The Leigh Society Open Day

EACH DAY IS A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY
TOGETHER WE HAVE MADE IT

10am - Doors Open

Talks
10.30am Belfairs in Wartime
11.15am Canon King’s Letters
12.00 Searching for WW2 Memories in Southend
1.30pm The Thames
2.15pm London Wreck Project
3.00pm Gallipoli —Veteran’s Recollections

4pm - Close

THE EVENT IS ORGANISED AND SPONSORED BY THE LEIGH SOCIETY

Other participating organisations

Friends of Southend Museums
Hadleigh & Thundersley Archive
Leigh Horticultural Society
Leigh United Congregational Church
Southend Museum
The Endeavour Trust
Wesley Methodist Church
Western Front Association

The commemorations of the events of the Great War continue with the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli. We will be commemorating men from Leigh and Southend who were sent to that ill-fated campaign.

It is also the centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania - and we have a Leigh connection to that event too.

It is the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo and there will be displays relating to the Napoleonic period and what was happening in Leigh and the local area at that time.

Dunkirk is never far from hearts and minds in Leigh and this year is the 75th anniversary of the evacuation. The Endeavour Trust will be on hand to tell their story and the Leigh Society will highlight other aspects of the event.

It is 70 years since VE and VJ Day - we will see how Leigh celebrated the end of 6 years of war.

There will be interesting information from local people about their remembrances of the war in Leigh. and their experiences of being evacuated.

You can also bring in any memorabilia for scanning into the archives and there will be the Leigh Family History Database if you want to find out about your Leigh roots.

Date:
July 17 2015 To July 17 2015

Time:
10:00 To 16:00

Ticket Price:

Contact Details:
Community Centre, Elm Road

Phone:
01702 475117

Website:

This event is hosted by
The Leigh Society