Category: Newsletters

May we start by wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. If you are thinking of visiting please remember that we will be closed from Saturday 24th December to the 1st January, reopening on the 2nd. We were optimistic that relaxation of the Covid restrictions would bring… Continue reading Newsletter: Christmas 2022

This newsletter is a slight departure from the norm. I could say well done Tony and Chris for completing your challenge, but it just wouldn’t sum up what they have been through. So for a change this is our recollection of their epic journey thanks to Steve’s regular updates and… Continue reading Newsletter: Chris and Tony’s epic bike ride

It’s with great sadness that we announce the death last month of one of the Heritage Centre’s longest serving volunteers and supporters Malcolm Law. Malcolm joined the project to restore the Mountsorrel branch line as fund raiser in 2010, but quickly extended his help into pretty much all areas of… Continue reading Newsletter: Malcolm Law 1948 – 2022

We hope you are well. When strolling around the trails, admiring the wildflowers and butterflies, you might almost think the world was back to normal. Well we all need a little escape at times. Of course the reality is that we are all feeling the impact of world events. Our… Continue reading Newsletter: Summer 2022

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and Covid-free New Year. 2021 was another challenging year for many organisations and the Heritage Centre has been no exception. We were forced to close for a significant part of the year, which has not only been disappointing for visitors, our volunteers and… Continue reading Newsletter: Christmas 2021

It’s some time since our last newsletter so we have a LOT of catching up to do. The extended national lock-down made us think carefully about when and how we should open. We have delayed our opening slightly as it would have been uneconomic to open in April with no… Continue reading Newsletter: May 2021

Firstly we wish you all a merry and safe Christmas and New Year. 2020 has been a very challenging year for many organisations and the Heritage Centre has been no exception. We’ve been forced to close for half of 2020, which has not only been disappointing for visitors, our volunteers… Continue reading Merry Christmas from MARCH

Can you imagine our distress and disappointment when we arrived on Thursday 10th September to discover that the Stonemason’s huts had been broken into? The padlocks had been ripped off the doors and a crow-bar used to break through the roller shutter doors behind. Two of the huts are used… Continue reading Newsletter: Break-in at the Heritage Centre