Hickling has a rich heritage from the Anglo-Saxon, Viking, early mediaeval periods; alongside a talk in Church from Peter Liddle on Oct 4th, you might like to explore our pages covering the history and monuments from this period:
We have a new page following the great story of Fred Collishaw. He was born in Hickling in 1860 and Fred, his brother and his father were carpenters/joiners. The family moved to the Birmingham area for work when Fred was a teenager. A photograph of the Hickling cricket team in 1863 shows Fred’s father and Fred went on to become a professional cricketer with Warwickshire and scored the first century at the Edgbaston County ground.
Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September: 10am – 4pm
Theme: Flora and Fauna. Funds raised will be distributed between local charities and this year’s nominated charity, Emmanuel House Nottingham – a charity supporting homeless people in their recovery.
Click here: Scarecrow Festival – main page and links to previous years
Click here: Scarecrows 2024
The Vikings – An Evening with Peter Liddle
St. Luke’s Church, Hickling, Friday 4th October, 7.30pm
Tickets £5 including tea & biscuits
Proceeds towards the Information Boards Project
We are very excited to share the details for the inaugural Belvoir Angels Society meeting on Saturday August 10th 2024 which will be held in Nether Broughton.
We feel that it would be nice to move events around the Vale of Belvoir villages; each time we hope to start with a short tour of the Belvoir Angel headstones in the village and then follow up with the event itself.
We hope to include opportunities to ask questions and share information as well as refreshments and informal chats, too.
Please share the poster with friends and neighbours and please, also, consider putting up a poster in your own village, too – all welcome!
We really hope that you will be able to join us and we very much look forward to starting this wonderful project with you all!
Best wishes,
David, Ann, Jane and Jane
Thank you, Richard, for this perfect tribute.
D-day 80 anniversary Commemoration
Hickling Parish Council commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings on 6th June 1944 by flying the official D-day 80 Flag of peace from the village hall:
We had a lovely weekend celebrating the Belvoir Angels; lots of photographs available.
And our event on Sunday saw the beginning of what we hope will be a successful Belvoir Angels Society for everyone and anyone interested in these beguiling headstones.
The Hickling Local History Group has produced our first in a series of information booklets. This one is written by Carol Beadle and focuses on the Churchyard of St. Luke’s, Hickling.
Please contact us if you would like to buy a copy – the booklet has 24 pages in full colour and they cost £4.50 each.
Plough Open evening – Tuesday 30th April 5pm-8pm
HOW DO WE FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR HOUSES?
Maps, House Deeds and documents, anecdotes – there are many tools that we can use to piece together the history of the houses of Hickling and the stories that emerge are just wonderful.
If you would like to find out more or have some information that you would like to share, please come along on Tuesday!
We are beginning to build up some detailed pages, already: click here
Two dates for your diary – we really hope you would like to come along!
