Billesdon Heritage Trail

For help using the Echoes App, please visit vtsw.uk/echoes. There is about twenty-five minutes of audio in this Sound Walk, all of which are excerpts from the book the "The Tenth Battalion Trail". The Trail is focusses on a number of places related to the Tenth Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, during the nine months it spent in High Leicestershire from December 1943 to September 1944. During that time, The Tenth was billeted in the villages of Somerby, Thorpe Satchville and Burrough on the Hill. If you enjoy listening to the stories in the Walk, we would encourage you to buy a copy, as it will give you much more information around each of the locations in the Walk. It also has a detailed history of the Tenth written by Prosper Keating. For more information, please follow this link https://friendsofthetenth.co.uk/product/the-tenth-battalion-trail-guidebook How you choose to follow this Sound Walk is entirely up to you. There's a Strava walking route here: www.strava.com/routes/3447517172964478806, a Strava cycling route here: www.strava.com/routes/3450797452392584768 and a Google Maps driving route here: maps.app.goo.gl/C8yNyEuRXvDQioxD9. Along the way there are pubs and cafes where you can stop off for drinks, snacks or full meals. There are also useful shops as well as places where you can spend a night. To hear the whole script for each location (AKA 'echo'), you will need to stay inside the echo until the audio has finished as the walk is set to only play the audio when you are actually located in the echo. If you leave the echo, the audio will stop. But if you go back into it, it will carry on from where it left off, or re-start if it had already finished. Alternatively, if you like, you can just virtually visit all the locations from the comfort of your sofa by visiting www.vtsw.uk/vt/ttbt.

Find out more about Spinney Hills and some of it's old factory buildings. Remember to follow Government guidance on Social Distancing by staying 2 m away from other people and completing this walk by yourself or with your household only.

For help using the Echoes App, please visit vtsw.uk/echoes Walk a loop of the village and open your ears to what you cannot see in Braunston...

For help using the Echoes App, please visit vtsw.uk/echoes The route for this walk extends from the north of the village both sides of the river to the south side of the village. There is no specific start or finish, so you can just choose whatever route you like to explore the village. With permission, this Sound Walk has been based upon a Heritage Trail published by Visit Harborough District www.visitharborough.com If you like this, please let your Twitter / X followers know about it: vtsw.uk/sw/htm/x

This soundtrack of the 3 channel video work, of the same name, is encountered within the vicinity of Two Queens Studio And Gallery, on the occasion of 2020 Autumn Members Show.

For help using the Echoes App, please visit vtsw.uk/echoes The Collegiate and Parish Church is an ancient, Grade I listed building located within the former bailey of Leicester Castle. If you like this, please let your Twitter / X followers know about it: vtsw.uk/sw/smdc/x

This short sound work maps the 70 year history of the Great Central Railway, as it might have been heard from Bede Street Community Garden.

PLEASE NOTE: This is just a sample to show the Oakham Castle team what's possible. For help using the Echoes App, please visit vtsw.uk/echoes Discover England's most complete surviving Norman Hall. Take a step back in time, through the ancient gateway, to explore Oakham Castle. If you like this, please let your Twitter / X followers know about it: vtsw.uk/sw/ocr/x

For help using the Echoes App, please visit vtsw.uk/echoes The route for this walk extends from the top end of the high street down one side, to the Sainsbury's car park, then back up the other side of the high street. There is no specific start or finish, so you can just choose whatever route you like to explore the town. With permission, this Sound Walk has been based upon a Heritage Trail published by Visit Harborough District www.visitharborough.com If you like this, please let your Twitter / X followers know about it: vtsw.uk/sw/htmh/x