Please note that there is no meeting in January 2026.

The February meeting will be a daytime meeting; it will be held on Tuesday 3 February 2026 at the Storey, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster.

The November meeting this year is also a daytime meeting; it will be held on Tuesday 11 November 2025 at the Storey, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster.

Welcome to the Lancashire (North) branch of The Western Front Association.

The branch continues to meet every month at The Victoria Institute, 2-4 Brookhouse Road, Caton, Lancaster. LA2 9QT.

 

The Victoria Institute, image capture May 2019  (c) Google Maps

Meetings are usually held on the first Monday in the Month.  The only exception is when the Monday is a Bank Holiday and we then move the meeting to the Tuesday. 

The doors open at 7pm with the talk starting promptly at 7.30pm.

The talks are about one hour long with time for a Q&A session.  The meeting finishes with tea/coffee and biscuits with time to chat to the speaker and other attendees. 

The branch aims to cover many different aspects of the Great War.

Entrance donations of £5.00 are invited and this includes an entry into the raffle.  The prizes are a bottle of wine and several books on the Great War.

New attendees are always given a warm welcome.

Members of the Western Front Association and non-members are invited to join us.

 

Upcoming Branch Events

'Harwich Submarine Flotilla in the Great War by Mark Harris'
01 Jun

'Harwich Submarine Flotilla in the Great War by Mark Harris'

Victoria Institute, 2-4 Brookhouse Road, Caton, Lancaster LA2 9QT
01 Jun 2026 19:30
07922539256

'Harwich Submarine Flotilla in the Great War'                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Mark will tell us the story, utilising new research, of the Royal Na...

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'The Stockbroker Battalion, 10th Royal Fusiliers by David Carter'
06 Jul

'The Stockbroker Battalion, 10th Royal Fusiliers by David Carter'

Victoria Institute, 2-4 Brookhouse Road, Caton, Lancaster LA2 9QT
06 Jul 2026 19:30
07922539256

The Stockbroker Battalion, 10th Royal Fusiliers.         David will recount the formation and story of what was probably the first Pals battalion.

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'Pioneer Battalions in the Great War by Dr Bill Mitchinson'
07 Sep

'Pioneer Battalions in the Great War by Dr Bill Mitchinson'

Victoria Institute, 2-4 Brookhouse Road, Caton, Lancaster LA2 9QT
07 Sep 2026 19:30
07922539256

  Pioneer Battalions in the Great War Pioneer battalions, created as an expedient in 1914, were a new concept in the British Army. Intended to provide the Royal Engineers with skilled labour and to relieve the infantry from some of the non-combatant duties, pioneers became the work horses of the BEF. Often confused with the Pioneer Corps of the...

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