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August 2025 Newsletter

The August newsletter contains articles on:
+ The September meeting when our local retired priest Pip Clements will look at the education of Lubenham children from the Middle Ages through to the building of the National School in Lubenham.
+ The Members only visit to Anglesey Abbey on 24th September
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Hallaton Festival of Archaeology

Hallaton Museum and Hallaton Church Restoration Trust are running events in Hallaton from Saturday 19th July to Sunday 3rd August. They will be showing how the discoveries by community archaeologists and local historians have uncovered Hallaton’s history. For full details of all the events visit the Hallaton Museum web site On weekends “Café in the Church” will offer lunch, cakes and cream teas from 12 noon to 4pm. In addition, there will be exhibits on the work in progress on

Lubenham All Saints Church Graveyard Survey

It all began in 2015 when, following an approach from All Saints Parochial Church Council (PCC) to LHG, it was decided to update the survey carried out by the Women’s Institute in 1981. A small but dedicated group of volunteers began recording all the graves and their hard work has finally come to fruition with the publication of the Survey. The survey contains 740 references to people commemorated in the five sections of the graveyard. Of these memorials, there are

April 2025 Newsletter

The April newsletter contains articles on:
+ The May meeting when Peter Liddle will talk on “Roman Leicestershire”.
+ The Members only trips to:
+ Snibston Colliery on 29th April, and
+ A guided visit to Melton Mowbray on 20th June.
+ Changes to the June and September meetings.
+ A request for a member to help by producing the monthly newsletter.

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March 2025 Newsletter

The March newsletter contains articles on:
+ The April meeting when Robb Doyle will talk on “Managing the Wildlife of Bradgate Park.
+ A Report from our Annual General Meeting on 25th February.
+ Our next members only trip to Snibston Colliery, Coalville.
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