22/02/2026
📣 SAVE THE DATE! 📣
(PLEASE EXCUSE LENGTH OF POST, there’s a lot of important info to get on! 😘)
‼️🚨📣 SATURDAY 7th MARCH 2026 has 2 events available, both supporting Charities! ❤️🚨‼️
☀️🌤️ In the day… ⛅️☀️
⚔️ Its the Earl Rivers Regiment of Foote’s Annual 17th Century Day at Shaw House! ⚔️
🎉🎉🎉 FREE ENTRY TO THE HOUSE, GARDENS & EVENT! 🎉🎉🎉
🛡️⚔️ We have an action packed day lined up for you! Bring the whole family, we have something there for all ages!! ⚔️🛡️
🎟️ Including a raffle to help raise the much needed vital funds to keep the regiment going for our educational displays, equipment upkeep and community outreach. 🎟️
🤞🏼 Please, please can you help with a raffle donation? 🤞🏼
‼️ Tickets can only be sold on the day of the event, we are not able to pre-sell before the event. Tickets will be sold at £1 a strip, or 3 strips for £2. 🩵 ‼️
🕚 The timetable for the day is below. ⏰
Please note, we will do our best to keep the day running smoothly to these times. 🙂
🌿🌹 10am ~ Shaw House Gardens open. Drill practice for the army.
🥚🍞 11am ~ Living History opens in the house.
🕯️ 11.30am ~ Rememberance Service.
🎶 🎻12pm ~ Music and dancing starts upstairs in the house.
👦🏼👧🏻12pm ~ Kids’ Pike, followed by adults Pike demonstrations.
🥪🍰🫖☕️ 12.30 ~ Break for lunch. Teas, coffees, sandwiches, cakes all available in the Coffee shop.
✨ Please note! ✨
The food you will see being prepared by re-enactors will not be available for purchase or tested by the public.
You are very welcome to bring a picnic for the gardens (Weather depending) or the cafe has a wonderful selection of sandwiches & cake. 🧁 (Especially the Victoria Sponge 🍰)
🎭 1.45pm ~ A scenario in Living History in The Great Hall.
🗡️🛡️ 2pm ~ Talk about Weapons & Armour
Also Sword practice/fighting & pike demonstrations.
⚔️ 2.30pm ~ The Second Battle of Newbury – Assault on Shaw House.
📣💥 (PLEASE NOTE! Our Muskets will be firing. 💥
‼️ People with sensitive hearing, we strongly recommend using ear defenders/protection, please also bear in mind if you plan to bring along your dog.) 🐕 💥📣
⚖️ 3.30pm ~ Trial.
🎟️ 4pm ~ Raffle Draw. Tickets available to buy all day until 3.45pm.
📍 All demonstrations, battles etc will be outside unless advertised.
✨ Earl Rivers Regiment is part of The Sealed Knot, who is Charity Registered. Money raised from the raffle, will go towards the running of the regiment. ✨
Further details on the posters below. 😁
✨⭐️🌟 THEN! …. Something for the adults in the evening! 🌟⭐️✨
✨🪅Adult Charity Bingo! 🪅✨
🎉Doors Open at 6.30pm. 🎉
Over 18’s only. Cash only to pay for books/flyers & raffle, card payments accepted for the tuck shop! 🍭🍫🥤
🎈FREE STRIP OF RAFFLE TICKETS FOR EVERYONE COMING ALONG FOR THE FIRST TIME! 🎈
Bring a bottle or two! 🥂
Bring a friend or two as well, the more books/flyers bought, the higher the prize winnings!! 💰🤑
You got to be in it to win it!! ✌🏼
Bingo Dabbers ~ CURRENTLY £1 each!
🎈Bishops Green Village Hall.
Beech Road.
Bishops Green.
RG20 4AD. 🎈
See you there! 🎉
🎉 Money raised from door entry & raffle goes to the running of the village hall. Bishops Green Community Association is Charity registered. 😊