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Remembering battle from centuries ago
IT was a bloody battle that
left hundreds dead - but it
paved the way for a
Parliamentarian victory over
England's Royalist army.
On Saturday, 364 years to
the day since the Battle of
Cheriton, the normally quiet
Hampshire village near
Alresford again rang out with
the sound of canons and muskets
as more than 50 members
of the Sealed Knot
Society to re-enact the famous
Civil War fight.
The re-enactment was just
part of a day-long commemoration
of the battle, including
the official unveiling of
interpretation boards on the
battlefield, commissioned
thanks to a £46,000 lottery
grant.
A service to remember those
who died in the fight was
also held.
9:03am Monday 31st March 2008
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CommentPosted by: Cynic, Southampton on 9:28am Mon 31 Mar 08
Nice, but 500 is more like a small skirmish. Bit like "dungeons & dragons" role playing games really, without the imagination.
Still each to his own.
Nice, but 500 is more like a small skirmish. Bit like "dungeons & dragons" role playing games really, without the imagination.
Still each to his own.
Posted by: Cynic, Southampton on 9:29am Mon 31 Mar 08
Nice, but 500 is more like a small skirmish. Bit like "dungeons & dragons" role playing games really, without the imagination.
Still each to his own.
Nice, but 500 is more like a small skirmish. Bit like "dungeons & dragons" role playing games really, without the imagination.
Still each to his own.
Posted by: Cynic, Southampton on 9:30am Mon 31 Mar 08
Nice, but 500 is more like a small skirmish. Bit like "dungeons & dragons" role playing games really, without the imagination.
Still each to his own.
Nice, but 500 is more like a small skirmish. Bit like "dungeons & dragons" role playing games really, without the imagination.
Still each to his own.
Posted by: confused on 9:48am Mon 31 Mar 08
where does it say 500?
Posted by: hmm on 9:54am Mon 31 Mar 08
[bold]WHY DOES THE ECHO NEVER TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THESE THINGS BEFORE THE EVENT[/bold] [bold][/bold]
WHY DOES THE ECHO NEVER TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THESE THINGS BEFORE THE EVENT Posted by: Proof reader on 9:55am Mon 31 Mar 08
[quote][bold]confused[/bold] wrote:
where does it say 500?[/quote] It states 50 - so if that isn't even a skirmish what is it?
confused wrote:
where does it say 500?
It states 50 - so if that isn't even a skirmish what is it?
Posted by: Buy it, you tight git on 11:00am Mon 31 Mar 08
[quote][bold]hmm[/bold] wrote:
[bold]WHY DOES THE ECHO NEVER TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THESE THINGS BEFORE THE EVENT[/bold] [bold][/bold] [/quote] It does. In the paper.
hmm wrote:
WHY DOES THE ECHO NEVER TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THESE THINGS BEFORE THE EVENT
It does. In the paper.
Posted by: hmm on 12:18pm Mon 31 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Buy it[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]hmm[/bold] wrote:
[bold]WHY DOES THE ECHO NEVER TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THESE THINGS BEFORE THE
EVENT[/bold] [bold][/bold] [/quote] It does. In the paper.[/quote] where was it
Buy it wrote:
hmm wrote:
WHY DOES THE ECHO NEVER TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THESE THINGS BEFORE THE
EVENT
It does. In the paper.
where was it
Posted by: The Helper on 12:24pm Mon 31 Mar 08
[quote][bold]hmm[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Buy it[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]hmm[/bold] wrote: [bold]WHY DOES THE ECHO NEVER TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THESE THINGS BEFORE THE EVENT[/bold] [bold][/bold] [/quote] It does. In the paper.[/quote] where was it[/quote] In the newsagent.
HTH.
hmm wrote:
Buy it wrote: hmm wrote: WHY DOES THE ECHO NEVER TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THESE THINGS BEFORE THE EVENT
It does. In the paper.
where was it
In the newsagent.
HTH.
Posted by: Cynic, Southampton on 12:39pm Mon 31 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Proof reader[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]confused[/bold] wrote: where does it say 500?[/quote] It states 50 - so if that isn't even a skirmish what is it?[/quote] Exactly !
More light a punch-up behind the bicycle sheds.
Proof reader wrote:
confused wrote: where does it say 500?
It states 50 - so if that isn't even a skirmish what is it?
Exactly !
More light a punch-up behind the bicycle sheds.
Posted by: King Mush, Woolston on 10:37pm Mon 31 Mar 08
What about the more relevant battles?
Millbrook, Thornhill, Lordshill,Weston,Tow
nhill Park,Swaythling - the Battle of the Flowers (not Jersey) etc etc
What about the more relevant battles?
Millbrook, Thornhill, Lordshill,Weston,Tow
nhill Park,Swaythling - the Battle of the Flowers (not Jersey) etc etc
Posted by: King Mush, Woolston on 4:03pm Tue 1 Apr 08
Whoops - forgot the Battle of Cheriton Avenue!
Whoops - forgot the Battle of Cheriton Avenue!
Posted by: sarah, dorset on 11:51am Fri 11 Apr 08
This was a very small event from the Sealed Knot; the second largest re-enactment society in the world. For a larger event try Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire over the May Bank Holiday. For those of us who went to Cheriton; we did well not to drown or get blown away!
This was a very small event from the Sealed Knot; the second largest re-enactment society in the world. For a larger event try Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire over the May Bank Holiday. For those of us who went to Cheriton; we did well not to drown or get blown away!
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