Welcome to the Cambridgeshire branch of the WFA.
We meet at Great Stukeley Village Hall, Ermine Street, Great Stukeley, Huntingdon, PE28 4AQ, on the first Wednesday of every month with the exception of January and August.
Doors open at 7.00pm for a prompt 7.30pm start.
Meetings are open to the general public, WFA membership is not essential.
We welcome a small voluntary donation, payable at the door to help pay towards the running of the branch. The suggested voluntary donation is £4 per meeting.
We are also active on social media where details of our Branch activities can be found:
Our X (Twitter) account is @CambsWFA
Our Facebook Page we can be found at 'Cambridgeshire WFA'
Upcoming Branch Events
'Somme success: The RFC and the Battle of the Somme, 1916' by Peter Hart
Peter discusses one of the great aerial battles played out during the summer and autumn of 1916 above the Somme battlefields. Photo reconnaissance conducted by both sides to identify the positioning of infantry and artillery, the need for aerial bombing, and fighter aircraft to deny the enemy access to the skies. Mention of Air Aces on both sides a…
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'The Doughboys 1917-1918 - The American experience in WW1' by Mike Sheil
'The Doughboys 1917-18 - The American experience in WWI'. The talk is based upon the American battlefields of WWI and is illustrated with some of the 20,000 photographs Mike has taken since 2005, showing the battlefields as they are today. In collaboration with Prof. Richard Holmes created the international photographic exhibition, 'Fields of Batt…
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‘The perceived failure of Gough’s 5th Army against the German Spring Offensive of 1918’ by Ian Langworthy
‘The perceived failure of Gough’s 5th Army against the German Spring Offensive of 1918’ by Ian Langworthy Ian has had a lifelong interest in history generally and military history in particular. During a 40 year career as a solicitor he organised and led, with his brother, many tours for friends and family to the battlefields of Western Europe. As…
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