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This month we took early delivery of our 2025 calendars and these are now for sale. Members can find details about how to order in Wiðowinde, or you can contact us vis the contact page for information on ordering. The calendars cost £6 each but postage costs vary according to where you live, with examples of costs of calendar + postage below:
Postage for the UK is £9.19 for 1 calendar, £15.19 for 2 calendars and £21.19 for 3 calendars.
For Europe the cost of 1 calendar plus postage is
- £11.55 in Zone 1 (Denmark, France and Germany)
- £12.05 in Zone 2 (Austria)
- £12.45 in Zone 3 (Switzerland).
For the Rest of the World the cost of 1 calendar plus postage is £13.45 in all zones.
You can also pick up calendars at our events, and avoid postage costs.
Meanwhile we have been sorting out our holiday photos and are currently posting a series of pictures on our Facebook page from sites of interest that we visited this summer. Why not pop over and have a look?
Companions’ Events in 2024
As we mentioned in our previous post, the Companions enjoyed anther great day on Sunday 4th August at the North Yorks Moors Visitor Centre at Sutton Bank.
You can still come along to meet us at the Stamford Bridge Heritage Day when we commemorate the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 and the associated events of that fateful year. We will also be providing a stall to support the Battle of Old Byland event back at Sutton Bank.
We hope to meet as many visitors as possible to chat about Anglo-Saxon history, language and culture:
- Battle of Stamford Bridge Commemoration Event, Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire, 28 September
- Battle of Old Byland Event, Sutton Bank Visitor Centre, North York Moors, 13 October
- Battle of Hastings Wreath Laying, Hastings, October, details TBC
- Harold Festival, Waltham Abbey, October, details TBC
Members will also have the chance to join in Zoom socials or visits arranged by their local groups, as well as attend our annual Feast on 14 September. More details of all such events can be found in Wiðowinde or via the Zoom group mailing list.
ICYMI
In case you missed it, here are some of the news items we have shared over the past few weeks:
Readings from the Mercian Register
Update from the Saxon Ship project in Woodbridge, which aims to build a full-size working replica of the ship buried under Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo; for members there will be more information about this in our next magazine, or you can read the project’s own newsletter.
Other events
St Editha’s in Tamworth is hosting a range of events in September and October with an Anglo-Saxon theme as part of Tamworth’s Athelstan 1100 celebrations, and you can find out more or book tickets on-line.
The Athelstan 1100 Festival in Malmesbury – events continue throughout the summer and autumn
And if you enjoy early medieval music then you might like to visit Sutton Hoo on September 22nd to hear Moro Music, a Dutch partnership, discuss the Sutton Hoo lyre and perform both music and poetry. Make a note in your diaries and check the Sutton Hoo site for details in due course.