Now is the moment to put the kettle on and spend a little time reading through these wonderful pages!

Fred Dickman was born in Hickling in 1905 and he recorded his memories on five tapes which were later painstakingly transcribed by his son-in-law, Mike Nichols. They are a remarkable snapshot of the daily life of Hickling in the early 1900s – his storytelling style is beautifully detailed but it is also kind and funny and generous; ENJOY!

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Have you been caught up in football and tennis fever?!

Click here to explore a bit Hickling sporting history

If you have any Hickling sporting information, memories or photos – please contact us

The Lengthsman’s Hut – unveiling the new Information Panel

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The Lengthsman’s Hut is one of our most interesting heritage buildings; dating back to the early 1800s it fell into disrepair in the late 1900s before being fully restored in 2020. We will be unveiling our latest information panel next to the lengthsman’s hut in September – ALL WELCOME!

Meet at 4pm for the unveiling followed by a short guided walk to Church where refreshments will be served.

It might be a little bit early to be thinking about Christmas but, thinking ahead, we have just taken delivery of our beautiful range of Christmas Cards.

There are 3 designs, each showing a winter scene of Hickling. They are being sold in packs of 9 for £5 in either single or mixed packs.

For sale at village events or available from Pauline Chell or email us on info@hicklingnottslocalhistory.com

Special thanks to local printers, Adlards, for working on these for us and for the lovely quality!

The Mann family is incredibly important in the history of Hickling and researching their various records and stories is a very big job! Back in April, we set out to bring everything up to date but there is still so much to do – I have decided to put things to one side for the moment with a view to returning to these studies later in the year.

Meanwhile, there is lots of new Mann family information to explore:

• Mann family page – including full parish and census records, and links to further detailed pages
• The tragic story of Mary Man, an unmarried mother who died tragically in 1720
• The story of William Mann/s who was transported to Australia in 1833 (including the story of his son, the Bushranger Henry Manns

Please contact us if any of these pages raise any questions for you, or if you can add to our existing information – thank you!

Can you help?

We are looking for pictures of Hickling that we could use to create Christmas Cards – do you have any pictures that you would like to share with us? Please send them to info@hicklingnottslocalhistory.com or message, below.

Thank you!!

There is so much crossover between our local villages so we can very much recommend this amazing new book by Tony Jarrow: Cropwell Bishop Street Stories.

It is available as a free download on this link: https://cropwellbishopplan.co.uk/heritage.html

Thank you: The Hickling Local History Group would like to thank the Parish Council for renewing their grant for a further 3 years and for increasing it, too. We are incredibly grateful for this support which covers the costs of our website and helps us to share our archives and research with as many people as possible. Thank you!
 

(22nd Nov 2025) It’s a cold, wet November out there but here’s some September memories to brighten up your day! Our celebratory Scarecrows book has arrived from the printers and copies are ready for you!
25 years of Hickling Scarecrows is a 48-page, full-colour book packed with photos, information and anecdotes – all for £8.
Please contact us to reserve your copy & for details of how to pay plus delivery/collection.

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