Mountsorrel and Rothley Community Heritage Centre
Caring for our History
Our volunteers have transformed the Nunckley Trail into a spooky adventure to be enjoyed on the run up to Halloween. Come and look for the ghosts and witches. What can you find cooking in the witch’s cauldron? Don’t get caught in the cobwebs at the willow arch! Entrance is free. Continue reading Halloween in the Spooky Wood
This time last year the new Mountsorrel Heritage Centre was pretty much just a field on the outskirts of the village. Twelve months on it’s a thriving building with people practically queuing to get in. It’s a great new facility that tells the story of two Charnwood villages and how… Continue reading Ben Jackson interviews Steve Cramp
We hope you all enjoyed our Diesel weekend and that the odd shower didn’t spoil your enjoyment. Below are a few photos and a video we took over the weekend. Continue reading August trains: Pictures and Video
Our nature trail will be closed this Tuesday 22nd re-opening mid-day on Wednesday 23rd November so that we can construct the disabled path in the quarry. Continue reading Nunckley Trail CLOSED Tuesday and Wednesday
Do you shop at the new Waitrose store in Mountsorrel? Then why note vote for us as part of their “Community matters”. Continue reading Waitrose Community Matters
Have you ordered your tickets yet via the GCR website (Mountsorrel Running Weekend)? Remember that train tickets purchased on the day are CASH ONLY. This weekend, August 20th and 21st, are the only confirmed dates where you can ride the Mountsorrel Railway, so make sure you don’t miss out. Continue reading Weekend Trains
You can now book on-line for the trains on August the 20th and 21st via the GCR website at the following link Continue reading Train Tickets now available
Calling all young explorers and drama lovers with big imaginations! If you love playing games and making up stories – take a walk on the wild side and imagine what could happen on an epic journey, where anything is possible. Join us and create a short play and make your own masks and props, during three two-hour drama workshops for children (7-11yrs). The play will be shown at the end of the final day to friends and family. Continue reading Drama Days: 17 to 19 August
Our second art exhibition “Second Take” is not to be missed. It will be running from the 10th to the 24th July in the Community Room (upstairs in the Heritage Centre building). Continue reading Art Exhibition: Second Take
We have an Eco Volunteer Open Day on Thursday July 14th. Our volunteers will give guided tours of the trail, and the rest of the site, to prospective volunteers, so they can see the type of things we get involved with and see how they can become involved themselves. Hour long tours will set off from the patio outside Granite’s Coffee Shop at 10am, 11am, midday, 1pm and 2pm. Continue reading Ecology Volunteer Open Day 14-July