HISTORY GROUP In 2005 'Littlebury, a Parish History' was published, containing as much history as 44 local authors could muster in just under three years. A generous review of our book can be seen at http://www.littleburyhistory.org.uk  and a record of how we went about creating it can be found on the Local Heritage Inititiative website.  The history group is still looking for and discovering the history of this ancient parish.  From time to time history based talks and activities are organized in which the community can take part.

We have ‘Beaten the Bounds’ of the parish five times. Traditionally this is done every three years which will now be our practice. Meanwhile different walks will be organised for the intervening two years. Recently three Junior Summer History Days gave local youngsters an opportunity to find out more about Littlebury, its Roman heritage and the collapse of Henry Winstanley’s lighthouse on the Eddystone Rocks in 1703, all shown above. More detail of the Lighthouse day can be seen at http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/littlebury/eddystone.html

  c1920    1968    2008 

RECORDER
Lizzie Sanders is the Uttlesford Local History Recorder for the parish and actively collects photographs and any documentary or other evidence of its past as well as recording the present. If you have any items of interest that you think would be a useful addition she will be grateful to scan or photograph them in order to add to the growing archive of Littlebury’s past. You can contact Lizzie at sanders-art @ talk21.com Tel 528201

Littlebury is also on the Uttlesford History Recorders' website at http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk 

NEWPORT LOCAL HISTORY GROUP has sent us their PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS FOR 2010

Thursday 25 March:  Douglas Kent: ‘Fighting for Old Buildings: the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Explained’.
Thursday 23 September:  Andrew Hann: ‘The new exhibition at Audley End’ (updating the talk he gave the Group in March 2009).
Thursday 21 October:  Keith Huddlestone: ‘Newport Free Grammar School in the 20th Century’.
Thursday 18 November:  Jeff Bines: ‘The Polish SOE at Audley End.’

All meetings are at 8.00 pm in Church House  Admission £2, but free to members
Enquiries to Anthony Tuck (Chairman) tel: 01799 543833