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Remembrance Memorial Board formally unveiled
Members of the Group worked hard to produce a Remembrance Memorial Board showing photos of the soldiers whose names appear on the village war memorial. A plate for the information board that stands opposite the war memorial was created, and on Saturday 26th October 2024 local MP Dr Luke Evans visited to perform an official opening ceremony.
You can read a report about the Board and the unveiling here: https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/newbold-verdon-armistice-day-memorial-board
This has all been funded through kind donations.
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Welcome to the Parish Archive of Newbold Verdon - a village in West Leicestershire
Whether you are curious about the history of the house you live in, the street it is on, or the parish of Newbold Verdon in general, this site may well be able to answer some of your questions.
If you have ancestors who once lived in our parish and you are keen to find out more about them and the place in which they lived, we hold a number of unique and rare artefacts that could really help.
If you have any questions you can contact us by scrolling down to the bottom of this page and clicking here which will take you to our contact page.
As a not-for-profit organisation, we rely on funding and voluntary donations to keep our history and heritage alive.
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Last updated 9th November 2024
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Take a walk through Newbold Verdon and you might think it’s a village well served by shops and services. At a time when many villages are losing vital amenities, Newbold Verdon still has its library, a pharmacy, a Post Office, three food shops, two pubs and two cafes – not to mention its own shoe warehouse!
The Parish Archive group is in the midst of producing an up to date map of village businesses to complement the records we have from 1939 and 1971 (click on each date to see the records we hold from those years). By regularly recording the local amenities, people can chart change over time, and often look back with fondness at time (and money!) spent in local establishments.
This photo was taken over 100 years ago. Can you identify what popular business is run today from this building? Believe it or not, it is the cafe Liberteas !
New railway links planned for Newbold Verdon !
In November 1845, the Midland Railway Company submitted plans for exactly that. Detailed documents of two proposed branch lines coming off the Leicester to Swannington Railway sit in the archives at the Records Office in Wigston. The Midland Railway Company had purchased the L&S Railway only three months earlier and wanted to connect the line to its existing rail network.
One of the lines was to pass Osbaston and Market Bosworth before joining the Trent Valley Railway at Polesworth, and the other the Midland Railway at Leire, Harborough.
We need your help ! Do you know why the plans did not come to fruition? Contact us at www.nvparchive.co.uk if you do.
Our Projects/Events
Our Projects and Events are continually evolving as we are new to archiving and are discovering more all the time.
See them at our Projects and Events pages
Find out how our research into Newbold Heath has developed over the past twelve months. We have been collecting historical information in the form of photographs, documents and spoken recollections of the Heath over the past 70 years or so.
See the latest on the Statham Nicknames Project for a current list on the Projects page
Do you want to be involved with our group?
There are many ways for you to be involved.
We have a number of roles that we are always looking to expand and would welcome hearing from you if you are interested.
Go to the About Us page for further information.
Either contact us from the Contact form on the Contact us page or email us at nvparchive@gmail.com
Are you doing some research and feel you need some assistance?
We are not specialists in family tree research...but should you require any assistance with your research we will do what we can to help. Please note there may be a delay as we are a group of volunteers. We would also appreciate a donation towards the running costs of the Archive. Contact us from the Contact form on the Contact us page or email us at nvparchive@gmail.com
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