Sealed Knot at Loseley Park

Crawley Circle President Mike Newman will be taking to the field with the Sealed Knot over the August Bank Holiday at Loseley Park Near Guildford. He has been a Musketeer with the Tower Hamlets Regiment of the London Trayned Bandes for over 20 years.

  The Sealed Knot charity commemorates our history in a number of ways. Principally by performing re-enactments based around battles, skirmishes and sieges of the English Civil War. Where possible, they try to perform re-enactments on actual Civil War battlefields, which the Sealed Knot may well have been involved in preserving for future generations and in key locations, where possible on the anniversary of the event. This includes annual events at Nantwich, Cheriton, Basing House, Stratton, Marston Moor, Naseby, Edgehill and Ripple. The Sealed Knot take part in about 200 events a year. These vary from large battles with over 1,000 infantry, cavalry and artillery combatants to schools visits, battle field walks, talks and memorial services.

 The Society has long had a tradition of self-sufficiency in its membership and members equip themselves as per the roles they portray. Within regiments you will find a family atmosphere and people willing to help. Details of the arrangements for events are published in the society magazine "Orders of the Day" and each event has a camp site, supply of drinking water and toilet facilities. Often there are additional facilities such as beer tents, caterers, and evening entertainment.

  As an educational charity the Sealed Knot encourages an interest in our heritage through performing re-enactments, but also by providing educational support through school visits, discussions and lectures.

 The Loseley Park events will fall in the large battle category.  There will also be a Living History camp plus displays by groups re-enacting other historical periods.