Welcome to Attleborough Heritage Group
Telephone: 01953 455877
e-mail: info@attleboroughheritage.org.uk
We are a community organisation, founded in 2006 and housed in a dedicated Heritage Centre at Soma House on Station Road in Attleborough since 2009. In the ten years since then, our collections and demand for them have grown considerably. We are now actively seeking a new home for our collections, and from January 2020 we will be open twice a week at the Community Enterprise Centre - visit our 'News' page for more details.
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
- Access to a considerable archive of photographs, documents and artifacts related to Attleborough's industrial and commercial history. You can browse some of these in our 'Gallery' or you are welcome to visit us. Have a look also at our 'Publications' page for items that you can view online or borrow. We welcome new members and visitors to the Heritage Centre at Soma House each Thursday from 09.30 to 15.30. Or you can contact us to discuss a specific visit.
- Resources for family history researchers: we have the transferred records of burials in the Town Cemetery into a digital seachable format and we have also digitised gravestone inscriptions in St Mary's church. For specific enquiries just e-mail details of the Attleborough death or burial you would like to trace: info@attleboroughheritage.org.uk.
- We have a regular programme of illustrated presentations open to members and the general public. Details of these, offered twice a year, can be found on our 'Events' page.
WHAT'S COMING UP?
Full details in our 'Events' list - but here's a summary:
In 2019 the National Heritage Open Days scheme celebrates its 25th anniversary. We've linked up with St Mary's church: full details are in 'Events' for September 21st and 22nd.
Come and enjoy our Coffeee Mornings (see Events Sat 26th October and Sat 23rd November).
On 2nd November we'll be at Connaught Hall with our evening presentation - see 'Events' and select that date for full details - and book soon!
Find us again on Sunday 24th November in the Church Hall as part of the Attleborough Christmas Carnival events.
WE'RE IN PRINT!
We have produced nine booklets in "A Look at the History of Attleborough's Streets", all now available at just £2.00 each. We have a stock of these at our Centre, we sell them at our events, or you can visit our "Publications" page for more details and an order form if you'd like to buy by post. Christine Williams, the editor of this very successful series, is always happy to receive information about places and characters which contribute to the history of the streets and byways of the town.
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