Multi-period historical displays at

The Sheffield Fayre

Norfolk Heritage Park, Norfolk Park Road, Sheffield S2

Sunday 27 and Bank Holiday Monday 28 August 2006 - now in our 4th fantastic year and even bigger & better!

10.30am to 5.30pm

Please note that displays and times may change

10.30am	Living history commences
11.30am	Explore and experience the history and technique of dueling with swords - on the old tennis courts with the Society for the Study of Swordsmanship
Noon	Drill and musket firing by members of the American Civil War Society
	WWII music and song, performed by the Midnight Serenaders in the Centre in the Park’s Community Hall
12.30pm	Roman Arms & armour, presented by Legio VIII Augusta MGV
	A guided tour of the C15th encampment, including a talk on the medieval treatment of wounds.
12.45pm	Early Medieval combat, with Ormsgard Dark Age Theatre and The Household
	Custer’s 7^th – a talk about the regiment and their battles with Native Americans, in the 7^th Cavalry re-enactors’ living history camp (adjacent to the cowboys).
1.00pm	American Civil war era baseball
	Wild West life, at the Arizona Rangers’ camp (top of the grassy slope)
1.30pm	Soldiers, weapons and equipment of WWII, a “show and tell” by the Northern WWII Association
	Singlestick fencing, a demonstration of this unusual sport popular from 1787 to 1923, presented by the Society for the Study of Swordsmanship, on the old tennis courts (top of grassy slope).
1.50pm	Main arena interval
	Early medieval food and cooking, a talk in The Household’s camp
	WWII music and song, performed by the Midnight Serenaders in the Centre in the Park
2.15pm	C15th armour, weaponry, archery and combat, presented by the The Clarence, Conyer, Neville and Savile Households, plus Buckingham's Retinue and the Knights Hospitalers
	90 years on - The British army on the Somme, 1916 – a talk by the Manchester Regiment 1914-18, at their living history encampment
2.45pm	Romans (as 12.30pm)
	God’s soldiers - the Knights Hospitalers – a talk about their life and times, at their encampment.
3.00pm	Early Medieval combat, with Ormsgard Dark Age Theatre and The Household
	Duelling with swords (As 11.30am).
3.15pm	World War Two battle, by the Northern WWII Association and friends
3.30pm	Sunday only: Medieval football match
	Monday only: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota flypast
	Both days: Wild West life (as 1pm)
3.45pm	An American Civil War Battle – spectacular action staged by the American Civil War Society
4.15pm	Parade of historical participants through the ages, from Classical Greek to WWII
5.30pm	Living history closes

Ongoing living history to explore

Explore soldiers’ encampments through the ages. Find out what life was like in past ages, what soldiers and their families wore, ate, worried and joked about.
Discover the lives of camp followers and civilians through the ages. See food prepared, find out what people ate and how different life was compared with today.
Meet Classical Greek warriors and C17th soldiers.
Step into a C17th painting! Dress up at the History re-enactment Workshop tent!
Find out about the American Civil war with The Blues and Grays
Discover more about WWI, including the role of the French army, from Croix de Lorraine
Meet WWII US servicemen and women, portrayed by The Yanks Living History Group
Visit a fascinating selection of historical craftsmen and traders.

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Updated 21 August 2006