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Open 24 April to 26 September, 2010 a host of children's activities! |
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- 25th & 26th April
Opening Weekend - 2nd, 3rd & 4th May
VE Day Celebration - 16th & 17th May
Steam & Country Show - 23rd, 24th & 25th May
Regia Anglorum Re-enactment - 6th & 7th June
The Die Hards Re-enactment - 13th & 14th June
Knights of Royal England - 20th & 21st June
Vicus Roman Event - 27th & 28th June
English Civil War-Sealed Knot - 4th & 5th July
Rocket and Space Event - 11th & 12th July
New France Old England - 18th & 19th July
Medieval Siege Re-enactment - 25th & 26th July
Napoleonic Re-enactment - 1st & 2nd August
English Civil War Society - 8th & 9th August
Classic Vehicle Show - 15th & 16th August
World War I Display - 22nd & 23rd August
Knights of Arkley - 29th, 30th & 31st August
Robin Hood Event - 5th & 6th September
Essex Militia Living History - 12th & 13th September
Victorian Experience - 19th & 20th September
Multi-period Event - 26th & 27th September
Home Front Event - 7th & 8th November
Guy Fawkes Event - Sunday 13th December
Victorian Christmas
Travel Through Time: Roman to WW2 -
19th & 20th September
Family fun and history combined...
A family weekend of activities from various re-enactment groups throughout history. Includes Roman, Medieval, World War I and II, Home Front and Victorian events. Not sure which event interests you? Then come along for the day and see a little of everything. Plenty of hands on things to do for children.
Quintains & Coronals Children's Activities - Roman Drill and Chariots
Join in the Roman family fun with Quintains & Coronals.
Learn Roman military drill. Find out if you have the skill to form the Testudo.
Enter the arena and take part in Hobby Horse chariot “races”.
Don’t forget to bring your camera and have your picture taken in roman armour.
Children's Activities
» Learn how to use a stirrup pump and put out that blaze.
» Can you identify that aircraft?
» Weight out your own tea and sugar rations.
» Make a gas mask.
» Can you identify what products are in the tins?
» See what your clothing allowance would have been - should you have been evacuated.
» Can you answer our 1940's quiz questions?
Exhibitors / Reenactors
Colchester Roman Society - Website: www.camulos.com/crs.htm
Rawdons Regiment - Website: www.rawdons.co.uk
Regia Anglorum - Website: www.regia.org
The Royal Sussex Historical Group - Website: www.royalsussex.org.uk
Essex Militia - Website: www.theessexmilitia.co.uk
Quintains & Coronals - Website: www.jadelink.fsnet.co.uk
Royal Golden Eagle Medieval Archers of England - Website: www.thegoldeneaglearchers.co.uk
Peggy - Steam Traction Engine
Peggy - Steam Traction Engine
Peggy was built in 1904 to an 1899 Victorian design, at Clayton & Shuttleworth's Stamp End Works, Lincoln. Works number 36336. She was first registered in 1921 and allocated the registration mark BP 5821. Designed by William Fletcher, the doyen of Victorian and Edwardian steam traction engine design, she is a 7 nominal horse powered general purpose steam traction engine. Peggy could be used for haulage, thrashing, wood sawing and a host of other agricultural tasks. She also has a winch.
Peggy appeared at the Norfolk Show, at East Dereham in June 1904.On 25th August 1904 she was delivered to John Sparks (Engineers) of Yapton, Sussex. In 1913, Peggy was sold to Edward Hobgen, Shripney, Sussex. In 1928, she passed to Henry Hobden, Isfield, East Sussex where she continued to work on farms. Peggy worked on farms for forty-five years from 1904 to 1949.
It is with grateful thanks to the late Michael Pink D.F,C., that Peggy entered into preservation in 1950. Michael did much to maintain her fine engineering prowess. Dr, Raymond Rowe acquired Peggy in April 2002, He took her back Clayton & Shuttleworth's Stamp End Works, to meet the Mayor of Lincoln and celebrate her centenary. Peggy took part in the National Traction Engine Trust's 50th Anniversary 18 mile Road Run and, on 25th August 2004, she was delivered to the old John Sparks (Engineers) building (now the Co-op) at Yapton, Sussex - 100 years to the day!
The Ray Sears Collection of Waltham Abbey Photographs
Ray Sears
Past Event Images
Downloads
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Dogs
Only guide and assistance dogs will be allowed on the site.
They must remain in harness during the visit.
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