GWHS MONTHLY MEETINGS
PLEASE NOTE TIMES FOR ALL MEETINGS:
DOORS OPEN AT 6.45PM, MEETINGS START AT 7.15PM
Admission to meetings free to members - Non-Members £4 per person
Any enquiries please contact – [email protected]
THE GREATER WIGSTON
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OUR MEETING VENUE IS:
The Little Hill Primary School
Launceston Road, Wigston
Leicestershire LE18 2GZ
Accessible from Launceston Road or Horsewell Lane
(See Map Below)
GWHS MONTHLY MEETINGS 2026
Tuesday 20 January
Barber Surgeons – their role in the Wars of the Roses
Eddie Smallwood
Tuesday 17 February
Enduring Legacy – The Story of Hinckley by Philip Yorke
Enduring Legacy: The story of Hinckley
Hinckley and the English Civil Wars. In the middle of the Seventeenth Century, a group of men from the small Leicestershire town of Hinckley – some friends, some foes – rose from obscurity during the bitterness and brutality of the English Civil Wars, and carried out extraordinary feats for the causes they were committed to. Author Philip Yorke talks about the legacies these remarkable figures left behind and how some of their achievements would enrich the town for centuries to come.
Philip Yorke (known as "Tony") is a former Fleet Street journalist who has a special interest in history – and loves reading intelligent, multi-layered plots and well-told stories. His books about the English Civil Wars – Rebellion and Redemption – have received widespread acclaim as they recreate the brutal and uncertain times of seventeenth-century Britain when a brother fought against a brother, and a King waged war against his people.
Tuesday 17 March
AGM followed by:
Arming A Knight by Jedd Jaggard
Tuesday 21 April
Husbands Bosworth Settlement Camp by Bozena Kuncewicz
Tuesday 19 May
The Domestic – from Servant to Goddess by Jo Golby
Tuesday 16 June
The History of The Lord Lieutenancy of Leicestershire
By Mike Kapur
Tuesday 11 August OUTING
Thomas Cook – Travel & Temperance Walk
July and August No Evening Meetings
Tuesday 15 September
A Walk Along Hadrian’s Wall
illustrated with slides by Adrian Walker
Tuesday 20 October
Queen Eleanor Cycle Rides by Judith Rout
Tuesday 17 November
More History of Wigston – a follow up from the Long Street talk by Peter Cousins
Tuesday 8 December
Christmas Party and "Our Christmas Story" by Mike Burton
