by editor | Nov 7, 2023 | Blog, event, press & social media
From October 23rd to 25th, St Leonard’s bells were removed from their tower for the first time in 100 years. This event was newsworthy enough to be covered by both the BBC and ITV. ITV Anglia covered the story in their evening news broadcasts on October 24th....
by editor | Oct 24, 2023 | press & social media
The six bells at St Leonard’s are off for refurbishment for the first time in 100 years. The story was covered by Anglia TV in the 6 o’clock local news and can be viewed here. Look for “Watch the latest ITV News Anglia West programme”....
by editor | Sep 12, 2023 | event
Do you enjoy stories, drama and local history (some of it is Tudor gossip)? Are you free on Friday this week? (Please note that there is now no Saturday performance.) Come along to St Leonard’s to enjoy, ‘The Flamstead Files’: the Redbourn Players...
by editor | Sep 12, 2023 | event
Flamstead Heritage is pleased to provide further details of the “expert” lecture series, taking place in St Leonard’s Church, Flamstead between October 2023 and June 2024. Individual lectures are listed in the events calendar or you can view or...
by editor | Jul 18, 2023 | press & social media
Article by Carol Gibson first published on social media, 2023 The recent detailed study of the graffiti inside St Leonard’s has proved even more exciting than was anticipated. The leading archaeologist and historian Matthew Champion, who carried out the survey, has...
by editor | Jul 18, 2023 | press & social media
Article by Carol Gibson first published in Church and Village News, November 2022 Flamstead has had a great deal of press coverage recently due to the wonderful news that St Leonard’s church has been officially removed from the ‘Heritage at Risk’ register which is...
by editor | Jul 9, 2023 | Blog
Story telling competition in 500 words – summer 2023 A story telling competition about local history and the things that may or may not have happened at St Leonard’s church … Visit St Leonard’s Educational Resource to find out about the real...
by editor | Jun 23, 2023 | Blog, volunteering
A reminder that next Saturday (1st July) there’s a Community Archaeology Day at St Leonard’s. You can join professional archaeologists to carry out a geophysical survey of the churchyard. You’ll be shown how to use ground penetrating radar to uncover...
by editor | May 16, 2023 | Blog, volunteering
Planning is underway for a community archaeology project in Flamstead. Dr Kris Lockyear senior lecturer at University College London has visited St Leonard’s church to assess its potential for a geophys survey. Watch out for a volunteer call later in the year....
by editor | Oct 18, 2022 | Blog, volunteering
If you were unable to attend the Heritage Project’s Open Evening on 13th October – or want to see them again – you can download them here (a low resolution version to keep the file size down). To register interest as a volunteer, just download the...
