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December 2022
Guild Christmas Lunch 2022
A great opportunity to catch up at the end of the year; the Guild’s annual Christmas lunch will be held at the Union Jack Club, Sandell St, London SE1 8UJ (which is adjacent to Waterloo Station) on Friday 2 December. The bar opens at 11.00 a.m. and members are asked to assemble for 12.30 for lunch at 12.45 when a three course lunch will be served. The event is informal (lounge suits and equivalent for female members and guests) and…
Find out more »January 2023
Annual Conference & AGM 2023
Our Annual Conference and AGM weekend will be held in the Leonardo Hotel (formerly Jurys Inn), Milton Keynes. We will include the usual mix of activities - validation opportunities, Guild AGM (Saturday afternoon), Guild Awards Dinner, a quiz, bring-and-buy stall, and a range of speakers. An overview of the event is here. Those Members who had applied to attend the January 2022 Conference (which had to be postponed), and have already paid, need do no more, unless their accommodation…
Find out more »March 2023
Guild Recce: “Wellington’s Way” – Peninsular War
‘Wellington’s Way’ “I am going to take a little sleep. Watch with your glass. You see that large stone? Call me when the head of the French column reaches that point.” Wellington to Lord Fitzroy Somerset prior to his great victory at Salamanca, 22 July 1812 Recce Overview: The intent of this eight-day reconnaissance is to familiarise ‘Guild mates’ with the ground, battle sequences, briefing stands and walking route options on Wellington’s battlefields. We will also consider the administrative…
Find out more »May 2023
Guild weekend: Jersey – 2500+ years of military history
Preliminary Programme The two-day programme over the weekend (starting on Friday evening and ending Sunday evening) will include battles and battlefields from: The Hundred Years’ War The War of the Roses The English Civil War 18th century wars (including American War of Independence, Battle of Jersey 1781) WW2 and the German Occupation 1940-45 – particularly putting the Channel Islands into wider context of WW2 history We will also see the very extensive British Napoleonic and 19th century era fortifications, in…
Find out more »August 2023
Annual Golf Championships 2023
Every year the Guild of Battlefield Guides holds its Annual Golf Championships; more details nearer the time from Graeme Cooper
Find out more »Accredited Guides’ Annual Dinner
The annual Badged Guides Dinner will be held in London on 18 August 2023. Further details from Graeme Cooper in due course.
Find out more »November 2023
Normandy Recce
The Guild will be running a recce in Normandy in November 2023. Dates are Friday 3 November to Sunday 5 November. The aim is to cover the British and Canadian break out battles. Please note the dates in your diary for now. Full details will be available in the New Year and we will be asking for names then. We are looking for three or more experienced guides to volunteer, one to lead each day. Once we have the leads…
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