Brandon Heritage

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  • September Display

    Today was the first day of the Polish 2nd Corps exhibition at the Heritage Centre. It was well received by the people that came to see it.  If you have any Polish connections it is a must not miss but whatever the case why not pop along and take a look. Very much on topic…

  • Last Chance

    Last Chance Final opportunity to visit and look at the school exhibition is this Bank Holiday weekend. We will be open as usual from 10 to 4 on Sat & Sun. This weekend the trustee’s will be manning the centre. Which importantly allows you to meet and ask question’s.  

  • Paint a poppy

    Paint A Poppy Ali Barnes, centre volunteer and member of the management committee has created sixty-five clay poppies, one for each name on the Brandon WW1 memorial.  In fact each poppy has been inscribed with the name of one of the men.  Ali will be holding a painting session at Brandon Heritage Centre on the…

  • A.G.M.

    A.G.M. Brandon Heritage Centre‘s A.G.M. will be soon upon us. 7.30pm, Thursday 17th May. Brandon British Legion. If you want an update on our first year of operation, or you wish to volunteer or have your say about the running of our town’s heritage centre, then please try to make the meeting. All are welcome.…

  • Forestry Commission projects

    Here’s a few heritage projects, funded by the Forestry Commission & the Heritage Lottery Fund that you may be interested in. The idea is to make a new trail into the forest to link and interpret its landscape history, wildlife and forest management.  Please note, these are Forestry Commission projects, not Brandon Heritage Centre, so…

  • Countryfile magazine

    The April edition of the BBC magazine, Countryfile, includes a feature on rabbits.  A few weeks ago, the magazine approached Brandon Heritage Centre and asked for any images of the town’s fur processing industry.  We happily supplied a few images and one was included.  The image, which is taken from our archive, shows men sorting…

  • Groundwork case study

    Groundwork have used Brandon Heritage Centre as a case study to encourage organizations to apply more than once for funding from Tesco – ‘Bags of Help’.  Our first application was to help us modernise our flint display.  The second application, which is currently running in store, will see us take the heritage beyond the walls…

  • Tesco store visit

    On Saturday, 3rd February, Brandon Heritage Centre will be in Brandon Tesco to say “Thank you” to all those shoppers who voted for us.  We shall also be bringing a few flint objects from our display.  So if you want to have a look or a chat then pop along – 10.30am to 11.00am.  We…

  • TOWN STREET, circa 1920

    Do you recognise your ancestors in this map?  Or perhaps you share a surname of someone listed here? TOWN STREET 1. J. Austin 2. Harriet Dixon 3. Ernie Thompson 4. Jim Abigail 5. ‘Truget’ Dixon 6. ? Death 7. Frank Challis 8. Hannah Prior 9. Fred Pettitt 10. Primitive Methodist Chapel 11. Herbert Docking 12.…

  • Tesco ‘Bags of Help’ vote – January/February

    Yes, we are in the Tesco vote again! Earlier this month we were presented with a cheque for £4,000 from the Tesco Bags of Help, so you might wonder why we have entered the vote again?  Indeed, is it even allowed for us to enter a second time?  The answer to the second question is…