Welland Market Towns, Heritage Projects Workshop, Lottery

Welland Market Towns, Heritage Projects Workshop

Thursday 14th July 2011, Oakham Castle.


Today I attended a very interesting meeting, at Oakham Castle. Hosted by the Welland Market Towns Manager Philip Bailey.

We had a cup of coffee and a Jaffa Cake! more cake later on!

There were representatives present from various organisations and councils.

Lutterworth Town Council
Stamford Civic Society
Raunds Town Council
Melton Borough Council
Oakham Town Council  (that was me and Cllr Lucas)
Oakham Town Partnership
Federation of Small Businesses
Market Harborough Historical Soceity
Uppingham Town Council
Oundle Museum
South Kesteven District Council
East Northamptonshire District Council
Rushden Amenities Society
Rutland County Council
Stamford Town Partnership
Bourne Preservation Society
Deepings Management Partnership
Harborough Improvement Team
Bourne Town Council
Broughton Astley Heritage Society
Discover Rutland
Rutland County Museum
Rushden Museum
East Northamptonshire District Council
Melton Mowbray & District Civic Society
Melton Heritage Group

We were given a interesting presentation by Leslie Owen-Jones from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The money they receive comes from 5p from the sale of each Lottery Ticket. Sadly as money gets tighter for people they buy more tickets and in turn this is good for the Heritage Fund and other lottery good causes.

At one point we split into groups to discuss possible projects in our own areas.

The group I was part of was very interesting. It was lead by Lynn Aisbett Chief Executive of Melton Borough Council. Not as I expected a very pleasant friendly charming woman, nothing like previous po faced rude Chief Executives I have met in the past.

In our group we had the Conservation Officer from Rutland County Council Mr Trubshaw, we both came up with the same idea at one point.

Cllr Maureen Jalili, came up with a very interesting suggestion relating some very interesting finds at Stamford Town Council. Old parish records and other documents whilst restoration work is being currently carried out on the Town Hall. She said they have found a three meter petition signed by Lord Burghley's tenants after he attempted to kick them out of there rented homes for not voting for him. Parliament ruled he was breaking the law and the tenants did not lose their homes. Something tells me politics through the ages hs not change that much!

Peter Ellement of the Harborough Improvement Team,  Cllr Brenda Johnson from Bourne Town Council were also in our group.

Cynthia Thomas of Broughton Astley Heritage Society had a some very interesting suggestions and was very knowledgeable and passionate about her subject. He said she went to University late in life and obtained her history BA at the age of 52. She as you would expect from such a dedicated person plugged the Society and a few events.

Here are some of the upcoming event of the Broughton Astley Heritage Society.


6th September Life in Tudor Leicester Felicity Austin
4th October Lady Jane Grey Sally Henshaw
1st November Carrying Coals from Leicestershire Dr Wendy Freer
6th December Social Event

Special events:

24th July 2011 Osprey at Rutland Water Visit
25th September 2011 Roman and Norman Leicester - Walk  Bob Gregory


Meetings are held in the Alan Talbot Room at Broughton Astley Village Hall and start at 7.00pm
Tel 01455 282 622

The web site link is so long I will shorten it to: Click Here Broughton Astley Heritage Society