Events

East Anglia Regional Study Day

Saturday 4th October 2025

Registration from: 0935

Venue: Chelmsford Museum, Oaklands Park, Moulsham St, Chelmsford CM2 9AQ, Telephone:01245 605700

The meeting will be held in the Wells Suite.

There is free car parking for some 60 cars in Oaklands Park near to the Museum, including four designated accessible parking spaces. Additional pay and display parking is available at Moulsham Street Car Park, 157 Moulsham St, Chelmsford CM2 0LD. £8.50 for the day [pay by card]. 11 minutes’ walk from Museum.

Access by train: The nearest train station to Chelmsford Museum is Chelmsford Station. The museum is about a 30-minute walk from the station. Bus C1 comes from the Railway Station to the Museum – about 15/20-minute journey time. C1’s are every 15 minutes.

The Museum of Chelmsford is fully wheelchair accessible, with slopes, ramps, and a lift to all floors.

Agenda:

0935    Registration and Tea, Coffee, Biscuits
1000    Introduction and Welcome. Robert Simmons, East Anglia Regional Coordinator
1005    The Battle of Ringmere Heath – 5th May 1010 – What do we know? – How it fits in with the overall Vikings presence.  Dr James Barnaby.
1100    Tea, Coffee, Biscuits
1120    British Civil War - War Crimes. Dr Ismini Pells
1215    The Cornish Rebellion of 1497. Julian Humphrys
1310    Buffet Lunch served in the room [included in Ticket Price]
1350    A Family at War: The Pastons of Norfolk and the Wars of the Roses. Dr Rob Knee
1445    Tea, Coffee, Biscuits
1505    The history of Landguard Fort and the Dutch attack. 2 July 1667. Laurence Hendry and Gerry Dunlevy.
1600    Close

To book your place at the Study Day, via Ticket Tailor, please click this link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thebattlefieldstrust/1686493

For further information.

• Contact name : Robert Simmons
• Contact email : Robert@battlefieldstrust.com