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This pages contains details of shows,events and practices we attended or arranged in 2006. For this years shows see the latest show list
08 Jan |
Salisbury practice (Jan 06) |
| Start: 08/01/2006 10:30 End: 08/01/2006 14:00 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Harnham Recreation Ground, Salisbury |
| Description: | Usual local Practice run by Eve in Salisbury. Please contact her if you plan to come along. |
12 Feb |
Salisbury practice (Feb 06) |
| Start: 12/02/2006 10:30 End: 12/02/2006 14:00 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Harnham Recreation Ground, Salisbury |
| Description: | Usual local Practice run by Eve in Salisbury. Please contact her if you plan to come along. |
12 Mar |
Salisbury practice (March 06) |
| Start: 12/03/2006 10:30 End: 12/03/2006 14:00 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Harnham Recreation Ground, Salisbury |
| Description: | Usual local Practice run by Eve in Salisbury. Please contact her if you plan to come along. |
17-19 Mar |
Re-enactors Market |
| Start: 17/03/2006 End: 19/03/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: NO | |
| Location: | The Sports Connexion, A444/A423 roundabout at Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry |
| Description: | Show Description "The Original Re-enactment Market Entrance Fee - £3.00 per day Opens: Friday 12.00 to 6.00 Saturday 10.00 to 5.00 Sunday 10.00 to 4.00 |
| Links: | Directions
and Map Reenactors Market |
09 Apr |
Salisbury Practice (April 06) |
| Start: 09/04/2006 10:30 End: 09/04/2006 14:00 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Harnham recreation ground, Salisbury |
| Description: | Usual local Practice run by Eve in Salisbury. Please contact her if you plan to come along. |
22-23 Apr |
Fleckney St Georges Day festival (CANCELLED) |
| Start: 22/04/2006 End: 23/04/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: NO | |
| Location: | Fleckney, Leicestershire |
| Description: | =========== CANCELLED =========== |
| Links: | streetmap |
23 Apr |
Salisbury St Georges Day |
| Start: 23/04/2006 10:00 End: 23/04/2006 16:00 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Salisbury |
| Description: | Salisbury DC event to promote St
George's Day. Don't know all the details yet, but need to know who is interested to give them ideas of numbers. Still waiting for comfirmatin from organiser. Anyone fancy being St George to appear in a street play? |
30-01 Apr |
Cosmeston |
| Start: 30/04/2006 End: 01/05/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | cosmeston Lakes and medieval village, B4267, near Penarth/cardiff |
| Description: | Cosmeston Medieval Village. This is
worth a visit, especially if you've not been before, it’s a
actual re-construction of a medieval village. Multi-soc show same as last year. We have our own contracted booking to provide encampment and tourney displays and take part in single main battle each afternoon (still sorting out details so this may change). Need to enforce a good kit quality for this one, if your in doubt get in touch. Need to ensure we have numbers for both days and both battles, so if you will have to leave early we need to know. There is normally an archery area and a compitition if anyone is interested. Note: show is Sun/mon, not Sat. Plastic and LH camping from Sat, Local towns and villages in easy travelling distance. |
20-21 May |
Wessex county show |
| Start: 20/05/2006 End: 21/05/2006 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Location Woodlands,showground, Frome. On the B3092 (5 mins north of the A303). |
| Description: | The usual Wessex show, lots of
stalls and exhibits to look around, various main arena events, evening
entertainment. Hopefully not as wet as last year! We are doing a small LH encampment and stall with our own side arena, possible main arena event if we have the numbers otherwise will just do our own thing in the small arena. Mixture of practice, drill and combat displays whenever anyone wants. Will plan in a couple of tourneys or small skirmishes. Can use the handguns if anyone wants to? Camping available all weekend from Friday. There is beer tent and entertainment (I.e. bands, comedians etc) in the evenings, plus the usual campsite merriment :) This is normally a good fun, relaxed, low key event to start the season. Suitable for all levels of kit as there's no authenticity, or even period, requirements being put on us by the organisers, but obviously hope everyone will do their best as usual. THE REALLY IMPORTANT BITIt is absolutely, positively vital that I get Car registrations in plenty of time for passes. Without them you WILL NOT be able to gain access to the site, without a lot of hassle for you, and more importantly me, on the day!!! You may end up having to pay to get in, then we have to claim it back. Access is possible any time Friday. On Saturday and Sunday no cars will be allowed to drive onto the site after 9:15 (the public are admitted at 10:00) So aim to arrive before that (you also want to avoid the public traffic if possible). If you have to arrive after, you will have to park in the carpark, and carry your kit in, if this happens come and find us and grap some help. Theres a dedicated parking area for participants which cars have to moved to after unloading,if you've only got a small amount of kit then best bet is to park there straight away and carry it in. |
| Links: | Directions and maps |
10- Jun |
Amesbury carnival |
| Start: 10/06/2006 End: // BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Holders Road, Amesbury |
| Description: | Local show. There is a car boot to start at 9 a.m. and the show itself at 10 a.m.We are booked for arena at 12.40. Link to map below. I believe it to be in field off Holders Rd but signs should be up. |
| Links: | multimap
link |
17 Jun |
Sturminster Show |
| Start: 17/06/2006 11:00 End: 17/06/2006 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Sturminster Newton, Dorset |
| Description: | Local show - Salisbury Commandrie. There are a few narrow roads so bear that in mind on entering village. If anyone wants to camp overnite it can be arranged. The swan is nice pub. The entrance to their recreation area is down a narrow road, scout hut on site and kids playground in corner,some steam engines should turn up and they will camp overnight. The road is on the left just before you get to PH and P signs in centre of map. Would like a good turn out with bits of living history,tents etc to make small encampment by arena. Opens at 11:00. Be there earlier to set up. |
| Links: | multimap
link |
24-25 Jun |
Bedford Medieval Fayre (Twinwoods) |
| Start: 24/06/2006 End: 25/06/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Twinwood Arena, clapham, Nr bedford. |
| Description: | A large multi-group battle, similar
in size to Herstmonceux. MSS running the battle and combat. Full contact tourney being run by Roger Langford for those interested, registration for this must be done in advance, if you want to do it let us know and we will register you. Living History and plastic camping, need to know which you are doing to give them numbers of tents for space. Details of site and event on the links below. Location: Clapham is the first village north of Bedford on the Old A6. (Don't take the new Clapham bypass which is also signposted as the A6 when coming out of Bedford) . Twinwood Road is off the only roundabout in Clapham, and is signposted as The Glenn Miller Museum. Go up Twinwood Rd for half a mile until the woodland, and turn right onto Twinwood Airfield. Usual MSS safety rules and kit standards apply. Full safety rules will be available on site which everyone must read and sign a form to say they have, also available on link below. We shouldn't have any problems as mostly same as our rules and standards. Main thing to check is tip and edge thickness of weapons as we allow less than MSS. Pole arms should have 10mm tip (1p piece), other weapons 9mm tip (5p piece), edges should be 2mm. Will be weapon checks and anything less than this may not be alllowed on, if not sure bring a selection so at least something will be OK. |
| Links: | MSS
Kit standards MSS safety rules Show website site details |
08-09 Jul |
Tewkesbury |
| Start: 08/07/2006 End: 09/07/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Lincoln Green Lane, Tewkesbury (Between the Council Offices and Tewkesbury Park Hotel) |
| Description: | You know the score!!! The biggest
one of the year. Camping from Friday midday until Monday morning, stalls beer tent etc. No entry to site before 12:00 Friday, Gates closed midnight Friday, reopen 7.00am Saturday. Site cleared by 12 noon Monday. Site opens to public 11:00 each day and shuts at 17:00. Beer tent and food bas close at 17:00 and reopen at 19:00 each day. No weapons allowed in town!! Police requirement No under 17s on the field. Battles at 16:00 Saturday & 15:00 Sunday. Rules: All combatants must wear helmet, body protection & gloves. Archers and non-coms must wear a helmet All weapons blunt and fit for use, remove burrs, rust etc No sharps no head shots bills and staves at low angle No physical tackling archery at 45deg, no flat shooting Be there or Be un-medieval :-) " We are camping at the Lower Lode Inn again rather than the main site. £5 per day per tent. Directions are: From the Roundabout near the Abbey in the centre of Tewkesbury Go North on the High Street (A38) towards Worcester Turn left immediately after the Black Bear Inn, and shortly take the A438 towards Ledbury (over a weak Bridge with traffic lights) Keep on this road for 2 miles (ignore sign to Upper Lode on Left) the turn Left for Forthampton. 1/2 mile later turn Left at Crossroads in Forthampton Village and continue straight ahead at next crossroads on narrow lane to the Lower Lode Inn. Map on link below |
| Links: | Camp
site map Directions and map Tewkesbury nedieval festival |
08 Jul |
Wilton Carnival |
| Start: 08/07/2006 13:00 End: 08/07/2006 16:00 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Wilton, Salisbury |
| Description: | Local show - Salisbury commandrie. Parade at 13:00. Carnival from 14:00, usual small show arrangment but with static display only. Just a being there sort of thing, so don't need many, may do STK to raise some funds if space and people to do it. This clashes with Tewkwsbury, so we haven't confirmed it .We need to know if anyone who isn't doing tewksbury is interested in doing this instead. If so and we have enough will book it in. So let us know ASAP if you want to do this. |
15 Jul |
harnham scouts |
| Start: 15/07/2006 End: 15/07/2006 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Salisbury |
| Description: | Small local show for harnham scout group in Salisbury. |
22-23 Jul |
Berkely Castle 1 |
| Start: 22/07/2006 End: 23/07/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Berkely Castle. Junction 13 or 14 on the M5. From Junction 13 or 14 follow Joust / Mediaeval Festival signs along the A38. |
| Description: | Show Description "large Multi Soc 15C show at Berkely castle. Details on link below. Being run over 2 weekends, this and the next. Authentic and plastic Camping available from the Friday and available for the whole week in between for those that want.. Toilet and security services will be available on site between the weekends. We will register the group for both weekends. Check the attendance page if you want to know who is doing which weekends. You must be on the list to get in, there is a society booking number that you need to quote on entry, this will only be sent to those who have told us they are attending. LH area has to be booked, so if you want to bring authentic tent let us know. Good 15C kit standard being enforced, if your not sure if your kit is up to it get in touch and we can advise and help out. Two castle siege battles per day (12:00 & 15:15). Mediaval baebes concerts twice daily, Jousting, Archery displays and competition |
| Links: | joust maps and directions |
29-30 Jul |
Berkley Castle 2 |
| Start: 29/07/2006 End: 30/07/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Berkeley Castle. Junction 13 or 14 on the M5. From Junction 13 or 14 follow Joust / Mediaeval Festival signs along the A38. |
| Description: | Show Description "large Multi Soc 15C show at Berkely castle. Details on link below. Being run over 2 weekends, this and the previous. Authentic and plastic Camping available from the Friday and available for the whole week in between for those that want.. Toilet and security services will be available on site between the weekends. We will register the group for both weekends. Check the attendance page if you want to know who is doing which weekends. You must be on the list to get in, there is a society booking number that you need to quote on entry,, this will only be sent to those who have told us they are attending. LH area has to be booked, so if you want to bring authentic tent let us know. Good 15C kit standard being enforced, if your not sure if your kit is up to it get in touch and we can advise and help out. Two castle siege battles per day (12:00 & 15:15). Mediaval baebes concerts twice daily, Jousting, Archery displays and competition" |
| Links: | joust maps and directions |
30 Jul |
RSPCA gala day |
| Start: 30/07/2006 End: 30/07/2006 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Ashley Heath, Ringwood |
| Description: | local show - Salisbury commandrie. A small arena event with a static display at an RSPCA gala day. As it is for charity, not much funds avaliable for travel expenses--but would be good for advertising -- only need about 8. Mainly for the locals, as not many needed. Let us know if you are interested and need further details |
05-06 Aug |
Tintagel |
| Start: 05/08/2006 End: 06/08/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Tintagel, Cornwall |
| Description: | Usual Arthurian event with Dark age
and medieval style battle each day. Camping all weekend free. Camping is available the whole week before for £10 for those wanting to make a holiday out of it, and for 2/3 days after for free. It is in tintagel itself, just head into the town and follow the signs. |
12-13 Aug |
Chirk Castle Medieval Joust/Fayre |
| Start: 12/08/2006 11:00 End: 13/08/2006 16:00 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Chirk Castle, Chirk, Wrexham LL14
5AF. 1ml off A5, 2ml W of Chirk village; 7ml S of Wrexham, signposted off A483 |
| Description: | Inaugeral Medieval Joust/Fayre at
Chirk Castle. We have our own contracted booking so need a fair turn out. We will be doing our own arena display, There are other groups as well, but don't know if there will be a multi-soc bash or if everyone is doing there own thing. Jousting each day as well. Fairly strict authenticity requirments so will need proper boots and clothing, if you think yours may not be up to it let us know and loan stuff may be possible. Open to public 11:00 each day. Close 17:00 sat, 16:00 Sun. The Castle itself was completed in around 1300 and has been a home, mostly to the Myddleton family, for the greater part of this time although it is now operated by the National Trust. It sits in around 40 acres of prime parkland. The event will be covering the period of roughly the 100 years war and 14C/early 15C kit is being specified, don't know yet how strict this will be, but would be an idea to try and adapt your kit if it’s a bit later, I.e. no sallets, use a surcoat over the armour etc. Will let eveyone know for sure before the event. This is especially poiniant as the castle housed French prisoners during this time. It will nclude a tournament & joust as well a full arena programme. Living History camps will also be set up around the designated area of the parkland used for the event although any mounted knights will have free reign to ride over the 40 acres!! There will be plastic camp facilities on-site but there is also excellent accommodation available within the area for those who want it!! |
| Links: | show
info Streetmap.co.uk link |
19 Aug |
Sturminster Carnival |
| Start: 19/08/2006 End: 19/08/2006 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Sturminster Newton, Dorset |
| Description: | Local show - Salisbury Commandrie. Petrol expenses will be available. Reasonable site, pub round corner. There are a few narrow roads so bear that in mind on entering village. The entrance to their recreation area is down a narrow road, scout hut on site and kids playground in corner. The road is on the left just before you get to PH and P signs in centre of map. Theres a Car boot sale starting at 9:00 as well. |
| Links: | multimap
link |
26-28 Aug |
Herstmonceux Medieval Festival |
| Start: 26/08/2006 End: 28/08/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Herstmonceux Castle, Herstmonceux (near Hailsham), East Sussex |
| Description: | Britain's largest three day
celebration of the Middle Ages! in the grounds of Herstmonceux castle.
East Sussex over the august bank holiday. Two castle siege battles each day with archers cannon and 500 + participants. 11:00 & 15:00. Jousting,falconry,archery compititions, living history, beer and food marguee, crafts and traders. Free trading for re-enactors participating in the event and saleing medieval stuff. Access from Friday. Car park permits required for all cars, I'll sent these out near the time to those going, so make sure you let me know.. Access after Friday evening requires presentation of membership card, so if yours needs renewing get in touch ASAP. Also note to gain access to the actual site during the day you must be in costume. Plastic & LH camping. We will have LH slot. ACCESS TO THE CAMP SITE (taken from the show web site). If you plan to arrive any time on the Friday before, then please drive to the castle entrance on Wartling Road. If you plan to arrive in the morning on Festival days then you must enter and exit the camp grounds via the Church road gate only. Once inside the camp ground you have access by car or on foot to the castle grounds. No vehicles will be allowed to move on the Festival site while the grounds are open to the public from the hours of 10am to 6 pm, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Full details maps and directions are available on the site in the links section below. Steve H will be on site from 19th and will reserve plastic camp space, so look out for him when you arrive. |
| Links: | directions
and Maps Herstmonceux festival main site |
09-10 Sep |
Caldicot |
| Start: 09/09/2006 End: 10/09/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | caldicot castle ,Caldicot, Monmouthshire, South Wales. |
| Description: | Being run by EMA as usual, . Multi-soc show at caldicot castle (Caldicot is just across the Severn bridge's). Run by EMA, early Medieval preferred. Although late OK. Camping, beer tent, traders. They require £2.00/day insurance fee for those taking part in the battle, this then gets you covered by their insurance. Our insurance is active for the event and does cover us so we end up doubly covered, but they still require this. If you are not happy paying this, then don't attend. |
| Links: | EMA Streetmap link |
16-17 Sep |
Leominster Medieval Fair(Mortimers Cross) |
| Start: 16/09/2006 End: 17/09/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | The Grange (a park in Leominster). Leominster, Shropshire |
| Description: | Usual Mortimers cross battle, but
moved to September from June and on a new site. We have been informed that the site is quite small, so don't know how crowded it will be, we have registered with the numbers of people and tents as they stand at the moment. There is LH and plastic camping, but we are not planning or booked for a LH site, other than possibly one large tent to store kit, change in, hide from the rain etc. The festival site is open from Friday, you can drive into the campsite to unload but cars must be moved to a separate car-park at the fire station (See P on detail map). If arriving Sat or Sun morning cars must be moved by 10.00 am, cars not allowed back on until 18.00 each day. Camper vans/caravans are allowed on site. As an alternative, anyone who wants is welcome to stay at Dave Woodwards place instead of at the festival site, which is only 10 miles away, he has plenty of space for tents in garden and field, and floor space if you'd prefer and is treating it as a impromptu end of season party on the Saturday night for anyone who wants to stay. He is planning to provide food for a mini banquet/party Saturday night for all members (self catering Friday though). Just chicken in a basket sort of stuff, bring drinks and any extra food you fancy. We can then share cars and convoy to the show each day. Let me know if you want to stay at Daves and which nights and I will compile a list so he knows how many to expect. More details on the festival: There is an archery tournament with a prize of £50 and flagon of cider, with a £5 entry fee. There is bar, refreshments and traders. It is in the centre of town so easy to get out to shops, pubs etc. No weapons of site though, and that includes little belt knifes and daggers! 1 battle a day, done as a re-enactment of Mortimers Cross 1461. I believe it opens to public at 10:00 and finishes around 18:00 Because its right in the town with easy access for anyone who wants to get on site be very security aware. They advise locking valuables in vehicles, but as they have to be parked of site that could be awkward. May have to make sure someone is in camp at all time See map on link below for location. |
| Links: | Detail
map Map |
23 Sep |
townsend banquet |
| Start: 23/09/2006 12:00 End: 23/09/2006 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | townsend community center, bournmouth |
| Description: | Small display at local community
banquet being oragnised by Ed and a few others in the area. shoot the
knight, arena display. No expenses, but food and drink for those attending. Opens at 12:00, banquet at 18:00 Need to know numbers to arrange food, so let us know if you want to attend. |
01 Oct |
Salisbury Practice(Oct 2006) |
| Start: 01/10/2006 End: 01/10/2006 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Salisbury |
| Description: | Usual Salisbury Practice. Contact Craig or Eve for details |
14-15 Oct |
hastings |
| Start: 14/10/2006 End: 15/10/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: NO | |
| Location: | Battle abbey, hastings |
| Description: | Large re-enactment of battle of
Hastings run by the vikings. Correct period kit required. Let us know if intersted and can get the kit together, there are guides on the hasting website, and if you contact us can help with simpler society guides and loan kit. Basically looking at acceptable gauntlets (leather and/or mail), helm, shield, weapon (sword, saex, hand axe, spear), shoes, trousers, Cloth wrappings for lower leg, tunic and belt. Mail shirt optional .NO plate, scale, leather vambraces etc. We are registered, but need exact names. Its still provisional though as if there isn't enough of us wanting to do it then will propably not do it. |
| Links: | hastings
guide |
14 Oct |
Mere Literary Festival |
| Start: 14/10/2006 End: 14/10/2006 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Mere |
| Description: | Mere Literary Festival , no expenses but food and drink. Good publicity, run by/at mere library. The medieval Crime Writer Michael Jecks is holding writers work shop. Opens about 13:00, small clash at 14:00 in nearbuy Field, then March to library for static stall. If interested contact Craig or Eve. |
27-29 Oct |
Re-enactores Market |
| Start: 27/10/2006 End: 29/10/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | The Sports Connexion, A444/A423 roundabout at Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry |
| Description: | Show Description "The Original Re-enactment Market Entrance Fee - £3.50 per day Opens: Friday 12.00 to 6.00 Saturday 10.00 to 5.00 Sunday 10.00 to 4.00 |
| Links: | Directions
and Map Reenactors Market |
28 Oct |
Cosmeston halloween |
| Start: 28/10/2006 End: 28/10/2006 BPAS Show: NO Confirmed: NO | |
| Location: | Cosmeston medieval village |
| Description: | Usual Halloween event/party at
cosmeston. Public halloween do, mainly for kids, 1800-2100. Hang arround in kit in village scaring the locals :) Beer Barn until midnight, then do your own thing in campsite, round campfires etc Camping Sat night only Pirate fancy dress in the evening. |
05 Nov |
salisbury practice (Nov 2006) |
| Start: 05/11/2006 End: 05/11/2006 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Salisbury |
| Description: | Usual Salisbury Practice. Contact Craig or Eve for details |
03 Dec |
Salisbury Practice (Dec 2006) |
| Start: 03/12/2006 End: 03/12/2006 BPAS Show: YES Confirmed: YES | |
| Location: | Salisbury |
| Description: | Usual Salisbury Practice. Contact Craig or Eve for details |
