News

This page will almost certainly get out of date really quickly, but here goes:

Recent news at the top, calendar at the bottom

EVENTS QUESTIONAIRE - click on CYD's head.

(it opens in a new window, so after you've filled in the form and printed it out if you want a copy, submit it and close the window)

For Calendar, click here

Password - well see how good your memory is!!
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Feb 2014 - Calendar and ticky box up

Feb 2013 - Calendar and ticky box up

Jan 2012 - Sorry it's taken so long, pictures from detling & Mortimer's up, along with video from mortimers

06.09.11 - Loads of pictures from this year's events up on the Woodvilles site - let me know if you see any which are worthy of a foul or disrespectful caption that I may have missed.

06.09.11 - Bosworth video up

05.09.11 - Kelmarsh video up

04.09.11 - Piccies from Bosworth up

03.09.11 - Video up from Cheriton.

24.08.11 - Finally, piccies up for Avoncroft, Kelmarsh, Lydiard Park, Berkeley and Cheriton. Not as many lent themselves to stupid captions as I'd hoped, but enjoy the ones I've done. ALL the piccies from these events will shortly be up on the Woodville site, and hopefully the videos will follow soon after. Many thanks to all those who helped out by wielding the cameras.

15.06.11 - Bolsover pictures up - those I couldn't aption will be on the Woodville site v. soon

07.05.11 - video from Cosmeston up

07.05.11 - Piccies from Towton (Ferrybridge), Wrest Park and Cosmeston up

May/June Newsletter up

March newsletter up

Bosworth is now confirmed as taking place!

Re-enactors' Market at Sportconnexion - 18th, 19th, 20thth March http://www.reenactorsmarket.co.uk

Remember it's DR's Birthday on 22 Jan, and he's really old

08.01.11 - Happy New Year, News letter up and Events Questionaire up

12.12.10 - take a minute and say a prayer or light a candle for Ray

For all of you who have just watched "The Pillars of the Earth", see how accurate its history was

16.11.10 - Minutes of EYM up underneath October's Newsletter - Potential calendar up here & public site

29.10.10 - Mortimer's Cross finally up after loads of sodding about and failed uploads (after last piccy or at end of thumbnails), I'd say sorry but I don't really give a toss!

23.10.10 - Detling video finally up (after last piccy or at end of thumbnails) - sorry about the delay, it just took ages.

02.10.10 - Bosworth Video up.- and yes I know, about bloody time too!!!

01.10.10 - October Newsletter up

29.09.10 - Mortimer's Cross piccies up

28.09.10 - Detling pictures up

26.09.10 - Silly Bosworth pictures up.

25.09.10 - Some more detling pictures from Steve of the EKHOs here - opens in a new window.

23.09.10 two or three hundred pics from Bosworth, Detling and Mortimer's this year up on the public site. Stupid ones on this site should be up by the weekend.

17.08.10 - A new Really useful link up on the Really Useful bit of the links section on the public site, especially for those into lucetting.

04.08.10 - Videos from kenilworth and Kelmarsh up - after piccies on respective pages.

29.07.10 - August Newsletter up

27.07.10 - First lot of Shorne piccies up

16.07.10 - Huntingdon and kelmarsh piccies up - more Kelmarsh and video to come

18.06.10 - 195th Anniversary of Waterloo - so when you have a poo today, think of Napoleon!!

11.06.10 Avoncroft piccies up - some videos to come.

10.06.10 July Newsletter up

01.06.10 Cosmeston video up with 2010 piccies

29.05.10 Cosmeston video up on YouTube (search under plantypops or Medieval Battle Cosmeston 2010 ). I'll put it up with the piccies shortly

28.05.10 Sorry about the delay, but some pictures from Kenilworth, Wrest Park and Cosmeston are finally up - Some video to follow soon!

01.12.09 - EYM minutes up for the jobsworths amongst you - Remember to do the form thingey!!!

30.09.09 - Blore Pictures up.

28.09.09 Videos from Blore up, piccies to follow.

28-09-09 Piccies from Bosworth & Detling up, Videos to follow.

09-08-09Video from Wakefield up

04-08-09 Piccies up from Gloucester, Rockingham, Shorne, Kelmarsh and Wakefield. Not that many pictures as Camera Wife was not there. Thanks to those who helped with the pics - some videos to follow.

06-06-09 Piccies and first video up from Avoncroft - also a small video from Cosmeston.

19-05-09 First Cosmeston piccies up, more pics and video to follow

30-04-09 Video from Warwick Castle up

21-04-09 May Newsletter and still pictures from Warwick up. Hopefully video will be up soon

01-01-09 I've just stuck up the Skirmish article on Blore Heath after the Blore 08 thumbnails - mainly 'cos we're in it and Barry isn't.

21-10-08 Piccies and vids up from Blore - sorry about the delay, my mum went into Hospital

04-09-08 Videos from Bosworth up - big files, but I may bang them on YouTube so people can stream them

03-09-08 Pictures from Bosworth up

01-09-08 I've been shouted at for not updating this news thingey to tell people what I've updated...so here goes. The September newsletter is up. The pictures for Detling are up and two videos -one five minutes and one ten minutes - of the Sat. and Mon. fight are up. Pictures and some video - the march on and the battle from the rear of our lines - for Tewkesbury are up. Snott sent me a copy of a picture which he says is "awesome" (ah, bless!). I hate to admit it but he's probably right, so I've banged it up on the BestPic bit. In fact I found another one that I think is worthy so I've banged that up as well. Pictures for Bosworth are done but not up...so there.

22-07-08 Actually I've just chopped them up into smaller files, sorry about the quality

21-07-08 Piccies and videos up for Shorne - long videos (8min) so long loading time

20-07-08 Just a quick note to remind everyone that I'm lovely

10-07-08 Piccies finally up for Bromham, Hangleton and Windsor, well most of them anyway

21-05-08 A little late in coming, video of Jim at Whitby last year on Whitby thumbs

10-05-08 First Cosmeston piccies up

05-05-08 May Newsletter up

27-04-08 Gloucester piccies up

24-02-08 March Newsletter up

10-01-08 Market dates up

06-01-08 Calendar up here & Public site

05-01-08 Jan Newsletter up (still waiting for DR to send November & December's)

16-12-07 EYM stuff up under Newsletter ('thought it might be useful for rules/regs etc to be available)

05-11-07 Provisional Calendar for next up.

03-10-07 October Newsletter up. As more non-Woodvilles are looking at his site I've taken the password clue off, but haven't changed it.

28-09-07 Blore video clips up - possibly more to come

25-09-07 If anyone needs to contact Mutley about her tablet weaving email here

25-09-07 First Blore piccies up - hopefully some clips to follow

21-09-07 In case you didn't know, the market which had moved to Aston, has moved back to the Warwick showground

18-09-07 Cliveden piccies up - sorry Mr ferrie!

11-09-07 Video clips finally put up on our public site here

03-09-07 Detling 07 video clips up (link after last thumb or last piccie)

02-09-07 Detling piccies finally up, sorry about the wait. Movies to follow soon

30-08-07 when two or more are gathered they are now the Anj-I Collective(pronounced Anj -eye)

28-08-07 September Newsletter up

25-07-07 Berkeley 2007 piccies up

23-07-07 Shorne Park 2007 piccies up

18-07-07 2 more piccies in Berkeley 06 at end of thumbs - nicked from "Joust"

09-07-07 Tewkesbury 2007 piccies up

05-07-07 Some more Bosworth 05 piccies up, courtesy of the lovely Mutley (with or without love bush)

02..07.07 - Finally got some trader links up on public site - Jim the pot and a shoe man, more to come

17.06.07 - July Newsletter up and public site updated

26.06.07 - Loseley Park piccies & video up

21.06.07 - More Colchester piccies and videos up

20.06.07 - Colchester piccies and videos up - and Happy Solstice tomorrow everybody

13.06.07 - Hangleton piccies up

30.05.07- two wet ones up, Conisbrough & Whitby, piccies only, captions to follow.

14.05.07 - newsletter up

12.05.06 - Cosmeston 07 piccies up

02.05.07 - charity bit up via main page

04.04.07 - Calendar updated (properly this time)

26.03.07 - Calendar updated Gupshill cancelled, new event posted soon

03.03.07 - Calendar updated

13.02.07 - website links (ish) for Sterckshof

08.02.07 - more Detling 2006 pics up on last thumbs page, courtesy of actiontake1 pictures

04.02.07 - Calendar updated with markets and some links to get directions

19.01.07 - links on NEWS page put in for newsletter and Get Out of Re-enactment Free form

13.01.07 - some very short notice filming, invited by the Dudleys, at Warwick Castle, pictures up as Warwick 2007

8.1.07 - Just had to move to a new server because I'd used the 500mb they gave me and they couldn't give any more. I think I've transferred everything over, but please let me know if you find any links that don't work - cheers M

7.1.07 - More pictures from Huntingdon 2005 - thanks again to Clive Hawkins

6.1.07 - pictures from Bosworth 2004 (all 4 of them) finally up

6.1.07 - loads more Rochester 2006 pics from Ellie's camera (now she's found it)

5.1.07 - More Bosworth 2005 pictures from Clive Hawkins on 2nd thumbs page

2.1.07 - more pirated pictures on the last thumbnail page of Blore 2006. Do what you want with them, but don't mention the site.

Annual Meeting:

Already happened, but a good time had by all!!

 

 

 

Calendar 2018


 

24th March - Leominster Pageant, one day only


 

21st-22nd April - Wrest Park (St George's Day Festival)


 

27thy - 28th May (Sun/Mon) set up Fri/Sat - Lullingstone Castle, Kent


 

16th/17th June - Fri 15th Schools day Three Counties Show - Malvern


 

14th-15th July - Tewkesbury Medieval Fayre


 

4th-5th August and 11th-12th August - Chirk Castle, Nth Wales (w Marcher Freemen)


 

18th-19th August - Bosworth Field


 

22nd-23rd September - Avoncroft Historic Buildings Museum, Bromsgrove


 

Calendar 2017

 



22nd and 23rd April.- Wrest Park (St George's Day Festival)

May (1st Bank Holiday) 30 Apr/1 May(set up Sat 29 Apr) Sun/Mon - Whittington Castle, Shropshire


May (2nd Bank Holiday) 28/29 (set up Fri 26/Sat 27) Sun/Mon - Lullingstone Castle, Kent


17/18 June Three Counties Show - Malvern


24/25 June Conwy Castle, Nth Wales



6/9 July - Tewkesbury

29/30 July, 5/6 and 12/13 August - Chirk Castle, Nth Wales


19/20August - Bosworth

Combat, living history, archery on the field, guns, horses.
Click here for the Bosworth Battlefield website - New window.


26/27/28 August - Hampton Court Castle, Herefordshire TBC



9/10 September - Mortimer's Cross
(Croft Castle, Herefordshire)

23/24 September - AVONCROFT HISTORIC BUILDINGS MUSEUM TBC

end of term bash

Click here for the Avoncroft Museum website - New window



IF YOU NEED ANY MORE INFORMATION ON THESE EVENTS PLEASE CONTACT ME

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar 2016



23rd and 24th April.- Wrest Park (St George's Day Festival)

May (2nd Bank Holiday) 29/30 (set up Fri 22/Sat 28) Sun/Mon - Lullingstone Castle, Kent

ALSO

Same Bank Holioday - Hampton Court Castle - Herefordshire


12th June (Sun - set up Sat) Rockingham Castle Oxfords & Joust



July 9/10 - Tewkesbury

16th and 17th July - Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire - Beauforts Murder/mystery


6th and 7th August - Bovington Tank Museum, Dorset


August 20/21 - Bosworth

Combat, living history, archery on the field, guns, horses.
Click here for the Bosworth Battlefield website - New window.



September 10/11 - Mortimer's Cross
(Croft Castle, Hertefordshire)

September 24th – 225th AVONCROFT HISTORIC BUILDINGS MUSEUM

end of term bash

Click here for the Avoncroft Museum website - New window



IF YOU NEED ANY MORE INFORMATION ON THESE EVENTS PLEASE CONTACT ME

 

 

 

Calendar 2015

March 29th (Sun) Palm Sunday - Towton, Yorkshire

Click here for the Towton Battlefield Society website - New window.



25th and 26th April.- Wrest Park (St George's Day Festival)

May (2nd Bank Holiday) 24/25 (set up Fri 22/Sat 23) Sun/Mon - Lullingstone Castle, Kent



July 12/13 - Tewkesbury

August 22/23 - Bosworth

Combat, living history, archery on the field, guns, horses.
Click here for the Bosworth Battlefield website - New window.



August 29/30/31 Bank Holiday - Hampton Court Castle

September 13/14 - Mortimer's Cross (Croft Castle)



September 19th - 20th Bovingdon Tank Museum, Dorset

 

 

 

Calendar 2014

 

April 13th (Sun) Palm Sunday - Towton, Yorkshire



May (1st Bank Holiday) 4/5 (set-up Sat 3) Sun/Mon - Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire

May (2nd Bank Holiday) 25/26 (set up Fri 23/Sat 24) Sun/Mon - Lullingstone Castle, Kent



June 8 (Sun) – Rockingham Castle, Northhants.


June 14th – 15th AVONCROFT HISTORIC BUILDINGS MUSEUM

Click here for the Avoncroft Museum website - New window



June 28/29 Cheriton nr. Alton, Hampshire (Woodville show).

As well as us there will be a Napoleonic group, some snotters and a WWII groupdoing their thing

Living-history, small combat, archery (hopefully horses although they are not confirmed yet)



July 12/13 - Tewkesbury


July 19/20 - Kelmarsh, (Stoke Field re-enactment)

JULY 26th – 27th SHORNE COUNTRY PARK

living history, gunnery/archery display and possibly combat display depending on numbers

Click here for the Shorne Country Park website - New window.


August 16/17 - Bosworth

Combat, living history, archery on the field, guns, horses.
Click here for the Bosworth Battlefield website - New window.



August 24 (Sun) Bank Holiday - set up Sat 23- South Kyme Village Festival, Lincs

August 27th - Sun 31 - Leeds Castle, Kent

Click here for the Leeds Castle website - New window.



September 13/14 - Mortimer's Cross


 

 

 

Calendar 2013

 

March 24th (Sun) Palm Sunday - Towton, Yorkshire

Cancelled due to waterlogging and snow - sorry



April 20/21 set-up (Fri 19)- Wrest Park, Bedfordshire

May 5/6 Bank Holiday Sun/Mon - Riveaulx Abbey



May 18/19– Lydiate Park, Swindon


May 26/27 (Sun/Mon)Bank Holiday – Lullingstone castle, Kent
May 26/27 (Sun/Mon)Bank Holiday – Harewood House nr Leeds


June14/15– Eltham Palace


July 13/14 - Tewkesbury


July 20/21 - Kelmarsh, (Tewkesbury re-enactment)

JULY 27th – 28th SHORNE COUNTRY PARK

living history, gunnery/archery display and possibly combat display depending on numbers

Click here for the Shorne Country Park website - New window.


August 17/18 - Bosworth



August 24/25 (Sat/Sun) Bank Holiday- South Kyme Village Festival


September 14/15- Mortimer's Cross


 

 

 


CALENDAR 2012

April 1st TOWTON


April 21st – 22nd Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. Fed event, living history possibly archery and some combat


MAY 5th – 7th Two events this weekend – one in South Lincolnshire, one in Kent, so hopefully then more northern members can attend Lincolnshire, and the southern ones Kent.


SOUTH KYME VILLAGE FESTIVAL, Lincolnshire – living history, archery, combat display (like Shorne Park) Event will only be Sat & Sun, with a booze up with bands on Sun eve.

LULLINGSTONE CASTLE, Kent – living history, gunnery/archery display and possibly combat display depending on numbers. Sun/Mon, set up Sat


May 19th - 20th Lydiard Park, Swindon - same as last year probably


 

MAY 26th - 27th BOLSOVER CASTLE – same as last year –joust and bash.


JUNE 9th – 10th ROCKINGHAM CASTLE with Oxfords – set up on 9th.


JUNE 16th – 17th KEDLESTONE HALL, Derby – 525th anniversary Stoke Field


JUNE 30th –1st July HAREWOOD HOUSE nr Leeds – Fed. Event, Based on the battle of Dintingdale 1461 – messy Lancastrian rout between Ferrybridge and Towton


JULY 7th – 8th SHORNE COUNTRY PARK

living history, gunnery/archery display and possibly combat display depending on numbers

Click here for the Shorne Country Park website - New window.


JULY 14th – 15nd KELMARSH, EH event, also doing Stoke Field I believe

Multi-Period

Living history & combat

Click here for the Kelmarsh Hall website - New window.


AUGUST 18th – 19th BOSWORTH

Combat, living history, archery on the field, guns, horses.
Click here for the Bosworth Battlefield website - New window.


AUGUST 26th – 27th AVONCROFT HISTORIC BUILDINGS MUSEUM

Second battle St Albans,

Click here for the Avoncroft Museum website - New window.


SEPTEMBER 15th – 16th MORTIMER’S CROSS, at Hampton Court, Hope Under Dinmore, nr Leominster, about 5 miles from last year's event. There will be a lunchtime skirmish as well as the main battle (similar to Blore) so those who only fight do not stand about all day

 

 

 

Calendar 2011

 

April 17 (Palm Sunday)Towton, Yorkshire, (Woodville invite) combat & archery only


April 23/24/25 wrest park Bedfordshire, (Fed. show) combat, living-history, guns, sharp archery)


1st May Bank 1 & 2(Sun/Mon - set up Sat 30th) Cosmeston

Living History, and a battle where each year, for political correctness, we have to let the Welsh win


2nd May Bank 29 & 30 (set up 28th)& 31 Bolsover Castle, (in Bolsover, not Scarcliffe), Nr. Chesterfield, (Fed. show) combat, living-history, guns, sharp archery


June 11/12 Lydiard Park, Swindon, Wiltshire (Woodville show)

living-history, archery-v-gun display (we can set up a small arena for combat)


June 25 & 26 Avoncroft Museum Worcester (Woodville invite) living history, archery, combat

Click here for the Avoncroft Museum website - New window.


July 2/3 Cheriton nr. Alton, Hampshire (Woodville show).

As well as us there will be a Napoleonic group, some snotters and a WWII groupdoing their thing

Living-history, small combat, archery (hopefully horses although they are not confirmed yet)


July 16 & 17 Kelmarsh (N'hants)

Multi-Period - Good Fun

Living history, combat, archery - bring lots of bows!!!

Click here for the Kelmarsh Hall website - New window.


July 30/31 Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire (Woodville invite) combat, living-history


August 20 & 21 Bosworth

Combat, living history, archery on the field, guns, horses.
Click here for the Bosworth Battlefield website - New window.


August Bank 27, 28 & 29 Detling

living-history and combat, guns, archery. Multi-period, market, beer tent. 2005 we won the best living history display area and in 2006 we won the best Medieval combat. Last three years we won bugger-all, but what do they know!!
Click here for the Military Odyssey website - New window.


Spetember 17 & 18 Mortimer's Cros (Shrops)

Beware of the Sheep - 'cos they WILL get you in the end!!!


 

 

 

 

 

Calendar 2009

All the links are in white and will open in a new window, which you can close after looking through.


April 10/11/12/13 Easter Weekend - Warwick castle

Fed and L & M Event - Living history, combat, guns, archery both combat and display

NO animals!


May Bank Holiday (2/3/4) – Cosmeston

Living History, and a battle where each year, for political correctness, we have to let the Welsh win

 


23/24/25 May – Avoncroft open air museum, Worcestershire.

Living history [and some role play for those interested], combat, possibly archery

Click here for the Avoncroft Museum website - New window.

 


30/31 May Gloucester through the ages


Woodville invite
Living history, combat, small scale archery


13/14 June – Rockingham

Living history, combat, possibly archery
Sunday only show we can set up from Saturday afternoon

Click here for the Rockingham Castle website - New window.


June 20/21 Tatton hall, Cheshire (Solstice)

CANCELLED - CANCELLED - CANCELLED - CANCELLED - CANCELLED - CANCELLED
Woodville invite
Living history, combat, archery

Click here for the Tatton Park/Hall website - New window.

 


July 4/5 - Heveningham hall, Suffolk
CANCELLED - CANCELLED - CANCELLED - CANCELLED - CANCELLED - CANCELLED
Co Oxford & Woodville event - Living history, archery, combat

This is a Sunday only event but we can set up from the Friday if we wish


11th July – Tewkesbury if you want, but not as a group!!

Combat, living history (not a lot), archery on the field, market


18/19 July – Shorne

Living history with an archery and a combat display

 


July 25/26 - Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire

Multi-Period - Good Fun

Living history, combat, archery - bring lots of bows!!!

Click here for the Kelmarsh Hall website - New window.

 


August 1st/2nd - Wakefield - Yorkshire

Fed Event

Fed eventLiving history, combat, archery


22/23 August – Bosworth

Fed Event

Combat, living history, archery on the field, guns, horses.
Click here for the Bosworth Battlefield website - New window.


August Bank holiday ( 29/30/31) – Detling

Living history and combat, guns, archery. Multi-period, market, beer tent and ball. 2005 we won the best living history display area and in 2006 we won the best Medieval combat. 2007 and last twoyear we won bugger-all, but what do they know!!
Click here for the Military Odyssey website - New window.

 


Sept 5/6 - Leominster (Mortimer’s Cross) – Herefordshire

Living history, combat, archery


19/20 September - Blore - 550th anniversary

Fed Event

Living history, combat, archery, guns and horses at Blore Heath Farm. It's been brilliant weather there the last five years, it's friendly too, so come and see.
Click here for the Official Wars of the Roses federation website - New window.
Click here for the Blore Heath website-New window
Click here for the Unofficial Wars of the Roses Federation website- New window.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar 2008

Some confirmed events for this year

10th February - Practice at DR's

29th Feb- 2nd March - Living History Fayre - Warwick Exhibition Centre

14-16th March - The Original Reenactors' Market - Sports Connexion, Ryton

30th March from 11am - Horse Training, Fifield, Windsor

12-13th April - Fed practice at Blore

19-20th April - Gloucester

4-5th May - Cosmeston

17-18th May - Rufford Abbey, Notts

24-26th May - Bedfordshire

7-8th June Burnham, Slough, Berks CANCELLED

14-15th June - Hangleton

28-29th June - Windsor, Berks

12-13th July - Tewkesbury

19-20th July - Shorne Park

16-17th August - Bosworth

23-25th August - Detling

20-21st September - Blore Heath

Maybe one or two horse training thingies as well

 

 

If anyone else has any news they wish to bang up here, let me know and I'll do it..

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2007

16, 17, 18th February - Re-enactors' Market, Warwick Exhibition Centre, nr. Leamington Spa

16, 17, 18th March - Re-enactors' Market, Sports Connexion , Ryton upon Dunsmore

14-15th April - Blore Training

5, 6, 7th May - Cosmeston

12, 13th May - Conisbrough Castle nr doncaster

26, 27, 28 May - Whitby (yeah - bloody Yorkshire)

1, 2, 3rd June - Sterckshof, Belgium - website www.medietaz.be click on 'gallerie photo' (on the left) and look for 'Sterckshof'. Or try winged_predator for some other good piccies

9, 10th June - Hangleton Manor Hangleton Manor (Sussex)

16 - 17th June - Colchester

23, 24th june - Loseley park nr Guildford surrey - website Loseley Park apparently Pam Ayres is on the night before, so if you ever wanted to see a middle aged Glioucestershire poet's head on a stick, come to this one.

7, 8th July - Tewkesbury (probably masquerading as part of another group if you go)

21, 22nd July - Shorn Park

28 29th July - Berkeley Castle

18 19th August - Bosworth

25, 26, 27th August - Detling

8, 9th September - Cliveden Buckinghamshire

22, 23rd September - Blore Heath

Maybe one or two horse training thingies as well

If anyone else has any news they wish to bang up here, let me know and I'll do it..

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AAAARRRGGHHH!!