Monthly Meetings
All meetings, which are open to members and non-members, are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm in Lubenham Village Hall (unless otherwise stated) |
Our Next Meeting
- Bridgescapes – 11th February 2025
We extend a warm welcome to Bruce Keith who will take us on a personal illustrated journey through history celebrating Scotland’s bridge-building heritage.
For us a bridge can consist of a simple plank of wood over a stream, or more complex structures from stone arched bridges to civil engineering marvels such as the Forth Bridge or more recent concrete and stainless-steel reinforced structures, such as the Skye Bridge.
Click on the image to see more Scottish bridges.
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Bridgescapes – L Bruce Keith
Forthcoming Meetings
| DATE | MEETING TOPIC |
|---|---|
| Forthcoming meetings – 2025 – access a printable copy of the full 2025 programme | |
| Feb 11th | Bridgescapes – Bruce Keith A personal journey through history celebrating Scotland’s bridge building heritage |
| Feb 25th | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – in the Onyx Room |
| Mar 11th | Annual Quiz Night – The return of our popular General Knowledge Quiz |
| Apr 8th | People of Bradgate Park – Peter Gupton – on the people and events of Bradgate Park since the 13th century |
| May 13th | Roman Leicestershire – Peter Liddle – includes the recent discovery in Rutland of an extraordinary Roman villa and mosaic |
| Jun 10th | A History of Lubenham School – Rev Pip Clements – the interesting history of the local school |
| Jul 8th | The Arts and Crafts Movement – Mark Temple – gives an insight with particular reference to Leicestershire |
| Aug 12th | Foxton Inclined Plane Lift – Penny Arscott – on this amazing feat of Victorian engineering |
| Sep 9th | Manpower to Mechanisation in farming – David Burditt – on the agricultural revolution brought about by farming mechanisation |
| Oct 14th | Keeping the Faith at the Front During WWI – A return of the popular speaker Helen Frost |
| Nov 11th | The History and Work of the British Red Cross – Jayne Owens – the long and valuable work for humanity of the British Red Cross |
| Dec 9th | A Christmas Play – An evening of entertainment by Lubenham Heritage Group members |
| Previous 2025 meetings | |
| Jan 14th | Soups to Suspenders – Mike Stroud – the story of the two Symington brothers |
| Previous 2024 meetings | |
| Jan 9th | The Land Army of World War I – Helen Frost the work of the Women’s Land Army in World War I |
| Feb 13th | The Battle of Naseby – Dr Len Holden The Harborough Movie Makers’ considerations when filming the Battle of Naseby |
| Feb 27th | Annual General Meeting |
| Mar 12th | Annual Quiz Night |
| Apr 9th | The Last Naval Hero (David, 1st Earl Beatty and the Battle of Jutland) |
| May 14th | A History of All Saints’ Church, Lubenham |
| June 11th | Edward and Eleanor in Geddington |
| July 9th | Three Heroes of Lutterworth (Rifleman William Green, Frank Whittle and John Wycliffe) |
| Aug 13th | A history of my house (members talk about their house in Lubenham) |
| Sep 10th | Spilling the Beans — a history of coffee |
| Oct 8th | Parks for the people — a history of the public park |
| Nov 12th | Conservation of Historic Buildings – Justin Webber |
| Dec 10th | A Canalside Winter – Mary Matts – recollections of canal life in winter |
Meetings in Previous Years
For details of past meetings, click on pages “2 to 7” below.