Welcome to the Tyneside branch of the Western Front Association.
We meet on the third Monday of each month at 7.30pm for 8.00pm.
VENUE: Allotment Social Club, Benton Road, West Allotment, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE27 0DN.
Upcoming Branch Events
20 May
The Life and Death of LEIGH ROOSE Sportsman and Soldier by Spencer Vignes
Allotment Social Club, North Terrace, West Allotment, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 ODN
20 May 2024 19:45
In 1914 Leigh Roose, the first superstar of modern-day football, went off to join the war effort serving in the Mediterranean and France. Like millions of others, the former Stoke, Sunderland, and Wales goalkeeper would die. Unlike millions of others, nobody knew how or where – until now. This talk lifts the lid on Leigh's remarkable life, his war …
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