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Kibworth Harcourt Post Mill – A History – 4th July 2026 – Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a volunteer at Kibworth Harcourt Mill.  His illustrated talk will include a brief history of windmills, the importance socially of mills, and information about the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB).Graham will outline the history of Kibworth Mill – the oldest surviving windmill in Leicestershire – and the repairs undertaken in 2021/2022 such that this historic mill now looks like its former self with a black and white body, white sails, black sheeted roofs, a

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The House that Mary Built – 9th June 2026 – Caroline Taylor

The House that Mary BuiltCaroline Taylor discusses women and country house building in the 19th C in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. For too long architectural historians ignored the influence and contribution of women in the creation and management of country houses and their estates.  Over the past 20 years, women historians of the country house have gradually been putting the record straight, showing how women in the 18th and 19th centuries were active in estate management, in architectural design, in designing and furnishing

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National Memorial Arboretum – Visit – Friday 24th April

We are planning  a visit to the National  Memorial Arboretum during the week beginning April 20th.  Address: Croxall Road, Arlewas, near Lichfield, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR. The National Memorial Arboretum was officially opened on 16th May 2001 and the Armed Forces Memorial is well worth a visit, commemorating over 16,000 military personnel who have lost their lives in conflict or as a result of terrorism since the end of the Second World War. The Provisional date is Friday March 24th, 10.30

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From Choirboy to Conductor – 12th May 2026 – Keith Green

Keith Green was a choir boy from the age of 9 years, progressed to leading roles in many local musical shows, and even had a role in a professional production. Going on from that, he became a film extra combining it with musical shows – now as a conductor in the pit!  Keith is still singing (Northampton Bach Choir), plus he often plays the organ.As a bonus, LHG members will be entertained by a duet recital, with Keith playing his

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