Belvoir Angels
Speaker - Bob Trubshaw
A common motif on Charnwood slate gravestones from the early seventeenth century is now known as a 'Belvoir angel'. But this name was invented in the 1970s. And is doubly misleading as the motif is found outside the Vale of Belvoir and, when carved, was not thought to depict an angel. Bob Trubshaw sheds light on what the motif originally meant – and why it might indicate the deceased followed a particular 'sub-sect' of eighteenth-century Christianity.
£4.00
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Leicester Cathedral
Speaker-Rebecca Hale of Leicester Cathedral.
Leicester Cathedral has an extensive history, dating back to the 11th century. It is also the resting place for Richard III the last English king to die in battle. In this talk Rebecca Hale will present a potted history of the Cathedral’s history, revisit the reinternment of Richard III and explore the archaeological discoveries made during the recent Leicester Cathedral Revealed excavation
£4.00
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Letters To Santa
Speaker - Gillian Pritchard.
Join Gillian, a local history volunteer at Loughborough Library, for a festive talk with an unexpected twist!!
£4.00
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Mountsorrel Railway and Quarry
Speaker - Mark Temple.
Join Mark to trace the development of the railway and quarry in Mountsorrel, its impact on the local area and the ecological and historical legacy that exists for visitors to see at the heritage centre.
£4.00
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Celebrating the Origins of Animals Life: Building a UNESCO Global Geopark in Charnwood Forest, UK.
Speaker Dr Jack Matthews is Geoheritage Conservation and Interpretation Officer at the Charnwood Forest Geopark, based out of the National Forest Company. He is an Honorary Researcher at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, specialising in research questions involving geology and palaeontology. His research examines questions around the first appearance of animals in the geological record, as well as policy engagement work involving the management of geological heritage.
In 2021 Jack was part of a team that successfully lobbied UNESCO to establish an International Geodiversity Day.