Students from two Market Harborough schools headed into the town centre after lessons to protest for more action to combat climate change. See the third photo on the gallery (March) for more.Students from two Market Harborough schools headed into the town centre after lessons to protest for more action to combat climate change. See the third photo on the gallery (March) for more.
Students from two Market Harborough schools headed into the town centre after lessons to protest for more action to combat climate change. See the third photo on the gallery (March) for more.

Twelve photos that tell the story of the Harborough district in 2019

Harborough Mail photographer Andrew Carpenter has once again been covering your news in 2019 through the eye of a lens.
By Philip Hibble
Published 23rd Dec 2019, 16:58 BST
Updated 23rd Dec 2019, 16:58 BST

Here are his 12 favourite photos over the past 12 months.

Crowds gather to watch the remembrance wreath laying on the Square in November.

5. November

Crowds gather to watch the remembrance wreath laying on the Square in November. Photo: PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

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Market Harborough Station reopened for trains after engineering work was completed. The work saw Network Rail connect almost 4km of newly laid track into the existing alignment and saw no trains running through the station until it reopened in June. This has created a straighter rail line through the station and will enable trains to travel at higher speeds. A new accessible footbridge which will widen travel opportunities for more people has also opened. To allow this work to take place safely, no trains were able to run on this portion of the line and instead, coach replacement and diversionary routes were in place to keep passengers moving. The work was a key part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade, which is the biggest investment into the line since the Victorian era.

6. June

Market Harborough Station reopened for trains after engineering work was completed. The work saw Network Rail connect almost 4km of newly laid track into the existing alignment and saw no trains running through the station until it reopened in June. This has created a straighter rail line through the station and will enable trains to travel at higher speeds. A new accessible footbridge which will widen travel opportunities for more people has also opened. To allow this work to take place safely, no trains were able to run on this portion of the line and instead, coach replacement and diversionary routes were in place to keep passengers moving. The work was a key part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade, which is the biggest investment into the line since the Victorian era. Photo: PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

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Work to demolish Market Harborough's old cottage hospital got underway in July. Crews moved in to demolish the former cottage hospital off Coventry Road in Market Harborough. The work will clear most of the site in preparation for a luxury new 70-bed care home. The Grade II listed war memorial portico will be carefully retained and incorporated into the new building. The red brick-built care home will occupy much the same footprint as the redundant hospital, developers say.

7. July

Work to demolish Market Harborough's old cottage hospital got underway in July. Crews moved in to demolish the former cottage hospital off Coventry Road in Market Harborough. The work will clear most of the site in preparation for a luxury new 70-bed care home. The Grade II listed war memorial portico will be carefully retained and incorporated into the new building. The red brick-built care home will occupy much the same footprint as the redundant hospital, developers say. Photo: PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

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Jim Garratt and Vicki Walters at the Harborough at War event in August.

8. August

Jim Garratt and Vicki Walters at the Harborough at War event in August. Photo: PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

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