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Aveland History Group AGM 5th April 2025
On Saturday 5th April 2025 we met at St James Church, Aslackby ahead of the Aveland Archive Afternoon for our AGM. THE AVELAND HISTORY GROUP AGENDA FOR 1ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY 5TH APRIL 2025 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm. VENUE: St James the Great...
AHG Joins British Association for Local History
The Aveland History Group has signed up as a member of the British Association for Local History. Not only does it give us preferential insurance rates (a saving is always good!) but it engages us with many other groups locally and across the country whose interests...
WORTH200 Spring Workshop Programme
We cannot promise to make you into the next Charles Frederick Worth, but you can learn to embelish like him! Our next workshops are on Saturday 12th April - Making Dorset Buttons with Gina Barrett and Bead-azzle with Bourne Worth It WI at 1 Hub in Bourne, and there...
Worth 200 Logo Competition
In October 2024 the Worth 200 Group launched a competition across the primary schools in Bourne and Thurlby to create a logo design that captures the essence of Charles Frederick Worth and that can be used to promote the bicentennial celebrations of his birth in...
LEN PICK TRUST Supports WORTH 200
As part of the bicentenary celebrations of Charles Frederick Worth, born at Wake House, North Street, Bourne, the Aveland History Group have compiled a 2 day Lecture Symposium. Our goal is to inspire the residents of Bourne, especially our young people, to consider...
Aveland Archive Afternoons
COME AND JOIN US on Sat 22nd February 1.30pm - 3.30pm · Have you ever wondered what went on in your village in the past? · Do you have family scrapbooks or memories that are fading fast and you want to pass them on to the next generation? · ...
FABULOUS LEGACY ART – sponsored by Bourne Town Council
A series of Legacy Art projects have been commissioned in conjunction with the WORTH200 Celebrations.Bourne Town Council have enabled our local artists to create 3 projects that will bring the October celebration to life and will be available in the lead up and for...
A Round-up for 2025
It’s time for the Christmas round up of the year just gone, and the year to come.In the past year we have continued with our quest to showcase our fabulous local history. From a guided tour of one of our more intriguing local manor houses, through presentations to...
The Birth, Life & Death of a Village School
A Publication by The Pickworth Local History GroupBack in 2009 the Pickworth Local History Group were pleased to receive an element of funding from the Local Heritage Initiative to enable them to create and publish a book on the local history of Pickworth (Sleaford)....
Worth 200, Bicentenary Celebrations of Charles Frederick Worth
The Aveland History Group are delighted to have been asked to contribute to the celebrations of Charles Worth’s 200th birthday in October 2025, which will take place throughout his hometown of Bourne.There will be activities, events and opportunities for all ages...