Poppies for Remembrance
POPPIES FOR REMEMBRANCE As November unfolds, red poppies are everywhere, symbolising those who have fallen in wars and conflicts, and playing an […]
October 1914 Loughborough Hospital admits the first war wounded
OCTOBER 1914. LOUGHBOROUGH HOSPITAL ADMITS THE FIRST WAR WOUNDED In October 1914, war-wounded men began to arrive at Loughborough Hospital in […]
The Carillon and Loughborough Grammar School
HISTORIC LINKS: THE CARILLON AND LOUGHBOROUGH GRAMMAR SCHOOL Loughborough Grammar School was open to the public for Loughborough Heritage Open Weekend on […]
East Midlands Today at the Carillon Tower
On Friday September 5th Debbie and Mary met with Victoria Hicks from BBC East Midlands to record a news item about […]
Music from Loughborough
MUSIC FROM LOUGHBOROUGH The opening of the refurbished Carillon War Memorial Museum is a reminder that, as well as being a memorial […]
YES, WE ARE OPEN!
YES, WE ARE OPEN! We’re delighted to announce that the new Carillon Museum is now open. On the morning of 22nd August […]
VJ Day: remembering some Loughborough POWs
VJ Day: remembering some Loughborough POWs 15th August 1945 was Victory over Japan Day, the very end of World War ll. Like […]
The ‘Dead Man’s Penny’
The ‘Dead Man’s Penny’ What was a serving man’s life worth? The ironic nickname given to the World War One Memorial Plaque […]
Carillon Opening Ceremony 1923
JULY 1923. THE CARILLON IS UNVEILED. Loughborough’s long awaited Carillon War Memorial was officially unveiled on 22nd July 1923, to ‘unparalleled scenes’. […]
The Hope Bell
On July 4th 2025 the Hope Bell in Queens Park Loughborough rang for the first time. It was designed and installed by […]
The Grand Bazaar
JUNE 21ST 1923 – THE GRAND BAZAAR OPENS A newspaper advert announced the Grand Bazaar and Fete to be held in Queen’s […]
