Welcome to our diary pages where you will find all you need to know about the dates of mill openings, family heritage events, archives evenings, walks, talks or volunteer sessions. If you need any further details please contact Katrina our Trust Chair and Events Coordinator via our Contact Page to find out more.
November 2023
Special Events
Regular Events
- Land Management Volunteers – 9am-1pm every Wednesday and Friday at Hough Mill or Swannington Incline
- Archive Group – Archiving the history of Swannington – 7-9pm alternate Mondays at the village hall
December 2023
- Christmas At The Mill – a great Christmas atmosphere for the family 2-4pm Sunday 3rd December (click on image below for details)
Regular Events
- Land Management Volunteers – 9am-1pm every Wednesday and Friday at Hough Mill or Swannington Incline
- Archive Group – Archiving the history of Swannington – 7-9pm alternate Mondays at the village hall
2024
Special Events
- Trouble And Strife (The Challenges Of Getting A Wife) – Monday 4th March – Talk to Swannington Women’s Institute on the history of marriage laws and customs.
Regular Events
- Land Management Volunteers – 9am-1pm every Wednesday and Friday at Hough Mill or Swannington Incline
- Archive Group – Archiving the history of Swannington – 7-9pm alternate Mondays at the village hall
- Excavation of Alabama Engine House and Califat Miners Cottages – 9.30am-1pm 2nd Tuesday, led by our partners in Leicestershire Industrial History Society
Special Events
- Rake The Gorse Field – Saturday 7th October at 10am Have you enjoyed a stroll around the Gorse Field and up to Hough Mill? We maintain the Gorse Field as an acid grass heathland. This means we have to mow the grass in early autumn and rake the grass clippings off. This is a fundamental process to maintain this habitat and your help will make a huge difference. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to help as many hands will make light work! We will provide tea and biscuits!
- Wordsworth’s Church – talk to Charnwood U3A History Group 2pm Monday 23rd October
Regular Events
- Land Management Volunteers – 9am-1pm every Wednesday and Friday at Hough Mill or Swannington Incline
- Archive Group – Archiving the history of Swannington – 7-9pm alternate Mondays at the village hall
Regular Events
- Land Management Volunteers – 9am-1pm every Wednesday and Friday at Hough Mill or Swannington Incline
- Archive Group – Archiving the history of Swannington – 7-9pm alternate Mondays at the village hall
- Excavation of Alabama Engine House and Califat Miners Cottages – 9.30am-1pm Tuesday 12th, led by our partners in Leicestershire Industrial History Society