Heartwarming and a lovely surprise to see the TOC H Standard for Stratford-upon-Avon my hometown on display here at Talbot House - Every man's club for the 110th Birthday of the old white house in Poperinge. Happy Birthday TOC H, Tubby your legacy lives on…

We have a special guest for Day 6 of #HutVent2025 to help Lyndsay tell the story of a 1915 biscuity present (there were always going to be biscuits!)... shorturl.at/VwzJ4 #HutVent

Today we remember the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. An act that would formally bring the United States into the Second World War, and set the Allied nations on a long and bloody path to victory.

It's Day 8 of #HutVent2025 so it is high time that Taff started talking about Christmas Presents... youtu.be/gsLHy1NyBsU #HutVent

Looking forward to attending & speaking at Royal British Legion’s 30th commemoration of Bosnia campaign at Nat Arboretum at wkend. 30 yrs ago we were just about to deploy to Bosnia - part of the Implementation Force. After being stood down a few times we were eventually off

It's time for Kev to tell us about a legendary piece of British Ordnance on Day 9 of #HutVent2025... youtu.be/qz109c4tI-k

A 1960s story with a 1915 theme for you on Day 10 of #HutVent2025 as Taff tells us about a commemorative medallion... youtu.be/v6yF8o7tlVQ

A twilight trot around trenches last night with the fine folk Great War Huts - I think this is the 3rd sell out year. The Christmas Truce 1914 - whatever you believe, read or hear the Hutters really do bring it to life. It’s the start of Christmas for me.

Rose Valland spent nearly four years in a museum office surrounded by German officers who assumed she was harmless, mute, and culturally insignificant. They spoke freely, issued commands, documented plunder, and discussed train routes for stolen masterpieces. They believed she

ArchaeoHistories In recognition of her contribution, she received some of France’s highest honors, including the Légion d'Honneur, yet she remained intensely private, preferring the returned artworks to speak louder than her own name. Valland ultimately tracked more than 20,000 works of art.

Fresh off last week’s biscuity #HutVent (featuring a dash of Dennis Wheatley), I’ve now been mysteriously gifted a copy of ‘To The Devil - A Daughter’! Thanks, mysterious forces 😜

George VI visits an arms factory out of London on the 2nd June 1940. He is seen firing a Bren gun at the factory’s range. (The print itself is an original copy from the 3rd June 1940 - from my private collection.)

Day 11 of HutVent 2025, and it's time for our annual Zeppelin story, as told by Taff... youtu.be/LAA8RGtJiSY #HutVent

On my way to the Ardennes for the Battle of the Bulge commemorations. Our first stop was Margraten American Cemetery to put flowers on our adopted soldiers grave. Richard L Walsh, 330th Infantry Regiment m, 83rd Infantry Division. Killed near Manhay on January 4th, 1945.

A few photos of this week’s three-day Market Garden tour for two lovely couples from UK guided on behalf of In the Footsteps. We explored the breakout of 30 Corps, the American sectors and the British 1st Airborne Div around Arnhem.

It was great seeing my mate Joris The Battlefield Explorer talk last Monday about the fighting in 1944 around his hometown of Veghel. Well done mate!

Thank you to everyone who attended our TocH Chain of Light ceremony last night. It was particularly special as it was the TocH 110th Anniversary too. Thank you to Jane for lighting The Brampton Lamp, to Lyndsay and Kieran for their readings and to Emrys for the photographs.

It's Day 12 of #HutVent2025 and it's time to hear about The Derby Scheme, and its distinctive armband, all explained by Taff... youtu.be/TVML6KdOWkw