Welcome to the Wiltshire branch of the Western Front Association.
Meetings are held on the first Sunday of the month between September and May only; when a Bank Holiday weekend coincides, the meeting will be held a week later/week earlier. Members are encouraged to check the WFA website for the latest position ahead of each branch meeting.
Doors open c13.40 and the meetings commence at 14.00. We break mid-way for refreshments and end with a Q&A. On occasions there is a book sale; members are always welcome to bring along surplus books to sell.
VENUE: Highworth Community Centre, The Dormers, Highworth, Wiltshire SN6 7PE.
Upcoming Branch Events
'18th July 1918: the REAL turning point of the Great War' by Rich Willis
Over the many years that the branch has held meetings, we have covered all sorts of subjects not necessarily confined to the Western Front. At our March meeting - on Sunday, 6th March 2025 - we will turn our attention to the French. Rich Willis will speak on '18th July 1918: the REAL turning point of the Great War'. The narrative of the battle w...
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‘Warneford VC and the Great War Centenary Exhibition Revisited’
NB a week earlier than usual to avoid the Bank Holiday period. It is ten years since the branch mounted its impressive Great War centenary event when we had a full sized, replica Morane Saulnier (with original radial engine) in the main hall of Highworth Community Centre plus a series of lectures and displays of artefacts. Our final meeting of o...
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