Society Training Weekend 2021

Delapre Abbey

July 30th - August 1st 2021

The 2021 society training weekend will be held at the Delapré Abbey, London Road, Northampton, NN4 8AW. Please read the COVID guidelines before attending.

Timetable

Site open 10am Friday 30th June

Muster Points

• Combat & Missiles - training field (Field A)
• LHE - Steve Lines Tent (Friday Evening) otherwise coach house (Courtyard - main Hall)
• Acting - courtyard outside coffee shop (Courtyard - Main Hall)
• Authenticity - Jeppe's tent in plastic camp (Field B)

Friday

• 2-3:15 Afternoon session 1 - COMBAT: Warm up sessions, fighting in small groups
• 3:30-4:30 Afternoon session 2 - COMBAT: Warm up sessions, fighting in small groups (getting bigger as more arrive)
• 6pm LHE Team meeting, 45 mins, RTTV and RTTV trainees meet at Steve Lines LHE tent on LH Row.
• 7pm Authenticity team catch up: CATs, Kittens, group AOs - getting to know the team. Meeting in Ulfhrafnar's camp.

Saturday

• 9-10 Meetings & kit checks
• 10am General LHE meeting anyone wanting to ask questions or find out about RTTV training etc Meeting at Steve Lines tent on LH Row. ALSO come along If you want to do basic skills test over the weekend we can discuss what's involved and when it will be done.

LHE orientation 10am - 3.30pm Set up in authentic LHE row, Authentic by 10am remain authentic for the duration of the day in full costume and undertaking crafts in the village. LHE Remainder of the day :- LHE Crafts in the hall, bring any crafts you want to try and we will find someone to help. If your a crafter and happy to show your skills :)just let me know and I will advertise to the society.

• 4.30 History Tests available in the hall - Bring a pen.

Combat

• 10-11:15 Morning session 1 - COMBAT: Training for Basic Combat and Basic Formation, experienced combatants fighting in various sizes of groups, MISSILES: Warm up session for missile assessment candidates
• 11:30-1pm Morning session 2 - COMBAT: Testing for Basic Combat and Basic Formation, experienced combatants fighting in various sizes of groups, MISSILES: Warm up session for missile assessment candidates, missile assessments

Subsequent Basic Combat and Basic Formation sessions can be booked if we have the numbers/resources.

• 2-3:15 Afternoon session 1 COMBAT: Group Combat Trainers on how/what to teach (volunteer students useful), combatants fighting in various sizes of groups, MISSILES: missile assessments
• 3:30-4:30 Afternoon session 2 COMBAT: Group Combat Trainers on how/what to teach (volunteer students useful),combatants fighting in various sizes of groups, MISSILES: Target practice and missile reorientation.

Acting

• Meet in the courtyard outside the coffee shop at 10 am It’s a one day course and a lot of fun.

Please come in kit, if possible, as it helps you to get into the right frame of mind.

If there’s any other acting assessors attending, please come and help. If there’s anyone who would like to start training as an acting assessor, please speak up.

• 7pm Althing - Training field

Sunday

• 9-10 Meetings & kit screening for publicity photography
• 10-11:15 Morning session 1 - combat session in full kit to enable publicity photography - other photo opps available if you have appropriate kit/props, MISSILES: Unit training and photo session.

HE Remainder of the day :- LHE Crafts in the hall, bring any crafts you want to try and we will find someone to help. If your a crafter and happy to show your skills :)just let me know and I will advertise to the society.

• 11:30-1pm Morning session 2 COMBAT: fighting in various sizes of groups, MISSILES: Target practice and missile reorientation.
• 2-3:15 Afternoon session 1 COMBAT: fighting in various sizes of groups, MISSILES: Target practice and missile reorientation.
• 3:30-4:30 Afternoon session 2 COMBAT: fighting in various sizes of groups, MISSILES: Target practice and missile reorientation.

LHE crafts continues in the hall

Logistics

Large scale map showing showing access from M1 J15 and from A45 (east)

Smaller scale map showing:

1: access point from main entrance onto the fields 2. access point (narrow) from the car park on to the fields A: training field B: camping field There is a fence line between A and B with gaps for vehicular access.

C: main building for LHE crafts.

x: location of toilets --> away from the public view.

Car Parking and Caravans

There is relatively medium-sized car park adjacent to the field, which now has direct access into the field. This will be ours but because of the Classic Cars, we have been asked to also put our caravans in there. We may also use use the overspill carpark (field) directly opposite, the other side of the road – this will also be used Sunday by the Classic Car attendees. No power hook-ups in the car park.

We have access to the site from 10am Friday 30th. You will be met at the gate and directed up to the car park and camping. If you will be arriving after 10pm on either Friday or Saturday night, please phone 07981 655432 well BEFORE 10pm to warn us of this, otherwise the gates will be locked and you may find yourself parked in a lay-by for the night. We will arrange for you to be met, with the key, if pre-warned. Anyone phoning at 2am with anything other than a dire emergency as an excuse will not get a happy Sandra on the end of the line.

Dogs on leads are OK provided you clean up after them.