Thursday, 20 August 2009
York
The Village Hall at Great Haywood is available for indoor camping on Thursday night for anyone wishing to break the journey up to York.
Weston Super Mare Muster
With locust on one end and Arnie on the other the fort was dominated by the PTA.
On the Sunday Arnie was taken by Gerard's at the end of the battle, this involved the gun going over the front of the 15m fortifications, this worked well.
the battle took place on the beach and the sand castle is being claimed as the largest ever built at 15m high and 100 m long with a moat around it 10,000 tonnes of sand was moved in its construction.
Black Dog II the new party tent made it out for the first time and worked very well, shame about the rain on the Monday.
Some of the Explorers scrubbed up very well.
1st Bradninch Explorer Scout Pack came along for the weekend, they were drilled by Charles Gerard's Regiment on Sunday morning.
WESTON-SUPER-MARE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 09: A cannon is fired by members of the Sealed Knot as they conduct a re-enactment on the beach on August 9, 2009 in Weston-Super-Mare, England. The Sealed Knot, who are dedicated to the costume re-enactment of the battles and events surrounding the 17th century English Civil War
Monday, 17 August 2009
Sunday May Bank Holiday
Tilly had the Nursery bear for the weekend and introduced him to all sorts of weaponry.
First May Bank Holiday 2009
Saturday of the Bank hol saw a select group of the PTA take the ferry from Gosport to Portsmouth Navel yard to see the Mary Rose / Warrior / Victory.
We learnt about flexible rammers and mops that could be used at close quarters.
Batalla de Almansa (Albacete, Spain) 1707 (recreacion historica 2009)
And partake of the local delicacies.
Still it meant that they got to see some bits that the might not have seen otherwise.
Then it was to Madrid that the intrepid explorers went next, this was to be one mountain to many for the 6 cylinder, which promptly ate its clutch on the way, so back to Almansa it was to be.
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