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April 27th! Save The Date

On Saturday April 27th we will be formally launching the Adderley Heritage Trail funded by the Heritage Lottery. Volunteers have been working hard to bring together this unique experience of Adderley's rich history. Our history covers centuries from being a small hamlet governed by Ethelred through the Norman invasion when there was an outpost with a motte and bailey.

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New Content To View

The Heritage Trail volunteers have been busy and we have uploaded new pictures and records for you to see. There is information on St Peter’s Church, the Corbet family and the railway. Go to search the Geoff Butter Collection and have a look. There is still a huge amount of material to put on the …

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Keeping the project on track

The Adderley Heritage Trail is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund but it is being managed by a group of dedicated volunteers who meet every two weeks to make sure things run as planned.  The project is split into two phases: a construction phase which will see the creation of a website to host …

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History of our project

The Geoff Butter Collection, completed over the last 50 years, was started as a bit of a hobby for local Adderley boy Geoff Butter in his teens,  but progressed into something which rather took over his life when he retired.  Geoff became known as the man you went to if you wanted to find out …

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Do you have a story you can share with us?

An important part of our project is to capture the stories and reminiscences of people who live here.  Volunteers who have been trained in taking oral histories, will capture these and the voices of the generations will be captured and held for all to enjoy on the website.

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Passionate about conserving history for future generations?

Our sense of place grows from our community and from understanding the history from which our community grew. There are so many ways that you can get involved.  You certainly don’t have to be a historian!  None of us in the project team are! We are just enthusiastic about preserving this pot of Adderley gold that has been given to us.  

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