On Sunday 10th November the 10th Essex were invited to attend a memorial rememberance day service at Hornchurch Country Park. As part of the days event, we also were they to help with an exhibition revealing the role Hornchurch played in both World War One and Two. This allowed visitors to learn more about the Read More
Every year some members of the 10th Essex make the trip across the pond to Newville, Pennsylvania for a weekend of WW1 living history. Carl, Kieran and I arrived on site Wednesday evening where we were plied with all manner of curious fruit style beers, this was to signal the arrival of the 10th Essex Read More
Our return to Detling caused quite a stir and we have seen and heard nothing but great comments from everyone who managed to secure a tour of the trench. The organisers and stewards of the show were blown away with our display but also the fact that we took the time at the end of Read More
Once again the 10th Essex were invited to take part in Brooklands Relived on Sunday 11th August. We had a corner of the field next to the mechanics sheds where we erected a couple of tents and displayed equipment from the Great War. Most of the day was spend talking to the public about the Read More
Over the weekend of the 3rd and 4th August 2019, we attended an event at Kentwell Hall called ‘Through the Ages’. We were invited by a fellow Living History Group portraying the Army Service Corps. As usual, we did what we do best is show and tell. On display was a armoury where the rifles Read More
Once again we were invited to the Cater Musuem in Billericay to come along and provide a display of WW1 equipment. It was held indoors and we were impressed with the scale model of the Menin Gate. Many thanks to our hosts and to the members of public who came in and asked some interesting Read More
On the 11th July, we were invited to the Royal Parks Guild Annual Awards Ceremony. This is because since 2014, the group has been involved with the Guild and The Royal Parks in putting together events to remember the roles played by the parks during the Great War. One highlight was in 2016, when we Read More
July 1st. 2019 – On the Somme with the 10th Essex Living History Group. The 1st July started at 6am for the group members camping at La Boisselle. We formed up at 0650am and marched the short distance to Lochnagar Crater, for the service of rememberance,during which Sgt Gage escorted Claudie while she laid a Read More
On Saturday 29th June 2019, the 10th Essex Living History Group attended the Armed Forces Day at Colchester by the 16 Air Assault Brigade and Colchester Garrison. The event opened to the public at 11am and from the word go we were busy. We had on display various items ranging from the development of the Read More
This is our first actual show of the 2019 season. Cressing Temple is a fabulous place but it was bitterly cold over the weekend. Saturday was interesting because we had four seasons in one day, Sunshine, Rain, Sleet and hailstones to finish it off with. One of our group, Mike Everest turned up in his Read More
