This year's trip to Chedworth brought with it our premieres of the telling of the 3rd Slave revolt lead by Spartacus and a demonstration on how animals were hunted and caught for the arena's animal games. With a large contingent of children in the crowds these shows went down very well as they are designed for a youngsters introduction to these histories.

In front of the builing we saw the usual queues as people tried on various pieces of equipment and asked questions about the original gladiators and the fascinating history that surrounds them. At one point just over 100 people stood outside the building as members explained about the games and showed various merchandise that was available for the original patrons to buy from vendors around the games.

With six arena events a day the weekend was very busy but tremendous fun.

It was also the first run out for Ben and Meriel fighting as gladiator and cook respectively.

As ever a big thankyou from the group to Gary for his narration throughout the day, to Steve for taking care of the logistics and the staff at Chedworth Roman Villa for their hospitality.