Event - 16th July Sherwood Foresters Yeomanry talk (Oldcotes)

Tonight  Jonathan Hunt will be giving a talk on the Sherwood Foresters Yeomanry at Oldcotes Village Hall, near Worksop.

The talk is based on Jonathans new book entitled Unicorns: The History of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry” which covers their history between 1794 and 1899 when the yeomanry were involved in keeping the peace during the Luddite, Brandreth, Reform Bill and Chartist Riots. Thus the book also looks into the social and political history of Nottinghamshire in the 19th Century as well as its military history.The Yeomanry became a reserve cavalry regiment in 1850 and had an annual camp that took place in Newark, Mansfield, Retford and Worksop.

Jonathan was a member of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry himself and commanded the squadron between 1975 and 1978 before going on to command the Royal Yeomanry until 1982.

The book is illustrated with 8 pages in colour and has 225 pages. The book was funded by the Sherwood Rangers Regimental Charity and is available now priced £35.00 via Pen & Sword at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/ ISBN 9781848845473.

Tickets cost £3 for non-members which includes a free drink of tea/coffee and biscuit. The talk starts at 7.30pm.

Event - Sherwood Foresters Yeomanry Talk (Oldcotes)

On July 16th Jonathan Hunt will be giving a talk on the Sherwood Foresters Yeomanry at Oldcotes Village Hall, near Worksop.

The talk is based on Jonathans new book entitled Unicorns: The History of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry” which covers their history between 1794 and 1899 when the yeomanry were involved in keeping the peace during the Luddite, Brandreth, Reform Bill and Chartist Riots. Thus the book also looks into the social and political history of Nottinghamshire in the 19th Century as well as its military history.The Yeomanry became a reserve cavalry regiment in 1850 and had an annual camp that took place in Newark, Mansfield, Retford and Worksop.

Jonathan was a member of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry himself and commanded the squadron between 1975 and 1978 before going on to command the Royal Yeomanry until 1982.

The book is illustrated with 8 pages in colour and has 225 pages. The book was funded by the Sherwood Rangers Regimental Charity and is available now priced £35.00 via Pen & Sword at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/ ISBN 9781848845473.

Tickets cost £3 for non-members which includes a free drink of tea/coffee and biscuit. The talk starts at 7.30pm.

Book - Unicorns: The History of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry

Pen & Sword military books have just published a book by Jonathan Hunt on the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, Nottinghamshires volunteer cavalry regiment. The book covers the period between 1794 and 1899 when the yeomanry were involved in keeping the peace during the Luddite, Brandreth, Reform Bill and Chartist Riots. Thus the book also looks into the social and political history of Nottinghamshire in the 19th Century as well as its military history.

The Yeomanry became a reserve cavalry regiment in 1850 and had an annual camp that took place in Newark, Mansfield, Retford and Worksop.

Jonathan was a member of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry himself and commanded the squadron between 1975 and 1978 before going on to command the Royal Yeomanry until 1982.

The book is illustrated with 8 pages in colour and has 225 pages. The book was funded by the Sherwood Rangers Regimental Charity and is available now priced £35.00 via Pen & Sword at http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/ ISBN 9781848845473

News - New military museum is hit (Thoresby)

Thousands of visitors have flocked to a new military museum, following its recent opening by Princess Alexandra, Deputy Colonel in Chief of the Queen’s Royal Lancers.

The Queen’s Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum at the Thoresby Courtyard, has proved to be a runaway success during its first few weeks of being open to the public.

Already attracting more than a thousand visitors a week, curator Captain Mick Holby is delighted that the unique collection of exhibits, ranging from arms, medals and silver to uniforms and paintings, is proving popular.

Says Mick, who served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Germany and the Oman during a 25-year career with the 17th/21st Lancers: “As it’s free to enter, the museum is enabling the public to see more of their local history through the eyes of the collection.”

The exhibits at the new museum illustrate the role the local regiments have played in the great battles of the last three centuries.

Created by The Queen’s Royal Lancers, a cavalry regiment, and The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, made up of The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry and the South Nottinghamshire Hussars, in partnership with the Stonebridge Trust, the museum tells the human, social and military history of the regiments, as well as the ongoing story of the British Army today.

From:  http://www.chad.co.uk/news/new_military_museum_is_hit_1_3708657

News - Curator named for new Military Museum at Thoresby

Former Regimental Sergeant Major Mick Holtby has been appointed curator of the new Queen’s Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum due to open in the Thoresby Courtyard this spring.

Captain Mick Holtby served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Germany and the Oman during a 25-year career with the 17/21st Lancers.

After taking up a retired officer post at the headquarters of The Queen’s Royal Lancers in Grantham, he was involved in setting up the newly amalgamated Lancers’ museum, of which he became curator, and which used to be housed at Belvoir Castle.

Now that collection is being combined with fascinating exhibits from the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry for the new museum at Thoresby, to present a unique collection of arms, uniforms, medals, silver and paintings which illustrate the role the local regiments have played in the great battles of the last three centuries.

Created by The Queen’s Royal Lancers, a cavalry regiment, and The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, which is made up of The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry and The South Nottinghamshire Hussars, in partnership with the Stonebridge Trust, the museum will tell the human, social and military history of the regiments as well as the ongoing story of the British Army today.

It is due to open in time for the Spring Bank Holiday.

Mick, also assistant regimental secretary of The Queen’s Royal Lancers, said: “Thoresby is a fantastic venue. We have been very fortunate to work in partnership with the Stonebridge Trust, who have not only provided space in the Thoresby Courtyard for our galleries, but have also contributed funding for the capital costs of the project”.

“The museum provides a great opportunity to bring together three fine collections which normally would be ‘behind the wire’ in regimental collections not normally seen by the public.

“As it will be free to enter, the museum will enable the public to see more of their local history through the eyes of the collection.”

From: http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/curator_named_for_new_military_museum_at_thoresby_1_3326893