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Starting a new Branch
Organising and running an HA branch
The Historical Association and its branches
Branches have been an essential part of the Historical Association since it began. They exist in all parts of the United Kingdom and take a variety of forms.
A branch provides a local forum to bring together all those with an interest in history:...
Starting a new Branch
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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...
Portsmouth Branch Programme
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Reading Branch History
Branch History
Brief outline history of the Reading Branch of the Historical Association
Reading is one of the places to have had a branch before the First World War, between 1908 and 1911 as was shown in The Historian, ‘The Branches of the Historical Association 1906-2006'. The story of the current Reading...
Reading Branch History
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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...
Nuneaton Branch Programme
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Central London Branch Programme
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For all enquires and for events where pre-booking is required, please contact:
Jill Kilsby MA, MBA, 8 Purley Oaks Road, Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 ONP
Email: jillkilsby2012@live.co.uk | Tel: 07957 627783
All talks start at 2pm and take place at St. Anne’s Church 55 Dean Street, London W1S 6AF, Allen Room, first floor...
Central London Branch Programme
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Hertfordshire Branch Programme
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Branch contact: All enquiries to Jan Picken janpicken@cantab.net or tel. 07786 044952
Venue: Meetings are held at the Backhouse Room, 116 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL8 6SZ on Saturdays at 3pm
Associate membership £15 per season. Meetings free to national HA members, visitors £3.
Hertfordshire Branch Programme 2026-7...
Hertfordshire Branch Programme
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Hull & East Riding Branch Programme
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The Hull and East Riding branch meets at the University Library, Hull University, Cottingham Rd, Hull HU6 7RX.
Our meetings are on the third Thursday of the month, 7.30pm until about 9 pm. Coffee and tea can be purchased in the University Library Coffee Bar before the meeting, and there...
Hull & East Riding Branch Programme
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York and North Yorkshire Branch Programme
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All enquiries to Elizabeth McCulloch, Elizabeth.McCulloch@boothamschool.com 07884 435 701
Talks free to members, £2 for visitors.
York & North Yorkshire Branch Programme 2026-27
Autumn Term 2026
5pm - 6.30pm, Tuesday 29th September, at Millthorpe School Hall, Nunthorpe Avenue, York, YO23 1WF
Dawn of the Vikings
Alex Harvey, archaeology postgraduate,...
York and North Yorkshire Branch Programme
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Bolton Branch History
Branch History
The Bolton Branch of the Historical Association, having been founded in 1927, celebrated its 80th birthday suitably spectacularly in October 2007. Not only did it have, for the occasion, a distinguished Chief Guest as visiting lecturer, and an audience of nearly 200, but it also had a large, decorative and...
Bolton Branch History
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Norfolk & Norwich Branch Programme
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Branch contact All enquiries to Mr Simon Kinder (Secretary) via email: norwichha@gmail.com
Venues: This varies. Our main venue is currently The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1TF. We are also exploring links with the UEA. In both cases, car parks are close to the venue.
Associate membership £20...
Norfolk & Norwich Branch Programme
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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 2026-2027 series of events! Of course, circumstances are always changeable and so events may be changed or cancelled at short...
Manchester Branch Programme (with Liverpool and Chester)
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Exeter & District Branch Programme
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For all branch enquiries please contact Dr Robert Guyver guyverrobert@gmail.com
Exeter & District Branch Programme 2026-27
Monday 9 November 2026, 5pm at Exeter School Exeter Andrews Hall EX2 4NP
Parking is available at the school if approached via Manston Terrace [on the town centre side of the junction between...
Exeter & District Branch Programme
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Sheffield Branch Programme
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For all branch enquiries to Michael Clarke m.s.clarke@birkdaleschool.org.uk
Meetings are held at the Lecture Theatre, Grayson Building, Birkdale School, Oakholme Road, Sheffield S10 3DH. Entrance via the Endcliffe Crescent gate. Parking available on site. Usually held the first or second Thursday of the month. Doors will open at 7pm and...
Sheffield Branch Programme
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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 (except May which starts at7.30pm) and take place at Richmond Library Annexe, Quadrant Road, Richmond upon Thames, TW9...
Richmond & Twickenham Branch Programme
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Bournemouth, Christchurch, & Poole Branch Programme
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There is an admission charge of £5 for non- HA members and £3 for students at Monday lectures. Associate membership of the branch is £20 per year.
Monday evening lectures take place at 7.25 pm at the West Cliff Hotel, Durley Chine Rd BH2 5JS. Free parking is available in the...
Bournemouth, Christchurch, & Poole Branch Programme
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HA Branches in the South East
Branch details by region
Beckenham & Bromley Branch
Branch contact: Mrs A Wagstaff 020 8777 7742 BeckenhamHA@uclmail.net
Cost: Entry to meetings is free for HA members and £2 for visitors.
Associate membership of the branch is £12 for 2024/25 or £19.50 with our monthly news bulletin, The Beckenham Historian.
Venue: All meetings take place at...
HA Branches in the South East
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HA Branches in the South West
Branch details by region
Bath Branch
Entry to lectures is free for national HA members and Bath branch local members who have paid an annual subscription. Visitors are welcome and are asked to pay £5 per lecture.
For more information please contact Mike Short, Branch Secretary, mikeshort20@btinternet.com or 01225 812945.
Lectures begin at 7.30 pm at...
HA Branches in the South West
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Bolton Branch Birthday
Bolton Branch News
Renowned historian Professor Sir Ian Kershaw joined the Bolton Branch of the Historical Association on 1 October 2007 to help celebrate their 80th anniversary. An audience of 185 people listened to his lecture on ‘The German People and the Persecution of the Jews', which examined the attitudes of the German...
Bolton Branch Birthday
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Envoi: First World War Memories
Branch podcast
During the recent First World War centenary many HA branches held lectures and talks about a variety of aspects of the war. Some had outings and many looked at their local war memorials or Pals Battalions. The Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch decided that as many of their members...
Envoi: First World War Memories
