At Risk War Memorials Project

19/05/2026

This weekend 🔔 head down and see us this Bank Holiday weekend.

30/04/2026

🔔 Open Day Saturday 23rd May 11.00 am to 4.00 pm.

12.00 noon (approx) Talk – “Hallaton men in the Second Boer War” – by Denis Kenyon

We look forward to seeing you there.

The ARWMP Team

22/03/2026

Another fantastic event at the Heritage Hub University of Leicester 🌟 thank you to everyone who saiid hello.

19/03/2026

We will be there this Saturday. From 12pm until 4pm.

Come and say hello. We appreciate all of your support.

Are you looking for something to do later this month?

We'll will be joining lots of other local heritage organisations at the FREE University of Leicester's Heritage Hub Celebration of Heritage event on Saturday 21st March!

This event is open to all so please come along and find out more about your local history and archaeology! We'd love to see you there!

📆 Saturday 21st March
⏰ 12 pm - 4pm
📍 Student's Union, Percy Gee, University of Leicester
🎟 Free

10/03/2026

On Saturday 14th March, we are to be honoured by a formal visit by Deputy Lieutenant Robert Nixon, CBE, QPM, representing the Lord Lieutenant.

He he will give a short speech at about 11.45 am

At about 12.30pm Peter Kilty will give a talk about Sir Fabian Ware, the founder of the Imperial War Graves Commission.

Look forward to seeing you

ATB

18/01/2026

Thirty years of dedication to remembrance, local history, and community care, and now a very well-deserved MBE. 🎉🎉🎉

We're delighted to share that long-time Festival of Archaeology event organiser Denis Kenyon has been awarded an MBE for services to war commemoration in the New Year Honours.

Denis has spent decades championing local history and remembrance in Leicestershire, from leading the Hallaton in the Great War project and award-winning exhibitions, to rescuing and researching war memorials so the stories behind the names are never lost. His work is rooted in care, collaboration, and a deep belief that history matters to communities today.

For us at the CBA, Denis is also a familiar and much-valued face. He’s been a committed Festival of Archaeology event organiser for many years, joining early evaluation conversations and acting as a fantastic ambassador for grassroots archaeology. More importantly, he’s a genuinely kind, thoughtful, and generous person to collaborate with.

Huge congratulations, Denis, and thank you for everything you’ve given to the Festival of Archaeology, remembrance, and your community.

30/12/2025

Denis Kenyon has dedicated 30 years to preserving history and war remembrance in Leicestershire.

20/10/2025

🔔 Help Needed 🔔 Please Share.

The At Risk War Memorials Project is still on a quest to locate a special piece of history: a combined Roll of Honour and War Memorial to the members of the Leicester Dyers & Scourers Trade Society. This unique memorial was once displayed as an oil painting postcard in the Horse & Jockey pub on Northgate Street, the union’s headquarters, before the pub closed its doors in 1956. The above information has been discovered by Finn Cadell.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of this original memorial or know someone who might, we would love to hear from you! Every little detail could help us in our search.

Please comment below, share or send us a message if you have any leads. Let’s work together to preserve our local history! 🙏

05/10/2025

Coming up 🚨 Event on Saturday 11th October at the Leicester adult education centre. LE1 6QL.

The fantastic Heritage Fair.

We will be in attendance.

See you there!

07/09/2025

Coming up on Saturday 13th September (10 am -6 pm) and Sunday 14th (2:30pm - 5:00pm) we have our annual Heritage Open Day weekend.

On Saturday we have a fascinating talk by David Humberston, on St George’s Church in Ypres.
12 noon.

Hope to see you soon.

ARWMP Team