Heart of the Forest Heritage Group

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Heart of the Forest Heritage Group We're a group of volunteers who have a passion for local heritage. All photographs shared are from our archives, however the original owner is not always known.

We work together to tell the stories of our past, our industries and the unique story of the landscape change across the Heart of the National Forest. If you spot a photograph that belongs to you then please contact us so that we can credit the original owner.

25/03/2024

Good evening everyone

We have been quiet on this page for quite some time but there has still been lots going on behind the scenes and we now have some news we would like to share with you.

Unfortunately tonight was our last meeting as heart of the forest heritage. We have now completed all of the work the group was set up to achieve. This is sad news of course but with dwindling volunteer numbers and lack of space, plus the now readily available access to online resources the group has come to a natural end.

However, the collections will not be lost, and our neighbours at Moira Furnace museum are now custodians of all of the information that the community has very kindly donated over the years.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed in any way to the group. It has been hugely appreciated, we couldn’t have done it without the support of local people. 💚

09/04/2023

Tomorrow 2~4pm 🪺🥚🐣

28/02/2023

Hi everyone!

We will be holding our AGM at Moira Replan on Wednesday 22nd March at 6pm.

You are all welcome to attend, we will be discussing the future of the group and how we move forward having not fully recovered from the pandemic.

We would like to hear from you if you have ideas or if you would like to help in any way at all. Volunteers would be most welcome!

We are a small but friendly group who care about our local history and would like to see it preserved for future generations.

Come along for a cuppa and a chat. 😊

24/12/2022

Thank you to everyone who has supported our work over the last 12 months. From all of us at Heart of the Forest Heritage...

05/12/2022

A big thank you to everyone who visited our heritage display at Moira Replan on Saturday. Lots of questions, some research and very interesting conversations. 🙂

Interest in a newspaper article about Overseals local heritage
03/12/2022

Interest in a newspaper article about Overseals local heritage

Lots of visitors, so good to see such interest in local heritage
03/12/2022

Lots of visitors, so good to see such interest in local heritage

Both visitors born n' bred in Moira with stories to tell and photos of family, discovered 🙂
03/12/2022

Both visitors born n' bred in Moira with stories to tell and photos of family, discovered 🙂

02/12/2022

Don't forget.....👇👇👇

The Open Day at Moira Replan begins at 11am tomorrow..

We'll be in the heritage room with photos on display and albums of photos to look through.

Interested in looking through newspaper stories of the past, looking for a particular story? There'll be access to the British Newspaper Archive online. Be warned, its an absorbing activity!

Maybe you have some old photos you'd like to share with us. We're always looking for new information about the past, its people, places and industries.

Martin Wroughton from Magic Attic will be with us. Martin has written a booklet about Moira Pottery, better known to some as 'Jampot', and he will have copies for sale.

Pop in have a look round, there's much to see

See you there...🙂

24/11/2022

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

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