The December 2025 Newsletter contains items on:
+ Our January 2026 lecture, A Toastmaster’s Tale;
+ The 2026 Membership fees, which are now due;
+ The 2026 meetings programme.
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Next month’s meeting is a light-hearted and informative look at the world of a modern British toastmaster. Geoffrey Harris has worked at some of the most prestigious venues up and down the country and is known as an entertaining speaker. Just what is the etiquette needed to introduce a knight of the realm? What do you do when you are left with a drunken guest at the end of the evening? The answers to these questions and so much more
On 18th November, thirteen members of the Lubenham Heritage Group ventured to Loughborough for an outstanding guided tour of the UK’s only remaining Bell Foundry. Click “Read More” to see the photos taken and to hear the bells.
The November 2025 Newsletter contains items on:
+ The November meeting;
+ The forthcoming members’ visit to the Loughborough Bell Foundry on 18th November;
+ The December meeting – A Victorian Christmas with Cynthia Brown;
+ The 2026 membership fees are now due, and remain at £15 pa;
+ The 2026 meetings programme is now published and available on our web site;
+ Our 2026 Christmas Tree to be displayed as for of the Lubenham All Saints’ Christmas Tree Festival;
+ Availability of just the book for Christmas, our publication of – Lubenham – A Village History.
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We offer a warm welcome to well known local social historian and author Cynthia Brown, who in her illustrated talk will look at the wider social aspects of Victorian Christmases including charities, presents, sporting and theatrical events, religious festivals and other activities. It appears even the Victorians were concerned about over commercialisation! Don’t forget we have wine and mince pies and a raffle at our Christmas meeting.