Lapworth
A Warwickshire Village
The Local History Group
Programme 2010
Meetings are held at
Lapworth Village Hall on Tuesday evenings at 8 p.m. unless stated
otherwise. Visitors and new members are always very welcome.
Visit departure times should be verified at the time of booking.
Tuesday 19th January 2010
Speaker: Dr. Colin Harris – The Green Man(Colin talks about the Green Man, Grotesques, Gargoyles, Uglies and Beasties)
Tuesday 16th March 2010
Speaker: Brendan Flynn – Collections of the Birmingham Art Gallery including the Pre-Raphaelites(Brendan is Curator of Paintings and Sculpture at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery)
Thursday 25th March 2010
VISIT – Keith Harding’s World of Mechanical Music and the church of St. Peter and St. Paul at Northleach in the Cotswolds[Committee Meeting: Tuesday 30th March]
Monday 19th April 2010
Speaker: Ray Sturdy – The life story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel - a Victorian Genius(Ray is a retired Civil Engineer and talks about Brunel’s professional career and touches on the G.W.R., the SS Great Britain, Clifton suspension bridge and other Brunel projects)
Thursday 6th May 2010
VISIT – Hardwick Hall Derbyshire
Tuesday 5th October 2010
Buffet Supper – 7.30 p.m.Lapworth Local History Group AGM – 8 p.m.
Speaker: Lt. Col. Gerald Lesinski– The Lord Leycester Hospital Warwick
(Gerald is the 32nd Master of the Lord Leycester Hospital and former Grenadier Guard)
Tuesday 16th November 2010
Speaker: Brian Draper – The Ironbridge Gorge Museum(Brian is a Trustee of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum) Contact Committee Member Peter Hill on email: member@iscadum.fsnet.co.uk