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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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The Pilgrim’s Way – 9th June 2025 – Mike Burton

Journey with the medieval pilgrims – and the modern pilgrims – as they travel the ancient Pilgrims’ Way from Winchester to Canterbury. It’s their adventure of a lifetime. On the way they tell tales and visit places of interest. The excitement of the journey increases as they near the great cathedral which houses the relics of the “holy blissful martyr.” Our speaker, Mike Burton, is a former journalist and teacher who worked for 16 years as a newspaper journalist and editor, and

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