Coalville, Leicestershire Blog Directory
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- George Stephenson Session at Snibston Miners Morning! by Leicestershire Museums Blog on Nov 17, 2009 in Events Museums Snibston Mining Modern-history Talks-and-tours
Snibston Discovery Museum is set to host its next Miners’ Morning talk entitled ‘George Stephenson and the creation of Snibston Colliery’. The second in a series of mining-themed talks, the session will be led by Fred Hartley, Keeper of Working...
- Discover Like Darwin by Leicestershire Museums Blog on Nov 17, 2009 in Events Museums Family-fun Nature Talks-and-tours
Celebrating Charles Darwin’s 200th anniversary, the Discover like Darwin programme has run nearly 100 sessions throughout the year to encourage naturalists of all ages to learn more about the natural world, with events taking place in Leicestershir...
- Auster aircraft display ‘takes off’ at Snibston! by Leicestershire Museums Blog on Nov 13, 2009 in Exhibitions Museums Snibston Snibston Development Modern-history Transport War
A new display of Auster light aircraft is winging its way to Snibston later this month. With support from the International Auster Club Heritage Group, the exhibition will be on show to the public from 26th November 2009, as part of the permanent dis...
- Say No to Bullying: A Tudor Witch Hunt by Leicestershire Museums Blog on Nov 13, 2009 in Donington le Heath Events Museums Tudors
During Anti-bullying Week (16th – 20th November 2009), Leicestershire school children are getting the chance to explore issues surrounding bullying with a storyline set in Tudor times. The project is being led by Leicestershire County Council’s (...
- Archaeologists discover Stone Age weapons factory near Melton! by Leicestershire Museums Blog on Nov 12, 2009 in Latest News Melton Museums Archaeology Stone-age
Archaeologists have discovered a Mesolithic Stone Age weapons factory on a building site near Melton in Leicestershire. Thousands of tiny pieces of flint remained hidden and preserved by layers of soil for 10,000 years until property developers start...
- Early Music Concert by Galliarda at Donington by Leicestershire Museums Blog on Nov 10, 2009 in Donington le Heath Events Museums Music
The music of Christmas past will be performed at Donington le Heath Manor House this December 2009. On Friday December 4th at 3.00 pm and 7.30 pm the Manor House will hold its annual Christmas concert by our now resident early music group, Galliarda.
