A Victorian Christmas – 9th December 2025
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Category Archives: Meetings
The History of Lubenham School – 9th September 2025 – Rev Pip Clements
On Tuesday 9th September, our local clergyman, Rev Pip Clements, reveals the interesting history of our local school.
The History and Work of the British Red Cross – 11th November 2025 – Jayne Owens
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. The British Red Cross is a humanitarian organisation that provides support to people in crisis, both in the U.K. and internationally. It’s part of the larger Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, a global network with thousands of volunteers
Bringing a Secret History up to date – 8th July 2025 – Mark Temple
We are not very far from two important centres of research, information, code breaking and listening, which played a very important role in helping the Allies defeat the Axis powers during World War 2, namely: In 1941 MI8 set up a project, under the direction of Churchill’s war office, to establish wireless intelligence (W.I or Y) stations in over 30 locations all over the country. Their job was to intercept communications being sent between enemy forces across Europe. Beaumanor was
Foxton Inclined Plane Boat Lift – 12th August 2025 – Penny Arscott
Penny Arscott is the Manager of Foxton Canal Museum located in the reconstructed Boiler House, which once powered the Foxton Boat Lift. In her engaging illustrated talk, Penny explores the fascinating history of the world’s first transverse inclined plane boat lift which opened in 1900 (initially to replace Foxton Locks) as a quicker alternative to the locks system on the once busy Grand Union Canal. Using photographs from the archives, she will explain both the successes, challenges and failures of this