Whitwick & District U3A - History Group

Objective

During the winter months the group usually meet in Thringstone Methodist Church Hall for a speaker. The summer programme comprises visits to historical sites and history based walks. During the year there is a combination of local history plus subjects from further afield.

Timing

Generally the last Monday of the month but may be changed to accommodate opening times of the places we visit.

Calendar

2018

Mon Jan 29th - My First Job
Thringstone Methodist Church Hall 11.45am for noon. Members are encouraged (not forced) to speak for a couple of minutes about their first job - this could be a part time job while still in school or your first full time role. Please bring something for our bring and share lunch.

Mon Feb 26th - The Co op - Whitwick Historical Group
Thringstone Methodist Church Hall Time 1.45 for 2pm
A brief overview of the origins of the Cooperative Movement; information about the early days of the Coalville Cooperative Society; details about the Whitwick Branch and information about the new Co op Store in Whitwick Market Place, in particular, the cruck frames in the foyer. The format is a Power Point presentation which includes an extract from a film made during WWII.

Mon Mar 26th - Reminiscence of a Snibston Curator - Stuart Warburton
Thringstone Methodist Church Hall Time 1.45 for 2pm

Mon Apr 30th - Quiz
Thringstone Methodist Church Hall Time 1.45 for 2pm
A light hearted team quiz on a range of history topics, ending with tea and cakes.

No meeting in May.

Mon Jun 25th - A historical walk around Castle Donington.

Mon Sep 24th - Visit to Beacon Hill, Bronze Age Hill Fort with Peter Liddle, former County Archaeologist. 1.45 for 2.00 pm. £3.

Mon Oct 29th - History or the River Lin
Ernie Miller will be telling us about it. 1.45 for 2.00 pm. £3, Thringstone Methodist Hall.

Contact

Roger (Bis) Bisgrove at history at whitwicku3a dot org dot uk

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Pictures

More pictures are available in the Gallery

September 2017 - The group went on a guided tour of the New Lount Colliery site at the New Lount Nature Reserve near Newbold. The colliery closed in 1968. We were guided by John who, together with 3 former colliery workers, explained the workings of the old colliery. The site has been developed as a heritage trail by the joint efforts of the Newbold Heritage Group and the Coleorton and New Lount Volunteer Group. Several information boards were installed in May this year, which are full of interesting information.

The group attentively listening to our guide at one of the information boards.

Showing some of the surface rail tracks.

At another of the informaton boards in an area that used to be busy with rail transportation of the coal.

The concreted-over Shaft No. 1.

Three former New Lount Colliery workers at the weighbridge.