Anstey Local History Society (ALHS) was formed in 2017 and our aims are:

• To promote an interest in local history.
• To collect recollections from the local community.
• To encourage people to research local history.
• To add to and expand our website to preserve memories.
• To give opportunities for people from diverse groups to meet socially.

In 2020, ALHS won the Leicestershire and Rutland Heritage Award for the ‘Commemorating Anniversaries ‘category for our War Memorial Project.

We hold files on all the WWI soldiers named on the Anstey War memorial.

ALHS is the ‘guardian’ of the Anstey Millennium Collection – a collection of over 6000 photographs, as well as documents, articles, books, and artifacts, all depicting the history of Anstey. The archive is constantly updated.

Today’s photograph is tomorrow’s history.

If you have any photos of Anstey, we would love to see them, especially if they are from the last 40 years, as we have gaps in our archives for that period. We will copy them and return them to you.

Future projects planned are:

• An Anstey history trail.
• Oral history project – we plan to interview as many Anstey residents as we can about their village experiences.

Meetings

We hold our meetings on the third Wednesday of each month (except July, August, and December). In addition, the society hosts specific events with a local history theme, which aims to bring the community together. More information on our meetings can be found here.

Membership is £20.00 per year or £3.00 per meeting for non-members.

This includes a drink and a biscuit.

Local experts are at our events to answer any questions that you may have about the history of your village.

We are always pleased to see new people and you can be sure of a friendly welcome and lots of chat!