Ave!
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds are having a Roman themed weekend over the first bank holiday in May. Hadrian's Help for Heroes will be there on the Saturday and Sunday to lend a hand, with our stall of replica bits and bobs.
So, come along and have a chat, have a look at what we've brought with us and maybe even try on so reproduction Roman armour, and ask us any questions you have about life in Roman Britain, 1650 years ago.
Most importantly, we'll have our collection bucket with us, so feel free to give us all your change!
Hope to see you there.
All the Best,
Stuart Ivinson and Kevin Morley, Hadrian's Help for Heroes.
DONATE: www.justgiving.com/hadrianshelpforheroes
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
The Big launch (part 2)!
Hello again,
The St George's Day parade at Morley on Sunday was a great success. The weather was fine, the crowds were huge, and interest in our stall was high. Here's an image of the stall with me (Stuart) looking all butch and Roman.
We had many people around the gazebo chatting to us and looking at the arms / armour we'd brought, and my wife Dawn and I were run off our feet for a good 4 hours or so. Unfortunately Kevin was poncing around as St George himself all day, so was unable to help out.
Most importantly we made exactly £150.00 on the day of donations into the bucket. A brilliant start to the collection - people of Morley and surrounding area, we thank you very, very much.
What was particularly nice was the number of kids who came up and threw their pocket money in, generous gestures that all add up in the end. We also handed out quite a few business cards with the blog and Justgiving page addresses on, and many people promised to follow our progress on line - so to you we say a special "Hello!"
All the attention we got made the hard work we've put in so far seem worthwhile, and we're raring to go now - just a couple of months to wait.
As ever, thanks for eading and we'll keep you informed.
All the Best,
Stuart Ivinson and Kevin Morley, Hadrian's Help for Heroes.
DONATE: www.justgiving.com/hadrianshelpforheroes
Monday, 12 April 2010
The Big launch (part 1)!
Hello All,
This Sunday (18th April) we will be launching Hadrian's Help for Heroes at Morley St. George's Day festival, the Rugby Club, Morley, Leeds.
We will have a stall on which we will be displaying some of the replica kit we will be taking with us on the walk, and also some blurb about what we're doing / why we're doing it etc.
Hopefully it will be a good day and we will get to meet many people and begin to spread the word, and start to get the all important donations coming in.
If you're in the area pop in and see us!
All the Best,
Stuart Ivinson and Kevin Morley, Hadrian's Help for Heroes.
DONATE: www.justgiving.com/hadrianshelpforheroes
This Sunday (18th April) we will be launching Hadrian's Help for Heroes at Morley St. George's Day festival, the Rugby Club, Morley, Leeds.
We will have a stall on which we will be displaying some of the replica kit we will be taking with us on the walk, and also some blurb about what we're doing / why we're doing it etc.
Hopefully it will be a good day and we will get to meet many people and begin to spread the word, and start to get the all important donations coming in.
If you're in the area pop in and see us!
All the Best,
Stuart Ivinson and Kevin Morley, Hadrian's Help for Heroes.
DONATE: www.justgiving.com/hadrianshelpforheroes
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Events.
Hello again,
As part of our fundraising walk along Hadrian's Wall for Help for Heroes, we will be stopping off at a number of sites to give presentations and demonstrations of late Roman arms and armour.
Below is a list detailing the places that we will be stopping at each day, with the approximate times for each site:
Friday 30th July. Segedunum (Wallsend, 10.00 AM – 12.00 PM
Saturday 31st July. Corstopitum (Corbridge), 11.30 AM – 1.30 PM
Saturday 31st July. Cilurnum (Chesters), 4.00 PM – 6.00 PM
Sunday 1st August. Vircovicium (Housesteads), 12.30 PM – 1.30 PM
Sunday 1st August. Vindolanda (Chesterholm), 2.30 PM – 4.30 PM
Monday 2nd August. Roman Army Mus (Carvoran), 10.00 AM – 11.00 AM
Monday 2nd August. Banna (Birdoswald), 12.00 PM - 1.00 PM
Tuesday 3rd August. Tullie House Museum (Carlisle), 10.00 AM – 11.00 AM
Times are dependent upon the location of the site within a given day's walk, and it should be noted that all timings are approximate.
If there are any major changes to this schedule they will be detailed in further posts.
At this point we would like to acknowledge all the organisations who have kindly given us permission to stop at their sites:
Carlisle City Council, English Heritage, Tyne & Wear Museums, The Vindolanda Trust.
Their enthusiasm for our project and their help has been a big boost for us, and should make the whole march a great deal better.
All the Best,
Stuart Ivinson & Kevin Morley, Hadrian's Help for Heroes.
As part of our fundraising walk along Hadrian's Wall for Help for Heroes, we will be stopping off at a number of sites to give presentations and demonstrations of late Roman arms and armour.
Below is a list detailing the places that we will be stopping at each day, with the approximate times for each site:
Friday 30th July. Segedunum (Wallsend, 10.00 AM – 12.00 PM
Saturday 31st July. Corstopitum (Corbridge), 11.30 AM – 1.30 PM
Saturday 31st July. Cilurnum (Chesters), 4.00 PM – 6.00 PM
Sunday 1st August. Vircovicium (Housesteads), 12.30 PM – 1.30 PM
Sunday 1st August. Vindolanda (Chesterholm), 2.30 PM – 4.30 PM
Monday 2nd August. Roman Army Mus (Carvoran), 10.00 AM – 11.00 AM
Monday 2nd August. Banna (Birdoswald), 12.00 PM - 1.00 PM
Tuesday 3rd August. Tullie House Museum (Carlisle), 10.00 AM – 11.00 AM
Times are dependent upon the location of the site within a given day's walk, and it should be noted that all timings are approximate.
If there are any major changes to this schedule they will be detailed in further posts.
At this point we would like to acknowledge all the organisations who have kindly given us permission to stop at their sites:
Carlisle City Council, English Heritage, Tyne & Wear Museums, The Vindolanda Trust.
Their enthusiasm for our project and their help has been a big boost for us, and should make the whole march a great deal better.
All the Best,
Stuart Ivinson & Kevin Morley, Hadrian's Help for Heroes.
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Welcome to Hadrian's Help for Heroes!
This is the blog site of Hadrian's Help for Heroes. On 30th July 2010 Kevin Morley, a former serviceman with the Light Infantry, and myself - Stuart Ivinson, mild-mannered Librarian at the Royal Armouries in Leeds - will be starting out on a march along the northern frontier of the mighty Roman Empire - Hadrian's Wall. From Wallsend-on-Tyne to Bowness-on-Solway, the distance is 85 miles and we aim to cover it in five blister-enducing days, ending on 3rd August. That means a march every day of between 14 and 20 miles, taking in some of the most stunning terrain in the north of England.
To make things interesting we'll be doing the march in authentic replica clothing, and carrying the equipment of mid 4th-century Roman soldiers. Along the way we will be stopping at a number of sites along this ancient and beautiful historical landmark, giving performances of Roman military skill with long sword (spatha) and shield, and give you the chance to look at / handle some of our replica gear, and ask us any questions you may have about life in the Roman Army.
We're doing this to raise funds for Help for Heroes, a wonderful charity that supports our injured servicemen and women. It hardly needs mentioning that they do incredibly hard and dangerous jobs for little thanks, and their efforts mean that - for the most part - we never need to face the experiences that they do. This is our way to say thanks for their efforts on our behalf. To see how H4H use the donations they recieve, take a look at the H4H webpage: www.helpforheroes.org.uk
If you would like to donate, you can do so at our Just Giving site: www.justgiving.com/hadrianshelpforheroes Alternatively, if you are in the region, pop in and see us - we'll be happy to take your cash!
We would like to say a big thanks to all who support us. Using this blog we'll keep you updated on our progress as we get closer to the start, and on the march itself. An account of each day of the march will be provided, including a full count of the blisters at the end of every day!
Stuart Ivinson & Kevin Morley, Hadrian's Help for Heroes.
To make things interesting we'll be doing the march in authentic replica clothing, and carrying the equipment of mid 4th-century Roman soldiers. Along the way we will be stopping at a number of sites along this ancient and beautiful historical landmark, giving performances of Roman military skill with long sword (spatha) and shield, and give you the chance to look at / handle some of our replica gear, and ask us any questions you may have about life in the Roman Army.
We're doing this to raise funds for Help for Heroes, a wonderful charity that supports our injured servicemen and women. It hardly needs mentioning that they do incredibly hard and dangerous jobs for little thanks, and their efforts mean that - for the most part - we never need to face the experiences that they do. This is our way to say thanks for their efforts on our behalf. To see how H4H use the donations they recieve, take a look at the H4H webpage: www.helpforheroes.org.uk
If you would like to donate, you can do so at our Just Giving site: www.justgiving.com/hadrianshelpforheroes Alternatively, if you are in the region, pop in and see us - we'll be happy to take your cash!
We would like to say a big thanks to all who support us. Using this blog we'll keep you updated on our progress as we get closer to the start, and on the march itself. An account of each day of the march will be provided, including a full count of the blisters at the end of every day!
Stuart Ivinson & Kevin Morley, Hadrian's Help for Heroes.
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