IBCC Lecture and Supper Series - An Overview of Coastal Command

Sqn Ldr (Ret) Bob Hall is coming to the International Bomber Command Centre on Thursday 5 November for the next instalment of the IBCC Lecture and Supper Series. Hall is the Ceremonial & Functions Member for the Coastal Command Association, and his talk, An Overview of Coastal Command, is a wide-angle look at how Britain protected its seaborne trade over the decades.

It starts with the Royal Navy's role in the First World War and follows the hand-over to the RAF after the service was created in 1918. From there, Hall traces the command arrangements before and after Coastal Command was formally established in 1936, the early teething problems the unit faced leading up to the Second World War, and its subordinate formations during and after the conflict, right through to the present day. It's a long view of a particular corner of military history, rather than a narrow focus on a single battle or campaign.

The evening follows the series' usual format: a hot supper in The Hub Café first, then the talk. The whole thing is run by the Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial, and the IBCC Events programme raises money to support the charity's work with Learning and Outreach. If you've been to one of these before, you'll know the drill — food first, then the lecture.

It runs from 18:30 to 21:00 at The Hub Café, inside the International Bomber Command Centre on Canwick Avenue, Lincoln LN4 2HQ. Tickets are £15.50.