Herts at War

14/10/2026

Please join us for Free monthly talk on Thursday 15 October 2026. This month, Historian & Author Paul Johnson presents "Beyond The Grave - The War Widows of the First & Second World Wars". The talk takes place at The Welwyn Civic Centre, Prospect Place, Old Welwyn, Hertfordshire. AL6 9ER. Doors open at 7:00pm. Talk starts at 7:30pm. We look forward to seeing you! For details of our future events pleas follow the link below.
http://www.hertsatwar.co.uk/events/

17/09/2026

Great talk this evening from historian Damian O’Dell on “How Bedfordshire Won The War”. For details of our forthcoming talks please follow this link:

www.hertsatwar.co.uk/events/

16/09/2026

Would you like to join us for our 2027 battlefield tour to commemorate the opening day of the Third Battle of Ypres, a costly day for the Hertfordshire Regiment which suffered devastating losses. Details can be found here: www.hertsatwar.co.uk/events/haw-battlefield-2027-tour-st-julien-temp-page/

16/09/2026

Please don’t forget to join us for our free monthly talk. The September presentation is by historian Damien O’Dell who will talking about “Bedfordshire at War”. Please do join us on Thursday 17 September 2026, at the The Welwyn Civic Centre, Prospect Place, Old Welwyn, AL6 9ER. Doors open at 7:00pm. Presentation starts at 7:30pm. Details of our future events can be found here: www.hertsatwar.co.uk/events/

20/08/2026

Fantastic turnout tonight for our monthly free talk. This evening, historian, David Nicholson presented a great talk on “Dodgy Military Equipment”. Thank You to everyone who turned out. For all our future events please visit our website www.hertsatwar.com/events

16/07/2026

Fantastic talk this evening by historian Terry Cox covering “The Queen Victoria Hospital -Netley”. For details of our coming events please visit our website.

14/07/2026

One of our recent presenters, Andy Stuart, who has given several outstanding talks on subjects relating to the Great War, has released a series of podcasts entitled "WW1: Unusual Tales From The Great War". You can access the series here:

History Podcast · Ordinary people, extraordinary times. The war was not just the Western Front, Gallipoli, mud, blood and barbed wire. It was, as described on the tin; a World War. Japan, The White, Black, Red and Balt…

14/07/2026

Please remember our Free monthly talk takes place this Thursday, 16 July 2026. This month, historian Terry Cox presents "Queen Victoria Hospital" The Talk:
The venue is the Welwyn Civic Centre, Prospect Place, Old Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 9ER. Doors open at 7:00pm and the presentation starts promptly at 7:30pm. For details of this and all our other planned events, please follow this link: http://www.hertsatwar.co.uk/events/

18/06/2026

Fantastic presentation tonight from Historian and Author, Ian Castle, talking about “Rex Warneford VC” a British aviator and Royal Naval Air Service officer who received the Victoria Cross for air-bombing a Zeppelin during the First World War.

15/06/2026

Just a reminder that our FREE Monthly talk takes place this Thursday - 18 June 2026.
This month Historian and Author Ian Castle will be presenting - "Wild Hawk Hunting" - Rex Warneford – the first Zeppelin VC".
Venue: The Welwyn Civic Centre, Old Welwyn, Herts, AL6 9ER
Doors open at - 7:00pm
Talk starts at - 7:30pm
We look forward to seeing you.
For more details about our talks please follow the link below:
http://www.hertsatwar.co.uk/events/