Battling Through a 95th Birthday Treat ; Grandad has Been Organising Mockskirmish Since 1972
Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK) › January 26, 2010
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RETIRED railway officer Andrew Gilitt spent his 95th birthday weekend re-enacting a historic battle for the 38th time.
The grandfather has been one of the chief organisers of the Holly Holy in Nantwich, which is a mock skirmish between Cavaliers and Roundheads, since it began as a wreath-laying ceremony in 1972.See the full content of this document
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Battling Through a 95th Birthday Treat ; Grandad has Been Organising Mockskirmish Since 1972
Saturday's event involved hundreds of people from all over the country who descended on the town centre in historic costumes and re- enacted the 1644 Battle of Nantwich.
Members of the Sealed ...See the full content of this document
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