Assignment 1 Validation (postponed)
This Event has been postponed from 10 October; the new date has yet to be confirmed. This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild Member candidate’s presentation will be The Alabamas at Croix Rouge Farm. July 25-27 1918.
Portsmouth Weekend, 16-18 October 2020 (postponed)
A ‘traditional’ Guild weekend with a quiz, a wide range of subject matter (not just nautical, although Portsmouth is billed as "the home of the Royal Navy"!) and sites, and plenty of opportunity to socialise. Travel during the event will be self-drive. Some walking is involved, none of it strenuous! A number of themes and […]
Assignment 1 Validation (postponed)
This Event has been postponed until 2021. This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild Member candidate’s presentation will be Operation Mercury: Maleme 20 May 1941.
Assignment 1 Validation
This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild member candidate’s presentation will be 55th (West Lancashire) Division during the Third Battle of Ypres. All Guild members are welcome to join the audience, particularly those who have been accepted on the Accreditation Programme but have not yet seen a live validation, and those who […]
Assignment 1 Validation
This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild member candidate’s presentation will be The Battle for Seelow Heights, April 1945. All Guild members are welcome to join the audience, particularly those who have been accepted on the Accreditation Programme but have not yet seen a live validation, and those who have yet to […]
Assignment 1 Validation
This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild member candidate’s presentation will be 44 Commando at the Battle of Hill 170. All Guild members are welcome to join the audience, particularly those who have been accepted on the Accreditation Programme but have not yet seen a live validation, and those who have yet […]
AGM 2021, Online
Given that the Covid 19 and travel restrictions, it has been agreed to hold the Annual General Meeting online. It is hoped that under these arrangements those who normally attend will do so as well as many more who, for whatever reason, are not able to make the travel arrangements to do so. We have […]
Awards and Badge Presentation, Online
The Guild Awards presentation and presentation of badges to newly-accredited guides will take place shortly after the Annual General Meeting (exact starting time will be announced at the end of the AGM). Registration details can be found in the Membership area of the Guild website under "2021 AGM and Awards Ceremony".
Assignment 1 Validation
This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild member candidate’s presentation will be The Battle of Crete 1941. All Guild members are welcome to join the audience, particularly those who have been accepted on the Accreditation Programme but have not yet seen a live validation, and those who have yet to begin the process. […]
Assignment 1 Validation
This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild member candidate’s presentation will be Exercise Tiger 22-28 April 1944. All Guild members are welcome to join the audience, particularly those who have been accepted on the Accreditation Programme but have not yet seen a live validation, and those who have yet to begin the […]
Assignment 1 Validation
This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild member candidate’s presentation will be The Battle of Raate Road, 1-7 January 1940. All Guild members are welcome to join the audience, particularly those who have been accepted on the Accreditation Programme but have not yet seen a live validation, and those who have yet […]
Assignment 1 Validation
This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild Member candidate’s presentation will be 8 Division’s attack to the east of Bouchavesnes – 4 March 1917. Further details about how to join the audience for this event will be published in the Guild Weekly Update email about a week before the event. Members wishing […]
Assignment 1 Validation
This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild Member candidate’s presentation will be Le Chêne Tondu and the Iron Division (28th AEF): late September/early October 1918. All Guild members are welcome to join the audience, particularly those who have been accepted on the Accreditation Programme but have not yet seen a live validation, […]
Special Forces in the UK
PooleThe Guild Special Forces recce will take place on the 11th and 12th September 2021 in the Poole area. The theme of the recce is the development of Special Forces capabilities during WW2 and will study the Special Operations Executive, The Auxiliary Units, the Special Raiding Force, Special Forces Communications, Air support to SF operations, […]
Somme Recce
Taking a Guild recce format with participating Guild members passing on their knowledge of the battlefield and tour tips based on experience. Participants will be invited to share their knowledge with the group as we visit possible "stands" around the battlefields. Newcomers to the Guild and battlefield guiding on the Western Front need not be […]
Assignment 1 Validation
This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild Member candidate’s presentation will be Battle for Kustrin – The Farcical Fortress, February 1945. All Guild members are welcome to join the audience, particularly those who have been accepted on the Accreditation Programme but have not yet seen a live validation, and those who have […]
Guild Christmas Lunch 2021
Union Jack Club Sandell Street, Lambeth, LondonA great opportunity to catch up at the end of a difficult year for many; the Guild’s annual Christmas lunch will be held at the Union Jack Club, Sandell St, London SE1 8UJ on Friday 3 December. The bar opens at 11.00 a.m. and members are asked to assemble for 12.30 for lunch at 12.45 […]
Guild Portuguese Peninsular War Recce – Rescheduled Dates
OportoThis Recce had been scheduled to take place in April 2020 but was postponed as Europe went into Covid 19 lock-down which prevented all but non-essential travel. The recce has now been provisionally rescheduled to 2-7 March 2022 Please contact the organiser if you are interested in going if you were not down to go […]
Annual General Meeting 2022
As in 2021, our Annual General Meeting, and the Awards Ceremony which follows it, will be conducted virtually. Links to both events have been published in the Members area of the Guild website (under the "2022 AGM" tab of the Governance page), and also circulated by email. Annual General Meeting Last minute registration for the […]
Guild Awards Ceremony
As in 2021, the Awards Ceremony, which will follow our Annual General Meeting, will be conducted virtually. The link to join this event has been published in the Members area of the Guild website (under the “2022 AGM” tab of the Governance page), and also circulated by email. The Awards Ceremony The ceremony will begin […]
Assignment 1 Validation
This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild Member candidate’s presentation will be Battle for Kustrin, February 1945. All Guild members are welcome to join the audience, particularly those who have been accepted on the Accreditation Programme but have not yet seen a live validation, and those who have yet to begin the […]
EOD, Malta
MaltaThe Guild recce to Malta will take place in April 2022. The theme of the recce is the defence of Malta during WW2, with the emphasis being on the Explosive Ordnance Disposal capability of the islands. To provide background and context, it will also cover air and sea campaigns, the experience of the Maltese population […]
“From Stringbags to Spitfires!”
Castle Bromwich BirminghamA car tour around four sites associated with Castle Bromwich airfield, North Birmingham looking at its history telling the story of the development of military and civil aviation from 1910 to 1950. Today mostly associated with the building and development of Spitfires in WW2 there is a whole, almost unknown, Great War and interwar years […]
The Richard Holmes Memorial Lecture
The Battlefields Trust, British Commission for Military History and International Guild of Battlefield Guides are pleased to announce that the Richard Holmes Memorial Lecture will take place on Thursday, 5 May 2022 at 19:00 hrs. This will be a virtual lecture by Professor Anne Curry, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, University of Southampton, entitled: "The […]
Tewkesbury Core Event
TewkesburyBased in the historic town of Tewkesbury the outline plan for the weekend is: Friday & Saturday night - hotel in Tewkesbury: With a significant number of locals the numbers currently staying for the weekend are insufficient to get any hotel "deal", especially approaching High Season. Therefore, we are leaving finding accommodation up to individuals, […]
Commando and Ranger Event
This event will study the creation and reformation of the WW2 Commando and Ranger units and their notable missions from WW2 to their role today. Based in scenic Scotland at Achnacarry, it will also study the SOE paramilitary training at Arisaig House (and surrounding estates) and will feature the usual dinner and quiz night, pertinent […]
Visit to the Tower of London
Tower of LondonThe evening starts at 1925 when everyone meets at the main gate (West Gate) of the Tower where I will meet you. I will then take you on a tour of the Tower which will last an hour before retiring to the Yeoman Warders Bar, The Keys, for refreshment. I normally conduct a raffle but this is […]
Accredited Guides’ Annual Dinner
The Queen Elizabeth II – Badged Guides Dinner will be held in London on 18 November. Further details from Graeme Cooper in due course.
Webinar: DEMYSTIFYING ASSIGNMENT 1 – Observations and Advice for Candidates.
The Accreditation Director (Chris Finn) will be running a webinar on Demio at 1900 on Tuesday 22 November, which is primarily designed for those members, in particular new ones, who are planning, or considering, undertaking Assignment 1 at the Annual Conference in January 2023, or on-line. The Demio registration link is https://my.demio.com/ref/s67M1Z3aWq83l29s.
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 […]
Annual Conference & AGM 2023
Milton Keynes Leonardo Hotel, Midsummer Blvd, Milton KeynesOur 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 […]
Pre-Conference Visit to Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park The Mansion, Bletchley Park, Sherwood Dr, Bletchley, Milton KeynesMK3 6EBThe pre-Annual Conference visit to Bletchley Park will take place on the afternoon of Friday 27 January. We will arrive lunchtime / approx. midday, and start with sandwich / cake and drink. There will be an organised tour 13.00 – 14.00; we will then have two hours to explore before the site closes at 16.00 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Assignment 1 Validation
This is an online Assignment 1 Validation Event. The Guild Member candidate’s presentation will be “No one but the GLOSTERS could have done it” - the stand of 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment at Imjin River, April 1951. All Guild members are welcome to join the audience, particularly those who have been accepted on the […]
Annual Golf Championships 2023
Every year the Guild of Battlefield Guides holds its Annual Golf Championships; more details nearer the time from James Davis.
Accredited Guides’ Annual Dinner
The annual Badged Guides Dinner will be held in London on 18 August 2023. Further details from Tony Scott in due course.
Cold War Recce
A Cold War recce is planned for September 2023. It will be held in the former East Germany (GDR) and will study both NATO and the Warsaw Pact Naval capability, Air capability, Land capability, the use of Special Forces, Intelligence gathering and the Soviet plan to invade Berlin and Western Europe. The event would have […]
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 […]
RIchard Holmes Lecture
In & Out Club 4 St James’ Square, LondonThe 2023 Richard Holmes Lecture will be given at the In & Out Club by British Commission for Military History members Major-General (retd) Mungo Melvin and Mike Shiel, the title being Richard Holmes: Soldier, Scholar, Guide and Friend and the talk will start at 7pm. The address of the In & Out Club is 4 […]