Calverton Calling
Calverton Calling is an oral history project collecting the voices and memories of people connected to Calverton, Nottinghamshire. Each story is recorded, transcribed, and shared here as a living archive of the community — its working life, family histories, and the everyday moments that shaped a place. Calverton Calling is made possible thanks to National Lottery players and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Houses Then and Now: Changing School Identity at Sealy
When did you start at Sealy School?I started in 2013. Okay, and did they still have houses then? They didn't, but they got houses again in the time I was at school. So I think it was either my Year 10 or Year 11 that they introduced them, but not when I started…
Punished for Being Left-Handed: A Calverton School Story
What made you come to Calverton? I was brought here as a small child when my dad moved from Bestwood pit to Calverton pit.Do you have any memories of Calverton? I can remember moving, I know it seems weird for a one year old to be able to remember, but I can re…