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…

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 &…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…