June Forum: Medieval Charnwood Forest
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A talk by Dr Ann Stones which considers contemporary medieval perceptions of Charnwood using maps, place-names, landscape and archaeological evidence.
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October Forum: 999, CCTV and Computers: the History of Police Control Rooms
FeaturedChris Williams explains about the history of police control rooms and how the 999 emergency telephone system came into operation
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January Forum: Sudden Death – Nineteenth-Century Coroners Inquests
FeaturedA talk by Sophie Michell about how the inquest worked in the nineteenth century. The talk is illustrated with examples from Leicester.
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February Forum: Piecing Together Traces of a Lost Coventry Mystery Play
FeaturedMiriam Gill shares how fragmentary stained glass may develop our understanding of the spectacular finale of Coventry's missing Mystery Plays, the Drapers' play of the Last Judgement.
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March Forum: Promoting Leicester – A City of History and Progress
FeaturedA Forum about how Leicester has been promoted to visitors and residents since the City Council established its Publicity and Development Committee in the 1930s.
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April Forum: Artists of the North West: The Lake District and LiverpoolÂ
FeaturedA talk about the works of art by Lakeland and Liverpool artists which are in the Lakeland Arts, the National Trust and Liverpool Record Office collections.
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June Vaughan Forum: Life on a Tudor Manor – CANCELLED
FeaturedLVC member Alison Coates talks about her re-enactment experiences at Kentwell Manor, Long Melford, Suffolk and her knowledge of everyday life in the Tudor period.
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Archaeology Discovery Circle – Launch
FeaturedA new Archaeology Discovery Circle as part of the Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology.
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‘Learning to be a Facilitator’ Taster Session
A taster session for those who want to find out more about our 5-week 'Learning to be a Facilitator' course.
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Learning to be a Facilitator
FeaturedThis five week course is an exploration into how we create learning spaces which encourage participation and contributions from everyone in the room. It will cover essential facilitator skills and theory and will provide opportunities for experiential practice and personal reflection.
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