Friday 13th February 2026  

Quorn Events and Leisure

Like most active villages, Quorn has always loved fetes and carnivals. We include information and photographs recalling village events, often taking place in the Stafford Orchard park. These include Jubilees, celebratory occasions, and the many festivals which have occurred over the years.

		Godspell 1986, St Barts Primary School At the end of the summer term in 1986, the fourth years (now called year 6) at St Barts ...... cont.
		1935 Jubilee Celebrations, Quorn – What a float! This picture was taken at the time of the Silver Jubilee of George V, when Quorn ...... cont.
		Hot air balloon lands in Warwick Avenue, Quorn, 1986 Do you remember the day in May 1986 when a hot air balloon landed in Warwick Avenue? It ...... cont.
		Poor facilities in Quorn, 1879 Quorn Village On-line Museum and Mountsorrel History Group have a great relationship, but ...... cont.
		The Quorn Music Hall Society In 1972, it was suggested to the Swimming Pool Committee, which had been formed to ...... cont.
		The Blackies Sunday Shooting Group, late 1970s This is a photograph of a group of Quorn guys and some of their friends, who were the ...... cont.
		Quorn Swimming Pool - Opening Day Programme 1974 The pdf file below is the programme for the opening day of Quorn Swimming Pool on 11th ...... cont.
		Quorn Excelsior FC – Leicestershire Shield runners up 1904/1905 The small shield below is inscribed: “Leicestershire Shield 1904-5 Runners-Up” ...... cont.
		A Barge from Cupitt’s Coal Wharf, Quorn; at Mountsorrel Wharf, 1908 Explaining the Pictures Photographs 1 and 2 were taken at Mountsorrel Wharf in ...... cont.
		Stafford Orchard Park, Quorn - Over 100 years as a recreation ground The Stafford Orchard is often described as Quorn’s ‘Jewel in the Crown’. Its origins are ...... cont.
		Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, Master of the Quorn Hunt, 1893-1898 Passing the Farley Way, Loughborough Road junction in Quorn one can hardly help but ...... cont.
		A Tribute to the American Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne, 3rd May 1952 Quorn Local History Group encourage members to take on projects and to research areas of ...... cont.
		Quorndon Coronation Variety Concert, February 1953 Although Queen Elizabeth’s coronation didn’t take place until 2nd June 1953, Quorn was ...... cont.
		Quorn Charities Darts - Beardsley new gift. 1963 Loughborough Monitor - 25th January 1963 The officials of the Quorn Charities Darts ...... cont.
		A fete on Stafford Orchard, 1950s Three ladies enjoying the sunshine at a fete on Stafford Orchard. The one in the middle ...... cont.
		Quorn Old People's Fellowship outing, 1959 Trentham Gardens in Staffordshire was a favourite destination for Quorn Old People's ...... cont.
		Quorn folk, Church Rooms, 1940s Very little is known about this photograph of Quorn folk, taken outside the Church Rooms, ...... cont.
		Commonwealth Youth Enterprise Conference 1977 - Quorn visitors Between the 13th and 27th July 1977 Quorn hosted 20 young Commonwealth youth delegates as ...... cont.
		Quorn Guides in the Canadian press! 2011 The museum team do not usually include items this recent, but this one was too good not ...... cont.
		A fete in Quorn, probably 1940s Quorn has always liked a good fete or celebration and it is thought that this one may ...... cont.
		Marquees for M Wright and Sons Centenary 1960 Marquees on the field on School Lane, ready for the Wright’s centenary celebration event ...... cont.
		1935 Silver Jubilee Seat petition In May 1935, King George V and Queen Mary Silver Jubilee was celebrated in Quorn with ...... cont.
		Quorndon Coronation Celebrations Minute Book 1936/7 In January 1936, King George V died and his eldest son Edward VIII succeeded him as King ...... cont.
		Darts in Quorn and the Quorn Charity Darts League Darts used to be very popular in Quorn and below Sue Sharpe has kindly recorded some of ...... cont.
		Gartshore family, summer fete, Stafford Orchard, 1960s A summer fete on Stafford Orchard in the 1960s, with George and Olive Gartshore and their ...... cont.
		Quorn Village Hall – ‘Nurseryrhymia’ Christmas Show 1908 This poster was found in the parish council archives and is dated 1908. It is not in ...... cont.
		Quorn Golden Jubilee Celebrations, May 2002 The Quorndon Magazine had reported that for the 4th year running, the sun shone on the ...... cont.
		HMS Quorn Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Quorn as part of the ‘Hunt Class’. ...... cont.
		M Wright and Sons, Quorn - Centenary Celebration, 1960 - Programme M Wright and Sons, elastic webbing manufacturers, started in Leicester in 1860 and moved ...... cont.
		Friends of Markfield – Quorn Gala Day Football Tournament During the 1960’s and 70’s the people of Quorn supported the Markfield Hospital by ...... cont.
		Quorn Village Event, early/mid 1950s A village event in the early/mid 1950s. The gentleman holding the darts aloft is former ...... cont.
		Dedication of Lime Trees, Quorn, May 1952 In May 1952 Quorn dedicated an avenue of lime trees in Stafford Orchard, planted in ...... cont.
		Quorn Ladies in Skegness, 1953 Four Quorn ladies enjoying the sunshine in ‘Skeggie’, in coronation year 1953. Only ...... cont.
		William Freer born 1830 in Quorn, died 17th February 1887, Denbighshire William Freer was born in Quorn in 1830. By the 1850s he was a kennel man for Quorn Hunt, ...... cont.
		The Mill House pub, Quorn, ladies darts team, October 1947 Loughborough Echo, Friday, 17th October 1947 The Mill House pub was on Leicester Road, ...... cont.
		Quorn Brownies, early/mid 1960s Quorn Brownies in the early/mid 1960. Can anyone provide any more names? Names: 5- ...... cont.
		Quorn Brownies and Guides, late 1950s As detailed in cont.
		Daphne Oxenford with Quorn Brownies, 1958 Many people will remember Daphne Oxenford as a well known presenter of ‘Listen with ...... cont.
		Stafford Orchard, Quorn, 1963 Who remembers this play equipment on Stafford Orchard (Quorn’s park) in the 1960s? When ...... cont.
		Stafford Orchard, Quorn, 1950s Three girls in Quorn’s park (Stafford Orchard) in the 1950s. The girl on the left is ...... cont.
		Stafford Orchard, Quorn, about 1984 The young girl in these photograph is Lynda Bradshaw. In the mid 1980s, Lynda was nanny ...... cont.
		Firework Danger! – from 1892 Saturday the 5th November 1892 saw a dreadful accident in Quorn, outside the shops on ...... cont.
		Quorn Wakes on the Green, 1950s For many years the annual Quorn Wakes (fair), was held on Quorn Village Green, which is ...... cont.
		Recreation Ground for Quorn, April 1914 Melton Mowbray Mercury and Oakham and Uppingham News - Thursday 2nd April ...... cont.
		A history of the Church Rooms written in 1979 The history of the Church Rooms below was written by Jack Field in 1979, when the ...... cont.
		Church Room fundraising fete, June 1929 In 1922 a committee was formed to raise funds for the building of a Church Room. Several ...... cont.
		Quorn Church Rooms, 1979 golden jubilee order of service In September 1979 the golden jubilee of Quorn Church Rooms was celebrated with a week of ...... cont.
		Quorn Church Rooms, 1979 golden jubilee programme In 1979 Quorn Church Rooms celebrated its golden jubilee, having served the village for ...... cont.
		Quorn Church Room Programme of Events 1938/39 Quorn Church Room opened in 1929 and provided a much needed focal point for church and ...... cont.
		Eva and James Pell, 75 Meeting Street Can you help with any more names for the people in these pictures, or do you know the ...... cont.
		Cycle racing on Quorn Green! Before it became a car park, Quorn Green in the centre of the village, on Station Road ...... cont.
		Quorn ladies outing, 1950s? Little is known about this photograph, other than it is Quorn ladies group enjoying an ...... cont.
		Quorn Scout Gang Show programme, 1963 Below is a Quorn Scout Gang Show programme from 1963. Remember that if you want to ...... cont.
		Enjoying the sunshine! Quorn 1920s This photograph was taken on the Greens at Barrow, which is within the parish of Quorn, ...... cont.
		Football – Quorn match win! 1952 Loughborough Monitor, Friday 17th October 1952 Quorn Recover From Shock Quorn 2, ...... cont.
		Tom Gartshore from Quorn – Fishing advice, 1952 Loughborough Monitor, Friday 17th October 1952 They only catch ‘tiddlers’ today - ...... cont.
		Collecting leaves on High Street, Quorn, October 1952 This great picture appeared in the Loughborough Monitor on Friday 17th October 1952, when ...... cont.
		Fundraising for Quorn Church Rooms - garden fete accounts, 1923 to 1927 The Church Rooms were built in 1929, but the construction was preceded by several years ...... cont.
		Pillings Lock, Quorn Pillings Lock is in the Parish of Quorn, to the north-east of the village itself, and is ...... cont.
		Stafford Orchard Park, 1936, Sarah Farley This wonderful photograph was taken in 1936 on Stafford Orchard, the park in the middle ...... cont.
		Quorn Fete - Effort for Church Hall Fund - 1927 Loughborough Monitor and Herald - 30th June 1927 Quorn Fete - Effort for Church Hall ...... cont.
		Quorn Garden Party, June 1963 Loughborough Monitor - 7th June 1963 Garden party raises £94 Quorn Church Rooms ...... cont.
		The Chequers Inn, 1980s The Chequers Inn, formally the Hurst, on Loughborough Road in Quorn, used to be a lively ...... cont.
		A jolly outing from Quorn! - continued This photograph was taken on the same day as the pictures in cont.
		A jolly outing from Quorn! These photographs were taken on an outing from Quorn, and everyone seems to be having a ...... cont.
		Quorn Mayday 1950s – photographs taken on Leicester Road Image 1 This photograph is taken standing on the bridge looking down Leicester Road ...... cont.
		Quorn memories from the 1940s Judy Goacher (nee Dorman), who now lives in Canada, visited Quorn in June 2014 for the ...... cont.
		Quorn WW1 fundraising event, Saturday 26th September 1915 These two postcards were acquired several years ago, but it was only recently that they ...... cont.
		Rawlins Grammar School, Quorn, Christmas 1947 This photograph shows pupils, teachers and a few visitors enjoying a Punch and Judy show ...... cont.
		An unknown event, on an unknown date, probably on Stafford Orchard So who are this happy group? They seem to be mainly men dressed as women! What was ...... cont.
		Miss Judy Dormon - Carnival Queen. 1945 Loughborough Echo - 22nd June 1945 A dance was given in the Village Hall, lent by ...... cont.
		Quorn Amateur Dramatic Society’s fine start - 1950 Loughborough Monitor - 9th February 1950 The newly-formed Quorn Amateur Dramatic ...... cont.
		2nd Quorn Scouts summer camp, 1952 These photographs were taken during a kit inspection at 2nd Quorn Scouts summer camp, in ...... cont.
		Wright's Christmas Party - 1972 29th December 1972 – Loughborough Echo M Wright and Sons of Quorn held their annual ...... cont.
		Opening of the new Methodist Wesleyan Chapel, Quorn These photographs were taken by William Shuttlewood, a Quorn photographer and chemist, at ...... cont.
		Rawlins Spring Concert - 1966 Loughborough Echo - 13th May 1966 The school hall was packed with an appreciative ...... cont.
		Old People's Meat Tea - 1896 Loughborough Herald - 16th January 1896 On Tuesday evening upwards of 110 old people ...... cont.
		Parcels Fund concert - 1939 Loughborough Echo - 1st December 1939 The Village Hall was well filled on Wednesday ...... cont.
		Quorn Conservative Club party - 1977 Loughborough Echo - 30th December 1977 Caught in the party mood are about 50 children ...... cont.
		Quorn Ladies Cricket Club - 1930 From left to right, top row: E. Revell, P. Mountency, W. Peberdy, J Cooper, E. Peberdy, ...... cont.
		Methodist Church fete - 1975 Loughborough Monitor - 18th September 1975 Cousins Dora and Nicola Bowler make a ...... cont.
		Successful 'Suspect' at Quorn - 1960 Loughborough Monitor - 15th April 1960 Members of Quorn Dramatic Society presented the ...... cont.
		British Legion effort at Quorn Loughborough Echo Friday July 7th 1950 A costume parade and fete was held in the ...... cont.
		Quorn's Fetes and Fairs, 1960s and 1970s - a photo album Jack and Phyllis Field were very well known in the village and involved in many aspects ...... cont.
		Harvest Suppers at the Church Rooms – 1960s/70s These photographs were taken originally as slides by Jack and Phyllis Field in the 1960s ...... cont.
		Quorn Brownies have a picnic, about 1956 This photograph was taken of Quorn Brownies having a picnic in about 1956. Left to ...... cont.
		Event at the Church Rooms in the 1960s This is an event held at the Church Rooms in the 1960s. Back row, left to right: Mr ...... cont.
		Village Hall drama productions, 1930s These two photographs show a young Jack Field in two different Village Hall drama ...... cont.
		An event in the Church Rooms in the 1970s Standing, left to right: Phyllis Sharpe, Noel Whitlock Seated, left to right: Phyllis ...... cont.
		Quorn Girls' Friendly Society on an outing in about 1929 This photograph and short article appeared in the press in the 1990s. It was submitted by ...... cont.
		1954 - Parade at the Village Hall, by children wearing clothes made by their mothers These photographs appeared in the press in 1954 and show a parade at the Village Hall, by ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew's Church nativity, late 1960s The nativity took place in the Church and was photographed by Jack Field. Standing, ...... cont.
		Church picnic 1979 These photographs were taken at the Church picnic in 1979. the picnic was held on Rawlins ...... cont.
		Quorn Scouts camping - autumn 1961 This photograph was taken when Quorn scouts were camping at Newtown Linford in autumn ...... cont.
		Socialising in the 1970s with Rex Bloore These photographs of people enjoying social evenings were taken in the early 1970s. The ...... cont.
		St Bartholomew's Church Sunday School outside the Church Rooms This photograph was taken outside the Church Rooms in either 1953 or 1954. It is St ...... cont.
		Social events in the Church Rooms, 1960s and 1970s In the 1960s and 1970s, like today, the Church Rooms was a vibrant centre for village ...... cont.
		Sunday School Fayre, about 1961 This photograph was taken when Fenella Crockett was opening the Sunday School Fayre in ...... cont.
		Drama productions at the Church Rooms In the 1960s and 1970s many drama productions took place at the Church Rooms. These four ...... cont.
		Counting the money after a Church event This photograph captures (left to right), Phyllis Field, Lily Callaghan and Amy Child ...... cont.

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