Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 23hOpens Monday @vch-home.bsky.social @charnwoodforest.bsky.social 052
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Very enjoyable meeting with @fcboorman.bsky.social & our new volunteers at #Stanton-U-Bardon on Tuesday, then at #Loughborough Library today setting up our #Nanpantan exhibition (opens Monday, model yet to be dressed!) both thanks to #Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social. Also indexing our next book 162
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustVictoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Our new project in #Lincolnshire on the town of #Spalding is supporting a workshop on an essential historical skill #Palaeography (reading old handwriting). Led by @gabbystorey.bsky.social, this workshop is open to all. #Skystorians #LocalHistory. 13314
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustCharnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026❤️ Yesterday we hosted a very special event to say thank you to all our volunteers for the amazing work they have done over the past few years. 🌐 Get involved with volunteering today: www.charnwoodforest.org/volunteer/ 042
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustCharnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🏗️ Stone quarried from Charnwood Forest is typically used with a rough finish: whether as kerbstones, setts, or stone for construction. 🏛️ This column from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History is a rare example of polished decorative Markfieldite, from Hill Hole. 044
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ibstock Historical Society, who were very helpful when we were writing our Ibstock book, will be at #Ibstock Palace on 3 October celebrating the history of this building www.thepalaceibstock.co.uk/events/the-p... We still have copies of our book for sale, at a discount if you buy from us 020
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Meeting next week. Come along and find out more ... 010
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hope to see many past and new volunteers at this meeting as we start to explore the histories of the western side of Charnwood Forest 077
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustVaughanCoop.bsky.social @vaughancoop.bsky.social · 21/09/2026On Friday 2 October 2026 the Exhibition Visitors will see 'Walking Through Time: Fifty Years of Leicestershire Fieldworkers' in Market Harborough Museum, The Symington Building, Adam and Eve Street, LE16 7LT. We will meet in the cafe from 12.30 and view the exhibition from 1pm. #DiscoveryCircles 033
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 21/09/2026THIS FRIDAY: I'll be giving a public lecture for the @royalhistsoc.org on rights of way and the struggle for the land in post-war England and Wales... It's at Senate House in London at 6pm, and there are still a few tickets left! Also an online option: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rhs-lectur...eventbrite.co.ukRHS Lecture: 'In All Our Footsteps?' with Professor Glen O'Hara IN PERSON'In All Our Footsteps? Rights of Way and the Battle for the Land after the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act' at the IHR 02519
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Obelisk at #Garendon Park and monument at #Shepshed (originally at #Dishley) to Ambrose Phillipps (d. 1737), who landscaped the parkland on return from his Grand Tour and decided it needed an obelisk (and Temple of Venus, and Triumphal Arch, now shrouded awaiting restoration). @vch-home.bsky.social 092
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The trackbed of the Charnwood Forest Railway (LNWR) near #Loughborough is crossed by this bridge near the former Knightthorpe Lodge. Road above didn't go 'anywhere'. More investigation needed. Built at request of owners of Garendon Park? Or Knightthorpe Lodge? Why? Who paid? @vch-home.bsky.social 172
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustWho Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ancestry is offering free access to 326 million of its records this weekend - discover more: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga... 083
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 09/09/2026If you are interested in the English Civil Wars there are some excellent speakers in this programme. 022
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Many Heritage buildings will be open to the public in Loughborough on 19 and 20th September and also in other towns and villages across the county. See county listing at www.heritageopendays.org.uk/whats-on/pri... #HeritageOpenDays 031
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Do you live in or near Bardon, Markfield or Stanton under Bardon? Would you like to find out more about their histories, or contribute what you already know? We have a new volunteer project starting this month. @charnwoodforest.bsky.social @vch-home.bsky.social 058
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustMerchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 03/09/2026We have something very exciting on its way to the Hall! Here is a sneaky peak of a new permanent display on Dr Maud Sellers: steamboat lady, traveller, historian, archivist and the first female Merchant Adventurer in 400 years. Join us for a short thread on the indominable Maud... 315240
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH Trustlynneaboutloughborough @lynneaboutlboro.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The final guest post in celebration of my Loughborough blog's 13th birthday follows the renovated and reinvigorated Generator Building through its first 100 days since reopening, and looks ahead to its future. #OnePlaceStudy enjoy! lynneaboutloughborough.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...lynneaboutloughborough.blogspot.comThe Generator First Hundred Days: big achievements and fairy stepsIn April 2026, the renovated Generator building opened its doors. Jill Vincent tells us about 100 days since that opening and about future plans. 052
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustJonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Liberal England: Growing up at Foxton Locks around 1910 #canalsliberalengland.blogspot.comGrowing up at Foxton Locks around 1910Another video from Bob Trubshaw. He writes on YouTube: My maternal grandmother – known as a child as Dorothy Durran and in later life as Sar... 1156
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH Trustlynneaboutloughborough @lynneaboutlboro.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Loughborough's Alexandra bedspread with 150+ signatures, from locals to Queen Alexandra herself, was created as a fundraiser for our Carillon War Memorial. The lead researcher of the names has been shortlisted for a #HODs2026 award! Read more here! lynneaboutloughborough.blogspot.com/2026/08/alex...lynneaboutloughborough.blogspot.comAlexandra Bedspread and Heritage Open Days - get voting!4th August, the blog's birthday. Also coincidentally the day voting opens in the Heritage Open Days competition. VOTE NOW for the Alexandra Bedspread! 142
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustTudor Times @thetudortimes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Tickets for the Tudor Times summit available here bit.ly/4wOdTnn Find out more about Henry VIII interacted with the families of his wives. From royal allies to London merchants our line up of Tudor experts explores a different aspect of Henry's matrimonial escapades. 031
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Hill Hole (former) Quarry, Markfield in glorious #CharnwoodForest @charnwoodforest.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustCharnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 17/08/2026📅 Sir George Trevelyan, politician and author, died on this day in 1928. 🗳 Born at Rothley Temple, Charnwood Forest, he went on to hold a number of ministerial roles, including Secretary of State for Scotland. 011
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This is beautiful. A huge and complex building to draw, but the colours really bring out its beauty. 010
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustVictoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Now, we published our account of the parish of Hambleton forty years earlier. Rutland Water flooded the hamlet of Middle Hambleton and Nether, or Lower Hambleton. Read what they were like, and our history of these lost places @bho.bsky.social. #Skystorians 2/2british-history.ac.ukParishes: Hambleton | British History Online 093
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 10/08/2026This looks interesting. The tours should be good - there's a huge amount of recent research on this church and its carvings, and the chance to visit the tower gives the opportunity to see the original Angel, not the copy downstairs. 001
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustLeicestershire @leicestershireuk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026'An implacable civil war' - when Sunday fun split a town #Leicestershire #BBCNewsbbc.co.uk'An implacable civil war' - when Sunday fun split LeicesterA public music show - controversially held on a Sunday - led to a court case and political upheaval. 021
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Leicestershire has six towns hoping to be chosen as Town of Culture 2028: Ashby, Coalville, Hinckley, Loughborough, Market Harborough and Melton Mowbray. You can read their postcard applications (and those of other towns) here www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...google.comTown of Culture 2028 | Applicants - Google My MapsTown of Culture 2028 | Applicants 000
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustFriends of the Centre for English Local History @fcelh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026englishlocalhistory.orgHow did the landscape shape the Civil War battle of Naseby 1645?What was the landscape of rural England like, over which many of the battles of the Civil Wars were fought? How did these fields and woods shape the armies’ tactics and influence the outcomes of ba… 021
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustOliver House @oliverhouse.bsky.social · 20/07/2026‘The toolkit offers a structured, high-level guide to help cultural heritage professionals and researchers approach legacy media across its entire lifecycle…It also gives researchers a reference point for engaging critically with legacy media as historical subjects in their own right.’sas.ac.ukNew toolkit offers practical guide to preserving legacy mediaA newly launched toolkit offers practical guidance to cultural heritage professionals and researchers on preserving fragile and outdated media formats. 0137
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustVictoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 15/07/2026You might be wondering how this decline in the number of people entering academic disciplines in the humanities affects something like a project devoted to researching, writing, and publishing histories of place (or local histories)? These early career researchers are essential to our work. 🗃️ 1/5 16138
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustLoughborough Library Local Studies Volunteer Group @lllsv.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Last few weeks of the Shelthorpe 100 exhibition at the Loughborough Library Local and Family History Centre. Don't miss it. Celebrations of 100 years of Shelthorpe Estate. Free entry during staffed hours. #loughborough #library #CultureLeics #Shelthorpe 053
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 01/07/2026As well as talks and a display about Nanpantan at Loughborough's Old Rectory Museum on Saturday (4 July), we also have a guided walk along Nanpantan Road, either Thursday 16th or Wednesday 22 July, booking essential #FestivalofArchaeology 134
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustCharnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 01/07/2026⛏ Join the Geopark online, this Sunday, for a very special livestream bringing you live coverage of the community archaeological digs in Woodhouse and Woodhouse Eaves. 📆 Sun 5 July, 1.30-3pm 🌐 More information and links to join: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/geopar... 033
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustClaire Langhamer @clairelanghamer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Being at Chalke History Festival reminds me yet again how interconnected university-based history and other forms of history-making are. The thing we do in one place explicitly supports the thing we do in another. University cuts, closures and job losses harm the entire history eco-system.blog.history.ac.ukAdvocating for History by Doing History - On HistoryThis blog was written by Claire Langhamer, Director of the IHR Historians are very good at crafting arguments and in recent times very many people have advanced very many arguments about why history m... 416262
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustCharnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 22/06/2026👉 We're looking for new Trustees to help us shape the future of Charnwood Forest Geopark. 🌐 Find out more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/charnwood-fo... 055
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Congratulations to all involved. We understand a little of the commitment required - our VCH history of Loughborough (only post 1750 and only social and cultural history at the moment) is "just" 100,000 words but has kept us occupied for what seems like ages. Out later this year. Watch this space. 172
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 09/06/2026One of Charnwood's gems. There are many incredible examples of oaks that have grown for many years in places where it is difficult to understand how their roots can support them. 033
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustCharnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 03/06/2026🪦 Journey back more than half a billion years to our Tremendous Teichichnus geosite in Thurcaston, and uncover the story of mysterious traces within the gravestones... 🌐 Plan your visit on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/tre... #geology #EarthScience ⚒️🧪 011
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The full programme for Leicestershire's contribution to the Festival of Archaeology includes many NEW history and archaeology talks, walks and hands-on events, etc. We have a walk in Nanpantan and a short talk at Loughborough Old Rectory Museum event. See leicsfieldworkers.org/festival-of-...leicsfieldworkers.orgFestival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology2025 PROGRAMME NOW LIVE! Saturday 5th July – Sunday 3rd August 055
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustCharnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 27/05/2026🚡 Did you know that the origins of the ski lift can be traced back to a Charnwood Forest innovation? ℹ️ Discover the story of the Markfield Wire Tramway with a visit to our Hill Hole Information Hub. 🌐 Plan your visit: www.charnwoodforest.org/location/mar... 022
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Many VCH publications today are only possible through the excellent research of our community volunteers. We provide training and they give freely of their time to projects including the last 4 and next 2 (+ more?) VCH Leics publications. We are very grateful to them and to those providing funding 064
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustVaughanCoop.bsky.social @vaughancoop.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Our #Archaeology Discovery Circle webpage is now live! Join us in a launch event on July 28! vaughan.coop/archaeology-...vaughan.coopArchaeology Discovery Circle - Leicester Vaughan CollegeA Vaughan Discovery Circle for those interested in Archaeology. 034
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustCharnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 18/05/2026🙏 Thank you to everyone who participated in the community archaeological digs in Stanton under Bardon this weekend! 🌐 Want to grab a glimpse of some of the things we found? Check out the recording of our livestream: www.youtube.com/live/9vid5dQ... 011
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 11/05/2026This is an otherwise very legible Leicestershire probate inventory for a yeoman farmer in the 1730s. But Wagons and what? faelts? What are they? any ideas anyone? It's probably not much help, but they are worth £12 within an inventory total of £429 @vch-home.bsky.social @materialwills.bsky.social 244
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Discovered last week that the 'live' Newtown Linford broadcast can also be watched on 'catch up' on You Tube, complete with 'mystery item'. Wonder what will they find at Stanton? 010
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustCharnwood Forest Geopark @charnwoodforest.bsky.social · 01/05/2026📰 Mountsorrel Village Museum Unveils New Geopark Corner 🌟 Our Geopark Corner in Mountsorrel features displays on the local geology, as well as amazing fossil replicas and animations! 🌐 Plan your visit: www.charnwoodforest.org/mountsorrel-... 083
Leicestershire VCH Trust @leicsvcht.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Very best wishes to Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday today. An amazing man and a wonderful new sculpture in the Geopark to celebrate 000
Reposted by Leicestershire VCH TrustBritish Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 30/04/2026We're so pleased that 500 of you now follow us on YouTube! To watch our Ten Minute Talks and look back on some of our events, why not take a look at our channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCZt... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll 011