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We meet at the Galpin Hall, Windsor Way, Aldershot, Hants on the last Thursday of each month at 7.00pm/7.30pm.

Set up in 1985 by collectors and enthusiasts. We hold annual exhibitions with varied themes besides other functions and cultural visits for our average 120 members. We also acts as the local collector's representative on gun-related issues in legislative discussions with the authorities. The Society introduced black-powder shooting into Malta and we are are persuing the establishment of other target shooting disciplines in Malta.

We meet bi-monthly around Cumbria. We have three venues - Carlisle, Penrith and Whitehaven. Each meeting consists of a talk on collecting affairs and a display from members. Visitors to the area are welcome.

The only international society concerned with the study of all aspects of military architecture and fortifications, up to and including the present day and their armaments, especially works constructed to mount and resist artillery. Formed in 1975, there is an annual journal, a newsletter three times a year and organised visits to sites.

Formed in 1969 by veterans of the campaign of 1915 and now has 1,000 members worldwide, many of whom had fathers or other relations who served on the Gallipoli Peninsula and in some cases did not return. The aim is to keep alive the memory of the Gallipoli campaign and to ensure that the men who fought and died are not forgotten. The journal The Gallipolian is published three times a year.

General collectors club. Members with a wide variety of topics meeting 2nd Friday of the month for displays , talks and swap nights at The United Reform Church, Moldgreen. Meetings start at 7.30pm. You name it somebody here collects it! (or knows somebody that does)

Formed in 1983. Four journals are published a year.

MCN aims to bring together collectors from all over the world so that they may share knowledge and experience via the Internet. We are a group of committed collectors who really care about our hobby, helping fellow members find out about unidentified items within their collections, trade/sell between ourselves, share information etc.

Produces a journal entitled “The Formation Sign”

We have some 750 members and publishes four journals per year plus occasional Special Publications.  An exhibition is held in September.  Annual Subscription £15.

We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month (except December) at the Royal Naval Association, Awkwright Street, Nottingham, a few yards from the main railway station. Our membership is made up of people from all walks of life and has a very friendly atmosphere, always making new members extremely welcome. Most nights we have a talk from a range of experts covering all aspects of military interest, with an annual auction and quiz. We produce a quarterly bulletin and have occasional visits to WWI battlefield sites in NW Europe and British Regimental Museums.

Founded in 1973. Membership includes collectors, students and general enthusiasts. Our interests cover all aspects of British, Imperial and Colonial military history from the English Civil War to the Gulf War, and from books, buttons and badges to medals, uniforms and equipment. We meet on the first Saturday of each month in Stafford. If you have an interest in military history, you are cordially invited to join us.

We meet at The Morecambe Cricket Club on the 2nd and 4th Mondays each month. We have a growing membership with a wide range of interests. New members and visitors are welcome.

We meet at The Three Crowns Hotel, Mill Lane, Macclesfield fortnightly on Monday evenings including bank holidays. Meetings start at 8pm – new members or visitors are welcome.

Formed in 1986, we are an international society concerned with all aspects of the history of ordnance and artillery. We publish quarterly newsletters containing shorter articles, notes, reviews, inquiries etc and an annual journal of a much higher standard with longer, scholarly papers. Several visits are organised each year to various military establishments.

Formed to promote interest in the Salonika Campaign fought in northern Greece, Serbia and Albania during 1915-1918. We aim to perpetuate the memory of those of all nations who served, whether they were members of the armed forces, medical services or civilian staff. The society does not seek to glorify war and is neither politically nor commercially motivated.  Application for membership is welcomed from anyone with like mind.

Live the history of the German U-Boats and other submarine services of the world at www.sharkhunters.com. Based in Florida, USA, the society has 7,400 members in 76 countries. Our monthly magazine is called the KTB after the KriegsTageBuch (war log book) carried aboard all German U-boats. Member’s questions are answered by the U-boat veterans themselves.

Formed in 1990 by collectors and historians interested in British and Commonwealth forces. We now have a growing membership of 12, with a wide range of interests. The society exists to encourage the study of military history through collecting and displays, uniforms and military equipment. New members over 16 are welcome. For details, contact the secretary

The largest and oldest in South Africa. This year is their 20th anniversary. They have members throughout the country and also many overseas countries. Their website has just been revised and is well worth a visit.

We are an informal group united by a common interest in military history. Each month we have a speaker on a military related subject followed by a discussion around that subject or related topics. Many of our speakers are published authors and professional historians including the late Paddy Griffith, Andy Callan , John Ellis and Ian Daglish. More info at smats.org.uk

Formerly SADACS, we now meet at The Britannia Hotel, Dialstone Lane, Stockport, Cheshire SK2 6AG at 8pm on the first Monday of the month (unless a Bank Holiday when it is 2nd Monday).

We meet on the second Thursday of each month at St Mark’s Church Hall, Alma Rd, Reigate commencing at 7.30pm. Visitors wishing to make a preliminary visit are welcome, just turn up.

Founded in 1976 for collectors of all types of buttons and has a strong contingent collecting military uniform buttons - British, Commonwealth and foreign. We produce a journal four times a year.

Are you interested in joining the Jersey branch of the Channel Islands Occupation society and finding out more about the German Occupation of the Channel Islands 1940-45? Meetings are held throughout the year with an emphasis on outside excursions during the summer months and films and talks in the winter. Members receive an annual publication and regular newsletters free and have access to the Society’s extensive documentary, sound, film and photographic archives.

We are devoted to the study of the Crimean War 1854-56 from the Crimea to the Baltic and the shores of the Pacific. Now celebrating our 25th year and with a worldwide membership. We publish an excellent journal with colour content each quarter and also have an  excellent website.

Open to anyone over 16 with an interest in military history. Meetings are held monthly and the society has a programme of lectures and equipment displays and also carries out visits to places of interest to the military historian as well as field trips to modern and former military installations. New members are welcome.

Open to anyone with an interest in military vehicles. IMPS members own an unparalleled range of ‘green machines’ dating from the Second World War to the present day. There are monthly meetings at various locations throughout south-east England and the club’s quarterly magazine, Imprint, augmented by a monthly newsletter, provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge, sales and wants, and details of forthcoming events. IMPS also organise the largest gathering of ex-military vehicles in the world, the annual ‘War & Peace Show’, Beltring.

We have a small museum on the Mills Mount Battery at Edinburgh Castle. We are currently looking for model makers. Details of membership can be obtained from the secretary

An international association of psychological warfare historians and collectors of aerial propaganda leaflets. The Society publishes a quarterly magazine called the Falling Leaf and holds postal auctions for leaflet collectors

The Western Front Association was formed in 1980 to maintain interest in the period 1914-1918, to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of those on all sides who served their countries in France and Flanders and their own countries during the Great War. It does not seek to glorify war, and is non-political. For a modest annual subscription, our members receive a wide range of benefits. In particular, belonging to the WFA provides you with the opportunity of meeting like-minded people to learn, share, explore and exchange information and knowledge in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. You will also receive our regular, high-quality publications in total six times a year. Publications: 'Stand To', the WFA's prestige journal, is posted to all members three times a year. Its editorial policy increases our knowledge and understanding of the Great War. Articles include: previously unpublished accounts of the Great War; original research and previously unpublished photographs; regular features include book reviews and a correspondence column. The Bulletin is also published three times a year. It carries reports on the Association's activities and future events. It gives details of meetings at national and local level. Remembrance In order to remember those who died in the Great War, the Association: meets in Whitehall at 11 o'clock on Armistice Day for wreaths to be laid at the Cenotaph; lays wreaths on memorials at home and abroad; encourages people to tour the battlefields; has an active education and research function; has a wide range of branded commodities available to buy through various ways participates in the Royal British Legion Parade on Remembrance Day. Local Branches The Association supports a wide range of local WFA Branches in the United Kingdom, in other European countries, in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere. Many of our Branches produce their own local newsletters; many arrange tours to the battlefields at reasonable prices, and all welcome new members warmly. Please see the Events section of the website to find out more about what is happening at a Branch near you.

Founded in 1980, with a focus on the Western Front, the Western Front Association has developed to cover all aspects of the 1914 – 1918 war and has become the UK’s leading educational charity on the First World War. Branch activities nationwide include lectures, battlefield tours, museum visits, school competitions, and research support for projects including family history. Members receive the thrice-yearly journals Stand To!, containing analytical articles, and The Bulletin, dealing with First World War related events and branch news. The WFA website contains extracts from current editions of the journals, Great War articles, a discussion forum and a schools’ section.

We meet the 2nd Monday of each month at the Conservative Club in Winchester. Guest speakers every month. Come along we are a friendly society.