2024 Members Meetings and Open Days
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Forthcoming Events:
1066 EVENT , Saturday 28th September 2024
Living History Site Stamford Bridge,
York side of A166 bridge
PLEASE NOTE OUR AUTUMN -
Visitors please use the Riverside Car Park in Stamford Bridge Village, our site is then just a short walk over the pedestrian footbridge over the river to the York side (please use pedestrian crossing). Sorry but there are no toilet facilities on site, please use the public toilets adjacent to the pedestrian crossing.
The grassed site is reasonably level and firm underfoot but please wear appropriate footwear. The route to the event site has dropped pavements.
Car Park What Three Words: ///scouts.envisage.crowd
Event What Three Words: ///headset.strike.acrobats
Exhibitors please unload and park as directed at Rosti Plastics
Event Schedule
10.30am: March to the Battle memorial
11am: Festival opens, weapons display in arena
12 noon: Storytelling
1pm: Kiddie Vike
2.30pm: King's Court
3pm: Battle in arena
4pm: Festival closes:
Sat. 28th September Battle of Stamford Bridge
Our 1066 Event this year will be on our Living History Site Stamford Bridge where we will be joined by Vanaheim Vikings
October 8th 2024
James Wright:
“Meet The Medieval Surgeon”.
November 12th 2024
Gavin Robinson:
Updates from archaeological work on the Stamford Bridge pipeline.
December 10th 2024
Christmas Meal (TBA) (Booking Required)
January 14th 2025
Brian Birkett:
Update on the society’s recent discoveries, archaeological work and Humber Museums Partnership Grant Medieval Project.
February 11th 2025
Dave Haldenby:
Viking Weights; Recent Research