Waterloo Day Celebrations

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

And   www.bexhillhanoveriankgl.co.uk