Resources

Our Local History Group is continuously adding to its rapidly expanding archive of documents, photographs, artifacts, audio and audio/visual CDs and DVD's, publications and other resources of relevance to the history and heritage of Aston on Trent. Subject to availability these resources are held for anyone with an interest in the subject.

Access to the material is usually undertaken after a request to the Chair Person so that suitable arrangements may be confirmed. Many of our resources are original documents and may be in a fragile state. Others may be on loan by a third party. The Local History Group therefore reserves the right to determine how, to what and when access is granted purely to protect the material. Access is normally granted to see resources in situ which may not normally be removed from their location. In exceptional cases resources may be allowed to be removed after clear guarantees are provided as to their safety and security.

We are always looking for new archive material to add to our collection. If you have any tangible record of our village's past please get in touch with a member of our committee from our contacts list. You can help us in different ways:-

• Our scanning facility enables us to borrow your material, take a copy and return it to you very quickly.
• You may loan us your material which we will hold in a safe and secure environment. You will naturally be entitled to retrieve your material at any time by request.
• You can donate your material to our archives for the benefit of the resident population.

We receive a number of requests, (including all parts of the UK and from overseas) for historical information via emails, letters or personal contacts and we are delighted to help where we can. Use the contacts list and we will do our best. You'd be surprised where old Astonian’s get to on the planet.

We also have a number of self-published books and CDs / DVD's available for a recommended donation. Go to (the sale items page) for further information.