29/06/2026
A bit of a photo dump from last week's Chalke History Festival
I was there for 8 days, but only managed to take a few photographs.
In summary:
It was HOT!
All the workshops we ran were great fun and everyone was amazing!
Had the fabulous company all week of Thimblerig games and even went to one of his workshops (highly recommended!!!)
Eternally grateful to Peter, Tracey , Lexi and Nick The Copper Pot & Jane's Historical Kitchen for the WiFi, drinks, snacks and good company.
Nice to see the puppeteers James and Dave (and Mel) from Rattlebox Theatre - see you guys in Valhalla!
Best talk of the week was undoubtedly 500 years of art in one sentence, by - it was hilarious
We also enjoyed On Cue Theatre Company 🎭
- Dr Charlotte Gauthier - Michael Wood and Stephen Pollington - Eleanor Janega - Melanie Giles - Tony Robinson - Al Murray and probably a few more! But not as many as I would have liked to see!
Had fun meeting, chatting to or hanging out with the following excellent people:
Mike Mike | Carpentry and Craft
Alex The Time Travellers Kitchen
Jen and her friend (who knew a lot about dinosaurs)
Jen and Lil Lil
Penny Jane and Dominic Shaftesbury Abbey
The war memorial stone carvery who let me have a go.
The History Maker
Charlie Bingham - Author & Historian
And many many more that I can't recall right now as the sun melted my brain! Did I say it was HOT?
Finally thanks to Mark Griffin for organising the Reenactors end and Laura - Laura Bailey for inviting us in the first place and sorting out all the workshops!
