Palitoys of Christmas Past The Coalville Town Trail

December 16, 2021

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The Palitoys of Christmas Past Town Trail is now open to explore in Coalville, the home of the former Palitoy factory, famous for manufacturing Star Wars toys in the United Kingdom.

Created by the Coalville Heritage Society, there are 17 posters to discover in the windows of participating shops and businesses around town centre.

Through Saturday8th January, each shop has a poster about a toy made by either Palitoy or its parent company Cascelloid from 1920 through to 1985. The posters feature toys including Action Man, Action Force, Tiny Tears, Tressy, Mainline Railways, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake and of course Star Wars.

For more information about the trail contact coalville.heritage@gmail.com.

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Matt Bell

Matt’s fandom continued to grow even more with the Star Wars resurgence of the 90’s. Reading the Expanded Universe and West End Games supplements, playing the LucasArts computer games and being active in fan groups and forums since the early days of the Internet. Matt began to write his own Star Wars reference books and character guides. Today his collecting focus is on Star Wars literature and items from the 90’s.

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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art celebrates the power of visual storytelling. Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum explores how images move us and shape our collective memory. From Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait to Norman Rockwell’s scenes of everyday life to Charles White’s portraits of dignity. Each invites reflection. Each tells a story.

Designed by Ma Yansong of MAD, the Lucas Museum is located in Exposition Park in the South Los Angeles region. The museum’s campus includes new green space designed by Mia Lehrer and her team at Studio-MLA. Inside the building, our galleries explore timeless themes—family, love, work, play, fantasy, and more. Additional spaces include two state-of-the-art cinematic theaters and dedicated areas for learning, dining, retail, and events.

George Lucas and Mellody Hobson share a conviction that illustrated stories connect people across cultures and generations. Their decades of collecting span iconic American painting and popular illustration, comics, and cinematic art.

Lucas, creator of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, and founder of the George Lucas Educational Foundation began collecting in college, when the only art he could afford was original comic art for $30. Over 50 years, that collection has grown to more than 40,000 works. “I could never sell my art,” Lucas says. “It just is not what I think art is. I think it’s more about an emotional connection with the work, not how much it cost.”

Hobson, in addition to managing Ariel Investments, is the former chair of Starbucks Corporation and serves as a director of JPMorganChase.

In 2010, Hobson and Lucas signed the Giving Pledge, a campaign and public promise by some of the world’s wealthiest philanthropists to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes. The pair is committed to improving education, particularly through the arts. “We’ve always said we’re holding society’s money, which we fully intend to give back,” Hobson says. “This is how we’re doing it.”

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September 22, 2026 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM(GMT-07:00)

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The Palitoys of Christmas Past Town Trail is now open to explore in Coalville, the home of the former Palitoy factory, famous for manufacturing Star Wars toys in the United Kingdom.

Created by the Coalville Heritage Society, there are 17 posters to discover in the windows of participating shops and businesses around town centre.

For more information about the trail contact coalville.heritage@gmail.com.