Mansfield Woodhouse Heritage Link gets funding boost from Mansfield MP

Coun Bradley, Nottinghamshire Council leader and member for Mansfield north, said: “I went to visit Mansfield Woodhouse Heritage Link to find out more about their mosaic project.

“It’s all part of the 300th birthday of Major Hayman Rooke, a local author, astronomer and all sorts of other things, and who discovered the original mosaic in the late 17th century.

“He’s also the reason the Major Oak has its title – it was the Queen Oak prior to that – because of his extensive writings about Sherwood Forest.

“He lived in Woodhouse Place just off the A60 and is buried at St Edmund’s.

“It was fascinating to hear all these stories, as well as some of the other projects like sourcing and sharing all of the stories of the men Woodhouse lost during the World Wars, with more and more detail and photos appearing on the walls of Mansfield Woodhouse Library.

“They are a fabulous group of volunteers and I’m grateful for the work they’re doing to fundraise, explore our heritage and also to draw the community in to it.

“With that in mind, I was pleased to be able to contribute £400 to the mosaic project from my divisional fund.

“It’s also fab to see the library flourishing with such a range of community engagement and services.

“As part of our Nottinghamshire Council plan, I want to enhance and offer more for our communities through the library network, and Woodhouse is a great example.”