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Leadenham Military History Club Forthcoming Events
Please note that for family reasons, Simon's presentation on HMS Hermes and the Fleet Air Arm, scheduled for our "Navy Night" on 25th March, has had to be postponed, and will be replaced by a presentation on the hunting of Force Z, the naval task force intended to protect Singapore and the Far East.
Below are our proposed meetings for the next few months. Doors open at 7.00 for 7.30pm start, at Leadenham Village Hall, LN5 0QB.
All are welcome - admission/membership £5 per person - refreshments available.
Tuesday 25th March 2025 – Navy Night!
Presentation: Herbert Cheffings, leading seaman – based on the memoirs of this local man who took part in the Battle of Jutland and operations in Somaliland - by Alison Gibson.
Presentation: HMS Hermes and her role in the Fleet Air Arm 1959-1984, by Simon Hudson
Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Show and tell: Royal Observer Corps equipment of the 1930s
Presentation: The Royal Observer Corps in Lincs and Humberside, by Chas Parker
Tuesday 27th May 2025
Show and Tell: Military Vehicles, from 6.30
Presentation: WW2: May to September 1945 Asia-Pacific Theatre, by Ian Prince
Note: doors will open at 6.30 on this occasion to allow time to view the vehicles.
Tuesday 24th June 2025
Presentation: The Robin Hoods at Gommecourt, 1st July 1916 by Jonathan D’Hooghe -
The Sherwood Foresters’ diversionary attack on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme
Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Quiz: test your knowledge in the LMHC Annual Quiz Competition
Presentation: RAF Bruggen Tornado Operations, 1988-1998, by Dave Bentley
Tuesday 26th August 2025
Presentation: Burma 1944 –Defeat to Victory, by Tim Willbond and Tim Sisson
How the Forgotten Army – and Air Force - turned the tide in the East
Please note we are an amateur society and this programme is subject to change at any time.
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 group’s activities.
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Other Events
Trafalgar Night Dinner
Trafalgar Night Dinner
Saturday 19th October 2024 at Leadenham Village Hall
Join us for the club's first social event, marking the anniversary of Nelson's famous victory. Port, hornpipes and sea shanties included!
7.00 for 7.30 - three course meal with coffee - £25.00 per person
Licensed bar - carriages 11.00
Partners are welcome and, indeed, encouraged to join us.
Sorry - you missed it - your loss!
If you are interested in attending a future dinner, please email milhistory@btinternet.com .
College Hall Tour, RAF Cranwell
College Hall Tour, RAF Cranwell
Wednesday Evening, 17th July at 19.00.
A small-group tour of the iconic College Hall Officers' Mess, the iconic symbol of the world's first and oldest independent air academy.
This tour is led by our very own Mike Whitwham, whose knowledge of Cranwell's history is unsurpassed.
It covers the history of Cranwell and focuses on a fascinating tour of this magnificent building and its historic contents, including the bust of Hermann Goering, and Dowding's letter to Churchill of May 16, 1940.
Sorry - this tour has now been completed.
If you are interested in joining this tour in a future year, please email milhistory@btinternet.com
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