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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November 2024 Newsletter

The November newsletter contains articles on:
+ the future of our heritage group. We need new committee members if the group is to continue;
+ our December meeting – A canal-side winter at Foxton;
+ our 2025 meetings programme;
+ the 2025 membership fees;
+ the Christmas Tree festival in All Saints church this December.
Click link for further details and to access a copy of the newsletter.

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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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