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William Frederick (Fred) Collishaw – cricketer

We have a new page following the great story of Fred Collishaw. He was born in Hickling in 1860 and Fred, his brother and his father were carpenters/joiners. The family moved to the Birmingham area for work when Fred was a teenager. A photograph of the Hickling cricket team in 1863 shows Fred’s father and Fred went on to become a professional cricketer with Warwickshire and scored the first century at the Edgbaston County ground.

Click here.

Scarecrows 2024: Flora & Fauna

Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September: 10am – 4pm

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Theme: Flora and Fauna. Funds raised will be distributed between local charities and this year’s nominated charity, Emmanuel House Nottingham – a charity supporting homeless people in their recovery.

Click here: Scarecrow Festival – main page and links to previous years

Click here: Scarecrows 2024

Belvoir Angels Society – Inaugural Meeting

We feel that it would be nice to move events around the Vale of Belvoir villages; each time we hope to start with a short tour of the Belvoir Angel headstones in the village and then follow up with the event itself.

We hope to include opportunities to ask questions and share information as well as refreshments and informal chats, too.

Please share the poster with friends and neighbours and please, also, consider putting up a poster in your own village, too – all welcome!

We really hope that you will be able to join us and we very much look forward to starting this wonderful project with you all!

Best wishes,

David, Ann, Jane and Jane