Alan
Appearances
The Planet Reigate Podcast
41: The Light’s first birthday, a look back at Reigate’s Summer Festival and Horley carnival… and more.
We are a medieval re-enactment society. We've been active for over 50 years. We are people of all different trades... Coming together to reenact the period of the Hundred Years' War, so mid-1300s. And we do a whole variety of things, from actual combat with swords, shields, armour. We do archery. You may see in the arena soon we do some dance.
The Planet Reigate Podcast
41: The Light’s first birthday, a look back at Reigate’s Summer Festival and Horley carnival… and more.
We also have members of a group who dress up as royalty, people who do cooking, various blacksmithing, and have a very good fun time doing it as well.
The Planet Reigate Podcast
41: The Light’s first birthday, a look back at Reigate’s Summer Festival and Horley carnival… and more.
We always try to do it in a safe environment. You can see from my sword here, it is real steel. You can hear it, especially from this ting. Oh, yes. Because no sharp points, of course. So we try and be as authentic as possible. We always get new people coming in every year. On the whole, we will train mostly during the winter months.
The Planet Reigate Podcast
41: The Light’s first birthday, a look back at Reigate’s Summer Festival and Horley carnival… and more.
Then when the show season starts, which is roughly end of March, beginning of April, everyone comes together, does a show, does a display, pack down, and everyone has a good time. Some of us have been used for film work as well at the time. Oh, right, yes, of course.
The Planet Reigate Podcast
41: The Light’s first birthday, a look back at Reigate’s Summer Festival and Horley carnival… and more.
Whenever they say, we need people who are trained in medieval combat, who have their own armour, who know how to use them in a safe environment, they'll ask.
The Planet Reigate Podcast
41: The Light’s first birthday, a look back at Reigate’s Summer Festival and Horley carnival… and more.
The majority of weaponry is made by an actual expert. That being said, there are members who make their own leather craft, used to get an actual anvil, make things out. A lot of the armour we wear does tend to have to be adapted or modified to fit the wearer. Thank you very much. Have a good day. Thank you.