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Horwich Heritage Centre
Beaumont Road
(off Longworth Road)
Horwich
BL6 7BG

OPEN DAYS

SATURDAYS 10am - 1pm

August 12th 2017
60 years since the last Steam Loco built at Horwich Works

September 9th 2017
Family History / Heritage Weekend

16th September
TRIP TO LLANDUDNO

4th November
CRAFT & GIFT FAIR
Theme: Gun Powder Plot

All 'Open Days' Admission - FREE

MONTHLY MEETINGS

TUESDAYS 7.30pm

8th August ~ Andrew Waldron
A Real Loco for Horwich

12th September ~ David Lewis
Mining on Winter Hill

10th October ~ Russell Hadley
Birds of Rivington

14th November ~ Eric Bond
From Scrap Yard to Main Line

12th December ~ TBA
Christmas Entertainment

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MORE WHAT'S ON

WHY NOT JOIN US IN OUR 31st YEAR?

This year's programme is turning out to be another good one and the leaflet with the list of speakers & Open Days for the second half of 2016 is now available from the Heritage Centre. Please renew your membership now. If you are not a member why not join? Only £10 for 11 talks.

HORWICH HERITAGE CENTRE is open every weekday 2- 4pm & Saturdays 10 - 12.30pm. It has a shop, shows and sells films about Horwich and has a range of professional exhibitions and displays to delight all the family. Help is also available for family history and other research. ADMISSION IS FREE!

The monthly OPEN DAYS provide additional exhibitions on topics of local interest. Special EXHIBITIONS currently running include: Horwich Loco Works, A Victorian Kitchen, The Way We Were, World War II, Winter Hill Mines & the Turnpike Roads. School Parties and other groups welcome. Contact 847797.