{"id":310,"date":"2017-04-21T19:07:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T18:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandonheritage.org.uk\/?page_id=310"},"modified":"2017-04-21T19:07:45","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T18:07:45","slug":"in-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brandonheritage.co.uk\/?page_id=310","title":{"rendered":"The centre&#8230; in the beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>In the beginning &#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Brandon is full of history.\u00a0 Probably most famous of all is the Brandon people&#8217;s relationship with the environment around the town, namely flints and fur.\u00a0 More so in Brandon than any other town.\u00a0 So it made sense to have a central location in town to display, inspire and engage with the community about the town&#8217;s Heritage &#8211; a Heritage Centre!\u00a0 So how did the centre come to be?<\/p>\n<p>At a meeting of the Parish Council, on 9th November 1989, the following six people put their names forward as being interested in forming a Steering Committee:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mr Harvey Adam<\/strong><\/span>,<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mr David Bimson<\/strong><\/span>,<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mr John Gilbert<\/strong><\/span>,<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mrs Gwen Luker<\/strong><\/span>,<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mr David Pocock<\/span><\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mr Harry Rumsey<\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Initially, it was proposed to utilise the former public toilets on the London Road in Brandon for the Heritage Centre.\u00a0 However\u00a0a building eminently more suitable to house Brandon&#8217;s heritage was secured, when in December 1989, Forest Heath District Council purchased the former Fire Station on George Street.\u00a0 The Fire Station was relocated across the road in George Street, in brand\u00a0new purpose-built premises, then followed\u00a0a flurry of activity to turn the old Fire Station into the Heritage Centre.<\/p>\n\n<p>Once the building was built it was then a matter of deciding what to display.\u00a0\u00a0There were to be four main &#8216;themes&#8217;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>FLINT<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li><strong> FUR<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li><strong> FOREST<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li><strong> LOCAL HISTORY<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The finishing touch was to design a logo for the centre.\u00a0 Various artworks were considered &#8230;<\/p>\n\n<p>&#8230; before the selecting the following design &#8230;<\/p>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-433\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-433 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandonheritage.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/P5010089-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Brentnall the first ever visitor to the centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The centre first opened on 10th\u00a0January 1991, when Sue Scott of Forest Heath District Council unlocked the front door at 10.30am.\u00a0 The first visitor was <strong>Mr Bill Brentnall<\/strong> of the Brandon Parish Council.<\/p>\n<p>There is a certain irony in laying out the history of the Heritage Centre, this building dedicated to exhibiting Brandon &#8216;s history, but this account is necessary to show the determination of those who understood the merit of a Heritage Centre and saw their dream come true.\u00a0\u00a0we are the new custodians we cannot allow this fantastic facility to go into decline.\u00a0 If only for the memory of those founding members who sadly are no longer with us.\u00a0\u00a0However this\u00a0is merely\u00a0the briefest\u00a0account\u00a0and we shall add more content as we uncover it.\u00a0 You can help.\u00a0 If you know about the centre&#8217;s history, then please do get in contact and let us know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the beginning &#8230; 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