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North West Leicestershire Community Lottery
The new local community lottery for North-West Leicestershire.
Support the Sir John Moore Foundation by selecting us as your good cause.
National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant
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 Conservation Report and an updated Condition Report.
History Cafe Newsletters reached its Golden Anniversary Supplement
Local History Cafe Newsletters were developed during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown as a way of keeping in touch. They proved such a success that they have continued to be published monthly.
September 2024 saw our Golden Anniversary Supplement published.
Our continued thanks to all our volunteers for their work in producing the Newsletter.
Local History Café Newsletters
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LHC Extended November 2024
Including memories of Ashby Statutes and Memorials to child deaths in the 19th C Appleby graveyard
LHC Extended October 2024
Continuing memories of the wartime blackout, plus exploring harvest time and halloween
LHC Extended Golden Anniversary Supplement
To celebrate our 50th edition of the newsletter, a look back over earlier editions
LHC Extended September 2024
How WWII blackouts affected Appleby life and our volunteer project to decipher the hall graffiti
LHC Extended August 2024
Memories of summer fetes, the school year of 1891 and the history of our museum
LHC Extended July 2024
The school year in 1891 (on which our museum is based) and other summer items
LHC Extended June 2024
A final part of memories of wash day, how steam trains changed holidays and religion and prosperity in the 1890s
LHC Extended May 2024
How children were named in the past, some history of Birmingham and more
LHC Extended April 2024
A history of postcards, a visit from the High Sheriff and more Appleby childhood memories
LHC Extended March 2024
More Appleby characters and lead inkwells in the museum collection
LHC Extended February 2024
Memories of the village cobbler, the big freeze of 1947, and boards to share Appleby's heritage
LHC Extended January 2024
More memories of Appleby and nearby
