By Karen Stainer
Heritage Open Days 2023
Walk with an Expert: This Is Heritage Beeston Professor John Beckett leads us around Beeston on a hunt for heritage tales and facts. A Heritage Open Days 2023 event. Professor Beckett is a veteran local history expert, and his popular tours are always a hit with Local History buffs, and newbie Beestonians alike. For Heritage … Continue reading Heritage Open Days 2023
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2023
As part of HoD for 2023 (8 – 17 September) Beeston Civic Society has organised two local events: a special Walk with an Expert guided walk, led by Professor John Beckett, on 10 September, and an evening Heritage Exhibition Marketplace and Guest Speaker event on 14 September. What is Heritage Open Days? Heritage Open Days … Continue reading HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2023
BEESTON MARINA DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION
Make your voice count – respond today! Beeston Marina Ltd has distributed leaflets giving brief detail of a proposal in principle for developing an area of land adjacent to Beeston Canal and Lock. Residents who received the leaflet have shared it with us so that we can make our comments. We would invite anyone who … Continue reading BEESTON MARINA DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION
Elain Harwood, 1958 – 2023
Elain Harwood. © RIBA Journal We are truly saddened, and rather taken aback, by the news of the death of Dr Elain Harwood. Elain was born and grew up in Beeston, and went on to become an international renown leading light in her field, as Historic England’s senior advisor on 20th Century architecture, making most … Continue reading Elain Harwood, 1958 – 2023