British Museum
BRITISH MUSEUM. 13TH APRIL
Eight members paraded at the second sleepover event at the British Museum which went well. The numbers attending the event had been increased from 240 to 300 children and adults. As before we toured the LEGION exhibition before our evening session. We have now seen the exhibition three times and still consider it a must for anyone studying the Roman Army.
There will be two further events on 11 May and 8 June 2024
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Corinium Museum
CORINIUM MUSEUM, CIRENCESTER. APRIL 5TH/6TH
This event was well attended by the public and Childrens Soldier marching went well. Both days we marched up to the Market Square to stir up public interest. On Friday evening we retired to the Butchers Arms at Sheepscombe.
HQ Weekend
A successful HQ Weekend was held preparing for the new season. As usual the weather was challenging including snow……but repairs were made to a lot of kit.
On the Saturday night the Guard came together to celebrate the Centurios birthday with a buffet meal at a local pub and more than one birthday cake……..
Western Super Mare Museum
Five Guard members turned out at Weston Super Mare Museum on Tues 13th February for their annual history week. We have been attending this week at the museum for over a decade now and it was nice to be back in a familiar location.
People can enter for free and do everything in the museum, including seeing us and taking part in marching sessions. As soon as the doors opened people were flowing in and we had around 40ish children for one of our two marching sessions for children. This year was great as we had the Vexillarius, legionaries and an auxiliary. People loved seeing all the different kit on show.
The day was constantly busy with groups finishing and starting, marching, talks, etc. As we said our goodbyes to the staff they said that 400 people had attended the event so they were really pleased. Happy with this news some members enjoyed the delights of Weston Super Mare with fish and chips in a restaurant on the sea front which is now a tradition.
Legion Exhibition at the British Museum
The Ermine Street Guard was honoured to be present at the opening of the excellent Legion Exhibition at the British Museum.
“The best thing about Legion at @britishmuseum last night? Seeing it with the Roman Soldiers from the Ermine Street Guard. And listening to them debating the metalwork of this remarkable cuirass with the German conservator who led the team to reconstruct it”
New Research Article
A new research article has been added called Full Circle Addendum by David Hare
Events for 2024
It all begins with an idea.
We have an exciting line up of events for 2024 and we look forward to seeing you at a display