Upcoming Events

Marconi and Hoffman 1914-1945

How did key local industries gear up for the demands on industrial warfare in two World Wars? 

Were There Indians at Gallipoli?

Strange Meetings - the words of Wilfred Owen

A theatrical performance of Owen's words  

Tommy French

How did the soldiers communicate with the locals? This talk will explain all... 

Green Howards VC's of the Great War

'It's All a Bit Heath Robinson'

Cartoonist re-inventing the First World War 

Making a stand: German opposition to World War One

Opposition in Germany to the Great War 

Story of Sir Thomas Lipton’s visit to Serbia 1915

Gommecourt 1916

"lack of offensive spirit" is a highly controversial accusation . was it justified or not at Gommecourt? 

Wartime Cartooning - A legacy of laughter

Looking at the lasting effect of cartoons in the Great War. 

Winston's Little Army…Aspects of the Royal Naval Division

I'm out; Escape from German POW camps in WW1

What was life like as a prisoner of war? 

For every sailor afloat, every soldier at the front: Princess Mary's Christmas Gift 1914

Princess's remarkable Christmas gifts of 1914 

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Usually a mince pie is available at this meeting 

Lieutenant General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston: 'A slashing man of action' at the Somme.

Elaine McFarland will re-examine the reputation of the controversial general from West Kilbride - and his performance at the Battle of the Somme.