November 2025 Newsletter

The November 2025 Newsletter contains items on:
+ The November meeting;
+ The forthcoming members’ visit to the Loughborough Bell Foundry on 18th November;
+ The December meeting – A Victorian Christmas with Cynthia Brown;
+ The 2026 membership fees are now due, and remain at £15 pa;
+ The 2026 meetings programme is now published and available on our web site;
+ Our 2026 Christmas Tree to be displayed as for of the Lubenham All Saints’ Christmas Tree Festival;
+ Availability of just the book for Christmas, our publication of – Lubenham – A Village History.
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A Victorian Christmas – 9th December 2025 – Cynthia Brown

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.

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October 2025 Newsletter

A PDF/printable copy of this newsletter is also available here. Our November Meeting The History and Work of the British Red CrossTuesday 11th November 7.30pm Lubenham Village Hall 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 Jayne Owens, Community Legacy Manager for the Midlands, who will be giving us an illustrated insight

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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. 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

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