The 1879 Group

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Raglan Castle Victorian Weekend

This is scheduled for Friday 5 July (Setting up only), Saturday 6 July and Sunday 7 July 2024 (Open to the public).

The event is taking place in the grounds of Raglan Castle, and has been organised by Welsh Heritage. It will be tented encampment, and we will be working with groups such as "The Ragged Victorians" and Queen Victoria will make an appearance.

The location is Raglan Castle - postcode NP15 2BT

Goodwill Zulu Festival in Brecon

This community event is scheduled for 18 to 20 July.

We will be present to participate in the Heritage and Sports Day on Saturday 20 July 2024. This will be held at Canal Road Play Park in Brecon - LD3 7HU

For more details visit the Goodwill Zulu Festival website

More details to follow shortly.

Raglan Castle Multi-period Event

This is scheduled for Friday 23 August 2024 (Setting up only), Saturday 24 August, Sunday 25 August and Monday 26 August 2024 (Open to the public).

The event is taking place in the grounds of Raglan Castle, and has been organised by Worcester Re-enactors. It will be tented encampment, and we will carrying out rifle and bayonet drills.

The location is Raglan Castle - postcode NP15 2BT

Whittington Castle Multi-period Event

This is scheduled for Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October 2024.

The event is taking place in the grounds of Whittington Castle. It will be full tented encampment, and we will carrying out rifle and bayonet drills with firing displays.

The location is Whittington Castle, Whittington, Oswestery, Shropshire - postcode SY11 4DF

Whittington Castle was the first community run castle in England, and is still at the heart of the community.

For those who like to see some historical items on the Zulu War and the Regiment, Arfon has a few videos he films in the museum on YouTube. The channel is called "Regimental History with Will 71", and can be found by following this link.