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Re-enactment WW2 SWB

Fortress Wales Show Information

FORTRESS WALES

 the dragon

2nd and 3rd May 2010

Take a step back in time…..multi period living history and military vehicle weekend set in the wonderful grounds of Margam Country Park


Re-enactment/Living History groups, Military vehicles area, Main Arena,
Re-enactment camps, Walking re-enactors, Catering area, Trade stands, Craft Fair

Camping available from 30th April-4th May

S et up day 1st May

Show open to public 2nd and 3rd May


Beer Tent and Evening Entertainment, Go Ape Adventure on site,
Evening Paranormal Tours by arrangement
Raising funds for Shelter Cymru, Welsh Homeless Charity.

For further information on becoming involved in this great event contact:-


Re-enactors/Re-enactment Groups/Living History Groups and Walking Displays

Please either email/phone WENDY or BUCK for more information or to request a application form. All aspects of history are allowed. Except for Allgemeine uniforms. All application forms need to be sent with a copy of your PLI and risk assessment documents

Wendy
wendy@cymrusid.fsnet.co.uk|  01495 774482


Military Vehicle Owners all era's

Please either email/phone BUCK for more information or to request an application form. A £7.50 donation cheque made out to Shelter Cymru is requested with all owner applications.

Buck
p.day3@ntlworld.com|| 029 20317980

Traders/Sellers and All other Park Enquires to Allison

Please email/phone Allison for more information or to request an application form. A donation cheque made out to Shelter Cymru is required with all trade/sellers application forms for the sum of £30.00. Also PLI and risk assessment documents requested with application form

Allison
a.lloyd@npt.gov.uk|| 01639 881635
 
UP DATE

Well only 4 months to go and the applications are rolling in

confirmation from:

The South Wales Borderers WW2 Re-enactment Group

American Civil War CURS

Freemen of Gwent,

Ron Chamberlain Ronco History Walker

Monmouthshire Branch of the Muzzleloaders

Western Front Association

Marcher Stuarts

La Columna

Royal Navy

The Spivs Walking Display

Vikings of Middle England

Kompanie 1

Companions of the Forest

Companions of the Longbow

Free Company Y Siluriad and Tudors

Kampfgruppe Stahkrieger

Nobletales Retinue (medieval 1350-1420)


If your groups name is not included above then please submit your form or
contact me if you have already returned it.

Application forms must be submitted by the 20th March 2010

Ready for the site meeting on the 27th March 2010

Late applications will considered, as long as paper work is correct



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Please note the 1st is set up day

2nd and 3rd are Show Days

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The 2009 show was a sucess
Here is a report and some photos of the event. 
 
Photos by Miss J
                 Olive Drab
indians 
 
chris a cowboy
 
A Small Film of the WW2 Battle Filmed by Mr Steve Hunt
 

 
 
help
 
first aid
All aspects of history allowed and on show.

 

Just to give you a idea who appeared in

2009

Stahl Krieger "Steel Warriors"
South Wales Borderers
Glamorgan Home Guard
2nd Devons
4th Wiltshires
An Airfield Somewhere in.....
SS Totenkopf
The Windhund
4JAS
Birmingham Pals WW1

The Wyoming Wild Bunch
Sons of the Dragon
The Freemen of Gwent
Companions of the Forest
Vikings of Middle England
The Marcher Stuarts
La Columna
The Confederate and Union Re-enactment Society
Nostalgia
Modern Army
Sealed Knot
Muzzleloaders

etc
etc

 

On April 4th 09 we held a site meeting for groups to attend, due to distance and other shows being on some groups could not attend

Many thanks to those who came along and here are a few photos to give you a idea of who is coming along

 

a Knight and his lady

 

a policeman and yank

 

vikings

 

Civil War

 

SWB

 

Civil War

Photos by Miss J Dennis

 

 around the jeep

 

 More photos to follow  

The reason for this show

Paul (SWB) and Buck (CURS) have talked for a few years of joining there ideas up of holding a multi period event in Wales.

 

As nothing like this is held in Wales we saw a opening that we could fill.

 

Buck rang us in January 07 and said he had approahed Margam Country Park with a idea of holding a show  there, they said ok and said we could have the venue on May Bank holiday  5/6/7 May.

 

Paul has been unwell this year, so i took over,  me and Buck started planning.

 

This gave us 5 months to put a show together as it was Margam Park asked us to keep it to a small scale  so that they could see what the general public feedback was like.

 

We spoke to local  groups we new and had great support, we also got in contact with the local MVT group who supported  us as well.

 

As it was so late in the year a lot of groups, sellers and vehicle owners had already booked into other events, but we had a excellent turnout and where surprised with the support we received.

 

We advertised well  and the show was a success.

 

It was down to the people, groups, sellers and the military vehicle owners  who came along and supported us

 

As you are aware we held the event again in 08 and in 09 it was a great sucess with more groups and more arena events

 

Well we are now in the process of putting together the 2010 show

 Please see the photos below to give you a idea of what we have done in the past and also what the groups look like who attend.


tiger over the hill

 

 

 

prisioners

 

tea

 

loading up 

 

in the grass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

horses on display

 

captured

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

prisioner

 

run

 

tiger 1

 

41st

 

castle

 

curs

 

lovats

 

jeep

 

man on horse

 

waiting

 

creeping

 

flash

 

german act

 

jeep 

 

A SITE MEETING TOOK PLACE ON THE 29TH MARCH

 

MANY THANKS FOR THOSE WHO ATEENDED

 

PHOTOS BY JANETTE DENNIS

swb on paraade

 

 

multiperiod

 

41st

 

Bowmen of the Rose

 

on the stairs 

 

Group Photo taken at Fortress Wales 2007 event

 

 

  

 

A war reenactment group that depicts the 2nd Battalion 24th Regiment of Foot, as they would have appeared in North West Europe circa 1944 -1945

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