My involvement with outdoor events began at the 1988 Tewkesbury Medieval Festival, when I was a small part of creating this:

"Holm Castle" was a 60ft round and 15ft high construction created in a week from scrap timber & scrounged materials, and considerable creative input from local craftsmen and artists. Several seige engines and hovels were also created and upon the arrival of 300 re-enactors from across the country, the seige was underway. Twice. The castle was finally stormed Sunday afternoon, with troops crawling all over the rickety structure. No-one seemed concerned about risk assessments or litigation in those days...

Times have moved on however and the risk assesment is now an integral part of event planning. Tewkesbury Medieval Festival has also moved on and is now one of the largest annual historical festivals in Europe, with 3000 traders and re-enactors travelling from as far as Poland and Hungary to the event.

With my involvement in Tewkesbury, Berkely Joust, Quest and other historical events, I have a comprehensive knowledge of historical event planning and issues, and a very large directory of contacts for every period from Saxon to Victorian.