Battling for Charity. Earl Rivers Regiment,Sealed Knot

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Battling for Charity. Earl Rivers Regiment,Sealed Knot

betsyboo · Newbie

Thank you for posting this site. I am a member of a history group in upstate New York, USA. I plan to send the link you gave to some other members. I think they will find it very interesting!

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

Thats Great 'betsyboo' spread the message arround Thankyou.

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

Night Attack Berkeley Castle.

Hi, I have just Recieved the Picture from a siege our Regiment attended back in May,please look at our gallery on our website for the rest of the photos.

These pictures are by the photographer stated and copyright remains with that photographer. please contact http://www.earlrivers.org.uk for more information.

P.S

Earl Rivers Regiment will be hosting its own Skirmish this Saturday in Blewbury near Didcot. Its not far to go, so why not come and see us for a day out.

Ps - you know who to pm or E-mail if you want to give this hobby a go.

Regards
Pro Rivers.
http://www.earlrivers.org.uk

E-mail pro@earlrivers.org.uk

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

Hello,

I would like to take this opportunity to update our forum, I have chosen some photos off our last skirmish & Living history.

If you are interested in joining us in our campaign season, its not to late! We have loads of events left why not contact me for a free temporary membership for a free Battle?

Please have a look at our calendar on our website and choose a battle near you , Hope to hear from you soon

Public Relations Officer.
Earl Rivers Regiment.

www.earlrivers.org.uk

Contact us on; pro@earlrivers.org.uk

-- Edited by Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot at 18:58, 2007-06-28

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

I have just added some new pics on our website, from the last few event we attended hope you enjoy them. :)

Public Relation Officer, Earl rivers.

Shrougsbough July 2007

Charged by Parliment horse. :o

Charging the rear of the king's lifeguard Regiment OF Foote

The apprentices of the Sealed Knot.

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

Hello again,

Just like to show you our last battle that our Regiment was invited to go to in newbridge near oxford last week, however it was cancelled as you can see!

X marks the spot of the Living History camp.

The battlefield.

The crowd line.

Bad weather never closed the beer tent or dampened the warm welcome from the bar staff.

The exit from the campsite

Pictures kindly taken and copyrighted by Rusty Aldwinckle

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

NEWS updated 10/08/2007

***Breaking news***

Joining has just got quicker and easier.

So Rivers is the regiment for you? You wont be disappointed!

A quick and easy way to join up and get a taster of our Regiment and Europes largest re-enactment Society is by downloading a temporary membership form, this entitles you to free membership! not just for the weekend battle, but is valid to any SK event, 3 weeks after, with free issue of uniform supplied. What a great package and for FREE*!

Step one - look on our website, www.earlrivers.org.uk and choose a battle from the forth coming events calendar, that you would like to attend.

Step two - down load application form,http://www.blews-ltb.co.uk/temp-membership.pdf

fill it in, sign that you have read and agreed to the Sealed knot Terms and conditions, then scan it and send it to pro@earlrivers.org.uk or feel free to contact us on the same e-mail address if you would like to send it by Royal mail.Please make sure you send it back to us 4 weeks before the event so we have time to process your application form.

We will contact you shortly afterward to confirm your details and to issue your kit.

* A £10 refundable deposit is required for a free temporary pass, refunded after the battle.

Great news half yearly membership is now available! so why not join up and finish campaign season?

memberships start from just £18.00 please contact us for more information

Regards, Recruitment Officer

Copy right, Earl Rivers

Earlrivers, English civil war re-enactments in Hampshire Berkshire, & The Thames Valley.

-- Edited by Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot at 17:27, 2007-08-11

-- Edited by Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot at 17:28, 2007-08-11

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Just a small portion of the royalist feild army.
Wow Just come back from Nantwich, the biggest battle Ive seen this year!

Attended by thousands of members from the Sealed Knot Society, we event had our fellow collegues mercenaries from Germany, Europe and America, yes thats how big the society is.

Earl Rivers took the field with the second battlia consisting of the legendary Ruperts Blue coats, The Earl of Northamptons, Sir Thomas Glenhams Regiment of foote

The sponsors were over the moon with our performace. Well done guys and gals,

Our Regiment has come back with some exciting News!

Not only did we win the silver medal for the hard fighting on the field, christened our new living history tent and using our newly raised musket block, (ok only 11 musketeers but growing, We have been presented with a cup. The cup is issued to members of a Regiment or the whole Regiment, once a year to the up and coming regiments, that has openly worked with the local community, in schools, libraries, museums, at ancient monuments etc within the county it is based and having lots of positive feedback.

The fastest growing regiment 2006/7 (with a total off 87 new members this year)

Well done recruitment team, am really impressed. :D

Hey not bad in 2 years from disbandment , to winning the prestige cup. Also our events are looking better for next year.
Something very big is on Newburys horizon!

So big thank you to everone in the thames valley especially Newbury building society for thier kind donation, this just not only pay for our recruitment, but pays for our education officer to visit schools in Berkshire on a regular basis.

Our education officer is C.R.B checked and carries all the nesscesary paper work to work with children.

Please book early if you would like a visit as we are currently booking up fast

Please contact me if you would like to reserve a date.

Event Dates are filling up quickly, book in your event how ever small or big.

A few Members of Rivers who recieved the silver cup! these are the people who work hard in running the Regiment, members present in photo; 2IC, adjutants, Public relation officers, Educations Officer, Recruitment Officers, Web master, Living history co-ordinator, Muster Organiser, pike commander musket commander, Soon to be Gun captayne Sons and Daughters.

Royalist horse charging a pike block

Part of the Living History camp.

our new Living history tent.

another charge of horse.
Oh and congratulations to Natasha on the birth of thier new son Luke (pikeman or musketeer?)
Or will he take after his Dad?? joke Sicknote!

Photographs are copy-righted to our Regimental photographer high resolution are available on request.

if your interested in joining us why not come and chat in the visitors area of our un-official beertent;

http://beertent.proboards76.com/index.cgi

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

Hello,

Once again we will be hosting a drill day at donnington castle on 17th November at 2pm. I would like to point out this is a training day for our new recruits and not a drill display , if you are local and would like to take part or would like to help out just e-mail;

pro@earlrivers.org.uk

or you might like to join us at a few sponsored events in and around Newbury before the end of the year?

regards,

Terry.

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

Hi all,

I am currently updating our website with some new pages and photos, http://www.earlrivers.org.uk/ please have a look

Please support Thames Valleys ECW re-enactment Regiment.

Regards

Web Master Earl Rivers Regiment of Foote

-- Edited by Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot at 17:04, 2007-12-26

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

Hello Again,

Its been a while , so heres an update.

The Regiment have been a bit busy over the last past few months with Events in Newbury and the Thames Valley.

We have just come back from an event at Shaw House, near Newbury.

We have been to lots of public events to promote our Major Battle in Newbury that we will be hosting in 2009/10.

Please visit our site to support our event and your local Regiment.

We have an event just outside Reading in February. So as always if you are interested in joining us then please get in touch, kit can be provided as is arms and armour etc. So if you would like to take part please contact me through our website.

We have 3 events in February and March that are not yet confirmed, I will post them here as soon as they are. One meeting being a pub meet in Malborough.

We also have a mini between Newbury and Reading which is still in negotiation.

If you would like to join a local friendly and socialising Regiment that put on a full calendar of events through the Thames Valley then Earl Rivers Regiment is the one to join.

Natasha
Earl Rivers Regiment, English Civil war re-enactment Newbury and the Thames Valley.

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

Heres another update

The Sealed Knot is celebrating its 40th anniversary to celebrate it has organised the re-enactment of the Battle of Nasby, the event is being held at Kelmarsh on the 3-4-5 May.

We as a Regiment welcome anyone who would like to take part to maximise combat numbers on the field and generally have a fun weekend away with the best re-enactment society in Europe.

The loan of all the equipment you need is free!

Come and try it. English Civil War Re-enactment in the Sealed Knot it is most possibly the best weekend you will ever have.

If you would like to take part and the re-enactment of Nasby is too big or too far away for you. Then you may like to take part in the re-enactment of the siege of Basing House on the 12-13 April, a smaller but just as exciting event.

If you want to take part in any of these event please contact us for a membership pack or visit joining us page on our website www.earlrivers.org.uk

http://earlrivers.org.uk/page.php?19

Website update: We now have a members and public forum, so please come and have a chat with us.

First Battle of Newbury 2010 Update: We are still discussing with sponsors and the location has been confirmed, we are just looking for final sponsorship.

If you would like join our commitee for this event, please visit our forum on our website.

Terry
www.earlrivers.org.uk

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

Basing House Civil War Skirmish, Hampshire, 12 April 2008 - 13 April 2008

I f you looking for a family day ou this weekend why not visit, the Sealed Knots event at Basing House,

Click here for more information;
http://www.earlrivers.org.uk/page.php?57

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Hi,

I know this is not a local event, however I would like to advertise that The Sealed Knot is celebrating its 40th Anniversary, battling for charity, with a big event in Northamptonshire.

The Sealed Knot 'Battling for Charity'

Re-enactment of the Battle of Naseby, 1645
3rd, 4th & 5th May, 11.00am - 4.00pm Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire

Looking for a great Day out for the family?

The Sealed Knot are Re-enacting the Battle of Naseby at Kelmarsh Hall with over 5,000 of it members taking part.

Museum Marquee and Kids Zone
Living History Encampment
Talks by National & Local Historians
Beer Tent, Traditional & Organic Food
Craft Tent & Traders

An amazing historical family day out!

Please visit these related websites;

Please come and have a chat with us we are a friendly Regiment.

Its not to late if you want to take part! just e-mail me on pro@earlrivers.org.uk

Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot · Member

We just got back from the Sealed Knot anniversary event at Kelmarsh Hall in Northamptonshire where we re-enacted the Battle of Naseby.

It was a hectic weekend, with a number of battles and displays spread over three days. We were involved in just about everything, from demonstrations of how drums and colours were used in the 17th century, the Living History Camp, the battles themselves and Sacking the Royalist Baggage Train.

We had a number of new recruits to support through the weekend, some of last years recruits were at their first Major Muster - and we also had a number of members on temporary memberships trying us out for the first time. In the end we were struggling to find enough kit to go around, but with a little judicial borrowing from other regiments and some canny shopping from a couple of our members we just about managed it.

We got a few pictures and some video of the event, but seeing as we didnt get back until late Monday evening, none of that has been put up on the website (www.earlrivers.org.uk) yet, although I would expect to get some pictures online next weekend.

The new recruits seemed to enjoy it though. Here are a couple of excerpts from our forum pages (http://earlriversadmin.proboards40.com)

Callum said: My first Ever Muster and one of the best weekends i have had for a very very long time . I have to say as i said that weekend you can count me as a member of this regiment indefinitely (well when i get the SK form sorted) and I think even my brother and dad are interested in joining So even better news. Thanks Earl Rivers to all of you

Paul said: This was also my first muster. I thought it to be a well organized event and that it went really well considering the number of people involved. After the battles on the first day I wasn't sure if it was for me, but after Sunday and Monday my mind was made up Yesssss whens the next one!!! I enjoyed my time in the pike block but I might also like to try musket as well at some time in the future. The bbq on Saturday was a nice friendly relaxed affair and the beer tent on Sunday with Ska Wars was excellent. All in all it was a really good enjoyable long weekend. Thank you Earl Rivers regiment and also to the SK

Earl Rivers Regiment and The Earl Of Northamptons Regiments Of Foote, also not to forget vaunes company 'From acorns mighty things will grow'!

Some members of the Savage Lions Apprentices of our Regiment, Our apprentice group for the under 12's was so popular childern from other Regiments were joining in, one time we were over run by children.

Ruperts Blew Coats Regiment Of Foote Last Stand, I sat and watched the battle on 2 of the 3 days and wow.. what a display, Just listening to the public, It gave me so much pride to be a members of the Sealed knot.

Ill post again when we get some more pictures online.

-- Edited by Earl Rivers Regiment Sealed Knot at 19:14, 2008-05-08