Staying for five days in the grounds of Lulworth Castle was an event in itself. The magnificant surroundings, castle back drop and generally fine weather made for a great event enjoyed by the group, the public and event organisers alike.

We stayed mostly with the Fiore Dagger drills for our arena displays, combining history, entertainment and action to demonstrate medieval dagger techniques used to protect individuals from the many nefarious characters the Middle Ages seemed replete with. Afterwards the children helped demonstrate the Battles of Crecy and Poitiers by defeating the French in foam pipe battles that left the members of the group on the floor bettered and bruised and the children having had a great time.

In between the fights and demonstrations a constant trickle of people came to ask questions and try on equipment.

One evening saw us filming, in the woodland near to the Castle, a dramatisation of the practical application of the Fiore skills used in the daily arena displays.

Pictures and the results of Gary's hardwork on the film will be up on the site shortly.

A big thankyou to Steve for driving us all back and forth and arranging a great deal of the logistics for the event, as ever!