Wreath Laying 18.03.2011

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A group of members of the Branch and invited guests attend an informal wreath laying at the memorial on the day before what is the official date of the battle in 1643. The memorial is standing up well to the exposed position where it is situated.
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Information about the West Midlands Branch of the Military Historical Societies efforts to raise a monument and interpretation panel to the English Civil War battle of Hopton Heath that was fought on the afternoon of Sunday 19 March 1642/3, and to try to establish an annual re-enactment / living history type event on the nearby Stafford County showground.