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Thurcaston and Cropston Local History Society
About us
We are a friendly group of people who enjoy learning about the history of our two villages and the surrounding area. In the winter our meetings are indoor talks and in the summer visits to local places of interest.
We welcome new members or visitors to our meetings. The annual membership fee is £8. Visitors are asked to contribute £2 for each meeting they attend.
Programme
Our winter meetings are held at The Harrison Room (the new Thurcaston church extension - don't use the main Church door, follow the path from the main gate round to the right of the Church). The meetings start at 7:30pm.
*** This is a change of venue as from September ***
Date |
Subject |
|---|---|
Tue 15 Jan |
Social History of Mining |
Tue 19 Feb |
History of Anstey (a continuation) |
Tue 18 Mar |
Local Archaeological Finds |
April |
(No meeting) |
Tue 20 May |
Feeding the English Country House |
Tue 10 Jun |
Visit to Swithland Hall |
Tue 15 Jul |
Evening Tour of the Bradgate House Ruins with a park ranger. |
Sun 17 Aug |
Guided Tour of Donington-le-Heath Manor House. |
Tue 16 Sep |
'The Magic Attic' Newspaper Archive |
Tue 21 Oct |
Tales for Halloween |
Tue 18 Nov |
(Short) AGM followed by Where was Big Brother? |
December |
(No meeting) |
Contact details
If you would like to learn more about the society, please contact Peter Smith on 0116 2367365.
About our villages' history
Two of our members have done much research into the history of our parish and are gradually adding their knowledge to the Leicester villages web site. For more information, follow the link below:
Last Updated Wed, 30 Jul, 2008.