About us
We are dedicated to collecting and preserving the history of Leamington Spa (Warwickshire, England) and neighbouring districts.
Membership of the group costs £15 per year and is open to everyone with an interest in the history of the town. Click here to join online.
Unless otherwise indicated all meetings are at 7.30 pm at Oddfellows Hall, New Street, Leamington Spa
Regular Group Meetings take place on the fourth Monday of the month, starting at 7.30 pm. Meetings are free for members and students. (Non-members are welcome to join us for £2.50 per session.)
We have free weekly meetings at our “Leamington History Cafe” which are held every Tuesday from 9.30 am to 11.30 am at The Band Factory, Unit 13 Althorpe Street, Leamington, CV31 2AU – see map below). We arrange short presentation at our Cafe and the current programme is –
Leamington History Café 2023, Coffee, History and Chat! |
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20.6.23 |
DNA Irish Mysteries |
Stella Bolitho |
27.6.23 |
Leamington Society |
Barbara Lynn |
4.7.23 |
The Holocaust, their families and us |
Debbie Hayden |
13.7.23 |
Women Aviators of Leamington |
Christine Michael |
18.7.23 |
Friends of Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum |
Lyn Buckle |
25.7.23 |
Lights of Leamington |
Carole Sleight |
1.8.23 |
Automobilia Collection |
David Unett |
8.8.23 |
Film 1: From Village to Spa |
Margaret Rushton |
15.8.23 |
Boxing and the Turpins in Leamington |
Terry Gardner |
22.8.23 |
The man who might have been the town’s first Mayor |
Mick Jeffs |
29.8.23 |
LHG Film 2 : Victoria’s Legacy |
Margaret Rushton |
5.9.23 |
Arthur Margoschis, Leamington Missionary TBA |
Samuel Jebakumar |
12.9.23 |
More DNA Mysteries across the Atlantic |
Stella Bolitho |
19.9.23 |
LHG Film 3: After Victoria |
Margaret Rushton |
26.9.23 |
Polish Community Centre |
Dawid Kozlowski |
3.10.23 |
Heart Community Rail |
Julia Singleton-Tasker |
10.10.23 |
Inspectors of Weights and Measures |
Mick Jeffs |
17.10.23 |
Rev. H.W. Bolitho |
Stella Bolitho |
24.10.23 |
Film 4: Multicultural Leamington |
Margaret Rusthon |
31.10.23 |
Heart of England Newspaper |
Alan Jones? |
7.11.23 |
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Nigel Briggs? |
14.11.23 |
Lillington – a village history ?? |
Margaret Rushton |
21.11.23 |
Their Finest Hour Findings/photos?? Or Archive |
David Morse? |
28.11.23 |
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Peter Coulls? |
5.12.23 |
Plan/create LHG Christmas Tree Fest – history theme |
Margaret Rushton |
12.12.23 |
Leamington History Christmas Meet up |
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19.12.23 |
Closed for Christmas |
Each year we arrange a programme of free Guided Walks to explore the history of the town.
We also organise a History Fair each autumn and details are in our list of Forthcoming Events.
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