Spilling the Beans: A history of Coffee Popular speaker Sandy Leong returns to talk about our love affair with coffee going back several centuries, long before it became a widespread drink on the high street. <<Return to 2024 meetings contents list
Following on from last year’s successful meeting, more local residents talk briefly about the house in Lubenham in which they live. <<Return to 2024 meetings contents list
Tony Hirons tells us about the lives of Rifleman William Green, Frank Whittle and John Wycliffe. <<Return to 2024 meetings contents list
Kam Caddell explores the association of Edward I and his wife Eleanor of Castile Historian Kam Caddell explores the close association of Edward I and his wife Eleanor of Castile with this area and asks why their famed love story matters today. <<Return to 2024 meetings contents list
Rev Pip Clements looks at this fascinating Grade I listed building Our local clergyman, Rev Pip Clements – fresh from his extraordinary insight into the life of Thomas Cook last year, looks at the history of this fascinating Grade I listed building in the heart of our village. There has been a Christian presence in Lubenham prior to the construction of the stone-built building during the 12th century and the church continues to be a living presence in our 21st century community. We