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Steve Roberts' RAF collection added to Our Collections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

Our group has grown quite a lot since it was set up in May 2007.  Although we may seem attractive to re-enactors who like to turn up at events to walk around, we really need new members who are prepared to put on new - or help out with existing - static displays. 

Some events have now started to charge entry prices for re-enactors who are not part of a participating group.  In addition, groups like ours are being asked to put on a static display for visitors to see; if we cannot do this, our members are charged for entry as well. 

Although our group initially accepted members who only wanted to walk about at events, we must now insist that any new members must be prepared to help out with a static display when asked. Please accept that it is unfair for some of our members to always put on displays and stay with them all day whilst others come along only to go off shopping , browsing and riding the trains for free.  For this reason, we are no longer able to accept new members who simply want to walk around at events and "do their own thing".

We are particularly interested in new members who have collections to show off at our events, and are recruiting people who are interested in the following:-

  • British Airborne/Sherwood Foresters or other similar considered

  • Home Guard and ARP

  • RAF personnel

  • Luftwaffe pilots and groundcrew

  • German Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe ground troops

  • American (101st Airborne)

  • Royal Navy

  • French Resistance and French civilians to help with our "Occupied France" scenario

  • British Civilians - including a Land Army display

Since the wearing of SS uniforms often causes offence to members of the public, none of our group are interested in having SS re-enactors within our organisation.  Neither do we welcome anyone who holds extreme political views. 

Believe it or not, re-enactment groups even receive enquiries from very silly people who say they just want to come along to get involved in a battle and to "have a good fight with someone - for real".  If this is you, you need professional help which we aren't qualified to give.  Re-enactors don't actually "fight" anyone.  Those who take part in battles pretend to "shoot" at each other.  But the majority of our members are not even into battling.  They're far too friendly to each other for that.
 

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO FIRST?

If you have never belonged to a re-enactment group before and would like to give it - and us - a try, drop us an email.  Please contact Mark Craig on 0151 513 6681 or email markanthonycraig@ntlworld.com.

If you have never been in a group before, we invite you to come along to an event with us before you join or pay membership.  You can choose any event from our events list except the War & Peace Show (we exclude this event because some unscrupulous re-enactors ask to join our group for the membership fee so they can avoid paying the considerably higher entry charges to that event).

If you take up our offer and do not have anything to wear, we might be able to lend some clothing to you if we have anything spare and which fits.  However, after that - when you decide to join our group - you will need to buy your own things.

If you are an experienced re-enactor who knows what you want and understands what our group is about, you can apply to join.
 

MEMBERSHIP:

Membership to our group is currently closed as we have virtually come to the end of this season. The 2010 membership form will be published in February 2010.  At present, we do not know how much membership will cost as we are currently renegotiating with our insurer.  If you are interested in joining us, please send us an email to tell us you are interested in joining.
 

PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE:

Your membership fee goes towards paying for the group's public liability insurance, and part payment towards our costs of contacting people to sort out which events we are all going to.

Nearly all event organisers request that re-enactment groups and ALL their members attending their event MUST have public liability insurance.  This covers each of our members incase they cause any injury to any member of the public, or any damage to any member of the public's property.  Obvious when you take part in a battle, but even if you don't, you need to be covered if someone trips over your tent guy rope, or even walks into your (even inadvertently) poorly parked caravan.  Our members' names need to be on the insurance, or else event organisers can refuse them entry whether they battle or not.

Therefore, if you object to paying our membership fee because YOU think you don't need to be covered by OUR insurance policy, then please don't bother trying to join our group and cause an argument about it.  We politely suggest you look elsewhere.

Public liability insurance does not cover YOU, as a re-enactor, if you get injured at an event or your property damaged, lost or stolen whilst with us.  For that, we recommend you take out your own personal insurance.
 

DOCUMENTS TO DOWNLOAD:

Click whichever document you want to view.  These are all in PDF format.

 

 

NEW MEMBER'S PACK gives much more detail about our group and re-enacting in general.  It contains tips about what to expect when camping with us, and offers advice on what you will need to buy.  (PDF, 535kb)

 

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM:  This is for you to print and post with your membership fee.  All details are on the form.   (PDF, 42kb)

CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 2010

 

WEAPONS DECLARATION FORM: We suggest that you fill this in if you intend to bring weapons to our events.  (PDF, 60kb)

CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 2010