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The borough’s history will be brought to life at monthly talks.

Each 45-minute talk will start at 2pm in the Hayloft at Erewash Museum in Ilkeston town centre. The upcoming talks are as follows:

Saturday 25 March

Kate Crossley-Halls, Heritage and Engagement Lead at Bennerley Viaduct, will discuss the viaduct, now open again after 60 years. The talk will explore the significance of England’s largest surviving wrought iron viaduct and its impact on the Erewash Valley.

Saturday 29 April

Newstead Abbey Curator and Erewash Museum Co-Manager Simon Brown will talk on the long history of Newstead Abbey, particularly focusing on the connection between the iconic Abbey and beloved poet Lord Byron.

Saturday 20 May

Project Leader of the Toton Sidings Remembered project, Pete Wearn, covers the importance of Toton Sidings in the carrying of coal to industry. The talk will recount the rise of the railway facility, its later usage of automation to meet heightened demands for coal, through to its fall in 1984.

Charity Knit

Erewash Museum’s Charity Knit returns for a third year following the success of last year’s campaign.

The Charity Knit sees residents make bonding squares for Nottingham neonatal units. Bonding squares come in pairs, with one given to mother and one given to baby. The squares are swapped daily to allow mother and baby to bond over scent when touch is limited. They help baby recognise the smell of their mother and in turn, helps mum to produce milk for feeding baby.

Simple patterns and instructions are available on Erewash Museum’s Facebook page and in person at the museum’s reception.

Social Stitching

A new regular craft club began in December last year with Social Stitching at Erewash Museum.