Category Archives: Current News

2026 Annual General Meeting

LUBENHAM HERITAGE GROUP Annual General Meeting for 2026 to be held on Tuesday 17th February 2026 7:30pm in the Onyx Room PLEASE COME ALONG TO THE AGM when we will receive reports on the work of LHG and its Committee, the election of the new committee and officers.  There will be opportunity to make suggestions for topics and speakers and also Members Only Outings. Items for Discussion Raffle The Committee has discussed at some depth the amount of work involved in organising the Raffle. The last Raffle at Christmas went well but

Richard III – The King Under the Car Park – 10th February 2026 – Mathew Morris

We extend a warm welcome to Mathew Morris, leading archaeologist, writer and public speaker, who will take us on a personal illustrated journey through the discovery of the tomb of King Richard III and the final solving of a 500 years old mystery. In 2012, he directed the successful archaeological excavation searching for the lost grave of King Richard III. Currently, he is the lead archaeologist for the Leicester Cathedral Revealed and Bosworth Links projects, both supported by the National Lottery

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