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Battle of Towton 1461
Sunday 5th July 2009
Walk commences at 2pm from the
Rockingham arms in Towton (Lancastrian side of the battlefield). (Graham
Darbyshire 01977 683825).
Battle of Tewkesbury 1471
Sunday July 12th 2009
The Fair. A walk around
part of the battlefield as part of the Medieval Festival. About 2 hours
walking and talking. Donations to the Festival.. Meet at the Information
Tent for 11.30 am start. (Steve Goodchild 01684 294939).
In addition the Tewkesbury Battlefield Society do regular monthly Tewkesbury
battlefield walks. From October to May these are at 2.30pm on the first
Sunday of the month and from June to September at 7.30 pm on the first
Thursday of the month. Meeting place is The Crescent (near Tewkesbury
Abbey). (Steve Goodchild 01684 294939).
Battle of Cropredy Bridge 1644
Sunday 12 July 2009
Meet at the Brasenose
pub in Cropredy village at 1.30pm. (Harvey Watson 01494 726673)
Visit to Bletchley Park
Sunday 19th July 2009
(Organised by Mercia &
London branch). Bletchley Park was the top-secret, Head-quarters for British
code-breaking activities during the Second-World War, and it was also the
birth place of the world's first ever modern computer. It was at Bletchley
Park that the British managed to read the German High Commandıs most secret
messages, sent on the German's supposedly unbreakable Enigma coding
machines. On the visit we will be hearing the fascinating, true-life story
of the spies and code-breakers of WWII. (Harvey Watson 01494 726673).
Battle of Evesham 1265 - Wreath Laying Ceremony
Saturday 1st August 2009
Annual Simon de Montfort
Society wreath-laying ceremony in Abbey Park, Evesham (in town centre near
marketplace) at 10.30 am followed by battlefield walk. (Alwyn Johnson
01386 446781 or Clive Bostle 01386 765572).
English Civil War Festival York 2009
Saturday 22nd to Monday 31st August 2009
Will include a guided walk around the battlefield of Marston Moor on either Saturday 22nd or Wednesday 26th. More details to follow.
'Civil War Day' - Worcester Guildhall
Thursday 3rd September 2009
Discover History is holding its annual 'Civil War Day' at Worcester's Guildhall. This will be a day of exhibitors connected with the English Civil Wars. Examples will include Spetchley gardens, Hartlebury Castle and the County Archeological department. The event is free of charge and held on a High street location. The date is Thursday the 3rd September 2009 and it runs from 09.30- 16.30.
Three Battles Festival
Saturday 12th September 2009
Three Battles festival. The Battle of
Worcester Society, the Battle of Tewkesbury Society, Simon de Montfort
Society and Richard III Society will be promoting the three Battles of
Evesham 1265, Tewkesbury 1471 and Worcester 1651 at Worcester Cathedral.
(Brian Bullock, wrbrian@yahoo.co.uk)
Walk on a section of the Battlefields Trail
Sunday 13th September 2009
The Battlefields Trail was opened by the Battlefields Trust in 2006, as a
public footpath linking the battlefields of Edgehill, Cropredy Bridge and
and Edgcote. Today we will be walking from the village of Wardington to the
village of Warmington. (Details from Harvey Watson 01494 726673 or
DESDII-EL4c@mod.uk
Lewes Battlefield Walk
Saturday 26th September 2009
Details yet to be advised.
Flanders Conference Visit - Possible
September 2009
A possible Conference visit to Flanders. Details to follow.
Edgehill Memorial Service
Sunday 25th October 2009
Date and other details to be confirmed.
2nd Newbury Battlefield Walk
Sunday 25th October 2009
Details to be confirmed (Mercia / London branch).
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