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The Local History group usually meets at Trinity Methodist Church Centre, Royland Road, Loughborough.
Limited parking is available. Please ask if you are a Blue Badge holder.
We have a range of speakers including members of the group who share their particular interests.
We allow time for discussion and usually have refreshments mid-session.
In the summer months, we organise trips to various places of local history.
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Charnwood u3a Local History Group Programme 2024
Meetings at 2 pm on the 4th Monday of the month at Trinity Methodist Church, Royland Road, Loughborough, unless otherwise indicated below.
26 February Tony Jarram: Loughborough Fortnight – Exodus to the Seaside
25 March Sue Griffiths: The History of My House
22 April Anthony Gimpel: Historic Villages in Charnwood
27 May NO MEETING (Bank Holiday)
24 June Visit to Swannington (Hough) Windmill
For more details, see https://swannington-heritage.co.uk/visits-events/visit/
22 July Visit to Burton Walks – a guided tour by John Weitzel, Loughborough Grammar School archivist
26 August NO MEETING (Bank Holiday)
23 September Christine Harris: The Moss Family of Loughborough
28 October Lynne Dyer: The Pubs of Loughborough
25 November 1. Anne Speight: Votes for Women - Loughborough Suffragettes 2.(after tea) Brenda Feeney: Rosebery School War Memorial
23 December NO MEETING
27 January ‘25 AGM, Review of 2024 and Member Participation Session
There is an event at John Storer House coming up in December that may interest you. Click on link below for details:
Building Loughborough's Memory Box poster.pdf