The Millennium Garden
Millennium Sign is up again!
Group Treasurer and carpenter Mike Cox has repaired the Sign which had broken in the crash. A new post was purchased and fashioned to replace the old one.
Mike Cox, Mick Specht, Chas Dillon and David Merriman erected the repaired Sign this evening (23 April). Thanks guys!
Since then the shot-blasted and re-painted wrought iron brackets have been replaced. The two brass plaques will be put back on the cairn later this week.
Coleorton Highways
No problem with mud during this last month! The dry weather has made all the ground rock-hard and we're considering getting out the hose to water the veg in the garden. But years ago mud was a major issue and barrier to travelling around the village and doing trade with surrounding towns. Roads and highways were subject to various acts of parliament and commercial pressures in an attempt to keep them in good repair. No railways back then either. (Oh dear, we haven't got any trains servicing Coleorton today!)
Read May's article in Community Voice >>
Working Group Meetings
Our active members usually meet every month or so to organise activities and coordinate research. Meetings have been put on hold for the while but will resume as soon as we are able.
If you're interested in local history and would like to be involved with our group please contact Sandra - details below - and I'll let you know about the next meeting. These are informal working group meetings.
In the meantime we'd love to hear your stories and together build our knowledge of Coleorton heritage. Call Sandra on 01530 440000 or email enquiries@coleortonheritage.org.uk to let us know you're coming.
Change of email address
Our main email address has changed to:
enquiries@coleortonheritage.org.uk
Please would you update your contacts.
Thank you.
The Coleorton Heritage Group
The Coleorton 2000 Committee was initiated in 1998 to devise a way of commemorating the new millennium. We developed the Millennium Garden in a plot of land kindly donated by Joan Cull, erected a commemorative sign and organised various associated celebrations and events.
More recently the group has been concerned with researching, recording and making publicly available local heritage, social, industrial and family history. We also support various restoration projects, for example the Bakehouse. So the name was changed to "The Coleorton Heritage Group".
Further information from enquiries@coleortonheritage.org.uk or phone Sandra Dillon (Chair) on 01530 440000
We send out a newsletter every month or so with news about our activities and events. If you would like to receive our newsletter please subscribe >>.
Articles by Coleorton Heritage Group members
- The Coleorton Bauble Shop - "Spar" manufacture
- The Murder of John Tugby by John Tugby
- Daffodils on the A512
- Following the work - Coleorton families search for a living
- A Little Light Episode From The Derbyshire Tomboy
- Coleorton Fishpond and Bridge
- Huntingdon Beaumont: Coleorton's coal-mining innovator and Great Grandfather of Railways
- More articles >>
Blue Plaques
We have launched "the Coleorton Blue Plaque" scheme to commemmorate buildings and sites in the village which have historic significance.
Research Resources
We have brought together some sources of information about social, family and economic history of Coleorton.
Articles
We publish articles in St Mary's monthly parish magazine, Community Voice and on the Coleorton website.