Melton Mowbray is a charming town famous for its pork pies and stilton cheese. It has a rich history of royal connections, hunting traditions, and rural heritage and the town’s medieval church, historic market, and the fascinating museum are all worthy of a visit. Consequently, we have booked a guided walk for Members on Friday 20th June at 2.00pm. More details to follow.
Names are now being taken for the first “Members Only” visit of 2025. Snibston Colliery Park is situated adjacent to the Century Theatre, off Ashby Road, Coalville, LE67 3LN, about 34 miles and 50 minutes drive from Lubenham. There is a café and car parking (currently £3 per day) on site and more parking in nearby streets and a town car park 10 minutes away (see: https://leicscountryparks.org.uk/parks/snibston-colliery-park/). Please meet in the café ready to start the tour at 10.30am. We
27 members enjoyed an excellent coach trip to Leicester Cathedral on the afternoon of Thursday 3rd October 2024. We were welcomed by a friendly team, who served us tea, coffee and cakes before our guided visit of the cathedral. Our guides provided an interesting insight to the cathedral’s history and some of the remarkable artefacts on display. Click here to view a few photos taken on our visit.
Our second visit for 2024 was an afternoon walking tour of the attractive town of Burbage, near Hinckley on 4th July. Hosted by the Burbage Heritage Group, 18 of us enjoyed learning about the history, stories and characters from the town’s past and seeing a variety of architectural styles. Click here to see other photos from the visit. The walk followed their published heritage trail (see: https://www.burbageheritage.co.uk/trail.html for further details).
This year’s Summer Supper took place on Saturday 17th August at 6:30pm in the Village Hall. The event was free to all LHG members, guests and non-members were welcome at £5.00 per head. We provided the food and soft drinks. As usual, there was a raffle and one of David’s short fun quizzes!