ARCHAEOLOGY IN AND AROUND ASHBY
Saturday 1 July to Friday 2 September: 11.00-16.00 on Monday, Tuesday & Friday, 11.00-13.30 on Wednesday, 10.00-12.30 on Saturday
Ashby Museum. North Street, Ashby de la Zouch LE65 1HU
This exhibition features a range of archaeological finds from those of 19th-century ploughmen to those of 21st-century detectorists; from a pottery to a windmill, and a Tudor coalmine to a pub, and other places along the way.
Admission: Adults £1.50, Seniors £1.00, Junior (5-16) 50p., under-5s Free. For more information contact us via 01530 560090 or enquiries@ashbymuseum.org.uk, or visit www.facebook.com/ashbymuseum
ROMAN HINCKLEY AND DISTRICT
Saturdays and Mondays throughout July: 10am–3.30pm
Hinckley & District Museum, Thatched Cottages, 30 Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, LE10 1QU.
Exhibition until the end of October which features artefacts from the Hinckley area, including Sapcote Roman villa and the Nuneaton Coin Hoard.
Admission £2 adults and £1 children. See www.hinckleydistrictmuseum.org.uk or email hinckleymuseum@hotmail.co.uk
WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY
Monday 29 May to Wednesday 4 October: Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays, 2.30 – 5pm and on request for parties of 20+
Hallaton Museum, the Tin Tab, Churchgate, Hallaton, LE16 8TY
This exhibition, based on the research of historian John Morison, tells the story of a pilgrimage made in 1533 by a Hallatonian, Edmond Oliver, to Walsingham in Norfolk and back.
AT RISK WAR MEMORIALS PROJECT
Saturday 22 July: 11am – 4pm
The Chancel, All Saints Church, Highcross Street, Leicester, LE1 4PH
Why are war memorials important? Often, they are the only memory of someone who died on our behalf.
In the words of King George V “Let those who come after see to it that their names be not forgotten.”
At All Saints, we now have 50 war memorials of all kinds which we have taken into care and, had we not done so, most would have been lost for ever. Stories of their “rescue” vary from the last minute reprieve at auction to narrow escape from being turned into scrap, and many more. They are part of our heritage. Come and learn how you can help. You may even find your ancestor’s name on a memorial you thought had been lost forever.
FREE, tea and coffee available. For more information contact Denis Kenyon via 07834 324 352 or mail@atriskwarmemorials.co.uk
