Monthly Meetings
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 |
| Dec 9th | A Victorian Christmas – Cynthia Brown |