Tiny village braces for 2,000 Civil War re-enactors descending with 'roaring cannons and thundering cavalry'

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Tiny village braces for 2,000 Civil War re-enactors descending with 'roaring cannons and thundering cavalry'.

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A small Essex village is bracing for the arrival of 2,000 Civil War re-enactors descending with "roaring cannons and thundering cavalry".The Sealed Knot, Britain's oldest re-enactment society, will stage what organisers describe as the largest English Civil War recreation the county has ever witnessed in the village of Alresford, near Colchester.The two-day festival, scheduled for the May bank holiday weekend, will bring together some 2,000 participants to recreate the 17th-century Siege of Colchester – complete with muskets, cavalry charges and artillery.The ambitious event has encountered opposition from residents concerned about noise disturbance, leading organisers to agree to restrictions on live cannon fire ahead of a licensing decision by Tendring District Council.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say At a licensing committee hearing on May 14, one resident voiced strong objections to the event, telling the local authority: "This is not a modest private function.""It is advertised...

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