Membership of 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 donated by Joan Cull, erected a commemorative sign and organised various 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 have also supported various restoration projects, for example the Communal Bakehouse on The Moor, and our name was changed to "The Coleorton Heritage Group".
Up until now we have focused on delivery and covering costs with small charges for events and donations. However, we are planning to extend our activities to preserve social and heritage spaces in the village, possibly including St John's Chapel. This will likely involve us taking ownership and management responsibility and consequent additional expenditure. To make a success of this we need the involvement of Coleorton residents and supporters and so we are launching a membership scheme.
The annual membership of £15 per individual will provide the Group with a regular basic income. Additional income comes from event entry fees, book sales, donations and grants.
What are the benefits to members?
- You will be helping to preserve the heritage and social fabric of our community.
- Members receive a quarterly email magazine with articles, photographs and news.
(This is in addition to the monthly email newsletter which you should subscribe to separately.) Contributions for the magazine are welcome. - Discounted fees for on-line and in-person at BALH events (British Association for Local History)
- You will receive the Group's annual report.
- You will be invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to hear about the year's achievements and future plans and you will be eligible to vote.
- You are eligible to stand for membership of the Group’s Management Committee. We welcome your support and participation in our Coleorton Heritage Group.
Membership application
The membership fee for the year is £15 per individual. Membership year runs from 1 January to 31 December. New memberships in 2023 will run until December 2024.
Data Protection and Communication: We need to keep your details for administrative purposes and to communicate with you about your membership. We will not divulge information supplied to any outside persons or organisations, without your explicit consent. We also ask you to abide by some reasonable terms & conditions so we request that you read and accept the terms of membership.
Terms and conditions of membership (pdf) >>
Joining instructions:
To join please download, print and complete the Membership Application form (pdf) >>
Then send your completed form with payment by Cheque to “Coleorton Heritage Group” to Mike Cox at 93, Church Lane, Ravenstone, LE67 2AF
OR email completed form to mikecox@uwclub.net and pay by BACS to Sort Code 30-92-15; Account Number 00606003 using your name as the “Reference” to enable us to match the payment.
We welcome your support and participation in our Coleorton Heritage Group.