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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

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

Stamford and the Great Cecil — 14th April 2026 — Mike Burton

Mike tells the fascinating story of Stamford, Burghley House and William Cecil, chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth 1st. The Great Who? Come and find out as Mike Burton makes a return visit to tell the fascinating story of Stamford in Lincolnshire, adjacent to Rutland, with the magnificent Burghley House, possibly one of the largest and grandest surviving houses of the sixteenth century and a wonderful example of the great Elizabethan ‘prodigy’ houses, built to honour the Queen and to be

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