Upcoming Events

Nursing The Enemy

Nursing the enemy, and how they were treated by our medical staff 

The Great War And The Silent Screen

The Great War On The Big Screen 

Stockbroker Battalion; 10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

The story of the Stockbroker Battalion, the first of the Pals. 

Sea Soldiers - The Royal Naval Division at War 1914-1918

An overview of the Royal Naval Division throughout the First World War 

The Russian Expeditionary Force in France and Macedonia 1916-1918

The Story of 40,000 Russian soldiers sent to fight in France, Macedonia and Salonika.  

The action at Sheikh Sa'id, November 1914

Collecting war related memorabilia at the time of the war and after

A look at the collecting of war related memorabilia 

"Oh, What a Bostin War!” – Mobilisation & Recruitment in the Black Country in 1914.

Join us to discover the military reaction to the outbreak of the Great War in the Black Country.   

The Battle of the Somme

A look at Britain's longest and costliest battle 

Welsh Warrior at Ypres, 1914

The Battles of the Isonzo

A huge part of the fighting on the Italian Front took place along the Isonzo River in several battles 

Rededication of the Francis Dodgson Memorial

The service at Contalmaison church begins at 5.45pm, followed by a procession to the restored memorial. 

August 1914 – A Supply Column and the Total Chaos of Mobilisation

The Western Front Way - Stephen Drinkwater and members of the Rivington Cyclists Team

Epic 634 mile cycle ride along the Western Front Way 

Lost Mines of the Somme

Look beyond Hawthorn Ridge and Lochnagar!