Our Events

 Forthcoming Events

Leadenham Military History Club programme – January to June 2026

Doors open at 7.00pm, for 7.30pm start, at Leadenham Village Hall, LN5 0QB.

Everyone is welcome - admission £5 per person - refreshments available.

Tuesday 27th January 2026

Workshop: The Washing of the Spears. Our popular, interactive format returns with a table-top analysis of the infamous battle of Isandhlwana, on 22nd January 1879.

Join in the discussion, or just look and listen – it’s your choice.

Tuesday 24th February 2026

Presentation: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, by Chris Finn.

The CWGC; its origins; its global commitment; its work today; and some local stories.

Tuesday 24th March 2026

Show and Tell: From Cut to Thrust, by John Goacher. The evolution of British Army swords and swordsmanship in the 19th century, with some genuine examples to look at.

Presentation: The Lincolnshire Yeomanry, by Mike Credland.

The history of the regiment, particularly in the Great War. Richly illustrated including unpublished photographs.

Tuesday 28th April 2026

Presentation: Storm over Yorkshire, by James Handley. The battle of Marston Moor in 1644. James will also bring some weapons and armour by way of illustration.

Tuesday 26th May 2026

Show and Tell: to be confirmed

Presentation: Hannibal and the Second Punic War, by Ian Prince. Back to the 3rd century BC with a look at the achievements of the renowned Carthaginian general.

Tuesday 23rd June 2026

Presentation: RAF Digby Operations Room, by Kathy Blake, who is a guide at the Operations Room Museum, 

with illustrative items.

Presentation: Shagbats, by Mark Bamford, Chairman, Sleaford Museum.  

The exploits of the Supermarine Walrus in Air Sea Rescue.

Please note we are an amateur society and this programme is subject to change at any time. Always check our website before travelling.

To join our e-mailing list, please email milhistory@btinternet.com. Your email address will not be shared with anyone and will be used solely for the purpose of updating you on the club’s activities.

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Other Events

Trafalgar Dinner - Saturday 25th October 2025

Following last year's success, we will again hold our Trafalgar Dinner this year on Saturday, 25th October, at Leadenham Village Hall -  7 for 7.30pm.

Tickets just £26 per person which includes a three course meal, with coffee, prepared by our very own Mike Willgoose, former landlord of the George Hotel. Licenced bar - carriages 11 pm.

This is intended to be an informal occasion for members to get to know one another better in a soclai context; you are very welcome, indeed encouraged, to bring partners, and it will not be a stuffy formal dinner - far from it. Smart casual dress, no dinner suits required. 

Fair warning - sea shanties may (will) be sung, you don't have to join in if you are tone deaf, but why not have a go!

If you want to bring a group, we can accommodate tables of four, six, eight, ten or twelve - but don't dally, as numbers are limited by space. At the other end of the scale, you are very welcome to come alone or as part of a couple, when you will be seated with others.

You can book a table by emailing milhistory@btinternet.com, or cal 07967 352218. 

This year we will ask for payment in advance which can be made direct to the following account:

Account name: Timonthy C Willbond

Account number: 0047 0593

Sort code: 30 13 52

If you make a payment into this account, please put the code TR25, followed by your surname, as the reference.

We look forward to welcoming you again for an enjoyable evening.