Brandon Heritage Week – Friday 11th to Sunday 20th September

Members of the History Society have been planning and preparing events to showcase the history of the town during this week.

There are THREE CATEGORIES of events on offer: –

HERITAGE TRAILS – Guided River & Town Walks & Activities set to run throughout the week (created & guided by Imogen Radford (OSBrecks) with help from John Basham & other BDLHS members)

Saturday 12^th September: 10.00AM  Historic Town & River Walk (morning walk)

Saturday 12^th September:   1.30PM   Historic Town & River Walk (afternoon walk)

Monday 14^th September:  9.30AM Brandon’s Town Street – History & Wellbeing Walk

Tuesday 15^th September:  10.00AM Brandon’s Industries – History Walk

Friday 18^th September:     10.30AM Brandon’s Gasworks, Old Industries & Pubs – History Walk

Sunday 20^th September:   1.30PM Brandon’s River History – History Walk, Teas, Exhibition & more

These guided walks are presented on behalf of Brandon Town Council by OSBrecks with support from the Brecks Landscape Partnership.

For more information and booking links visit the OSBrecks website shown below: –

OSBrecks Brandon HODS guided river walks/events Sept 2026 booking links

                               

A SPECIAL THEMED WALK – “The Night Brandon Roared” (created & presented by Darren Norton)

Thursday 17^th September:  10.00AM A Guided Walk with Historical Characters – the 1919 riot on High Street

Sunday 20^th September:    10.00AM ~ as above ~

For more information, visit the link shown below: –

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/the-night-brandon-roared.html

   

Thursday 8^th September:    7.30PM  A presentation to Brandon & District Local History Society based upon the theme above. Guests are welcome to attend for a cost of £5

For more information, visit the link shown below: –

“The Brandon Riots – 15th May 1919” by Darren Norton

      

A BRANDON HISTORY EXHIBITION – “Trades, People & Heritage” (created by Mike Willett & BDLHS members)

This exhibition will be hosted in the Council Chamber, Brandon Town Council Offices on Market Hill, Brandon.

It will operate on the following dates & times: –

Saturday 12^th September:    10.00AM until 3PM (also, a stall on Market Hill advertising all events)

Sunday 13^th September:        10.00AM until 3PM

Monday 14^th September:        10.00AM until 2PM

Wednesday 16^th September:  10.00AM until 2PM

Thursday 17^th September:      10.00AM until 2PM (on this day – outside stall ONLY on Market Hill during Market Day)

Friday 18^th September:           10.00AM until 2PM

Saturday 19^th September:       10.00AM until 3PM

Sunday 20^th September:         10.00AM until 3PM

note: entry to the exhibition is FREE for everyone. Donations from the public will be encouraged to help fund this event.

We are grateful to Brandon Town Council who have donated £250 towards the cost of display boards.

Click the link below to view the Brandon History Exhibition Advert: –

https://bdlhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/heritage-flyer-bdlhs-2026-7.pdf