Pride of place in the first display, on the history of Heanor Grammar School, that the Society put on at Heanor Library (in May 2024), were two commemorative plates presented to Geoffrey Stone, B.A., J.P. That display has now been replaced (and we hope to change the...
Walk up Angel Row in Nottingham, past the Bell Inn from the Market Place. You probably won’t notice it, but between the Barnardo’s Charity Shop and Nandos there is a doorway, a door into the past. The Society’s trip this year was a visit to the...
After long discussions with County Library Services, the History Society has now been given the go-ahead to buy a display cabinet for display in the Local History Section at Heanor Library. The first display features the history of Heanor Grammar School – quite...
Only one more indoor meeting to go for the current season – Tuesday 14th May Dr James Wright will give a fascinating talk on “Myth-busting”. A professional archaeologist, Dr Wright will concentrate in this talk on debunking the myths about “secret tunnels”...
