Welcome to the Chesterfield branch. )We meet at Chesterfield Labour Club, 113 Saltergate, Chesterfield, 1st Tuesday of the Month.
(Entrance to Club 'free' car park is on Tennyson Ave reached via St Margaret's Drive from Saltergate direction (one way system)
Members of The Western Front Association and non-members are equally welcome to attend. We ask for a modest £3 donation on the door to assist in covering room charges and speaker expenses, The Club licensed bar is available for use by all attending our meetings.
Please note: as we use a private club's premises on your first visit we will ask you to complete a temporary club membership form at our Welcome desk. This is required to fulfil the Club's Licensing Regulations and is regardless of whether or not you will use the bar. The annual one-off cost is covered by the branch out of your donation.
(After the speakers talk there is a Q&A session with the speaker, followed by a raffle, raffle tickets can be purchased at the door for £1 per ticket.)
Any new visitors will be assured of a welcoming and friendly atmosphere among a group of like-minded enthusiasts
Planned Meetings for 2025 are under
TUESDAY 1st April 2025
Due to personal circumstances, this talk will now be on `Quintinshill 22nd May 1915 – Britain`s Worst Railway Disaster` by Grant Cullen (the talk that was scheduled for January but cancelled due to inclement weather)
Please have a look at the following links (which you may find of interest)
Western Front Association Facebook Page
Chesterfield Western Front Association Facebook Page
Upcoming Branch Events
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An Historians Wrongful Assumption ? - a short look at Sniping and how it developed in World War One. By Morris Charlton
(a short look at Sniping and how it developed in World War One) Morris’ talk originated when he asked the British Deer Society what they would like him to talk about, . approaching 2018 and the commemorations related to World War One and there was an overwhelming request to deliver something on the sniping gamekeepers. The British Deer society h...
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