Current events:
Sleuthing
These are informal get-togethers to identify places and faces in old photos. No need to book, just come along with your photos if you'd like help identifying people or places in them.
December is a busy month for most of us, so our next Sleuthing get-together will be in January. Details here soon.
"Coleorton Past - a Village History" at Ashby Museum
We will have a display in the "Villages" room of Ashby Museum from 4 January - 31 March 2024 entitled "Coleorton Past - a Village History"
Opening times on Ashby Museum website >>
Previous Heritage Group events
"How Coleorton people made their living" September 2023
During the North West Leicestershire "Hello Heritage" fortnight on Saturday 9th September Coleorton Heritage Group held a mini-exhibition / open day at the Beaumont Centre on the topic of "How Coleorton people made their living".
Coleorton Pottery
Lace-making
Coal Mining
County Studios at Outwoods Lane
Table-top sale 10 June 2023
We held a Table-top sale in the garden of the New Inn 12 noon - 3.00pm. Books, Jams, Chutneys, Bric-a-brac, Crafts & more to some funds to support our Coleorton Heritage work.
"Coleorton's Monuments and Memorials - what they mean to us today"
Saturday 8th October 2022 6.30pm at Viscount Beaumont's School, Coleorton
Presented by Coleorton Heritage Group. We talked about some of the monuments and memorials that have been erected in our village and consider why, what message they were intended to convey and how we see them now.
Saturday 3 September 2022. A mini-exhibition / open day "Homes and buildings of Coleorton"at the Beaumont Centre
Our "Homes and buildings of Coleorton" exhibition last Saturday was a great success with a lot of enthusiastic input from local people poring over maps and also bringing information about their own houses. Shaelyn's House History project is starting off well.
Friday 9 September and Saturday 10 September 2022 - Open Days at St Mary's Church, Coleorton.
The Heritage Goup and St Mary's parish congregation collaborated on two days of exhibitions and tours around the church building.
Hello Heritage
Each year North West Leicestershire sponsor Hello Heritage fortnight and work with local groups to bring heritage to villages and towns in North West Leicestershire. They provide information boards, designed by the local groups, to display around their locality. This year Coleorton heritage displayed 5 information boards. See them here >>
Coleorton History Walks
Thursday 15 and Sunday 18 September starting and finishing at Peggs Green Recreation Ground opposite The New Inn on Zion Hill. More >>
.Other events in 2022
- "Sleuthing" get-togethers - informal get-togethers to identify places and faces in old photos. We'll be holding more "Sleuthing" get-togethers during the autumn.
- Platinum Jubilee celebrations at Peggs Green Rec
Saturday 4 June 2022. Page contains links to earlier Jubilee and Coronation celebrations at Coleorton
2021
- "Sleuthing" - informal get-togethers to identify places and faces in old photos
- Christmas on the Green 2021
- This is Coleorton open day and mini-exhibition 10 & 11 September 2021
2019
- Quiz Night at The Kings Arms - Wednesday 10 April (click for pdf poster)
- Childhood in Coleorton - Saturday 5 October 2019
Earlier
- Blue Plaque scheme launch - Saturday 13 October 2018
- Queen's Diamond Jubilee 2012
- Launch of the Millennium Garden - June 2001
General
Coleorton History Walks
Coleorton has more footpaths than any other parish in Leicestershire. We regularly organise guided walks around some of the historically interesting parts of Coleorton. Details on our History Walks page.
If you want to discover at your own pace you can follow the Coleorton Heritage Trail. Details and map also on the Walks page.
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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 local press inc. Community Voice, St Mary's Church monthly email magazine and on the Coleorton website.