2026 Speaker, Visits & Events Programme

Below is a list of speakers and events for 2026.  We are still planning our 2027 speaker programme but speakers for the beginning of the year are also shown below :

12th January 2026 - Neil Mack - The Women's Land Army

9th February 2026 - Dr Martin Watts - Chatham Dockyard

9th March 2026 - Piers Storey Pugh - The Chindits

By No 9 Army Film & Photographic Unit - This photograph IND 2290 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums(collection no. 4700-38), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=463992 

13th April 2026 - David Nicholson - The Battle of Midway

By Unknown author - U.S. Navy photo 80-G-41686, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=722116 

 

8th June 2026 - Branch Barbecue - St John's Link

13th July 2026 - Flt Lt Paul Huyton (Chinook Pilot) - My life in today's RAF

10th August 2026 - Mark Lindsey - Lowland Search & Rescue

14th August 2026 - John Tye - Flying Concorde

12th October 2026 - Quiz Night

9th November 2026 - Branch Annual General Meeting

14th December 2026 - Branch Christmas Carol Evening

Members and friends will gather for an evening of Christmas Carols accompanied by a live brass band. Members are encouraged to bring seasonal snacks such as Mince Pies, Stollen and Christmas Cake. Drinks will be provided.

2027 Speaker, Visits & Events Programme

This list is still provisional.

11th January 2027 - Paul McCue - WW2 secret activity near Windlesham

Paul will talk about the links between Windlesham and the SOE and other organisations during WW2. 

The BBC produced a Play for Today called "Licking Hitler" relating to some of the events and is available to watch on YouTube.

8th February 2027 - Dr Richard Marks - Bomber Command

8th March 2027 - Simon Roberts - Hong Kong Police

14th June 2027 - Nick French - Shackleton, Scott and the Antarctic

 

Visits & Events

26th September 2026 - Windlesham 90th Branch Dinner

A gala dinner to celebrate the Branch's 90th Anniversary was held at Windlesham Golf Club on Saturday 26th September 2026.