 01509 above
Washbrook Lane, Oadby, LE2 5JJ LE2 Oadby, Lane, Washbrook Ashby Museum, North Street, Ashby Ashby Street, North Museum, Ashby
MUXLOE CASTLE MUXLOE
and armour, costumes, medicines and and medicines costumes, armour, and girl wakes up as a member of a family family a of member a as up wakes girl
collections Suitable for children aged 3 and and 3 aged children for Suitable collections
Brock’s Hill Visitor Centre, Centre, Visitor Hill Brock’s
Saturday 18th July: 11am - 4pm - 11am July: 18th Saturday
preparing for battle, with weapons weapons with battle, for preparing the Bell Pit” - a 10 year old 21st century century 21st old year 10 a - Pit” Bell the THE BUILDING OF KIRBY KIRBY OF BUILDING THE
inspired by the museum’s archaeology archaeology museum’s the by inspired
ASHBY de la ZOUCH MUSEUM MUSEUM ZOUCH la de ASHBY Thursday 16th July: 2pm – 4pm – 2pm July: 16th Thursday
Meet medieval soldiers and families families and soldiers medieval Meet enactment based on the book “Becca and and “Becca book the on based enactment
Make and decorate fabulous clay pots pots clay fabulous decorate and Make
OADBY AND WIGSTON AREA WIGSTON AND OADBY
HANDS ON ARCHAEOLOGY AT AT ARCHAEOLOGY ON HANDS
Your chance to participate in a re- a in participate to chance Your
www.bosworthbattlefield.com or 429 Sutton Cheney CV13 0AD CV13 Cheney Sutton
Loughborough, LE11 3DU LE11 Loughborough, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE THE OF ARCHAEOLOGY THE
£5 Pre-booking essential Call 01455 290 290 01455 Call essential Pre-booking £5 George’s Hill, Swannington LE67 8QW 8QW LE67 Swannington Hill, George’s
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, Centre, Heritage Battlefield Bosworth
Charnwood Museum, Granby Street, Street, Granby Museum, Charnwood
FREE gargoyles! medieval real meet
Admission: Admission: battlefield. the of location new
Gorse Field, near Hough Mill, St St Mill, Hough near Field, Gorse
11 am - 3 pm 3 - am 11
11.15am and 11.45am - 12.45pm - 11.45am and 11.15am
poems, songs and stories and a chance to to chance a and stories and songs poems,
bosworthbattlefield.com
has played an integral part in finding the the finding in part integral an played has
2pm, 3pm, 4pm 3pm, 2pm,
Saturday 11th – Sunday 12th July: July: 12th Sunday – 11th Saturday
Thursday 23rd July 10.15am – – 10.15am July 23rd Thursday
This will include drawing, writing writing drawing, include will This ages.
Call 01455 290 429 or www. or 429 290 01455 Call
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, who who Centre, Heritage Battlefield Bosworth
Sunday 26th July: Simulations at at Simulations July: 26th Sunday
BOSWORTH SOLDIER’S CAMP SOLDIER’S BOSWORTH
GO POTTY! GO Workshop’ aimed at children of all all of children at aimed Workshop’
Admission: £5 Pre-booking essential essential Pre-booking £5 Admission:
Officer and Archaeology Coordinator at the the at Coordinator Archaeology and Officer
SWANNINGTON
Gargoyle’ will lead a fun ‘Gargoyle Hunting Hunting ‘Gargoyle fun a lead will Gargoyle’
in what is a nationally important find. find. important nationally a is what in A talk by Richard Mackinder,the Heritage Heritage Mackinder,the Richard by talk A
BELL PIT SIMULATION AT AT SIMULATION PIT BELL
Bob Trubshaw, organiser of ‘Project ‘Project of organiser Trubshaw, Bob www.leics.gov.uk/meltonmuseum 3860. provided vital assistance to archaeologists archaeologists to assistance vital provided 305 3627 www.leics.gov.uk/symington 3627 305
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FREE. 0116 305 305 0116 pit. sand Museum’s it’s a prime example of how volunteers volunteers how of example prime a it’s
accompanied by a responsible adult, 0116 0116 adult, responsible a by accompanied
Leicestershire, LE7 9LB 9LB LE7 Leicestershire,
Heritage Room, Sutton Cheney CV13 CV13 Cheney Sutton Room, Heritage
objects then excavate them in the the in them excavate then objects the survey work to find the battlefield, battlefield, the find to work survey the
4pm (places limited). Children must be be must Children limited). (places 4pm from Julie Attard ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Attard Julie from
St. Peter’s Church, Tilton on the Hill, Hill, the on Tilton Church, Peter’s St.
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre Centre Heritage Battlefield Bosworth
theme. Use a metal detector to locate locate to detector metal a Use theme. with the help of many volunteers during during volunteers many of help the with
FREE times 10.30am to 12.30 and 2pm to to 2pm and 12.30 to 10.30am times Details Details www.charnwoodroots.org
Saturday 18th July: 2pm - 4pm - 2pm July: 18th Saturday
Kids drop-in activities with an archaeology archaeology an with activities drop-in Kids Battlefield visitors centre. Recorded Recorded centre. visitors Battlefield 1.30pm)
part. take to advance in place a these between available person, per £2
WORKSHOP
discovery of a Roman temple near the the near temple Roman a of discovery July: 2pm (doors open open (doors 2pm July: 21st Tuesday
experience is necessary but you must book book must you but necessary is experience activities, Craft home. take to necklace
End, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1RB LE13 Mowbray, Melton End,
GARGOYLE HUNTING HUNTING GARGOYLE
Wendy Scott will tell you about the the about you tell will Scott Wendy FINDING BOSWORTH FIELD BOSWORTH FINDING free and no previous previous no and is event The history. style Anglo-Saxon own their make can
Thorpe Thorpe Museum, Carnegie Melton
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to find out more about the village’s early early village’s the about more out find to Children dig. Team Time Langton West
10am- 4.30pm 10am-
Heritage Room, Sutton Cheney CV13 CV13 Cheney Sutton Room, Heritage
and University of Leicester archaeologists archaeologists Leicester of University and the during found jewellery beautiful the as [email protected] Matthewman
available. 0116 225 4971 225 0116 available.
Throughout the Festival: Tue-Sat, Tue-Sat, Festival: the Throughout
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre Centre Heritage Battlefield Bosworth
village centre with the help of volunteers volunteers of help the with centre village such discoveries local about out finding and Robin from Details costs) their towards
recommended, £5. Light refreshments refreshments Light £5. recommended,
ACTIVITIES
July: 7.30pm July: 14th Tuesday residents will be digging test pits around the the around pits test digging be will residents objects real handling by area Harborough day the on donations welcome would
signings after the talk. Advance booking booking Advance talk. the after signings
FAMILY ARCHAEOLOGY ARCHAEOLOGY FAMILY FREE what has been discovered. Whitwick Whitwick discovered. been has what the in times Anglo-Saxon Explore CHAP (but excavations any in part BOSWORTH ROMAN TEMPLE ROMAN BOSWORTH
Gareth will also be offering book book offering be also will Gareth
Talks & Presentations & Talks Archaeology Friendly Family
FESTIVAL OF Leicestershire & Rutland How to get involved CBA East Midlands Leicestershire and Rutland have a vibrant Council for British Archaeology: East Midlands Council for British archaeological scene. New members are always covers the five east midlands counties Archaeology welcome at all the local groups. Come along to and acts as an umbrella group for local www.britarch.ac.uk the many events during the week and talk to societies. It organises trips and study days to Archaeology ARCHAEOLOGY members of the various groups, or contact: promote the archaeology of the area, offers for all research grants and supports the work of the Leicestershire Fieldworkers national CBA. For more information visit our Part of THE CBA FESTIVAL OF BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY Leicestershire Fieldworkers has over 400 website www.archaeologyuk.org/cbaem FESTIVAL OF members countywide and is an umbrella and The Festival of British Archaeology is one of the biggest archaeological support group for those interested in active Leicestershire & Rutland Heritage Forum fieldwork co-ordinating a network of local Leicestershire & Rutland Heritage Forum is an events in the world – and Leicestershire and Rutland have more events than groups across Leicestershire and Rutlamnd. It umbrella organisation for independent museums any other area of Britain! runs a lecture series and trips as well as training and heritage groups in the two counties and ARCHAEOLOGY days. 0116 221 4508 http://leicsfieldworkers. the City of Leicester. It offers support through co.uk or email [email protected] information sharing, advocacy, training, LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND Discover the rich heritage of Leicestershire and Rutland during this fortnight advertising, Forum exhibition, entry to Heritage with a fascinating range of events, talks and guided tours from some of the Council for British Archaeology, Leicestershire Awards along with guidance and access to Part of THE CBA FESTIVAL OF BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY Young Archaeologists Club funding and professional advice. www.lrhf.org. county’s archaeological and historical experts. The club for 8 to 16 year olds interested in uk or email [email protected] archaeology. Normally meets once a month Saturday 11th –Sunday 26th July on Saturdays. Contact the Leader: Stephen Jewry Wall Museum The Festival in Leicestershire is supported by: Bell on [email protected] http:// Discover the archaeology of Leicester’s past leicestershireyac.wordpress.co and find out about the people of Leicester from Leicestershire Fieldworkers; Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society; prehistoric times to the medieval period. The FREE Launch Event! Leicestershire and Rutland Heritage Forum; CBA East Midlands; Leicester City Council; Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical museum grounds contain one of Leicester’s Leicestershire Industrial History Society; The Friends of Jewry Wall; Loughborough Coin Society most famous landmarks, the Jewry Wall, part Founded in 1855 to promote the study of the of the Roman town’s public baths. It is one of LEICESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY AND and Search Society; University of Leicester, Great Bowden Heritage and Archaeology. history, archaeology, antiquities and architecture the tallest surviving pieces of Roman masonry HISTORY DAY AT THE UNIVERSITY of Leicestershire. Members receive a copy in the country. Saturday 4th July: 11am – 4pm of Transactions, the society’s major annual Festival events are run in conjunction with the O2 Academy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH reference work, the Leicestershire Historian, Friends of Jewry Wall Museum and as part Council for British Archaeology presenting a range of authoritative articles, and of Leicester Arts and Museums Service’s five An event for all organised by the University of Leicester, with the opportunity to www.britarch.ac.uk two issues of the Magazine and Newsletter each complementary museums across Leicester. meet participating Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland and wider archaeological Archaeology for all year. Join us by visiting www.lahs.org.uk. www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/ museums-and-galleries and historical groups previewing their festival activities. Stalls, demonstrations, The LAHS Networks Project provides a forum archaeological material to handle, re-enactors and talks. for all history groups within Leicestershire Great Bowden Heritage and Archaeology www.le.ac.uk/maps Email: [email protected] and Rutland. Membership is free. For more Great Bowden Heritage and Archaeology is an information please contact the co-ordinator, inclusive amateur group who undertake field Caroline Wessel, The Old Forge, High Street, walking, excavations, geophysics, research, Desford, LE9 9JF ([email protected]) publication and events in and around the village www.le.ac.uk/lahs. of Great Bowden, near Market Harborough. The core group is some 30 strong but volunteers http://leicsfieldworkers.co.uk/festival-of-archaeology University of Leicester, School of Archaeology from elsewhere are always welcome. and Ancient History Outreach www.greatbowdenheritage.btck.co.uk www.archaeologyfestival.org.uk/whatson We support teachers, schools and the wider community to promote understanding of our Loughborough Coin & Search Society research and to inspire people of all ages to Loughborough Coin & Search Society learn about and engage with their heritage. (Est: 1968) have contributed to many Working extensively with primary & secondary archaeological displays & events across schools, 6th Form colleges and community Leicestershire, and are always interested in Before The Festival groups, we can tailor activities and resources searching new land. We work closely with to suit your requirements and budget. Leicestershire County Council & the Portable Our dedicated outreach team is made up Antiquities Scheme (www.finds.org.uk) We BRADGATE PARK EXCAVATION OPEN DAY of departmental staff, undergraduate and meet on the first Thursday of each month at Saturday 27th June: 11am – 4pm postgraduate volunteers. Email: deb@leicester. Rosebery Medical Centre, Loughborough. More ac.uk information can be found at www.lcss.org. Bradgate Park, Newtown Linford car park, LE6 0HB uk or by contacting our secretary jcmaloney@ Visit the University excavations close to Bradgate House as the first year of a Leicestershire County Council Museums btinternet.com For enquiries about Leicestershire Museums’ 25 YEARS projected five year programme of investigation of the history of the Park gets under archaeology collections or community Leicestershire Industrial History Society way. Guided tours of the excavations and Bradgate House will go on throughout archaeology contact Helen Sharp, Leicestershire Industrial History Society the day along with many activities for all the family, including demonstrations, Archaeology Officer. Phone 0116 305 8324; founded in 1969, meets regularly for talks, archaeological material to handle and re-enactors. FREE. Car parking £3.00 (all day) e-mail [email protected]. monthly digs at Swannington as well as uk/community_archaeology producing new publications on a regular basis. Full details on our website: www.lihs.org.uk Portable Antiquities Scheme LATEST DISCOVERIES AT STONEHENGE USING LIDAR National Festival Tuesday 7th July: 7pm – 9.30pm The Portable Antiquities Scheme aims to ensure that as many objects as possible are voluntarily To see what else is taking place across The United Reformed Church, The Borough, Hinckley, LE10 1NL recorded and the information made available for the UK as part of the CBA Festival of research, education and enjoyment. If you have British Archaeology please visit www. Paul Garwood, Senior Lecturer in Pre-History at Birmingham University, will present found any archaeological objects in the county archaeologyfestival.org.uk a fascinating illustrated talk on new features found around Stonehenge. LIDAR, please contact Finds Liaison Officer, Wendy Find out more about archaeology in Britain by (Light Distance And Ranging) is a powerful surveying technique that highlights past Scott. 0116 305 8325 or email archaeology@ joining the Council for British Archaeology or its leics.gov.uk Young Archaeologists’ Club - please visit landscapes beneath woodland and vegetation without the need for excavation. Come www.archaeologyuk.org for more information. and find out about the new features recently discovered at Stonehenge. £5 (including tea or coffee). Call Malcolm Lockett (01455 634765) for further information. Prior booking not essential. www.fieldwalking.org.uk or www.hinckleyurc.org.uk http://leicsfieldworkers.co.uk/festival-of-archaeology P0127 - May 2014 - Designed and printed by Leicestershire County Council. Tel: 0116 305 6128 www.archaeologyfestival.org.uk/whatson Guided Walks & Tours
GUIDED WALK OF BRADGATE A WALK TO OLD HAYS MOATED VISIT THE GLENFIELD RAILWAY GUIDED WALK OF BREEDON TOUR OF St. MARY’s GUIDED WALK PARK EXCAVATIONS SITE RATBY TUNNEL (1832) HILL AND CHURCH CHURCH, LUTTERWORTH & OF BURROUGH HILL Saturday 11th July: 2pm – 4pm Sunday, 12th July 2015: 2pm – 4pm Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th July: Friday 17th July: 2pm- 4pm A PRESENTATION ON JOHN Friday 24th July: 2pm Meet in the Newtown Linford car Meet at the Plough Inn, Burrough 4 timed & pre- booked limited access Meet in the church car park on the top WYCLIFFE Meet at the top of the track near park, LE6 0HB Road, Ratby, LE6 0XZ visits between 10am & 3.45pm. of Breedon Hill, DE73 8HF Tuesday 21st July: 2pm - 3.30pm Burrough Hill Country Park, Somerby Glenfield Tunnel, Glenfield, LE3 8BQ Road, Burrough on the Hill, LE14 Visit the University of Leicester excavations Join Doug Harwood of Ratby Local History Betty Cawte and Peter Liddle will guide St Mary’s Church, Churchgate, 2QZ. in Bradgate for the end of season tour with Society for a landscape history walk from Join the Leicestershire Industrial History you around the priory church which boasts Lutterworth, LE17 4AN archaeologists, Dr. Richard Thomas and the Plough Inn, Ratby to Old Hays moated one of the best collections of Anglo-Saxon Society for a trip into one of the world’s Presentation on John Wycliffe Rector of Visit Leicestershire’s finest hill fort with Peter Liddle. This will be a chance to find farm. Moderately hilly. FREE. carvings in the country. Also walk around the first long railway tunnels built in 1832 by Lutterworth from 1374 until his death in University of Leicester Archaeological out all that has been learned this year – newly cleared banks of the Iron Age hillfort. the Stephensons as part of the Leicester to 1384 who during this time completed the Service’s John Thomas and Andrew Hyam, the first season of a 5 year programme. No booking required. Adults £3, children GRACE DIEU PRIORY GUIDED Swannington Railway and disused since 1st translation of the bible into English who directed the 5 year programme of Adults: £3; children free. Car parking FREE. 0116 221 4508. 1966. Numbers are strictly limited and must followed by a tour of his church, a Grade 1 excavations on the site. They will take you £3.00. No booking required. WALK Sunday 12th & 26th July: 3pm - 5pm be pre-booked. Older children only and must listed building which contains several 14th round the site and describe the excavation be accompanied, mornings only. The tunnel Grace Dieu Priory, near Thringstone, A GUIDED WALK THROUGH A century artefacts, an excellent example of a findings. is obviously dark & can be cold with some Adults: £3; children free. Car parking BATH HOUSE TOUR Leicestershire. Meet at the Bull’s PREHISTORIC LANDSCAPE ‘Doom’ and other wall paintings. Saturday 11th July: 2pm – 2.50pm rough conditions underfoot but generally dry. Saturday 18th July: 11am -2pm £3.00 - Pre Booking preferred if possible £2.50. No booking required. Head Car Park, LE67 8LR. Head covering recommended. Jewry Wall Museum, St Nicholas Meet outside Manor Farm, Main Street, 01455 556616 or 01455 558797. www.leics.gov.uk/burrough Circle, Leicester, LE1 4LB Walk through the ancient Grace Dieu Frolesworth, LE17 5EE Email: [email protected] Woods, under the Charnwood Forest No car parking, toilets or medical facilities on TOUR OF St. MARY’s Enjoy a 50 minute tour of Leicester’s site. Visits start at a pre-arranged location in Come and join Hinckley Archaeological Railway and along the Charnwood Forest BOSWORTH BATTLEFIELD CHURCH, LUTTERWORTH & Roman Bath House, with replica objects Canal to the picturesque ruins of Grace Glenfield village centre & involve a 3/4 mile Society on a short walk (2km) to Sharnford to handle. Donations to Friends of Jewry Dieu Nunnery which was later a Tudor walk along the old railway trackbed, through through a long period of pre-history. See COSTUMED GUIDED WALK A PRESENTATION ON JOHN Wall. 0116 2254971 mansion. A Friends of Grace Dieu event. a private estate to the tunnel entrance where areas where Stone Age people knapped Tuesday 21st July – 11am and 2pm WYCLIFFE Adults £3, children FREE visitors are signed in and taken into tunnel flints for hunting animals and making flint (weather permitting) Saturday 25th July: 2pm - 3.30pm EXPLORING LOUGHBOROUGH www.gracedieupriory.org.uk under instructions from LIHS stewards. scrapers and blades to prepare their food. Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, St Mary’s Church, Churchgate, Saturday 11th July: 11.30am – 1pm Tel: 01530 831895 £2 per person and suitable for children over Sutton Cheney CV13 0AD Lutterworth, LE17 4AN Meet at Old Rectory Museum, Rectory Email: [email protected] NOTE the two morning visits are limited to the age of 12 accompanied by an adult. Join our costumed guide to explore the Presentation on John Wycliffe, Rector of Place, Loughborough, LE11 1UW 100 yard access but the afternoon trips, IF After the walk you can visit a display of flint CONDITIONS ALLOW, will take enthusiastic magic and mystery behind the history of Lutterworth from 1374 until his death in (Near All Saints Parish Church) TREASURES OF THE JEWRY tools in the Sharnford Evergreen Village Hall visitors 400 yards inside to the first large air Bosworth Battlefield in this fascinating 1384, who during this time completed the WALL MUSEUM and buy hot snacks and drinks. Booking Discover some of Loughborough’s shaft. This cannot be guaranteed. is essential. Please telephone Malcolm walk. 1½ hours. Pre-booking advisable. 1st translation of the bible into English, historic places on a 90mins walk led by Sunday 12th, Tuesday 14th, (01455) 634765 for more details and Adults £4.50; children £3.25. 01455 followed by a tour of his church, a Grade 1 Leicestershire Tourist Guide Alison Mott. Thursday 16th, Sunday 19th, PRE-BOOKING ESSENTIAL - Casual visitors booking your place/s. 290429 or www.bosworthbattlefield.com listed building which contains several 14th Wheelchair & Buggy Friendly. Adults Tuesday 21st, Thursday 23rd, Sunday NOT allowed. Booking on lihsvisitgt@ century artefacts, an excellent example of a ‘Doom’ and other wall paintings. £3.00 £3.50; Children FREE. Pre-booking 26th July: 2.30pm – 3.15 pm virginmedia.com, (NB! The 17 July is a CLAYBROOKE VILLAGE WALK LAUNDE ABBEY GUIDED WALK essential by phoning Alison Mott on Jewry Wall Museum, St Nicholas special day being organised for Glenfield - Pre Booking preferred if possible 01455 Saturday 18th July Wednesday 22nd July: 2pm - 4pm 01509 210767 residents). LIHS Postal applications to Chris 556616 or 01455 558797. Circle, Leicester, LE1 4LB. Claybrooke Local History & Heritage Group Launde Abbey, East Norton, LE7 9XB Hossack, 125 Spencefield Lane, Evington, Email: [email protected] will be providing detailed leaflets for a Join the Friends of Jewry Wall Museum, Leicester,LE5 6GG with an SAE please, or Join Peter Liddle on a walk around Launde A GUIDED WALK AROUND walk around the village. with refreshments for a free guided tour of their favourite tel 0116 2415153 FREE but LIHS would Abbey, a very fine Jacobean mansion on available. Details from Brian on 01455 VISIT A VICTORIAN COAL RATBY CONSERVATION AREA treasures. Meet at the Museum entrance. welcome donations on the day towards their the site of, and incorporating parts of, a 209336 or Pam on 01455 209500. FREE MINE SITE, EXCAVATIONS Saturday 11th July 2015: 2pm – No booking necessary. Donations to the not inconsiderable costs! Email: lihs99@ medieval Augustinian Priory. Peter will be 4pm Friends of Jewry Wall 0116 2254971 ntlworld.com; www.lihs.org.uk sharing the results of recent research into & CONSOLIDATION, NEWLY Meet at Ratby Parish Church, Church ASHBY CASTLE TOURS the site. Launde does very fine lunches, EXPOSED MINE SHAFT AT which need to be booked on 01572 Lane, Ratby, LE6 0JF A WALK AROUND ROBERT TOUR OF St. MARY’s Sunday 19th July: 2pm & Sunday 26th SWANNINGTON BAKEWELL’S DISHLEY GRANGE July: 2pm 717254. Coffee or light lunches can be Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July: Join Doug Harwood of Ratby Local CHURCH, LUTTERWORTH & catered for without booking. No booking Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle, South Street, 2pm – 5pm History Society for a guided walk around (LOUGHBOROUGH) A PRESENTATION ON JOHN required. Adults £3.00, Children FREE ‘Ratby Conservation Area’. The walk will Tuesday 14th July 2015: 7pm Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1BR Califat Spinney, (Near Hough Mill), St. be moderately hilly in places. All ages WYCLIFFE George’s Hill Swannington, Coalville Ernie Miller gives you a rare chance Thursday 16th July: 2pm – 3.30pm Enjoy a guided tour of one of Leicestershire’s A TOUR OF HISTORIC CASTLE welcome. FREE (but donation to Ratby finest medieval sites. The tour isfree . LE67 8QW Church appreciated). to walk in the footsteps of the great St Mary’s Church, Churchgate, DONINGTON agricultural pioneer Robert Bakewell Normal admissions apply: Adults £4.70, Visit the 8th Year of monthly digs by the Lutterworth, LE17 4AN Concessions £4.20, Child £2.80, Family Wednesday 22nd July: 10.30 am (1725-95). This walk will visit the ruined -12.30pm Leicestershire Industrial History Society BOSWORTH BATTLEFIELD Church at Dishley where Robert Bakewell Presentation on John Wycliffe, Rector of £12.20; English Heritage Members & under and see the engine house, boiler bases, Meet in the Market Place in Castle GUIDED WALK was buried and some of the sites of the Lutterworth, from 1374 until his death in fivesfree . Enquiries & bookings on 01530 fan house, ventilation tunnels & drains Sunday 11th, 12th, Saturday 18th original Grange. Meet in the lay-by on the 1384, who during this time completed the 413343 Donington, that have been uncovered. The site is Sunday 19th, Saturday 25th & A6 at Dishley (south bound) £3.00 per 1st translation of the bible into English, Delia Richards, the Curator of Castle also being actively conserved by our host Sunday 26th July : 11am & 2pm person accompanied children free. Pre- followed by a tour of his church, a Grade 1 THE HISTORY OF CAVENDISH Donington Museum, will lead a walk organisation The Swannington Heritage Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, booking essential by phoning Ernie Miller listed building which contains several 14th BRIDGE around historic Castle Donington, an Trust at their Hough Mill site, adjacent century artefacts, an excellent example of Sutton Cheney CV13 0AD on 01509 261075 Sunday 19th July: 2.30 pm. ancient settlement with a fine medieval to the Swannington end of the Leics & a ‘Doom’ and other wall paintings. £3.00 Meet in the car park of the Old Crown church and many other interesting Swannington 1832 Railway, one of the A 2km (1.25 mile) guided walk exploring MARKFIELD VILLAGE WALK Pre Booking preferred if possible 01455 features. The walk will take about 2 hours. world’s first steam railways. The Trust will the Battle of Bosworth, the death of King 556616 or 01455 558797. Email: office@ Inn, Shardlow, DE72 2HL Tuesday 14th July: 7.15pm - 9.15pm Pre-Booking required. Numbers limited to be opening this part restored Windmill and Richard III and the unlikely victory of stmaryslutterworth.org Local expert, Bruce Townsend, will take you the other early coal extraction areas on the Meet outside St Michael’s church on 20 Adults £3.00 Children FREE. Henry Tudor. Adults £4.50, children. on a walk of about one mile around the tiny same site venue and at the same time. The Green, Markfield, LE67 9WD Enquiries 01332 812711 £3.25, Family Tickets available. Tel: EVINGTON MOAT GUIDED TOUR hamlet of Cavendish Bridge, which lies on Car parking on site. Website: LIHS.org. 01455 290429 or This is a walk that takes us back through Thursday 16th July: 7pm – 9pm the North West boundary of Leicestershire GUIDED WALK OF LEICESTER uk Also www.swannington-heritage.co.uk; www.bosworthbattlefield.com the geological and social history of and at one time extended into Derbyshire. Tel: 01162919706; Email: lihs99@ Meet at the Church car park in the ABBEY Markfield. It will cover typical village life centre of Evington village, LE5 6FA Take the minor road immediately before the ntlworld.com FREE BATH HOUSE TOUR in the nineteenth and early twentieth modern bridge over the Trent and continue Wednesday 22nd July: 2pm – 4pm Sunday 12th – Sunday 26th July: 12 century and how this was influenced Join Peter Liddle to visit ‘Piggy’s Hollow’, past the Old Crown down a steep slope Meet in ‘Pets Corner’ car park, Abbey noon – 12.50pm, each day by the geology, communications and one of the best moated site complexes in which leads you to the car park. This place Park, Abbey Park Road, Leicester, Jewry Wall Museum, St Nicholas landscape. Walkers will be able to see the Leicestershire which includes the site of the has a rich history dating back to medieval LE4 5AQ manor house, fishponds and a mill dam times. It has witnessed a Civil war battle, Circle, Leicester, LE1 4LB recent success of turning the legacy of old Join Chris Wardle, the City Archaeologist, next to Evington Parish Church, which will riots, plundering of its warehouse perhaps quarry workings into a public amenity and for a walk around the Abbey ruins. FREE Enjoy a 50 minute tour of Leicester’s nature reserve. The walk over Markfield also be open. A hidden gem! No booking even smuggling! Archaeology abounds. Roman Bath House, with replica objects Hill provides splendid views of Charnwood required. Adults £3, Children FREE Adults £3, children FREE. to handle. Donations to Friends of Jewry Forest and several neighbouring counties. Wall. 0116 2254971 There is some rough terrain and steep GUIDED WALK OF STAUNTON WIDER BOSWORTH tracks. People are advised to use suitable HAROLD BATTLEFIELD WALK footwear. FREE, 01530 242318 or OWSTON ABBEY GUIDED Thursday 16th July: 10.30am-12 noon; Sunday 19th July: 9.30am – 4pm 01530 244497 WALK 2pm – 3.30pm Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, Sunday 12th July: 2pm – 4pm Friday 17th July: 10.30am-12 noon. Sutton Cheney CV13 0AD Meet at Owston Church: Parking in A WALK AROUND HISTORIC Meet at the church, Staunton Harold, Experienced walkers with a penchant for Manor Farm farmyard, Main Street, LEICESTER LE65 1RU history can join our expert guides and enjoy Owston, LE15 8DH Wednesday 15th July: 2pm - 4pm Join Betty Cawte of the Staunton Harold Bosworth Battlefield’s extended 7½ mile Meet at Jewry Wall Museum, St Visit the Abbey church of Owston and Heritage Group for a short introductory (12k) walk looking at all aspects of the Nicholas Circle, Leicester, LE1 4LB. then walk over the earthworks of Owston talk in this unique family chapel and then environment of this pivotal Wars of the Roses Abbey founded in the 12th century with Join archaeologist Peter Liddle for a walk a guided stroll to study the archaeology of battle. No dogs. Please provide your own archaeologist, Peter Liddle. No booking round the historic core of Leicester looking Staunton Harold including the ice house, lunch and refreshments. For experienced required. Adults £3, children FREE. at the remains of Roman and Medieval deserted village and dovecote, and to hear walkers over 12 years of age. Adults £17, 0116 221 4508. Leicester, including Leicester Castle. the history of the house and gardens. There Concessions £12. Pre-booking essential There will not be time to enter most of the is a display in the chapel. There are toilets Tel: 01455 290429 or buildings en route. Adults: £3; Children and a cafe in the stables – now a craft www.bosworthbattlefield.com FREE. No booking required. Enquiries centre. No booking required. FREE but 0116 221 4508 donations to the church welcome. 01530 417428
Displays & Exhibitions
HORSING AROUND – A 2000 GARENDON ARCHAEOLOGY ASHBY - HISTORY THOUGH GRACE DIEU PRIORY pit and metal detect Church Green. DISPLAY ARTEFACTS. FISHPOND INFORMATION DAY Open to view from 9.30 a.m. Finds from YEAR OLD LOVE AFFAIR both digs can be inspected in the nearby Throughout the Festival (until 31st Friday June 27th – Friday 31st July. Sunday 19th July: 2pm - 5pm Throughout the Festival (until 31st Village Hall from 2 p.m. including an array July): 10am – 5pm July): Tue-Sat 10am - 4.30pm, Sun Open 11am to 4pm weekdays (closed 1 Grace Dieu Priory, near Thringstone, of coins dropped over the centuries, and Snibston Discovery Museum, Ashby 2pm - 5pm -2pm). 11am to 2pm on Saturday. Leicestershire. Meet at the Bull’s a display illustrating the part greens have Road, Coalville, LE67 3LN Charnwood Museum, Granby Street, Ashby Museum, North Street, Ashby de Head Car Park, LE67 8LR. played in village life. Tea and cake on sale. Loughborough, LE11 3DU la Zouch , LE65 1HU. www.greatbowdenheritage.btck.co.uk An exhibition looking at the role of the Join the Friends of Grace Dieu on an FREE horse from the Iron Age to the present See the wonderful finds found by An exhibition featuring the archaeology of information day and learn the results of day featuring many archaeological objects Loughborough Coin and Search Society Ashby de la Zouch and the surrounding the hydrological survey and excavations including Iron Age chariot fittings from from the Garendon Estate, Loughborough, area. Come and see the many and varied carried out on Grace Dieu Priory’s LUTTERWORTH LOCAL Burrough Hill. 01530 287444; snibston@ including a rare Iron Age axe and the fabulous things found in the Ashby area dating from medieval nunnery fishponds and ongoing HISTORY EXHIBITION leics.gov.uk; www.snibston.com Henry II coin hoard. 01509 233754; pre-history until today. Audio Guides to the archaeology on the site. There will also be Saturday 25th July: 1pm – 4.30 pm INCLUDED IN ENTRANCE FEE TO THE Email: [email protected]; www. museum are available in English, German a display of finds from the nunnery site. Lutterworth Town Hall, High Street, FREE. MUSEUM leics.gov.uk/charnwoodmuseum FREE and French. Adults: £1; Children: 50p. Lutterworth, LE17 4EH 01530 560090. www.gracedieupriory.org.uk THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF MELTON http://ashbydelazouchmuseum.org.uk/ Tel: 01530 831895 An exhibition exploring the history of Throughout the Festival: Tue-Sat, 10am- Email: [email protected] this market town from the medieval period to the present day. Topics include 4.30pm BUCKMINSTER AND SEWSTERN Lutterworth’s churches and chapels, Melton Carnegie Museum, Thorpe End, HISTORY EXHIBITION THE GREENS OF GREAT BOWDEN schools, pubs, early apprenticeships and Melton Mowbray, LE13 1RB Saturday 18th July: 1.30pm - 4.30 pm shopping in the 16th and early 20th Sunday 19th July: 9.30am – 5pm Buckminster Village Hall, Buckminster centuries. Part of the Leicestershire Victoria See the recently re-displayed archaeology Church Green and Village Hall, Great gallery covering Melton’s past from Yard, Main Street, Buckminster, NG33 County History project. FREE. For further Bowden, Leics., LE16 7ET prehistoric to post-medieval times including 5SA, details email: [email protected] recently acquired Treasure finds. 0116 305 An exhibition of Buckminster and Sewstern The historic village of Great Bowden is 3860. www.leics.gov.uk/meltonmuseum History, including samples of medieval pottery characterised by a series of greens with found in 1967, details of the walled garden settlement around them. Last year’s at Buckminster Hall and the mystery of programme of test pits culminated in an Sewstern’s vanished medieval chapel. FREE. open to public view dig on Stocks Green. Email: [email protected] This year, weather permitting, Great Bowden Heritage & Archaeology will test