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Branch Publication
3 From the Editor
4 Wheels in Wales - Ian Smith
7 Civil Aviation - John Ashley
10 Wagons away - Richard Hall
13 ‘Sketty Hall’ - John Law
14 The Bus Museum - Greg Freeman
16 The Mary Herberd - Ralph Griffiths
18 Trolley Buses - Roger Atkinson
20...
The Swansea Branch Chronicle 12
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The Swansea Branch Chronicle 11
Branch Publication
3 From the Editor
4 Renaissance Art - Carol David
6 Finding My Inspiration - Lucy Dean
10 Sanu's last Voyage - Ray Balkwill
13 Glynn Vivian - Andrew Green
15 A Vision of Angels - Dr John Law
17 Gwen Johns - Kenza Eastwood
18 A Gift of Sunlight...
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Support your branch: FAQs
Volunteering to help your local branch
Our local branches are all run by volunteers. Joining your local branch committee can be a wonderful way to get more involved with history.
What roles are there within each branch?
Each branch has three formal branch officers: the Chair (or President), the Branch Secretary and the Branch Treasurer.
Alongside those...
Support your branch: FAQs
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Become a Branch Officer
Support the HA through this vital role
To begin with the obvious, the life-blood of any branch is its membership. However, that life-blood needs a heart to ensure the vitality of the branch, and that heart is the branch committee: a group of dedicated individuals who regularly give their time and effort to the smooth running of...
Become a Branch Officer
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Contact your branch
Information
Bath
Mr M Short
01225 812 945
mikeshort20@btinternet.com
Beckenham & Bromley
Mrs A Wagstaff
020 8777 7742
aj60@dial.pipex.com
Bolton
Ms Melissa Wright
07912 369060
MWright@boltonschool.org
Bournemouth
Dr R Hill
0300 100 0223
suzannah.stern@history.org.uk
Bristol
Ms M Feerick
0117 9442896
maryfeerick58@gmail.com
Buckinghamshire
Terry Bloxham
01296 708926
secretarybucksha@gmail.com
Cambridge
Dr Sean Lang...
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Starting a new Branch
Organising and running an HA branch
The Historical Association and its branches
Branches have been an essential part of the Historical Association since it began. They exist in all parts of the United Kingdom and take a variety of forms.
A branch provides a local forum to bring together all those with an interest in history:...
Starting a new Branch
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Branch Officer Resources
Multipage Article
Branch Events
Create Branch newsletter
Speaker List
Email New Members
Branch Officer Resources
We have a number of resources and guides to help you in these pages, including how to market your branch, membership form for joining a branch, how to create a branch website, and a model branch constitution....
Branch Officer Resources
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Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch Programme
Article
For any branch enquiries please telephone Marie Davidson on 0141 956 1172
All meetings are held at 11am on the second Saturday of the month at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church Observatory Road, Glasgow West End G12 9AR.
Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch Programme 2025
11 January 2025
The Blitz...
Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch Programme
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Cardiff Branch Programme
Article
Cardiff Branch Programme 2025
"The Crusade Text as Commemorative Artefact: Recent Developments and Future Directions in the Study of the Memorialisation of Crusading" Wednesday 19th February 2025Time: 7pm
Venue: Via Zoom
Description: How medieval societies remembered the protagonists and events of the crusading era represents one of the major developments in crusades scholarship...
Cardiff Branch Programme
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Swansea Branch Programme
Article
Branch Contact: Liz McSloy, Secretary historyliz1565@yahoo.com
Venue: National Waterfront Museum, Oystermouth Rd, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 3RD
All talks take place on the third Saturday of each month (unless otherwise stated) and start at 11am
Associate membership: £10 per year, Concessionary (part time workers, retired, unwaged) and Student membership: £5...
Swansea Branch Programme
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HA Branches in the East Midlands
Branch details by region
Leicester Branch
Joint programme with Northampton Branch
Leicester Chair: Annabelle Larsen leicesterha@gmail.com
(Northampton Chair: David Waller david@davidwaller.org.uk)
Most talks will be on the second Tuesday of the month, 18.00-19.30.
Leicester branch programme
Lincoln Branch
Branch contact: enquiries to Prof. Jamie Wood jwood@lincoln.ac.uk
Venue: All talks start at 6.15pm and take place at the Brayford Pool Campus of...
HA Branches in the East Midlands
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HA Branches in the West Midlands
Branch details by region
Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch
Further details can always be obtained from Trevor James on 01543-258434 or Sylvia Clifford on 01283-536250
Venues and times are listed with each meeting.
All Branch meetings and sessions are free to HA/Branch members but there will be a small charge for visitors.
Mid-Trent Branch Programme
Nuneaton Branch...
HA Branches in the West Midlands
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HA Branches in London
Branch details by region
See also Branches in the South East
Central London Branch
For all enquires and for events where pre-booking is required, please contact:
Jill Kilsby MA, MBA, 8 Purley Oaks Road, Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 ONP
Email: jillkilsby2012@live.co.uk | Tel: 07957 627783
Lectures are free to H.A. Members - £3 Non-Members. Associate Membership: Individual...
HA Branches in London
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Ealing Branch Programme
Article
Secretary: Dr Philip Woods. Tel 0208 579 2174. Email philipgwoods@outlook.com
Meetings are usually held on the second Tuesday of each month at Ealing Green Church, W5 5QT, at 7.30pm. Talks are live events but with the speaker’s permission we aim to make a recording available afterwards to those registering on Eventbrite...
Ealing Branch Programme
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Essex Branch History
Branch History
Essex Branch - Early DaysEssex Branch was founded in 1920 or earlier and was active continuously until 1936. In 1920-1 the president was H. de Havilland of The Manor House, Great Horkesley, and the secretary Mr. E.T. Baldwin of Earls Colne Grammar School. There were 56 branch members and 8...
Essex Branch History
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Hampstead & North West London Branch Programme
Article
All enquiries to Mandy Caller mandycaller@gmail.com or telephone 07818 063594
Meetings are held at 8pm on the third Thursday of the month September to April (excluding December) at Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, London NW11 6YD.
Some lectures are also on Zoom. See below for details.
The cost of local...
Hampstead & North West London Branch Programme
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Plymouth Branch Programme
Article
Website: http://www.ha-plymouth.org.uk
Contact: Alan H. Cousins, 1 Russell Court, Russell Close, Saltash PL12 4LZ , Tel. 01503 230106 a.cousins345@btinternet.com
Meetings are open to all, and are free for national or local members of the Historical Association, and for University of Plymouth students.
Visitor tickets: £6, concessions £4.
Local annual...
Plymouth Branch Programme
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The Norfolk and Norwich Branch History
Branch History
The Norfolk and Norwich Branch - a short historyThe branch was founded in 1920, at the instigation of two local teachers, W. J. Blake (the father the famous historian, Robert, Lord Blake) and Walter Stephenson, the father of our most long-serving (1941-1962) president, Andrew Stephenson, who was himself a distinguished...
The Norfolk and Norwich Branch History
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Canterbury Branch History
Branch History
Although active between the wars, the Canterbury Branch had faded into oblivion by the 1960s.The arrival of the University of Kent at Canterbury brought about the Branch's revival in 1971-1972, led by Peter Roberts, Grayson Ditchfield and Donald Read, and a programme was arranged for 1972 -3. Among those on...
Canterbury Branch History
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Nuneaton Branch Programme
Article
Contact: michael.arnold@cantab.net
Venue: Chilvers Coton Heritage Centre, 4 Avenue Road, Nuneaton CV11 4LU unless otherwise stated.
Time: 7.30pm unless otherwise indicated
Twitter / X: @Nuneaton_HA
Facebook: Nuneaton Historical Association
Nuneaton Branch Programme 2025
23 January 2025The History of GCHQProf Richard Aldrich, Warwick University
13 February 2025Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?...
Nuneaton Branch Programme
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Central London Branch Programme
Article
For all enquires and for events where pre-booking is required, please contact:
Jill Kilsby MA, MBA, 8 Purley Oaks Road, Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 ONP
Email: jillkilsby2012@live.co.uk | Tel: 07957 627783
Branch President: Vacancy
Honorary Vice-Presidents: Professor David Stevenson, Mrs Chrissie Ganjou
Vice-Chairs: Jill Kilsby, Hedley Sutton
Programme Secretary: Thabo Stuck
Treasurer:...
Central London Branch Programme
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Winchester Branch Programme
Article
All enquiries to Branch Secretary Eleanor Yates – email historicalassocwinchester@outlook.com or text or call 07973 427915
Lectures will be at 7.30pm. Unless otherwise stated, the venue is The Science Lecture Theatre, Kingsgate Street, Winchester SO23 9PG, and sometimes online additionally.
Lectures are free to members and students, visitors are...
Winchester Branch Programme
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Northampton Branch Programme
Article
Leicester & Northampton Branches Joint Programme of Online Talks & Activities 2024-25
Leicester Chair: Annabelle Larsen leicesterha@gmail.com
Northampton Chair: David Waller david@davidwaller.org.uk
Most talks will be on the second Tuesday of the month, 18.00-19.30.
Northampton Branch Programme 2025
**POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 2025**. David Waller, University of Northampton. ‘The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election...
Northampton Branch Programme
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Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch Programme
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Further details can always be obtained from Trevor James on 01543-258434 (trevorjamescroydon@gmail.com) or Sylvia Clifford on 01283-536250
Venues and times are listed with each meeting.
Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch Programme 2025
11 January 2025, 10.30am -12.30pm at Riverside Church, High Street, Burton-upon-Trent DE14 1LD
Burton History Saturday
The Roman Catholic Landscape...
Mid-Trent & Mercia Branch Programme
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Hull & East Riding Branch Programme
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Branch Contact: Sylvia Usher (Branch Secretary) usher@usher.karoo.co.uk
Venue: The Nordic Centre, aka Danish Church, Osborne Street, Hull HU1 2PN. Small car park at the church. No charge for those attending meetings. On street parking also possible. Meetings are held on Thursdays, starting at 7.30pm
Associate membership: £12; visitors: £3. No...
Hull & East Riding Branch Programme
