Upcoming Events

MI5 and the struggle against German espionage

By 1916, 11 German spies had been executed by firing squad at the Tower of London. 

The Young Lawrence

The early life of T.E. Lawrence before fame and Arabia. 

Saxons on the Lys: The April 1918 Offensive from the German Perspective

We look at the “Georgette” offensive of April 1918 from the viewpoint of the Saxons of 32 Inf. Division 

The Allied Intervention - Far East and Siberia 1918-1920

Quintinshill, 22nd May 1915; Britain's worst railway disaster

Forgotten Blitz and Defeat of the Zeppelins

How the war was waged in the sky's above Britain from 1914-18  

Navvies at War

The experience of the Navvies working at Hurstwood reservoir 

Branch Trip

August of each year is usualy reserved for our branch outing. The destination for this outing is; TBA 

Lancashire (North) Book Club

The second Lancashire (North) Book Club 

Gotha Raids

The Sky Was Lurid With Flames  

Tall tales or real history?

A look at one soldier's life during the First World War 

Hawthorn crater and the Somme

Further details to follow 

The Battle of Nonne Bosschen 11th November 1914

A look at one of the early battles of the war 

Branch Away Day

A Visit To The Staffordshire Regiment Museum 

Arthur Hutt VC

Gallantry action at Passchendaele 1917