Events and meetings

 

 

 

Remembrance Sunday 10th November 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"It's interesting and lively."

"Very impressive. It makes people pay attention."

A serving Royal Engineer who visited from outside the village thought the idea of the Board was a very good idea.


 

 

                                            

                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We run various events and hold regular meetings over the year to coordinate and promote the Parish Archive and generate interest in it. These are often good opportunities to discover new artefacts/documents to be included in the Archive. 

If you wish to know more about past or future events please contact us - via the Contact form on the Contact Us page of the website

 

Forthcoming Meetings

To be held in Newbold Verdon Library, usually 7-9pm: open to anyone interested in the Archive.

  • Thursday 9th January 2025
  • Thursday 27th February 2025
  • Thursday 3rd April 2025 - to include AGM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Events

DATE            EVENT             DESCRIPTION

27/10/23       Open                History & Heritage Evening

                       Evening           The Trotters of Chater Farm plus learn about using the archive and catalogue

 

13/08/23       Walk                 How the Other Half Lived: The emergence of the other half of Main Street

         2pm                                A walk from the ‘Middle End’ to the ‘Top End’ of Main Street, starting from the village sign at the end of Mill Lane and onward

                                                 to Desford Road. Once on the outer edge of the 18th century Newbold Verdon, this part of the village tells us a somewhat

                                                 different story from that of the Conservation Area.

 

20/08/23        Walk                19th Century Newbold Verdon

         2pm                                 A Walk from Mill Lane to Hall Farm and St James's church. The walk introduces you to those who lived and worked

                                                  along what was once known as the "Top End" of Newbold Verdon.

 

16/07/23        Walk                19th Century Newbold Verdon - Walking through the Conservation Area

                                                  A Walk from Mill Lane to Hall Farm and St James's church. The walk introduces you to those who lived and worked

                                                  along what was once known as the "Top End" of Newbold Verdon.

 

08/07/23        Walk               The Lost (and not so lost) Pubs of Newbold Verdon

        3pm                                 A ‘pub-crawl’ through the parish to discover the history of the many public houses that have graced the village and the

                                                 people who frequented them and those that served their needs.

 

02/07/23        Walk                How the Other Half Lived: The emergence of the other half of Main Street 

         2pm                                A walk from the ‘Middle End’ to the ‘Top End’ of Main Street, starting from the village sign at the end of Mill Lane and onward

                                                 to Desford Road. Once on the outer edge of the 18th century Newbold Verdon, this part of the village tells us a somewhat

                                                different story from that of the Conservation Area.

 

25/06/23       Walk                 19th Century Newbold Verdon: Walking through the Conservation Area

                                         Walking from the village sign at the end of Mill Lane down to Hall Farm and St James’s church, you will be

         2pm                                     introduced to 19th century Newbold Verdon: it’s buildings and its people and the life they led.

 

20/05/23      Open Day         A chance to see what we are doing with the archive, see the material "in the flesh"

                                                 Meet members of the group and chat about the village and its history.

                                                 We want to learn more about its history and peoples.

                                                 Newbold Verdon Library 10am-2pm

People from the village gathered at the War Memorial for the traditional Remembrance Service, with uniformed groups on parade with flags.

This was the first time the Memorial Board, which had been created by members of the Parish Archive Group, had been on display.

 

Many onlookers gave their views on the new Board:

"It's very good, a grand job."

"It makes the names and the fallen more personal."

"It's very personal."

"It's very good that it's brought the past to life but it would be nice to acknowledge what's happening now and who have given their lives more recently. "

 

Generous Donation from Newbold Verdon Open Gardens' Event

 

In November 2024, the Parish Archive Group gratefully accepted a donation of £200 towards the work of the Group. The money was part of the amount collected during the village Open Gardens' event this summer.

 

Open Gardens' committee member Pete Gilbert presented the donation to the Group during their meeting at the Library.

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