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Two of the Hagiologists have been giving a number of talks in recent years: Duncan Holley, generally on the club’s history;
and David Bull on the Saints in the First World War.
Branches of the Western Front Association, the body that sponsored the launch of
SAINTS in the GREAT WAR, have been inviting David to talk about themes from that book.
Further to his well-received talk to the Surrey branch in November 2025, the following bookings have been confirmed:
6 September 2026 at 2pm Wiltshire Branch
Highworth Community Centre, The Dormers, Highworth, Swindon SN6 7PE
Talk title: Footballers at War: from Swindon Town and Salisbury Plain to the Wiltshire Regiment
vs the Turks or sporting in India.
Contact: wfawiltshire@outlook.com Paul Cobb (chair)
8 May 2027 at 2pm Wessex Branch
Pimperne Village Hall, Newfield Road, Pimperne, Dorset DT11 8UZ
Talk title: Tanks, Trains, Turks and Tournaments.
Contact: cambrai.rtr@gmail.com Martin Willoughby (chair)
30 September 2027 at 8pm Thames Valley Branch
Berkshire Sports and Social Club, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST
Talk title: Professional Footballers in the First World War - playing from Elm Park to Delhi and fighting from the Somme to Salonika.
Contact: sandhurst37@gmail.com Barbara Taylor (chair)
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE...
- To attend one of the WFA talks, please contact the branch or just turn up.
- To arrange a talk elsewhere – at a football venue, history society or whatever - please e-mail:
bull.hagiology@blueyonder.co.uk
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