Talk and Supper with Nicola Roberts at the Leander Club

Join us for an exclusive look into the life of Lt Col Nicola Roberts as she covers a career in explosives and bomb disposal, from a woman’s perspective.

After 22 years in the Army – including operational tours in Kosovo, Iraq, Northern Ireland, and Afghanistan, and a succession of ammunition and explosives appointments – Nicola Roberts brings a frontline view of a field few ever see up close. She was commissioned into the Royal Logistic Corps and built a career spanning information management, discipline, logistics, leadership training, and innovation, working across complex and high-risk environments.  Alongside her operational roles, she gained two in-service Master’s degrees, combining academic rigour with practical military experience to drive improvement and develop people and systems under pressure.

As a bomb disposal operator, she went on to become the first woman to pass the military’s most advanced bomb-disposal course and will take you through the pivotal decisions that led her there: why she chose explosives, what it demanded, and how those choices shaped her career.

She will also offer clear-eyed observations on women in the workplace – what unlocks performance, what gets in the way – and practical ideas for leaders on how to harness different strengths across a team.  Drawing on lessons from the battlefield and the test range, and on insights from her new role at AWE Aldermaston, she connects high-stakes engineering with everyday leadership.

Event Details:

Date: 26th March 2026

Location: Leander Club, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon RG9 9LP

Time:

6pm     Arrival, bar open

6.30pm    Talk by Nicola Roberts followed by Q&A

7.15pm    Supper

Tickets

Tickets are £50 per person, which includes the talk and a 2-course supper afterwards with a choice of main and dessert courses.  There will be a separate cash bar.

Please email Max Heron [email protected] by 15 March 2026 to apply for tickets.