Please note that there is no meeting in January 2025.
The February meeting will be a daytime meeting; details of time and venue to be confirmed.
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.
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
'Forward into this Valley of the Shadow of Death by Sean Corkerry'
On the 111th anniversary of Britain's entry into the Great War, Lancaster Historian Shaun Corkerry examines the slide into war in the Lancaster area using the archives of the Lancaster Guardian. He looks at attitudes to the War, the dawning realisation of a long conflict, the effects on local families and how the War was portrayed in the media...
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'The Winning and Losing of the Great War at Sea and the Feeding of Nations by Tom Scotland'
The Royal Blockade and the U- boats. The crucial restriction of food imports and raw materials to Germany resulted in the starvation of the German civilian population with terrible consequences. British scientists, unlike their German counterparts, anticipated food shortages and made a major contribution to winning the war.
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'The Jullundur Brigade by Brig. (rtd) Peter Rafferty MBE'
The Jullundur Brigade by Brig. (rtd) Peter Rafferty MBE Peter will recount the tale of the Jullndur Brigade, one of the first brigades of the Indian Army to go into action on the Western Front. Peter will be know to branch members being a regular attendee of meetings as well as making contributions at the AGM.
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