Project ID: 1078
| Description | The history of the main shopping area of Leigh on sea, Essex. Members of the group researched particular types of shops and designed an A1 sized display board. |
| Topics | Social history |
| Type | U3A-led research (SLP) |
| U3A | Leigh Estuary U3A Leigh on sea U3A |
| Year started | 2021 |
| Source of reference | Organiser of project |
| Output | Local people were interviewed by members, giving their memories of the shops and the recordings passed on to the Sound Archive at Essex Record Office. Others took part in reminiscence groups and gave written memoirs which will be kept in the archives of the Heritage Centre. |