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          Whitwick Historical Group will be supporting this event with a display of historical school photographs. We may have a picture of you in our archives if you attended this school.

Whitwick Historical Group has recently received a postcard collection of over 600 postcards donated by Brian Concannon. These range from written postcards dated 1902 up to the end of the 20th century. They are black and white, colour and colourised. Many are of local views in the Leicestershire area, but [...]

Amanda Hack Labour, North West Leicestershire in the House of Commons on 6 February 2025 said I thank my hon. Friend Adam Jogee for securing this incredibly important debate. He is a true champion for miners across our country. My constituency of North West Leicestershire has a rich mining [...]

The Coalville Times in 1921 has now been uploaded covering articles in that year related to the First World War. Although the war had been over for nearly three years, there was still a lot of articles and reports in the paper reporting on the local villages organising and building [...]

The 1921 edition has been uploaded (20th January 2025). Check out what was happening over 100 years ago in Whitwick. Here is part of an article taken from each month to whet your appetite. Yearly reports are available from 1913 up to 1921 for you to view in the 'Whitwick [...]

Our recent event was "Whitwick At Leisure" held on Saturday 19th October at Whitwick Methodist Church. We were also supported by other local groups including displays by Whitwick Holy Cross pupils, Whitwick Cub Scouts, Friends of Thringstone, LCC Museum Service, Marie Brown and Chris Matchett. The video to the [...]

The Whitwick Historical Group 2025 Calendar is now available. Our popular calendar with images of Whitwick can now be purchased by calling at 'The Old Station' or these local shops in Whitwick: Silver Street Colledge’s Florists; Mark Davis Opticians; North Street Mason’s Chemist Castle Street K.C.R. Garage Also, [...]