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This year as a nation we remember especially the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and the 70th anniversary of VE Day.  Everyone in our community is most welcome to attend any or all of the events listed. Saturday 7th November 6pm at St Denys Church Remembrance Muster – a special evening of readings, prayers and music built around a ... Read More »

I was about ten years old. We lived for a short time at Newbury near Greenham Common which was a massive military air base. I sat in the barbers shop, holding my ninepence in my hand waiting my turn to have a short back and sides. The conversation went something like this: the barber had a relation who wanted to ... Read More »

The Evington Echo is promoting a wide-ranging, local history project named the ‘Story of Parks,’ which is in association with the Leicester City Council. The project is part of a Heritage Lottery funded project, aiming to engage local people with the history of their local green spaces. One named project is called ‘Podcasts in the Park,’ which has been researching the history of Evington Park, the Arboretum and other ... Read More »

The ‘Evington Eight’ recorded on Evington’s War memorial, had all been resident in Evington at some time and all were killed in action between May 1916 and November 1918, with an average age of 27. GEORGE FRIE BENSKIN George was born in Leicester in 1889 to a large family, His parents were Alfred Benskin and Matilda Martha (nee Frie) According ... Read More »

On the 4th and 5th July St Peter’s Parish Church, Oadby will be hosting a weekend of First World War commemorations events organised by the Oadby Remembers 1914-1918 community project. A brand new exhibition entitled “From Oadby to The Front” will be launched in the church on Saturday morning. The fifth exhibition from the research team, it will look at the ... Read More »

http://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/regions/Saving_A_Century_-_StP5.pdf http://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/leicester/saving-a-century-exhibition-for-leicester/ The Leicester Group of the Victorian Society is currently hosting a national Victorian Society Exhibition at the Methodist Church on Bishop Street, Town Hall Square, Leicester until the 24th June from 10am-4pm Monday to Saturday inclusive. Entry is free…there is a cafe in the building.  The exhibition is called ‘Saving a Century’ and uses splendid photographs to chart ... Read More »

  The history of Evington’s hospital is a story of change and development. In times of peace and war, prosperity and austerity the hospital has provided dedicated service to the people of Leicestershire. Built as the North Evington Poor Law Infirmary, the ‘Palace on the Hill’ as it was known to the locals was opened in 1905. It was built ... Read More »

  It is perhaps difficult for the visitor to the Cedars to imagine this popular pub as an upper class private house in the 1830s. Entering the Cedars through the main door it is possible that even the people that regularly patronise the Cedars Public House in Main Street, Evington may fail to notice the Blue plaque in the entrance ... Read More »

The History and Heritage Group, which meets once a month, was treated to a talk by Chris Hossack about ‘The Life and Times of a Victorian Waterworks Engineer 1844-1919’. The presentation described a talented and sought after man, James Watson, who was also Chris Hossack’s great grandfather. James Watson learnt his skill while being apprenticed to a Mr John Johnstone ... Read More »