The May 2024 Newsletter contains items on:
+ Our May lecture – Kam Caddell talking about Edward and Eleanor at Geddington;
+ Our next members’ only visit to Burbage on 4th July and our Summer Supper on Saturday 17th August;
+ Our recent Members Only visit to Thorney near Peterborough, which was a huge success.
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The April 2024 Newsletter contains items on:
+ Our April lecture – Roy Smart talking on the subject of “Our Last Naval Hero”, David, 1st Earl Beatty;
+ Our May 2024 Meeting – Pip Clements talking on “The History of All Saints Church – the Story so Far”;
+ The Graveyard Survey is finished;
+ Our next members’ only visits to Thorney on Thursday 9th May and Burbage on 4th July.
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Spilling the Beans: A history of Coffee Our love affair with the coffee bean goes back several centuries, before becoming a popular drink on the high street and at home. In the 17th century it was believed that coffee had medicinal properties; in the 1600’s Pope Clement gave his permission for Catholics to drink it and the first Coffee House opened in England. Next month we welcome back popular speaker Sandy Leong to get our taste buds tingling! At previous
In the past we have covered the larger, grand and historic houses of the area but what about the ‘unsung’ houses – the ordinary homes where most of us live? At the August meeting we will look at a few more of these houses with current residents sharing the history and stories behind the front door! <<Return to 2024 meetings contents list
Most villages and towns have their local heroes, some of whom we celebrate at Remembrance and on other occasions. Lutterworth is no exception to this. Rifleman William Green served in the Napoleonic Wars. His memoirs of 10 years service in the British Army are one of the few accounts by an enlisted man and has served as a primary source for many historians. He died in 1881 aged 96. John Wycliffe was an influential and controversial 14th century scholar and theologian best