Branch Programmes

The HA has over 40 local branches throughout the UK who organise their own programmes of historical lectures and activities, and collectively put on a programme of around 350 history events every year featuring leading historians and researchers. Branch events are open to both members and non-members and are a great way to socialise and meet other people from your local community who share an interest in history.
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Each branch has its own arrangements on entry costs most don't require booking but please check before attending. Most events are listed in the HA web calendar and you can submit your own events (requires login). 

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  • Hampstead & North West London Branch Programme

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    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...

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  • Hertfordshire Branch Programme

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    Meetings are held at the Backhouse Room, 116 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6SZ at 3.00pm Meetings are free for members, £3 for visitors. Associate branch membership £15 per season. For more information contact Barbara Wiltshire barbarag.wiltshire@btinternet.com or telephone 01438 716020 Hertfordshire Branch Programme 2025 Saturday January 11th, 2025Did Victorian England...

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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...

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  • Isle of Wight Branch Programme

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    Branch contact: All enquiries to Caroline Jacobs jacobscme@gmail.com tel: 07988 171 708 Venue: All talks take place at Newport Minster, St Thomas’ Square, NEWPORT, IW PO30 1BG, starting at 7.30pm and finishing at approximately 9.00pm, unless otherwise stated.  Doors open at 7.00pm Associate membership: £10 per year.  Talks free to...

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  • Leicester Branch Programme

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    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.    ** POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 2025** David Waller, University of Northampton. ‘The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election in Historical Perspective’....

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  • Lincoln Branch Programme

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    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 the University of Lincoln. Specific details of locations of the talks can be found on the booking page, accessible here: https://cityoflincolnbranchha.wordpress.com/lecture-programme-and-booking/. Cost: talks are free to national...

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  • Manchester Branch Programme (with Liverpool and Chester)

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    Entry to meetings is free to HA members, non-members £4 per meeting.  We are delighted to be able to welcome our members and interested members of the public to our 2024 – 2025 series of events. Of course, circumstances are always changeable and events may vary or be cancelled at...

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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...

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  • Norfolk & Norwich Branch Programme

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    Norfolk and Norwich Branch Programme 2025 Branch Contact: norwichha@gmail.com  Venue: Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Castle Hill, Norwich, NR1 3JU Events/Tours/Walks are currently charged at £5 per event or an annual regional membership fee of £15. (These fees will apply from September 2024–August 2025 and are subject to annual review.) After...

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  • North London Branch Programme

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    All meetings will be held at 8pm at the Jubilee Hall, 2 Parsonage Lane, Enfield, EN2 0AJ. Street parking nearby.  Nearest stations Enfield Chase (10 mins walk) and Enfield Town (15 mins). Please contact Robert Malleson, Branch Secretary for details at rpmassociates1@aol.com . Non-members welcome (£2 per meeting at Hall). ...

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  • Northampton Branch Programme

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    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...

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  • Nottingham Branch Programme

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    Meetings are held at 2pm on Wednesdays in Bromley House Library, Angel Row, Nottingham NG1 6HL, unless otherwise stated. (With your back to the City Hall, the Library entrance is on the left, not far from the Square and is between Barnardo’s and MSR Newsagents). Bromley House is a listed...

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  • Nuneaton Branch Programme

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    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?...

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  • Oxford Branch Programme

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    For any further information, please contact Dr Vivienne Larminie, branch secretary, email vivienne.larminie@history.ox.ac.uk  HA members free, non-members £2 per meeting. Annual associate membership £10 individual, £15 joint (living at same address), full-time students under 30, £6. School groups £10 per group. Oxford Branch Programme 2025 Monday 10 February4.30pm at Wychwood...

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  • Plymouth Branch Programme

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      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...

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  • Portsmouth Branch Programme

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    Venue for talks: Room 1.09 Park Building, King Henry I St, Portsmouth PO1 2BZ. All talks start at 7pm and finish no later than 8.30pm. Cost: Pay on arrival: £4 per lecture, or £20 for all lectures October to May. Students and HA members free. No need to book a...

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  • Reading Branch Programme

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    Branch Contact: All enquiries to Chris Sexton sexton44@gmail.com 07957 184342. Venue: Lecture Theatre, Reading School, Erleigh Road, Reading RG1 5LW (gate code essential and obtainable from above contact). Associate Membership: £10 per annum, Lectures free to national and associate HA members, students and school pupils. Visitors £3 per lecture. (Fees...

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  • Richmond & Twickenham Branch Programme

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    Enquiries: Richard Turk at richardgturk@yahoo.com or call 07958 729526 Entry to meetings is free for HA members, non-members £2.00 per meeting. Local membership of the Branch is £14.00 per year. All Meetings begin at 8pm and take place at Richmond Library Annexe, Quadrant Road, Richmond upon Thames,TW9 1DH. Quadrant Road is...

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  • Sheffield Branch Programme

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    Venue: Lecture Theatre, Grayson Building, Birkdale School, Oakholme Road, S10 3DH. Entrance via the Endcliffe Crescent gate. Parking available. Meetings are usually held on the first or second Thursday of the month, doors will open at 7pm and the lecture will start at 7.30pm promptly Associate Members £20 per annum....

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  • Swansea Branch Programme

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    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...

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