Next month’s meeting is a light-hearted and informative look at the world of a modern British toastmaster. Geoffrey Harris has worked at some of the most prestigious venues up and down the country and is known as an entertaining speaker. Just what is the etiquette needed to introduce a knight of the realm? What do you do when you are left with a drunken guest at the end of the evening? The answers to these questions and so much more
We offer a warm welcome to well known local social historian and author Cynthia Brown, who in her illustrated talk will look at the wider social aspects of Victorian Christmases including charities, presents, sporting and theatrical events, religious festivals and other activities. It appears even the Victorians were concerned about over commercialisation! Don’t forget we have wine and mince pies and a raffle at our Christmas meeting.
The British Red Cross was formed in 1870 as the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded and was inspired by the Swiss businessman Henry Dunant. He showed compassion for people fighting on both sides of a war. At times of national or international crises we hear of the work of humanitarian agencies such as the Red Cross and Red Crescent. What is the link between them and the Geneva Convention? We welcome as our next speaker
Some people had a faith and some did not – so how did the men and women who served in the Great War cope with the constant mental and physical strain that years of war perpetuated? So many cultures and faiths came together to serve. So many different nationalities served together. The Great War was truly a shared history. This illustrated talk focuses on two particular aspects: Firstly, the extraordinary and unusual true stories and accounts of the unarmed chaplains and how they not only took and delivered ministry and faith to
On Tuesday 9th September, we welcome back our local retired priest Pip Clements to look at the education of our Lubenham children from the Middle Ages through to the building of the National School in Lubenham, a brief look into Record Books and stories around the school with a variety of illustrations and information about well-known villagers and village families. Can you spot the differences? The earliest record of a school in Lubenham goes back to 1630 when the curate