What's On in Quorn Village
Thursday 30th April 2026
Quorn Local History Group - The Y Station at Beaumanor & Garats Hay - Mark Temple
Quorn Church Rooms - 7.00pm, doors open 6.30pm
Members £2, guests £4. No need to book
Beaumanor Hall was the largest WW2 Y station and Mark covers the work done by the skilled ‘listeners’ from the ATS and others, many of whom were billeted in Quorn. The coded enemy messages they intercepted were sent down to Bletchley Park for deciphering, helping to bring about Hitler's downfall and the end of the war.
Email: quornlhg@gmail.com Web: https://www.quorndon.com/localhistory/
Friday 8th May 2026
Monthly Friendship Cafe
Lonsdale Mews Care Home, Farley Way, Quorn, LE12 8XS - 10.30am to 12.00noon
Free event
Our free, friendly cafes take place on the second Friday of every month. The cafes are open to anyone in our older community so come and enjoy good company, friendly conversation, and refreshments. Carers are very welcome to bring along someone that they support too.
Enjoy a superb selection of complimentary cappuccinos, lattes, and teas, along with a choice of delicious cakes.
You’ll be greeted with a warm smile and made to feel truly welcome!
If you would like to join us, please contact Jenny Cartwright, Customer Relations Manager, using the contact details below.
Tel: 01509 278 900 / 07918 690 320 Email: jenny.cartwright@careuk.com Web: https://www.careuk.com/care-homes/lonsdale-mews-quorn
Sunday 17th May 2026
Live & Local presents The Pocket Choral Society
Quorn Village Hall - Doors open 6.30pm Show starts at 7.00pm
£15.00
A comedy a cappella touring show, combining beautiful close harmony singing and quirky songwriting with much laughter! Described as "Bill Bailey meets the Archers."
Bring your own drinks/snacks/friends for a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Seating will be around tables. Tickets are available online from Eventbrite or the Old School Tearooms in Stafford Orchard, Quorn.
Tel: 01509 458 280 Email: adminassistant@quorndon.org Web: https://www.liveandlocal.org.uk
Wednesday 27th May to Saturday 30th May 2026
The NQSC presents A Little Of What You Fancy!
Quorn Village Hall - 7.30pm (Doors open 7.00pm)
£12.50
Music Hall songs and sketches bring Loughborough in the 1800s to sparkling life! Our Music Hall artistes will tell the stories of the Luddite breaking of the frames, of Thomas Cook's first excursion, of the Chartists march, the Barnum and Bailey's Circus visit and much more. Illustrated by all the old favourite's such as The Old Bull and Bush, Any Old Iron and Side by Side. So don't Dilly Dally, get your tickets for A Little of What You Fancy ... because it will do you good!
Seating around tables, bring your own drinks, 'Good Old Days' costume if you can!
Tickets available soon from the Old School Tearooms in Quorn or via our website.
Tel: 01509 458 280 Email: nqsc@ymail.com Web: https://www.nqsc.co.uk
Thursday 28th May 2026
Quorn Local History Group - What is the village but the people - Dennis Marchant
Quorn Church Rooms - 7.00pm, doors open 6.30pm
Members £2, guests £4. No need to book
Quorn has a long and fascinating history, from the early settlement to today. From its natural resources and contributions to hunting, transport, industry, architecture, etc. but what about the people? Dennis will present a selection of those that he believes left a lasting impression on village history. Will you agree? Come along to find out.
(Excuse the nod to Shakespeare!)
Email: quornlhg@gmail.com Web: https://www.quorndon.com/localhistory/
Friday 12th June 2026
Monthly Friendship Cafe
Lonsdale Mews Care Home, Farley Way, Quorn, LE12 8XS - 10.30am to 12.00noon
Free event
Our free, friendly cafes take place on the second Friday of every month. The cafes are open to anyone in our older community so come and enjoy good company, friendly conversation, and refreshments. Carers are very welcome to bring along someone that they support too.
Enjoy a superb selection of complimentary cappuccinos, lattes, and teas, along with a choice of delicious cakes.
You’ll be greeted with a warm smile and made to feel truly welcome!
If you would like to join us, please contact Jenny Cartwright, Customer Relations Manager, using the contact details below.
Tel: 01509 278 900 / 07918 690 320 Email: jenny.cartwright@careuk.com Web: https://www.careuk.com/care-homes/lonsdale-mews-quorn
Saturday 20th June 2026
Quorn Village Mid Summer Fete
Stafford Orchard - 10.30am
Free
The day will be set around a traditional local village fete with a dog show, entertainment, children's fancy dress and races and a tug of war competition, stalls, etc.
Tel: 01509 458 280 Email: adminassistant@quorndon.org Web: https://www.quornparishcouncil.gov.uk
Saturday 20th June 2026
Quorn Art Fair
Quorn Old School Hall - 10.00
A number of talented local artists covering a diverse range of styles and subject matter will be exhibiting and selling their work in the Old School Hall.
Come in and have a browse, a chat and see if there is anything you'd love to take home with you.
On at the same time as the Midsummer Fete, making for an even better day out
Tel: 07814687685 Email: richardtrigg62@gmail.com
Thursday 25th June 2026
Quorn Local History Group - The history of 94 Meeting Street - Sue Griffiths
Quorn Church Rooms - 7.00pm, doors open 6.30pm
Members £2, guests £4. No need to book
From 'The Bird in Hand' pub to 94 Meeting Street: a house through 200 years - Sue tells the story of her house, from the early 1800s up to 2025 - the people who owned it, the people who lived in it (including a hand-loom weaver, a butler and a railway ganger), and what became of them all.
Email: quornlhg@gmail.com Web: https://www.quorndon.com/localhistory/
Thursday 30th July 2026
Quorn Local History Group - A guided walk around Quorn St Barts Churchyard - Sue Templeman MEMBERS ONLY
Meet by the main Church door - 7.00pm
Instead of a talk, this month Sue will take us on a walk around the churchyard, looking at some of the characters that are buried there, the old Quorn families they belonged to, their stories and some of the interesting designs and imagery on the memorials.
MEMBERS ONLY
Email: quornlhg@gmail.com Web: https://www.quorndon.com/localhistory/
Friday 18th September to Sunday 20th September 2026
Great Central Railway Beer, Cider and Gin Festival
Great Central Railway - 11.00am
Thursday is a diesel running day with only the Loughborough bar open from 3.00pm. Friday onwards all three bars are open 11.00am to 11.00pm. Live music at Quorn and Rothley. Free entry to the bars just require to purchase a ticket for train travel along the line.
Tel: 01509 632323 Email: Tom.stewart@gcrailway.co.uk Web: www.gcrailway.co.uk
Thursday 24th September 2026
Quorn Local History Group - Flooding in Quorn - Duncan Jack
Quorn Church Rooms - 7.00pm, doors open 6.30pm
Members £2, guests £4. No need to book
Ahead of the next flooding season, Duncan looks at the changing nature of flooding in Quorn over the last 250 years.
Email: quornlhg@gmail.com Web: https://www.quorndon.com/localhistory/
Thursday 29th October 2026
Quorn Local History Group - Crime and Punishment - John Adsley
Quorn Church Rooms - 7.00pm, doors open 6.30pm
Members £2, guests £4. No need to book
A Just Measure of Pain - John will look at the changing definitions of criminality over the last 1000 years, the changing attitudes to punishment and measures to tackle crime in Britain. He will focus upon some celebrated cases including a notorious organised criminal gang in the Middle Ages, the hanging of an Earl and the greatest number hanged in one day, - all in Leicestershire. He will also focus upon several one-time residents of Quorn who were sentenced to death across three centuries and their stories.
Email: quornlhg@gmail.com Web: https://www.quorndon.com/localhistory/
Thursday 26th November 2026
Quorn Local History Group - Lady Jane Grey - Sally Henshaw
Quorn Church Rooms - 7.00pm, doors open 6.30pm
Members £2, guests £4. No need to book
Lady Jane Grey is shown in the Paul Delaroche painting as a saint and martyr, but there is more to her story than this Victorian depiction suggests. Jane, from Bradgate in Leicestershire, known as the 'Nine Days Queen' was executed in 1554. Did her royal blood and ambitious relatives make her death inevitable, or could it have been different?
Email: quornlhg@gmail.com Web: https://www.quorndon.com/localhistory/
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