Sparks In The Park Again!

The Friends of Meols Park are pleased to present their 5th Firework Display On Sunday 3rd November 2013. This year The Firework Display will be set off by our local Social Celebrity Beverley Macca  by pressing down our VIP Plunger..
The theme once again is ‘Fun & Fireworks’. Incredible Edibles of Hoylake, will be serving out Pumpkin Soup and there will be the usual Family Funfair Rides, Side Stalls, Refreshments, Donkey Rides and of course Rachel’s famous Mulled Wine and maybe a touch of Lambrini too for our Bev!
The Fun Starts at 12noon and Firework Display at around 6-6.30pm. Make sure you get here Early for the best viewing point especially as the crowd is bound to be swollen with Bev’s  Bevettes! And for those coming by car, minibus or coach , we would ask that you please consider our neighbours and park correctly and sensibly. There is plenty of on street parking but we would ask that you utilise the Meols Promenade to Park which is just a 2 minute walk away.  NO PARKING IN SCHOOL LANE AFTER 4PM PLEASE!!
The Firework Display as always is Free although there will be bucket collections and Voluntary Donations would be appreciated,due to the ever rising cost of staging the Event. The Event will finish around 7.30pm

The Vikings Are Coming To Meols Park

Vikings from Wirral Skip-Felag Viking Re-enactment Group are to set up a weekend encampment in Meols Park on 7th and 8th September 2013, allowing people of all ages to get up close and experience what these people from over 1,000 years ago, were actually like.
Skip-Félag take you back in time to the year 1000 AD when you visit the authentic Viking Age Village. Play Old Norse games, learn about Viking trade practices and observe weaving, blacksmithing and how the Viking’s lived during that time. Come and meet with the Vikings and be amazed by what things are worth in the Viking world. Be ready for something special and magical in the Viking Camp. The group aims to research and educate by attempting to recreate the Viking Age in displays, see the warriors fight, and learn about their weapons and weaponry. The group will all be in Viking attire, and, as well as battle scenes, they will also take part in story telling, a slave market, and a variety of staged set pieces. Members of the public will learn all about Viking life – including medicine in the 10th century; cookery and food technology; animal husbandry and the use of furs, bone antlers and horns; coin striking; weapons displays and ancient woodworking skills.Come along and enjoy learning about our local history and heritage.
The Skip-Felah group will be joined by The Tunendune Hundred Viking Group from Cheshire, who will act out a court scene whereby a man must stand trial for theft, including a grisly trial by hot water and even a trial by cake! Sometimes if  the Wulfmaer cannot settle a dispute, he may turn a blind eye and let his men settle matters outside of the law; by engaging in a viking-style holmgang, or single combat fight to first blood. As well as this there will be an open structure with various reconstructed Anglo-Saxon and viking artifacts ranging from pottery and foodstuffs to musical instruments, weaponry and armour. They will have stories to tell and love answering questions from audiences of all ages and have weapons displays, combat competitions and scenes where Wulfmaer calls up men for the fyrd (army) and shows the audience how these men will be trained
An interesting talk by local historian Peter France of Wirral Archeology is also planned for 1pm on the Saturday, together with local Viking ‘findings’ for the Public to view.

All The Fun Of The Fair and Meet The Vikings Too!

A Fun Weekend in Meols Park on Sat 7th and Sun 8th September 2013. From12 noon to 6pm each day. Enjoy the family fairground rides, donkeys, Hot and Cold Refreshments etc. Come and Meet the Vikings Too!  The Wirhalh Skip-Felag Vikings are setting up an encampment in Meols Park,where they’ll be bringing history to life, by showing what daily living was like in a Viking village. See the warriors fight, and learn about their weapons and weaponry.
The group will all be in Viking attire, and, as well as battle scenes, they will also take part in story telling, a slave market. Members of the public will learn all about Viking life – including medicine in the 10th century; cookery and food technology; animal husbandry and the use of furs, bone antlers and horns; coin striking; weapons displays and ancient woodworking skills.
There will also be a talk on the Saturday at 1pm by local historian Peter France of Wirral Archaeology,
about the history and heritage of Viking Wirral. Peter will also have local Viking ‘findings to hand for the public to view.