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🎃Celebrate Halloween with HorsePower🎃
Join us throughout half-term (27th-31st October) as we get frightfully festive this Halloween! 👻
Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm. Under 16s go free!
What a day! 🎉
Thank you to everyone who visited us on Saturday for Winchester On Parade - celebrating #HeritageOpenDays2025 with Winchester's Military Museums. Despite the weather we had an amazing turnout, 1500 of you!
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Looking for something to do this weekend? Why not visit us for Winchester On Parade - celebrating #HeritageOpenDays 2025, on Saturday 20th September! 🎉
For more info please visit: https://t.co/814bJpQCtS
This is Bhalu, the 11th Hussars bear mascot! Bhalu was introduced to the regiment in 1914, believed to be a male Siberian brown bear. 🐻
But he, was a she! Only discovered after she was moved to the Clifton Zoological Gardens following the outbreak of WW1.
📯Object Highlight📯
The map case of Captain C. Whidborne, 14th Hussars. Inscribed with the names of all the places he travelled to, camped, and fought at throughout the #FirstWorldWar
Today we're highlighting the 1820s political cartoons of the 10th Hussars. 🎨
Whilst stationed in Ireland they grew a reputation for arrogance and snobbery, something that would soon become a staple of London's caricatures and political illustrations!
Exciting things are happening at HorsePower! 🥳
Today we're getting the museum panels installed, ready to re-open soon! Watch this space for an update on when we can welcome you back to HorsePower. 🐎
Planning to visit Winchester over the Summer Holidays? 🌞 Why not pop into the Visitor Centre to see WMM's exhibition commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the end of WW2! 14th July-6th Sept!
Happy #InternationalPortraitDay !
We have chosen to celebrate today by highlighting a selection of the military portrait photographs across our regiments! 🖼️
#FromTheArchives 🗃️: Portrait photographs of Sergeant George Withers DCM, 20th Hussars.
Likely pre-1914, Withers served in France until 1916 when he was discharged on medical grounds. He lived in Oldbury, Birmingham for the rest of his life, passing away in 1977, aged 87!
Happy #VEDay! 🇬🇧
Want to know what our regiments were up to on the build up to VE Day 80 years ago? We've made this helpful little infographic highlighting all of their key movements. 📯
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#OnThisDay 110 years ago, the 10th, 11th, and 20th Hussars saw the beginning of the Second Battle of Ypres. This selection of photographs of the 11th come from the photo album of T.T. Pitman
On 16th April 1945 - 'B' Squadron of the 11th Hussars aided in the Liberation of Stalag XI B. This was the first British POW camp to be liberated by the advancing allied troops!
Today is the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Medicina!
#OnThisDay Major 'Bodge' Browne was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his bravery and gallantry throughout the battle. 🎖️