The Leicester branch will be visiting the National Gas Museum, Aylestone Road, Leicester. Booking is required. From 8 July onwards email leicester@lrfhs.org.uk for details. Please do not email prior to this date.

Speaker - Ned Newitt. Ned is a well-known historian and speaker, and this talk will look at the 'infidels' of Leicester. These freethinkers risked imprisonment, lost jobs and were ostracised because of their fight for the freedoms enjoyed today. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tea/coffee available & CD/Book Stall.

Speaker - Richard Graves. Mary Attenborough, the mother of the naturalist David Attenborough, was a Leicester philanthropist, working for child refugees and child welfare in general. Richard will be telling her remarkable story. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tea/coffee available & CD/Book Stall.

Speaker - Robin Jenkins. Many of the fallen are remembered on smaller war memorials scattered around the county. Sadly, these can be at risk of becoming damaged or lost. Robin is an active member of the project and he will be explaining their work - past, present, and future. Doors open at 7pm for a […]