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Programme for Saturday 24th September
10:30am Event opens
11:00am Deputy Lord Lieutenant arrives / short speech / tour by Hardrada
11:15am Armies muster ; photo opp for public
11:30am Battle of Fulford Gate followed by open ended refight
12:00noon Break for lunch - time to visit traders, storytelling and Authors marquee
12:30pm Falconry display
1:00pm Archbishop of York arrives / speech / meet Hardrada and Godwinson
1:30pm Kiddie Vike - Vikings v Children - beware Vikings!
2:00pm Kings Court - Justice meted out in the Viking way...
2:30pm Falconry display
3:15pm Armies muster ; photo opp for public
3:30pm Battle of Stamford Bridge followed by open ended refight
4:00pm Time to visit the living history and see how they lived in 1066
4:30pm Event closes
5.00pm Car Parking closed
Programme for Sunday 25th September
10:00am Private Service and wreath laying ceremony at Stamford Bridge Memorial, attended by Deputy Chair East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Battle of Stamford Bridge Society and the Vikings Society, who will provide an honour guide.
Also the renaming of the Viking boat planter in rememberance of Tom Wyles, co-founder, Battle of Stamford Bridge Society.
10:30am Event opens
11:00am Deputy Chair East Riding of Yorkshire Council
11:15am Armies muster ; photo opp for public
11:30am Battle of Fulford Gate followed by open ended refight
12:00noon Break for lunch - time to visit traders, storytelling and Authors marquee
12:30pm Falconry display
1:00pm Cavalry display (conditional upon ground conditions)
1:30 pm Kiddie Vike - Vikings v Children - beware Vikings!
2:00 pm Kings Court - more Viking Justice
2:30pm Falconry display
3:15pm Armies muster ; photo opp for public
3:30pm Battle of Stamford Bridge followed by open ended refight
4:00pm Time for a final wander...
4:30pm Event closes
5:00pm Car Parking closed (for bonfire cars to be reparked at village car parks)
6.30pm Viking boat burning
Please note - Programme times and fixtures are flexible and may be subject to change, any of which will be announced on the public address system.
See us at the following venues....
Sept 18th: Fulford anniversary show. special event to commemorate Battle of Fulford, re-enactment/living history and stalls
Sept 24/25th: Stamford Bridge 950th anniversary weekend re-enactment
October 16th: special 950th musical recital in Pocklington with new
music score specially written and performed by Stamford Bridge Singers.
now Spring 2017 (TBC) Battlefields of Yorkshire Conference, Hazlewood Castle.
One day conference with guest speakers aimed at asking questions about
the state of the battlefields in Yorkshire in 2016 and how can we
utilise and improve them for all.
For further details on any of the above contact Chris Rock: chairmanBOSBHS@mail.com
