Organisers of a major heritage event across Rutland and Leicestershire say it'll go ahead
it was cancelled last year due to the pandemic
It's been confirmed a major heritage event across Rutland and Leicestershire will go ahead this year. The regions Archaeology Festival will bring together a programme of guided walks, digital talks and exhibitions.
The Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology will be running throughout July this year, from July 3rd to August 1st. The county festival is part of the UK’s biggest archaeological event, the national Festival of Archaeology.
Events, both on the ground and online, are planned across Leicestershire and Rutland, in local towns and villages, in museums and at heritage sites.
The Festival brings together local archaeological organisations to showcase local archaeological heritage - there'll be:
· Over 40 guided walks are organised with more being confirmed daily. These cover a huge range of sites from prehistoric to industrial.
· Live digital talks by some of the counties’ leading heritage experts.
· Self-guided walks
· Online archives of past talks
· And many more family friendly activities, exhibitions and hands on events.
Local organiser, Peter Liddle, commented “last year was a disappointment as the pandemic led to most of our events being cancelled but this year we’re back! We have fabulous sites locally and we plan to show people a different dimension to popular beauty spots like Bradgate Park, Beacon Hill and Abbey Park where the archaeology may go unnoticed – until our expert guides point it out"
He says "Numbers will be restricted to aid social distancing and everything will need to be booked in advance. There will also be a number of self-guided walks for people to follow at their own pace and time. Talks will largely be online with archaeologists from the University of Leicester and other experts speaking about a range of local subjects.”