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 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 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.

Tuesday 28th July 2026

Presentation: Operation Manna, by Paul Robinson. The airborne food drop into the Netherlands by the RAF in April and May 1945.

Presentation: Operations Doomsday and Eclipse: Norway and Denmark 1945, by Brian Riley. As Britain celebrated VE Day, British 1st Airborne forces were deployed to Norway and Denmark, to oversee the surrender of large German forces there, and at the same time to deter suspected Soviet advances on Denmark.

Tuesday 25th August 2026

Biography: Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, by Tim Sisson. Continuing our “biographies” series with a look at the 47-year military career of the “Un-killable Soldier”.

Quiz: test your knowledge in the LMHC annual quiz - now in extended format!

Tuesday 22nd September 2026

Presentation: Fly Navy, Walk Sideways - a Crab’s time with the Fleet Air Arm, by Chris Finn. Chris’s amusing and informative account of his time as an RAF pilot under the wing of the Senior Service.

Tuesday 27th October 2026

Presentation: Storm over Yorkshire, by James Handley.

James will present on the 1644 battle of Marston Moor, probably the largest battle ever fought on British soil, and will also display weapons and armour by way of illustration.

Tuesday 24th November 2026

Presentation: The Fall of Saigon – an Epic Tragedy, by Sean McCabe.

Sean concludes his highly popular Vietnam trilogy with an account of Saigon’s fall in April 1975, and an overview of the war. Sean will also display fully complete GI and NVA uniforms, possibly the only original complete set in the UK.

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

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Other Events

Taranto Dinner - Saturday 21st November 2026

information to follow!