With the Heritage Centre being
closed, your best bet of seeing a display of old Heanor will be at one of our
temporary exhibitions. The Society sets up other displays from time to time, and
takes part in various events in the town, and further afield. We also work with
local schools, to assist them in projects for their pupils.
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Heanor & District through the 20th Century
This display, at the Ripley Tourist Information Office
in February 2006, was accompanied by the opportunity to watch
the hour-long video Heanor's Past in Pictures. Separate
panels concentrated on Industry, Education, Transport, etc. |
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We have held a number of displays
previously at Heanor Town Hall - the photographs below show an exhibition on Heanor Schooldays.
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Four separate display panels
show past schooldays, from the early 1900's up to the 1970's, and most of
the local schools are represented. In addition, a Victorian school desk,
and a cabinet containing a number of items, from school caps and exercise
books, to the dreaded cane, can also be seen. |
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The Society
always holds a stall at the two open markets at Heanor, namely the May Day
Market and the Christmas Market.
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This picture shows our stall
at the May Day Market 2004. Not the best of
weather, so crowds didn't descend in their thousands, but it was still a chance
for those who did come to have a look through a set of old pictures of the area,
and a few everyday items on display. |
As always at these events, the full
range of available publications were on sale at the stall, and a good number of
books and framed photographs are sold.
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29 July 2010 06:36
