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Seth
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posted 11-02-2005 11:39 PM

http://www.murtonpark.co.uk/

It is these that i am joining. Just wondered if any has met them and what the general opinion is about said group?

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John McFarlin
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posted 11-03-2005 12:46 AM

I totally don't know about them! That seems too big to have slipped my net...seems pretty neat.

John
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Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus

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Fire Stryker
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posted 11-03-2005 07:56 AM

No, I don't know them. I wonder if Jeff and Gwen have been there.

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Gobae
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Member # 112

posted 11-03-2005 10:05 AM

Although Murton Park seems to be heavily focused on kids, there are others cropping up that let adults do an intensive "Surviving the Iron Age" kind of program.

http://www.cinderbury.co.uk/proposal.htm

And in Canada
http://www.kelticaironagevillage.com/

[ 11-03-2005: Message edited by: Swordsmith ]

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brother benedict
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posted 11-10-2005 01:48 PM

Seth,

What do you mean when you say "joining them"? Murton Park is not a reenactment group (as far as I know) it's an educational center with a farming museum, preserved railway and the Dane Law village.

The village is not what I would call top quality either and not all buildings are authentic (most are made with modern materials (plastic sheeting in roofs etc).

Suitable for schools, not great for experimental archeologists.

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Seth
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Member # 853

posted 11-14-2005 06:27 AM

The homebase is in the process of building or raising a saxon section, which should be fun.

But mainly I shall be involved in the varying educational parts that they do , these involve living in various times on site or at a specified site. These include the WONDERFUL and CHARMING bolton castle.

By joining I meant that I shall be joining them for these said events. I am still, however, interested in looking for a fixed timeframe group around my area, that is more permanent.

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gregory23b
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posted 11-15-2005 08:15 AM

Chiltern Open Air Museum and Avoncroft are a collection of re-built and restored old buildings with the odd speculative very early era edifices but are used by UK reenactors a lot as they can pick and choose the buildings to the era, in some cases.
http://www.avoncroft.org.uk/

http://www.coam.org.uk/

the latter site is somewhat lacking, but the actual place is interesting and may still have fields and woodland to run around in. We used to practice off season with a local group and had many larfs.

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