GREATER WIGSTON HERITAGE CENTRE
AND FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH FACILITY
THE GREATER WIGSTON
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Heritage Centre contains books, documents, maps, memorabilia, audio recordings, scrap books, newspapers, CDs & DVDs, and a computerised and indexed archive of over 15,000 photographs of Wigston and surrounding areas.
The Centre also has computers with internet access and a wealth of records for genealogical research for Wigston, as well as further afield.
The Centre is open for free viewing of archive material by Society Members and the General Public on Friday each week from 10.00am until 2.00pm, and the some Saturdays of the month. When the Centre is open, there are volunteers on-site with an interest in Wigston History and Family History. They will be happy to show you round the Centre and assist you.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WIGSTON ACADEMY TRUST
OPENING HOURS ARE FRIDAYS 10.00AM - 2.00PM
& SOME SATURDAYS OF THE MONTH 10.00AM - 2.00PM
THE CENTRE IS SPONSORED BY FISHERS OF WIGSTON,
LORDS ELECTRICAL,GREENS UPHOLSTERERS, THE DRAWING ROOM ARCHITECTS & NOVA BIO-PHARMA - CLICK HERE
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE OR SPONSOR TOWARDS THE RUNNING COSTS
FOR THE CENTRE USE THE DONATION LINK >>>>>>>
You can donate by Paypal or by Debit/Credit Card
Any amount, however small (or large!) will be much appreciated
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LINK IS FOR DONATIONS ONLY AND
NOT FOR RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP SUBCRIPTION
IF YOU HAVE DONATED - THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
WE ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED ON STATION ROAD, WIGSTON
NEXT TO THE SWIMMING BATHS/FITNESS CENTRE
Turn in to the Swimming Baths at the Traffic Lights
We are down the lane to the left - look for the sign
DISABLED PARKING,
ACCESS AND
TOILET FACILITIES
WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE HERITAGE CENTRE ARCHIVE HOLDS?
Use our new FREE search facility to find out!
Photographs, Transactions, Bulletins, General Research Articles, Books, Scrap Books, Newspapers & More
Click HERE for details of how to search
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AN INDEPENDENT SOCIETY WITH NO AFFILIATION WITH THE LEICS. COUNTY COUNCIL
Covering The Areas Of: Wigston Magna, South Wigston, Glen Parva, Kilby Bridge & Countesthorpe
CHECK OUT THE HERITAGE CENTRE BOOKS
OUR BOOK HOLDINGS HAVE BEEN INDEXED AND LISTED
CLICK ON BOOKS ICON TO SEE OUR LISTINGS
AFTERNOON TALKS
Our Popular Thursday Afternoon Talks
Talks Start At 3pm - Access From 2.30pm
FOR DETAILS CLICK HERE
Railway Corner contains books, magazines, memorabilia, historical documents, hundreds of photographs, and maps of the "Wigston Triangle" railway system in South Wigston
The Committee have received news that under a government inspection in the light of the RAAC
concrete enquiry the whole of the Wigston Academy campus has been inspected and the following
decision has been made:
The building attached to the Heritage Centre will be demolished, along with the Heritage Centre. The building will then be rebuilt in accordance with the original footprint, which will not include the added-on Heritage Centre building. We do not have any firm time scale for this demolition, it could be a few weeks or could be the end of the year. In the new build there will unfortunately not be space available for the Heritage Centre.
The Academy two weeks ago applied for planning permission for the demolition and rebuild.
Therefore, we all have the task of finding new premises to be able to plan and ensure that our archives and services will be available to use by the wider Wigston community.
Do you know of any premises suitable for the Centre, or do you have, or know of, any empty storage space, i.e. an empty garage or outbuildings, which we could use to store our equipment, stock and archives until we reopen. We may also be looking for transport help to move our assets to storage.
In the meantime we will be continuing with the day-to-day work and putting more material on to the web site.
If you can help in any way, please contact me:
Tel: 07702 127313
Peter Cousins, Chairman