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. Please email Dr Dudley Miles dudleyramiles@googlemail.com or Mandy Caller mandycaller@googlemail.com for Zoom details. The...

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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 on Saturdays at 3pm Meetings are free for members, £3 for visitors. Associate membership £15 per season.  For more information contact Barbara Wiltshire barbarag.wiltshire@btinternet.com or telephone 01438 716020     Hertfordshire Branch Programme 2025-6     Saturday...

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  • Hull & East Riding Branch Programme

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    The Hull and East Riding branch meets at the Nordic Centre (The Danish Church), Osborne Street, HULL. HU1 2PN. This is a five-minute walk from the train, coach and bus Interchange. There is a small car park, free to all attending events, and parking on Osborne Street is quite easy....

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  • Isle of Wight Branch Programme

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    All enquiries to Caroline Jacobs, Secretary  email: jacobscme@gmail.com phone: 07988171708 Unless otherwise stated, meetings take place at Newport Minster, St Thomas’ Square, NEWPORT, IW PO30 1BG, starting at 7.30pm and finishing at approximately 9.00pm.  Doors open at 7.00pm Associate branch membership: £10 per year.  Talks free to national HA members and students, visitors...

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  • Leicester Branch Programme

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    Leicester & Northampton Branches Joint Programme of Online Talks & Activities 2025-26   All talks are online and take place at 6pm-7.30pm. Booking is through Eventbrite. Entry is free of charge. All enquiries for Leicester Branch: Dr Alex Byrne. alexander.bryne@dmu.ac.uk All enquiries for Northampton Branch: Professor Matthew McCormack. Matthew.McCormack@northampton.ac.uk  ...

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  • Lincoln Branch Programme

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    All enquiries to Prof. Jamie Wood jwood@lincoln.ac.uk All talks start at 6.15pm and take place on the Brayford Pool Campus of the University of Lincoln. To book: https://cityoflincolnbranchha.wordpress.com/lecture-programme-and-booking/. Talks are free to national HA members, teachers and students, and University of Lincoln and Bishop Grosseteste University staff and students. Associate...

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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 2025-26 All talks are online and take place at 6pm-7.30pm. Booking is through Eventbrite. Entry is free of charge. All enquiries for Leicester Branch: Dr Alex Byrne. alexander.bryne@dmu.ac.uk All enquiries for Northampton Branch: Professor Matthew McCormack. Matthew.McCormack@northampton.ac.uk   9...

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  • Nottingham Branch Programme

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    *If you wish to attend, you need to reserve a seat at a meeting, and to do so, please email Chris Wrigley a week before: chris.wrigley@nottingham.ac.uk   Meetings are held at 2pm on Wednesdays in Bromley House Library, Angel Row, Nottingham (with your back to the City Hall, the Library...

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  • Nuneaton Branch Programme

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    Enquiries to Branch Secretary Michael Arnold. michael.arnold@cantab.net tel 07785 337147 Venue:  Unless otherwise stated talks start at 7.30pm on Thursdays at Chilvers Coton Heritage Centre 4 Avenue Road, Nuneaton CV11 4LU. Ample parking available. Associate membership is £15 per year. Talks free to national HA members and students, visitors: voluntary...

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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: www.ha-plymouth.org.uk All enquiries to Alan H. Cousins, 1 Russell Court, Russell Close, Saltash PL12 4LZ Tel. 01752 843750 email a.cousins345@btinternet.com Membership secretary: John Stead, 2 Jessops, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4HW Meetings are open to all and are free for national or local members of the Historical Association, and for...

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  • Portsmouth Branch Programme

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    Unless otherwise stated, all talks start at 7pm and finish no later than 8.30pm. The venue for talks is: Room 1.09, Park Building, King Henry I St, Portsmouth, PO1 2BZ. Pay on arrival: £4 per lecture, or £20 for all lectures from October to May. Students and HA members pay...

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  • Reading Branch Programme

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    All enquiries to Chris Sexton – sexton44@gmail.com   Tel 01344 779321 or 07957 184342 HA members, students and school pupils free. Non-members visitors £3. Associate branch membership £10 per annum. Venue: Reading School, Erleigh Road, Reading RG1 5LW. Suppers precede each lecture from 6pm – cost £20 per person – are...

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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 £3 per meeting. Local membership of the Branch is £18 per year. All Meetings begin at 8pm and take place at Richmond Library Annexe, Quadrant Road, Richmond upon Thames, TW9 1DH. Quadrant Road is between...

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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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    All enquiries to Liz McSloy FHA, Branch Secretary Historyliz1565@yahoo.com 07810 304616 All meetings take place at the National Waterfront Museum, Oystermouth Road, Swansea, SA1 3RD at 11am. The museum does not have a car park but there are a number of pay and display car parks within easy walking distance...

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