Heritage (Bells and History) Project
The Long Preston Heritage Group
has been formed as an official body to formalise
the
Village History part of the Project.
This group operates as co-
the Parochial
Church Council
in managing the project.
Why the Logo ?
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to find out.
In June 2008 the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded a grant of £47,200 to restore the historic bells in St. Mary’s Church at Long Preston and to uncover the history of the village. The history part of the project is to last 5 years. Click here for details of the grant.
The aims of the project are as follows:
- Develop the church's history and restore the bells.
- Oral History Project.
- Research into and publication of Long Preston's history.
- Outreach activities such as work with school, workshops, exhibitions and talks.
- Involvement of the community in their heritage.
We will also be organising a wide range of talks and presentations, and also holding social as well as educational events.
Groups are developing to collect oral history, to prepare walks, to research the history of the railway, to map the Victorian village,to do bat counts, and to arrange publicity & publications such as a calendar of old photos.
It is planned to record the activities of these Groups on this website
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If you would like to get involved then see below.
Click here to see The Constitution and The Committee
Click here to read Minutes of Committee Meetings
Click here to read Summaries of the Project Meetings and Previous Events
and here
for the Minutes of the 2008 AGM
For further information,
or to offer any help, please contact:
Gillian Jones: tel. 01729 840 505
Email:
gillian@longpreston.info
We have a number of publications for sale, including a
History of Long Preston and walks in and around the Village.