Working together: what we do best Volume 2, Issue 20, April 2017 The Great Nottinghamshire Local History Fair On Sunday 7th May 2017 at Mansfield Central Library between 11:am and 3:00pm.…Read more. 4th Nottinghamshire History and Archaeology Festival On Saturday 8th July 2017 between 11:00am and 4:00pm. Free event . Drop in or join us for the day. Events taking place in The University of Nottingham Museum, Angear Visitor Centre, Djanogly Gallery and Rehearsal Hall. Now in its 4th year this hugely successful regional festival and celebration will be displaying the wide and varied work taking place throughout Nottinghamshire…Read more. BHI Museum launches summer opening 2017 Every Friday 26 May – 8 September, 11am - 3pm General admission is charged at £3 per adult, £2 BHI members, Children under 12 free (payment by cash at the door). Parking is available free of charge, and visitors can also enjoy a tasty treat at the independent on-site Clock House Café. The BHI Museum is pleased to announce details …Read more. Domesday at Lincoln Castle One of the earliest surviving public records – Domesday Book – will be loaned to Lincoln Castle as part of a major exhibition for 2017. The iconic document was commissioned in 1086 by William the Conqueror following his successful invasion 20 years earlier.…Read more. Did you or someone you know get married at St Martin’s, Bilborough? Then please share your wedding photos with us! From 17th June to 9th July we will be celebrating weddings at St Martin’s with an exhibition of wedding photos and wedding memorabilia……..and you can be part of this!…Read more. Leicester Heritage Sundays: Tours and Open Days 2017 11am - 3pm Last Sunday of the month March - November: Sunday 30 April, 28 May, 25 June, 30 July, 27 August, 24 September, 29 October, 26 November Clustered around The Newarke and De Montfort University campus, just minutes from the city centre, are remarkable buildings that tell the story of Leicester from its medieval origins to its manufacturing heyday. …Read more. We Dig the Castle, Nottingham Castle’s annual archaeological excavation, is back for 2017 Discover the archaeology of the Nottingham Castle site with We Dig the Castle 2017. Our research and training excavation uncovers new information about the castle site while offering people of all backgrounds the opportunity to receive high-quality training in archaeological techniques. A partnership between Nottingham City Council, Trent & Peak Archaeology and Historic England, We Dig the Castle offers members of the community to learn new skills …Read more. Farnsfield Local History Society Visit to Nottinghamshire Archives Those members of Farnsfield Local History Society who visited the Nottinghamshire Archives office in April had a most interesting afternoon. The staff had taken the trouble to look out various documents relating to Farnsfield, including not only old maps, but school records, the diary of a lady who visited the village in the early nineteenth century, and much more …Read more. Nottinghamshire Sports Heritage 2017. Are you a : Sports venue? Sports club? Heritage site? Museum? Organisation or Community group? Individual who likes sport/social history? Would you like to benefit from County-wide publicity that reaches across Nottinghamshire? If the answer is yes, then Nottinghamshire County Council would like to invite you to get involved in Nottinghamshire Sports Heritage 2017 …Read more. Bringing Vikings back to the East Midlands A major new Viking exhibition is opening at The University of Nottingham Museum at Nottingham Lakeside Arts in November 2017. Viking: Rediscover the Legend — is a collaboration between the British Museum and York Museums Trust and will feature nationally important Viking and Anglo-Saxon artefacts, including recent finds, and will re- examine the influence of the Vikings in Britain. …Read more. Framework Knitters Museum has a new email address The new email is; [email protected] and [email protected] …Read more. Captain Pouch’s Dream Captain Pouch’s Dream is a play written by local author Len Holden and is based on real historical events which took place in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire in 1607. Performances will take place on: Friday 9th and Saturday 10th June 2017 at The Stable Yard, Cotesbach, Lutterworth Saturday 17th June 2017 at the Village Hall, Geddington, Corby. …Read more. Present Location Uncertain, David Priestley & Chris Weir, Angel Row History Forum May 2017 On Tuesday 9th May, 2017 commencing at 10:00 in the Local Studies Library, 1st Floor Central Library, Nottingham, Chris Weir, will give a talk on the letters (1916-18) of Nottingham soldier Harold Priestley. This event is FREE and there will be an deaf interpreter at the meeting. A Community Project based on the World War 1 letters of Nottingham soldier, Harold Priestley has been successful in its bid for a Heritage Lottery Fund grant. £17,500 has been awarded to The Vine Community Centre, Bobbers Mill Road in Hyson Green in association with St Stephen’s Church and IntoUniversity. The Project will vividly recall the life of local soldier Harold Priestley, who fought on The Western Front, and his family and the community during the period 1914-18. Support for the Project came from various directions including the Nottinghamshire Local History Association. The project will conserve and digitize 88 letters plus postcards and photographs in the possession of David Priestley, Harold’s grandson. The digitized collection will be form a legacy that can be accessed locally or through web links. The title of the project ‘Present Location Uncertain’ is taken from the words stamped on letters returned to Eva, Harold’s wife, from the Western Front in 1918, when Harold could not be found after fighting on the Front line. He had fallen in battle near Arras in March 1918. The moving account of Harold and the family’s struggles during WW1 will be turned into a community theatre production by Sarah Stephenson. The Project will engage volunteers and researchers in discovering how war affects the lives of both the soldiers fighting abroad but also their wives, children and friends….and their local community. There will be drama and historical workshops that will offer creative opportunities to get involved. The Project will be filmed by Richard Swainson Productions. The Project continues to the end of the year, with the community theatre performance at St Stephens Church, Hyson Green at a date to be announced in July. .....Read more. A History of Nottingham Trams, Angel Row History Forum August 2017 On Tuesday 8th August 2017 at 10:00am in the Local Studies Library on the first floor of Nottingham Central Library there will be a presentation on Nottingham's Trams and the opportunity to see the video of 'The Ripley Rattlers' This is a FREE event, everyone is welcome....Read more. Events for local history societies and other groups can be found on the website at http://nlha.org.uk/events/ Ripley Walk, The Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group Ripley Walk - May 1st - From Ripley Market Place - Walk at 1pm DE5 3HA To confirm times and details follow us on our website www.pentrichrevolution.org.uk or on Facebook www.facebook.com/pentrichrevolution …Read more. Mary Queen of Scots, David Templeman, Lowdham Festival On Friday May 5th between 2:00 and 3:30pm at Lowdham Methodist Chapel, Main Street, Lowdham, there will be a presentation of Mary, Queen of Scots: The Captive Queen with David Templeman. …Read more. Nefarious Notts: The Late Medieval Period, Dr. Judith Mills, Nottinghamshire Archives On Friday 5 May 2017, 2.30 - 4.30pm at Nottinghamshire Archives Dr Judith Mills from the University of Nottingham’s History Department will take you through the county’s turbulent late medieval history. See real manorial, court and estate documents, some of which are more than 700 years old. £5 Booking advised...Read more. The Pentrich Rebellion of 1817, Richard Gaunt, Keyworth and District LHS On Friday 5th May 2017 in the Centenary Lounge, Keyworth Village Hall at 7:30pm Richard Gaunt will give a talk on the event that has come to be known as England's last revolution. Guests are welcome for a small charge. Refreshments and a bookstall are available after the speaker.....Read more. Alfreton Walk, The Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group Alfreton Walk - May 6th - Walk at 1pm From Abraham Lincoln Library, Alfreton District Heritage Trust, Rogers Lane. DE55 7FF Including Awareness Exhibition 10-4. To confirm times and details follow us on our website www.pentrichrevolution.org.uk or on Facebook www.facebook.com/pentrichrevolution …Read more. The Great Nottinghamshire Local History Fair, INSPIRE On Sunday 7th May 2017 INSPIRE on behalf on Nottinghamshire County Council will be hosting its fifth annual Local History Fair at Mansfield Central Library between 11:am and 3:00pm. It will build on the success of our previous Local History Fairs, where local history societies and heritage groups from across the county converged on Mansfield …Read more. Swanwick Walk, The Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group Swanwick Walk - May 7th - Walk at 2pm From Swanwick Church, The Green. DE55 1BL Including Awareness Exhibition 12.30-5. To confirm times and details follow us on our website www.pentrichrevolution.org.uk or on Facebook www.facebook.com/pentrichrevolution …Read more. West Yorkshire through to South Yorkshire, Les Nixon, NEDIAS On Monday 8 May 2017 at 7:30pm at St Thomas’ Centre, Chatsworth Road, Brampton (opposite Vauxhall/Bristol St Motors) S40 3AW Les Nixon will present the DAVID WILMOT MEMORIAL LECTURE on the subject of 'West Yorkshire through to South Yorkshire' …Read more. Tour of Belvoir Castle, East Bridgford LHG On Tuesday 9th May 2017 East Bridgford Local History Group will be organising a tour of the ancestral home of the Dukes of Rutland .