BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:14@historyfare.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240702T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240702T200000 DTSTAMP:20240615T175601Z URL:https://historyfare.co.uk/events/melton-mowbray-military-history-tour/ SUMMARY:Melton Mowbray Military History Tour DESCRIPTION:The \;Melton Mowbray Military History Walking Tour \;wi ll take you on a journey around the town centre looking at the town’s ri ch military history going back 100’s of years ranging from the Medieval Period and the Knights Templars right through to today.\n\nIn the Medieval period\, the Lords of the Manor of Melton Mowbray accompanied the Knights Templar on the crusades to the Holy Land.\n\nDuring the period of the Eng lish Civil War\, there were several skirmishes and battles in the Melton a rea between 1643 – 1645 with Melton being a \;Roundhead \;garris on.\n\nFollowing the Boer War\, the army’s animal strength was increased to 25\,000 and two additional depots were opened. No 3 Remount Depot open ed in Melton Mowbray\, caring for the Army’s horses and mules in 1903 an d is still going strong today.\n\nAs well as the remount depot\, there wer e two territorial units based in Melton which were called up during WW1\, the 1/5th \;Leicestershire Regiment and C Sqn of the Leicestershire Ye omanry. The Melton volunteers also saw service during the 2nd Boer War/Sou th Africa War.\n\nAlso during WW1\, No 38 Squadron of the Royal Flying Cor ps set up their HQ in town and flew from several airfields in the area.\n\ nOur wonderful market town of Melton Mowbray is full of history going back 1\,000’s of years.\n \;\nAs part of this tour\, we will look at the town’s rich history including our Lords of the Manor\, The Magna Carta\ , Royalty\, Socialites\, Fox Hunting and much more.\n \;\nTour departs Council Offices\, Parkside\, Station Approach at 10:00Hrs.\nDuration 120 minutes (2 Hours)\n\n\n \;\nCost £5 per person – To be paid prior t o start of tour. A link to pay online via sum up will be sent with the boo king confirmation.\n \;\nTo reserve your seat\, please select the “b ook now” label above or email \;meltonhistoryfare@gmail.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://historyfare.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/202 4/06/FB_IMG_1660650785872.jpg CATEGORIES:Guided Tour,Local History,Walking Tour LOCATION:Melton Mowbray\, Melton Borough Council Burton Street\, \, Melton Mowbray\, Leicestershire\, LE13 1GH\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Melton Borough Council Burt on Street\, \, Melton Mowbray\, Leicestershire\, LE13 1GH\, United Kingdom ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Melton Mowbray:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR