Going Underground at Thistleton Mine
David Atkinson, curator of the Rocks by Rails Museum, will talk about the history of mining in and around Thistleton
Wednesday 5th October at 7.00pm
Thistleton Church and Community Hub, Main Street, Thistleton, Rutland LE15 7RE
Free event.
Refreshments available before and after the talk.
More information available by contacting Sue Hughes. Email: suzieviveash@yahoo.co.uk
Thistleton Heritage Project
The Thistleton Gap Boxing Match
Discover how and why a world championship boxig match with up to 20,000 spectators took place at Thistleton in September 1811
Wednesday 7th September at 7.00pm
Thistleton Church and Community Hub, Main Street, Thistleton, Rutland LE15 7RE
Free event.
Refreshments available before and after the talk.
More information available by contacting Sue Hughes. Email: suzieviveash@yahoo.co.uk
Thistleton Heritage Project
Anglo Saxon Rutland
Wednesday 6th July at 7.00pm
Many thanks to Peter Liddle MBE - former County Archaeologist for Leicestershire - for this fascinating talk on the Anglo Saxon archaeological finds in Rutland. Teh talk was part of the Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology and it was great to meet so many visitors from outside our immediate area.
Thistleton Heritage Project
THE LANDSCAPE AROUND US
An interactive talk with Sue Hughes
Wednesday 8th June at 7.00pm
Many thanks to Sue for this highly informative talk on how to read the landscape to discover more about the origins of our villages and how our ancestors lived and worked.
Wednesday 4th May at 7.00pm
During his year of office, David set out to visit every village in Rutland. Many thanks to David for his fascinating talk on his experiences and what he learned about the county.
A talk by Peter Liddle
Saturday 26th March at 2.00pm
Many thanks to Peter Liddle MBE - former County Archaeologist for Leicestershire - for giving a fascinating talk on the latest archaeological excavation of a Roman villa and mosaic in Rutland.
Many thanks to local photographer, Richard Adams, for a wonderful photographic journey of the animal kingdom with musical accompaniment. The images drew on local nature and Richard’s extensive travels worldwide.
Thursday 30th September at 7.00pm
Many thanks to Richard Adams, local photographer and creator of the Rutland Calendar, for his visual and musical tour of Britain's smallest country.
The evening raised £133.50 for the Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue Trust.
Tales of Travellers and Highwaymen
The Parish Records (not just a record of births, marriages and deaths)
The Thistleton Gap Boxing Match
Many thanks to Sue Hughes, local amateur historian, for sharing the latest results of her research into Thistleton's local history and heritage.
Many thanks to Peter Liddle MBE - former County Archaeologist for Leicestershire - for giving a fascinating talk on the Roman settlements in Thistleton that were excavated in the 1950s and 60s.