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
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
