There is extra information on some of these events on the ACWS website
Provisional Events for 2008
Please Note unless marked confirmed these are still provisional
Keep an eye on this page for any additions and further information
Date |
Event |
Comment |
May 2nd - 5th |
ROCKINGHAM CASTLE |
Call To Arms Multi-Period Event - History Fair at Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, near Corby,
LE16 8TH. CONFIRMED
Click here for Rockingham Castle venue details.
Displays SATURDAY, SUNDAY and Bank Holiday MONDAY
Location Map: LE16 8TH Google Maps |
May 23rd - 26th |
SEWERBY HALL |
Spring Bank Holiday Weekend. Sewerby Hall, Bridlington, North Yorkshire. CONFIRMED
This year the Federals, Civilians and the Medical Team will be manning the house and the camps will be switched around. The scenario will be the 1863 Gettysburg campaign and the battle re-enactment will be a part of Pickett's Charge.
Members camping from Friday afternoon until Tuesday.
Displays on SUNDAY and MONDAY
Location Maps: YO15 1EA MultiMap.com or StreetMap.co.uk or Google Maps |
May 30th - June 1st |
HORNBY CASTLE LANCASTER |
Multi-period event at the 5th Hornby Castle Military Weekend.CONFIRMED
Organised by the South Cumbria and North Lancs. MVT. This is held in the beautiful surroundings of Hornby Castle, about 8 miles east of Lancaster, Lancashire, on the A683. This is mostly 1940s war time displays of vehicles, re-enactment and living history, but open to all aspects of history re-enactment, ancient and modern. For publicity poster click here.
Small Society event with living history and skirmish displays.
Saturday evening Swing band and dance in the modern hall, runs out in the vehicles, so jump in if there is an empty space, access to the otherwise private castle and gardens.
Location: LA2 8JU MultiMap.com or Google Maps
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June 27th - 29th |
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Stanford Hall, nr Stanford-on-Avon, Leicestershire, (M1 J19). CONFIRMED
Members camping available from Friday afternoon until Monday. Self-sponsored event.
Private Tactical in the woods on SATURDAY. Public access and Battle on SUNDAY only.
Location Maps: NN6 6JR MultiMap.com or StreetMap.co.uk |
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August 15th - 17th |
ROYAL GUNPOWDER MILLS |
Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex CONFIRMED
Members camping available from Friday afternoon until Monday.
Displays on SATURDAY and SUNDAY
Please note there are NO DOGS ALLOWED on site at the Gunpowder Mills.
Location Maps: EN9 1JY MultiMap.com or StreetMap.co.uk |
August 22nd - 25th |
NORFOLK HERITAGE PARK SHEFFIELD |
August Bank Holiday event at Norfolk Heritage Park, Sheffield, . CONFIRMED
Sheffield City Council event with EventPlan staging Multi-Period displays again as part of the Sheffield Fayre.
Battles on Sunday and Monday afternoon. Mounted Cavalry in attendance.
Members camping available from Friday afternoon until Tuesday morning.
Location Maps: S2 2RB MultiMap.com or StreetMap.co.uk
We are to enter the park by the Norfolk Park Road entrance. |
31st August |
CALVERHALL |
One day small marketing event. Further details later. CONFIRMED |
September 19th - 21st |
TATTON PARK |
Full society event at Tatton Old Hall, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6QN. CONFIRMED
Members camping available from Friday until Monday.
Further details will be posted later when available.
Location Maps: WA16 6QN MultiMap.com or StreetMap.co.uk or Google Maps |
September 26th - 28th |
BATH |
SoSkAn event at the American Museum at Bath, BA2 7BD. CONFIRMED
ACWS members are invited as individuals to this event. Note this is not a joint event. |
3rd -5th October |
SPETCHLEY PARK |
Multi-period event by Worcester Re-enactors. Small ACWS Living History displays. CONFIRMED
Members camping available from Friday afternoon. |
December 6th |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
AND CHRISTMAS DANCE |
The ACWS Annual General Meeting and The Christmas Dance are to be held CONFIRMED
on the same day at the Alsager Civic Centre, Lawton Road, Alsager, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST7 2AE, on Saturday 6th December 2008. The AGM will be held in the afternoon and the Dance in the evening.
Location Maps: ST7 2AE MultiMap.com or StreetMap.co.uk |
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