WATERLOO DAY SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2015
COMMEMORATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO AND THE KING’S GERMAN LEGION IN BEXHILL
Manor Barn, De La Warr Road, Bexhill Old Town TN40 2JA
12.00 to 18.00 – Free Admission
THROUGHOUT THE DAY: –
- HANDS ON HISTORY – ‘living history’ activity and equipment,
- Exhibition of military equipment, model of battlefield, information on King’s German Legion and historical context, recorded music.
- Refreshments
EVENTS IN MANOR BARN
From 12.00 Soldiers Lunch – Soup and roll
13.00 Slide Show ‘Bexhill and Kings German Legion’ – Peter Cole
14.00 FORMAL OPENING CEREMONY
by Duke of Wellington & Napoleon Bonaparte
From 14.30 Cake and mug of tea
14.45 – 15.15 DVD screening, Part 1: the approach to Waterloo
15.30 – 16.10 CONCERT featuring the NEW SCORPION BAND
‘FROM BEXHILL TO WATERLOO’
Act 1, The Story of the King’s German Legion in Bexhill 1804 – 1814
16.30 – 17.00 DVD screening Part 2: The Battle of Waterloo
17.20 – 18.00 CONCERT Act 2, The KGL at Waterloo
Waterloo Day is organised by the Bexhill Hanoverian Study Group. Manor Barn is sponsored by the Bexhill Old Town Preservation Society; visit their exhibition at nearby Barrack Hall.
Information / Enquiries: John Dear jdear@outlook.com