{"id":7222,"date":"2023-02-14T07:07:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T07:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/?p=7222"},"modified":"2023-02-14T07:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T07:07:30","slug":"come-and-explore-your-local-history-on-march-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/?p=7222","title":{"rendered":"Come and explore your local history on March 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Family friendly History Day to take place in Wincanton March 4<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"726\" data-attachment-id=\"7223\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/?attachment_id=7223\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/files\/2023\/02\/HD_poster.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,726\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HD_poster\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/files\/2023\/02\/HD_poster.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/files\/2023\/02\/HD_poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/files\/2023\/02\/HD_poster.jpg 600w, http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/files\/2023\/02\/HD_poster-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday 4th March, Wincanton will be full of wide-ranging activity as the first ever <strong>Wincanton History Society Day<\/strong> unfolds.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day kicks off with the celebrity opening of the new WHS Museum at the former Parish Office building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to a grant from the SSDC, a Transport Parade, led by an actual Mail Coach and four horses, followed by vintage cars, tractors, ambulances, knife grinders, motorbikes and other historic vehicles will travel up and down the High Street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, families can visit and take part in Metal Detecting, a 19<sup>th<\/sup> Century School Room with live actors, get involved in Artisan Craft Art, enjoy the Oral History Booth and gasp at local antiques being valued by experts at the Antique Groan Show stand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, witness an unveiling by celebrity guest of a plaque on the house to commemorate where former Napoleonic soldier and Master clockmaker Alberto Bioleti lived, followed up with a talk by expert John Baxter on Bioleti\u2019s extraordinary life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, a WW2 NAAFI style canteen will be open all day and staffed by volunteers to ensure visitors are watered and fed! Throughout the day family and local history experts will be on hand with book stalls and to offer advice on research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JEREMY THOMAS thomas.jelblue@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IAN THOMAS thomasthetom@hotmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SUSAN MOORE susan@susanmooreresearch.co.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wincantonhistorysociety.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.wincantonhistorysociety.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" data-attachment-id=\"7224\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/?attachment_id=7224\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/files\/2023\/02\/Ask-the-Experts.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ask-the-Experts\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/files\/2023\/02\/Ask-the-Experts.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/files\/2023\/02\/Ask-the-Experts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/files\/2023\/02\/Ask-the-Experts.jpg 600w, http:\/\/horsington.blog2.idnet.com\/files\/2023\/02\/Ask-the-Experts-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family friendly History Day to take place in Wincanton March 4th On Saturday 4th March, Wincanton will be full of wide-ranging activity as the first ever Wincanton History Society Day unfolds.\u00a0 The day kicks off with the celebrity opening of the new WHS Museum at the former Parish Office building. 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