by Community Focus | Jan 16, 2025 | Heritage, Retford
Between 15,000 and 20,000 years ago, the Retford area was plunged into a deep freeze. Recent research has interpreted unusual cropmarks in the region as remnants of a fossil pingo. Pingos are dome-shaped hills found in tundra regions where groundwater remains...
by Wheatley Local History Group | Jan 12, 2025 | Heritage, Retford
The next meeting of the Wheatley Local History Group will take place at the Village Hall in South Wheatley on Monday 20th January, starting at 10.00am. Stephen Flinders will return as the guest speaker, presenting a talk on ‘The Magnificent Seven’. This talk explores...
by Edwinstowe Historical Society | Jan 12, 2025 | Heritage, Sherwood
Although Sam Glasswell was unable to deliver her talk about the Pilgrim Fathers at the November meeting, Kasia Wosiak from the Bassetlaw Museum in Retford came to the rescue and presented ‘The Mayflower Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Nation’ (a similar talk that touched...
by Wheatley Local History Group | Jan 12, 2025 | Gainsborough, Heritage
The next meeting of the Wheatley Local History Group will take place at the Village Hall in South Wheatley on Monday 20th January, starting at 10.00am. Stephen Flinders will return as the guest speaker, presenting a talk on ‘The Magnificent Seven’. This talk explores...
by The National Holocaust Centre and Museum | Jan 11, 2025 | Community facility, Heritage, Sherwood
The National Holocaust Centre and Museum want to thank our local community for a fantastic 2024 and they are looking forward to the new year and an exciting calendar of events. Notably, in 2025 we celebrate 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, and this will be...
by Friends of Bassetlaw Museum | Jan 11, 2025 | Community facility, Heritage, Worksop
The Friends of Bassetlaw Museum (FoBM) extend their best wishes for 2025 to all members and the wider community served by the Museum. FoBM is delighted to announce the return of Museum Tours, marking another step forward in the group’s recovery following the pandemic....
