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 Pat Dyke.
Our Next Meeting
- Managing the Wildlife of Bradgate Park – 8th April 2025 – Robb Doyle
Managing the Wildlife of Bradgate Park
Bradgate Park is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and this talk takes a look at the five main habitats found in Bradgate Park that make it such a special place. The key habitats are; Wet Heathland, Acid Grassland, Dry Stone Walls, Ancient Trees and Water Courses. The plant life and wildlife for each habitat will be reviewed along with habitat management tasks. There will be images of the large Red Deer down to the smallest insects. The talk will also look at how human interventions past and present form this fabulous site in the Charnwood Forest.
Bradgate Park is a medieval deer park – a Sight of Special Scientific Interests (SSSI) that was first mentioned circa 1241. It was laid out as a hunting land either side of the banks of the River Lin, and was rather smaller than the current boundary. Today it covers 850 acres of publicly accessible countryside in the Charnwood Forest. The park was one of two parks belonging to the Manor of Groby. It was subsequently acquired by the Beaumont family, passing to the de Quincy family and on to William de Ferrers of Groby.
Please click here or on the image to see more of the Bradgate Park Wildlife.
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Forthcoming Meetings
| DATE | MEETING TOPIC |
|---|---|
| Forthcoming meetings – 2025 – access a printable copy of the full 2025 programme | |
| 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 (Please note: this replaces the planned April talk as Peter Gupton is unable to join us in April). |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Feb 11th | Bridgescapes – Bruce Keith A personal journey through history celebrating Scotland’s bridge building heritage |
| 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.