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A Canal-side Winter – December 10th

On Tuesday 10th December, our canal-side friend and member Mary Matts, together with John Butlin, Bernard Rice, Phil and Deborah, provided a stunning meeting. They created an engaging presentation, which covered the trials and tribulations of living on the canals during the winter. The talk provided some wonderful images of canal life in winter and was coupled with a seasonal illustrated celebration of stories, along with music and songs. To see most of the images captured from Foxton and its surrounds,

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People of Bradgate Park – 8th April 2025 – Peter Gupton

Most people who live in Leicestershire have probably visited Bradgate Park at least once and are no doubt vaguely aware of Lady Jane Grey, its most famous resident.  Not many, however, will know that Bradgate has been a deer park since the 13th century and during the eight hundred intervening eight hundred years or so has hosted many fascinating people and events.  This talk will pick out the highlights of this period and give you lots more to think about

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Soups to Suspenders – 14th January 2025

Mike Stroud will tell us about the two Symington brothers who moved from Scotland, in the early 19th century, to Market Harborough to set up what was to become two large international companies.  Both companies were wildly diverse in nature and went in different directions to achieve what was two of the most successful Market Harborough employers, employing hundreds of people in and around the area.The story will tell of both sides of Symingtons – Corsets and Food manufacturers, and

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The Battle of Naseby – 13th February 2024

We welcome back Dr Len Holden, local historian and one of our most popular speakers, as he returns to view the battle through the lens of Harborough Movie Makers in what promises to be a most interesting evening. How did our local Harborough Movie Makers consider the decisive Battle of Naseby fought on 14th June 1645 during the English Civil War?  Come along and find out. <<Return to meetings contents list

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