#OldFrontLine great podcast Paul Reed years ago I purchased this set from last surviving family member who had no interest, I see it now as my duty to remember which I do, I look at the group pic and often wonder how many survived, scaggs centre with pipe

The force’s latest recruits were sworn in at a special ceremony at Leicestershire Police headquarters this afternoon. (12 May) A cohort of 16 student officers took their oaths and are three weeks into their training schedule. Read more ➡️ crowd.in/oEXoKH

New guidelines on spending time outdoors change today, for more info visit: bit.ly/2WqVH58 We are in the process of considering various options of how to safely open some of our facilities, please bear with us, your safety & health & that of our staff is our priority.

Borough Council re-starts its Special Collection service for household and garden waste burbage-council.co.uk/news/2020/05/b…

Someone asked for Fly Fishing by J R Hartley... And I've found it! Everything is here somewhere.... 😁

Play sport? What to know what you can do? Elite sport? Link here: gov.uk/government/pub…

Looking for vintage adverts? Try Ghost Signs of #Leicestershire: over 370 #ghostsigns from around the county Including Bovril, the Co-op, Banks' Ales, Double Diamond and many more: specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collec… #LocalHistoryMonth #VintageAds HistoryOfAdvertising Ghostsigns (Sam Roberts)

Barwell recycling and household waste site reopens on Monday but you must book online DO NOT JUST TURN UP & only go if it is essential. #canyourwastewait

The tennis courts at Hollycroft Park reopen tomorrow. You can book a court from today. For your safety and to make social distancing easier, we've made a few changes to the booking process and you must bring your own equipment for the time being. More: ow.ly/jNVe50zKeTk

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Public Space Protection Order renewed for further three years following consultation with residents. For full story: bit.ly/2ZozXJ8

Cycling through Burbage I noticed blue plaques on quite a few buildings. These have been placed on the houses, where they still exist, of servicemen from the village who were killed in #WW1. In total there are 30 plaques commemorating 32 men, which includes two sets of brothers.

#OnThisDay in 1645, King Charles enters #Leicestershire to strike a blow against Parliament – and #Leicester is his target. By the end of #May, over 1,000 will be dead after one of the war's greatest atrocities is committed against the town #History #HistoricalFiction HinckleyPastPresent

Eighty year ago Operation Dynamo, which would eventually see over 330,000 allied soldiers evacuated from #Dunkirk, was well under way. One of those rescued is buried, in Burbage, a few miles from where I live, his grave is marked by a Commonwealth War Graves headstone. 1/2

Nice little lot to a old contemptible from the RE, landed in France August 1914, wounded and discharged home before Christmas 1914, his war was over and he survived to join the home guard in Ww2

Did you have a Leicester tiger in your family or are you interested in the Leicestershire regiment in the Great War, then please take a look at ww1leicestertigers.com

We've started putting up our Christmas display on Platform Two 🙂

A local connection to the Dam Busters raid can be found on The Sycamores pub in Burbage. In 1940 Geoffrey saw, from a distance, Coventry burning following the blitz and decided to join the RAF. Later in the war he took part in Operation Chastise. ➡️ hinckleypastpresent.org/ww2geoffreyric…