TRUST PROPERTIES OFFER HISTORY FOR FREE

Some of Derbyshire's finest National Trust properties are to open their doors for free.

Calke Abbey,  Hardwick Hall,  Kedleston Hall,  Stainsby Mill,  Staunton Harold Church (Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire), and Sudbury Hall will all be allowing visitors in for free on Saturday, September 8th 2007

There will also be a an oral history event at Sudbury Hall, where visitors can record memories of their childhoods and listen to the memories of local residents and children from Sudbury Primary School.

The event has been organised as part of the trust's  Your History Matters campaign, which aims to encourage people to share and record their history and memories.

The trust has also set up a website to provide advice on researching family history and heritage. The site includes a "surname profiler".

For more information, visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk