mornings. Other entertainment and events take place throughout the year. In 2018/9 the Hall was awarded a grant towards its refurbishment by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Events designed to further knowledge of the village's heritage and history have included a Feast Day with a visit from Tony Rotherham, a lecture on archaeology by Carenza Lewis and lessons in Edwardian dress and manners for children from the local school. In September 2019 several test mini pits were excavated throughout the village under the supervision of Carenza Lewis. Amongst the finds were an array of clay pipes, 8th century earthernware and, from near the long gone Queensway Camp guardhouse, a soldier's cap badge. The heritage group has, with the advice and help of The Heritage Lottery Fund and Lincoln University, created an Archive to collate, record, digitise and archive a series of historical photographs and documents submitted by long-term residents. This initiative is in progress and can be accessed via the Village Hall website. During lockdown, in 2020, many of the activities were suspended but the village hall committee worked hard to design and produce a display of the history of Old Dalby. This takes the form of a 3 metre long wall chart hung inside the hall at the end of December 2020. Queensway Queensway, part of Old Dalby, is a housing estate of more than 200 homes around a mile to the east of the village. Green fields until 1938 the land was bought by the War Office and a camp established to serve the ordnance and maintenance depot that was built nearby at the outbreak of the Second World War. At the height of its use the camp housed some 3,500 army and civilian personnel, mainly in Nissen huts. The camp also guarded around 300 prisoners of war. Gradually houses were built, from the early 1950s and throughout the '60s, as homes for permanent officers and staff. The road “Queensway” was named for the Queen on her coronation in June 1953 and the entire settlement shortly thereafter adopted the name. The camp and depot had its own cinema, canteen/ restaurants, officers mess, dance hall and sports pitches. After the war ended and the need for staff diminished, houses were sold and the army presence gradually reduced. The depot remained busy, however, repairing large weapons, their transport and equipment. A fence remained around the base for many years and the