An idiots guide to an idiot: Wrest Park Re enactment.

Kas & Tara coffee break.

German equipment.

The Punjab Lancers.

Wrest Park had an event going on this weekend that we thought we'd have a look at. Went there with Tara, Kas, Stan & Kevin, it was a historical reenactment event featuring both world wars. The enactors were stationed throughout the grounds of course camouflaged where possible. The German army encampment was interesting although we remarked to one of the re-enactors (he was an MP) that the flag flying over the guardroom although red with a white circle had a German cross rather than a swastika on it. He told us it was so no one could be 'offended' by it! What nonsense! Everything else there was correct to the period and there was a swastika inside with displays, just a shame if people are going to be touchy about it!
They got out a German 2 pounder anti tank gun & a British howitzer from airborne forces & fired them in the main arena which was fun. Later the magnificent Punjab Lancers from the Great War era were tent pegging in the main arena, my Grandad would have known such regiments as the 1st Kings Dragoon Guards were brigaded with the 29th Lancers ( Deccan Horse) and 36th Jacobs Horse during his time in the cavalry.
Another Great War area showed how the medics would have worked and another portraying the Durham Light Infantry told us all about the Vickers Machine Gun and how it was used. All absolutely fascinating! The rain held off and we all decamped back home and we did a BBQ, did get some rain towards the end of my cooking it all, though I put an anorak on I noticed the rain was filling up my red wine glass! Not a flavour I favour but luckily was all but done cooking. A grand day out. ( smiles al la Wallace & Gromit)