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) |
Membership fees are currently £15 per person per calendar year. The meeting fee is £1.50 for members and £3.50 for non-members. Membership can be renewed at any LHG meeting or contact our Treasurer.
Forthcoming Meetings
| DATE | MEETING TOPIC |
|---|---|
| Next meetings in 2025 – click to access a printable copy of the full 2025 programme | |
| Dec 9th | Victorian Christmases – Cynthia Brown |
| Forthcoming meetings for 2026 – click to access a printable copy of the full 2026 programme | |
| Jan 13th | A Toastmaster’s Tale Geoffrey Harris – a modern toastmaster with an old-fashioned courtesy! |
| Feb 10th | Richard III – The King Under the Car Park Mathew Morris, archaeologist, tells the remarkable story of how a 500 years old mystery was solved. |
| Feb 17th | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – in the Onyx Room |
| Mar 10th | Annual Quiz Night – The return of our popular General Knowledge Quiz with prizes for the winning table. |
| Apr 14th | Stamford and the Great Cecil Mike Burton tells the fascinating story of Stamford, Burghley House and William Cecil, chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. |
Our Next Meeting
- 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.
Previous 2025 Meetings
| DATE | MEETING TOPIC |
|---|---|
| Jan 14th | Soups to Suspenders – Mike Stroud – the story of the two Symington brothers |
| 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 | Wildlife of Bradgate Park – Robb Doyle – on Managing the Wildlife of Bradgate Park |
| May 13th | Roman Leicestershire – Peter Liddle – includes the recent discovery in Rutland of an extraordinary Roman villa and mosaic |
| Jun 10th | The Pilgrim’s Way – Mike Burton – takes us on a journey with the medieval pilgrims – and the modern pilgrims – as they travel the ancient Pilgrims’ Way from Winchester to Canterbury. |
| Jul 8th | Bringing a Secret History up to date – Mark Temple – gives an insight with particular reference to the important role of Beaumanor Hall and Bletchley Park in WWII. |
| Aug 12th | Foxton Inclined Plane Lift – Penny Arscott – on this amazing feat of Victorian engineering |
| Sep 9th | A History of Lubenham School – Rev Pip Clements – the interesting history of the local school |
| 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 |
Click on Pages 1 to 8 below to see details of earlier meetings