Dear All, Sorry for the short notice, but BOHIS will be conducting a tour of St. Mary’s, Cuckney (inside and outside) and surrounding fields (time permitting) at 2pm this Saturday 6th April for the ‘Pilgrims and Prophets’ group. We will also be discussing the status of our project. There will …
Dear All, It’s finally happened ! As part of our, “Warriors Through The Landscape” project, we reviewed Norton & Carburton POW Camps (1944 – 8), and the associated POW books (funded by the HLF) have arrived this afternoon. All of you that took part in the project & are therefore …
Dear All, We have a definite plan for 2019 which I thought I’d share with you now. Firstly, we are in the process of producing our 2 Community books as part of our mainly HLF funded project, “Warriors Through The Landscape”. Mercian (our archaeological providers) will also be delivering their …
Dear All, We will be having a Christmas catch up at the Greendale Oak, Cuckney on Thursday 27th December at 7pm. For those that couldn’t make it to the AGM on the 28th November, this might be a good way of catching up with our HLF “Warriors Through The Landscape” …
Dear All, BOHIS will be doing a talk “Did a King Die At Cuckney ?” for Whitwell Local History Group, tomorrow night (20th November) at 7pm. This will be followed by a brief look at our POW Camp findings that will form part of our POW Camps Community book. Location …
Dear All, Our 12th Meeting & A.G.M. Cuckney Village Hall Weds. 28th November @ 7:30pm Free Admission & Refreshments A BRIEF REMINDER .. Reminder of Agenda at last meeting of 23rd Mar 2018 (prior to the Special “Kick Off” Saturday of 12th May) (by Jennie Johnson) Diocese informally …
Dear All, The Heritage Lottery Fund (“HLF”) have kindly agreed to let us use some of the underspend from our original HLF “Warriors Through The Landscape” project budget (which operationally officially virtually finished with our Final Presentation Day (29th Sept.)). Therefore, excitingly, we will soon be doing further multiple test …
Dear All, BOHIS will soon be giving a talk for Woodsetts Local History Society. We’d love to see you all there to give you a review of the history surrounding the battle, our 2018 Heritage Lottery Funded (“HLF”) “Warriors Through The Landscape” project plus “towards a new faculty request” Subject : “Did a King …
Dear All, Mrs. June Ibbotson has asked that we publicise the very worthwhile, Poppies for Peace project, which we are of course, delighted to do. June says, ” In the days prior to November 11th there will be a display of knitted poppies outside St. Mary’s Church, Cuckney, an exhibition …
Dear All, Mercian will be holding a Castle / Topography (“Explain The Terrain”) review at Cuckney Village Hall – this Wednesday (26th Sept.). Registration is at 9:30am, start at 10am – finish at 4pm. Please note, that Mercian have also offered a, “Public Engagement” Day (TBC – probably in November) …