http://www.lowewood.com Your guide to local history, news and events in the Borough of Broxbourne Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:31:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.lowewood.com/news/the-history-of-market-gardening-in-the-lea-valley http://www.lowewood.com/news/the-history-of-market-gardening-in-the-lea-valley#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:40:03 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2431 Harris Digital Productions in association with Lowewood Museum is producing a film about the history of the Lea Valley Nursery Industry. A dedicated website has now been set-up where you can follow the production and learn about the history of market gardening in the Lea Valley. The programme features archive film footage (from our film archive) of Rochfords at Turnford which includes interviews [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/the-history-of-market-gardening-in-the-lea-valley/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/mill-restoration http://www.lowewood.com/news/mill-restoration#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:58:06 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=1020 In February and March, the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) carried out the first phase of the latest project to conserve the remains of the Mill and ensure ‘that it continues to stand as a window into a bygone age.  The plan of work to be done was set out on a display board [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/mill-restoration/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/local-news http://www.lowewood.com/news/local-news#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:31:44 +0000 admin http://www.lowewoodmuseum.org.uk/?p=682 http://www.lowewood.com/news/local-news/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/writer-and-presenter-required http://www.lowewood.com/news/writer-and-presenter-required#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:50:42 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2524 We are currently looking for a writer to provide articles for our website and an additional on-screen presenter for a series of DVD/online history programmes. Writer In addition to general history articles, we are looking for a writer to expand our World War 2 learning section and develop our new Victorian section. In the first instance, please email us [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/writer-and-presenter-required/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/the-lea-valley-nursery-industry http://www.lowewood.com/news/the-lea-valley-nursery-industry#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:03 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2371 Harris Digital Productions in association with Lowewood Museum is producing a programme about the Lea Valley Nursery Industry. From at least the eighteenth century the lower Lea Valley was noted for its market gardens. Their continued growth during the nineteenth century owed much to a plentiful supply of water from wells, the access by rail for the [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/the-lea-valley-nursery-industry/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/wartime-memories http://www.lowewood.com/news/wartime-memories#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:32:17 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2081 World War Two was perhaps one of the most traumatic times in recent history. The fighting and hardships affecting the whole of Europe, the Pacific and having a knock on effect through out the world. Lowewood Museum would like to record the memories of people who have lived through the war. Not just the dramatic events which are [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/wartime-memories/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/history-and-horror-at-cedars-park http://www.lowewood.com/news/history-and-horror-at-cedars-park#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:22:56 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=2071 Cedars Park in Cheshunt was the perfect setting for a night of pre-Halloween fun on Thursday evening as the “Darker Side of Cedars” walk stormed into its second year of success. At 4.45 as the park was darkening Cedars resident ghoul Indiana Bones led a group of nervous youngsters into the gloomy grounds. Superbly performed by [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/history-and-horror-at-cedars-park/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/lowewood-museum-receives-mla-award http://www.lowewood.com/news/lowewood-museum-receives-mla-award#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:57:37 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=1974 Lowewood Museum in Hoddesdon has been successful in achieving the Museum Libraries Archives (MLA) accreditation award. The registration scheme is a national quality assurance scheme; its aims are to ensure museums achieve agreed standards in museum management, collection care and public services for the benefit of the user.  By so doing they foster public confidence in [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/lowewood-museum-receives-mla-award/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/cheshunt-grammar-school http://www.lowewood.com/news/cheshunt-grammar-school#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:01:36 +0000 admin http://www.lowewoodmuseum.org.uk/?p=751 The County School was built in Windmill Lane in 1935 and became the first grammar school in our district, changing its name over the years to Cheshunt Modern School, Cheshunt Grammar School, and, finally, in 1971, to Cheshunt School. The school moved to the Bishopslea site in September 1992 and remains there to this day. The [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/cheshunt-grammar-school/feed 0 http://www.lowewood.com/news/f1-team-back-in-action http://www.lowewood.com/news/f1-team-back-in-action#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:04:32 +0000 admin http://www.lowewood.com/?p=1860 The world of Formula 1 racing saw the return of one of its most triumphant names recently when Lotus`s bid to return to the fast lane was accepted by the FIA. As one of the most successful teams in the sports history Lotus stormed to countless victories during the 60`s and late 80`s, although they [...]]]> http://www.lowewood.com/news/f1-team-back-in-action/feed 0