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Professor Fred Steward gives a fascinating talk on the unusual and distinctive contribution to British education that Appleby Writing School had.
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[More]What events, talks or exhibitions would you like to see at the Sir John Moore Foundation?
What better way to spend a glorious Sunday afternoon than in the grounds of our glorious Grade I listed building surrounded by Classic Cars
[More]Our museum manager Sally has been busy helping research family trees, researching the lives of former students of SJM and looking after our collection.
[More]Classic Car Meets return every 4th Tuesday and 2nd Sunday of each month - £2 entry beginning 11th May
The Sir John Moore Foundation is pleased to announce the calendar of talks for 2025. We have some amazing speakers lined up. Please click the More button below for the full list
[More]Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Renovate, Refresh, and Reimagine project - phase 1 is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to commission various reports including a condition report, a drain survey, a Conservation Report, and an business forward plan.
The new local community lottery for North-West Leicestershire.
Support the Sir John Moore Foundation by selecting us as your good cause.
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Missing treasure, learning about house plants and another favourite teacher
A favourite teacher and girl guide leader, and Appleby's Neolithic beginnigs
Variable Spring weather and rural communities, the village cobbler
Edwardian Valentines, ghost signs and mobile shops
When many rural households kept a pig
Christmases past and Appleby footpaths
Including memories of Ashby Statutes and Memorials to child deaths in the 19th C Appleby graveyard
Continuing memories of the wartime blackout, plus exploring harvest time and halloween
To celebrate our 50th edition of the newsletter, a look back over earlier editions
How WWII blackouts affected Appleby life and our volunteer project to decipher the hall graffiti
Memories of summer fetes, the school year of 1891 and the history of our museum
The school year in 1891 (on which our museum is based) and other summer items
A final part of memories of wash day, how steam trains changed holidays and religion and prosperity in the 1890s
How children were named in the past, some history of Birmingham and more
A history of postcards, a visit from the High Sheriff and more Appleby childhood memories
More Appleby characters and lead inkwells in the museum collection
Memories of the village cobbler, the big freeze of 1947, and boards to share Appleby's heritage
More memories of Appleby and nearby