Branch meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of each month (except for the 2nd Friday in December) at
Callow End Village Hall, Upton Road, Callow End (
'How To Find Us'). Meetings commence at 7.30 pm and last until 10.00 pm approx. A donation to branch funds is requested (suggested amount £3). Refreshments are served during a mid-session interval. Non-WFA members are always welcome.
April 16th - 'Lost in France - The Life and Death of Leigh Richmond Roose'Spencer Vignes, author and journalist, presents a talk about Leigh Richmond Roose, an eccentric pre-war Welsh international goalkeeper, who joined the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1916. Decorated for bravery, he was one of the thousands who perished in the Battle of the Somme.
May 21st - 'Ghosts on the Somme - Following in Malins' Footsteps'Andy Robertshaw, the curator of the Royal Logistics Corps Museum, has appeared on many TV documentaries, and written numerous books, on military history. Andy's talk, based on his book of the same title, tells how Geoffrey Malins produced the famous film of the Battle of the Somme.
June 18th - 'The Last Great Offensive - The Battle of the Sambre, 1918'Derek Clayton is a branch member and a member of the Centre for First World War Studies at the University of Birmingham. This talk chronicles the last major Allied assault on 4th November 1918, in which the British aimed to cross the Sambre canal, maintaining the pressure on the crumbling German resistance. A week later the war was over.
For further details please contact the
Branch.
The Branch has been invited to organise a display stand at a WW1 day in Leominster on Saturday, July 18th. The event is in aid of the Leominster Priory Renovation Fund and the Guest Speaker is the renowned author Richard van Emden. If you wish to assist, or require further details, please see any of the Committee. Please note; the date is the same as the Hereford T.A.Centre special meeting.
Information on all listed meetings and other events, including any changes and updates, is also available on the branch website (see overleaf), in our newsletter, 'The Listening Post' (published quarterly), and at Branch meetings.
