The History of Marwin Machine Tools, by Brian Kibble The two founders of the Marwins were Ernie Hopwell and Derek Robinson – they both worked for the well known Wadkins woodworking and cutting tool machinery company on Leicester’s Green Lane and old Mr Wadkin had been hoping they would take over after his retirement –…
Category: Memories Project
“Army Days” – Recollections of being a soldier by Tony Muddimer
“Army Days” – Recollections of being a soldier by Tony Muddimer “I left Loughborough by rail on the morning of 5th November as Mr Tony Muddimer and arrived at Norton Barracks Worcester and became Sapper Muddimer 22933638 Royal Engineers. We had an introductory briefing in which we were told that it was to be an…
The Anstey Memories Project
One of our ongoing projects throughout 2018 and beyond will be to collect local residents’ memories of Anstey, as well as scanning photographs and documents and providing an online and accessible home for them here. If you have any photographs or memorabilia that could be scanned (and then returned to you!) for the project, please…
Anstey Local History Society 