Today the Hoopers met the Watkinsons at Wrest Park for their Prince and Princess day. We weren't really sure what that entailed, but it sounded like good fun and as Wrest Park has recently been done up with a new visitors centre, cafe and loos there were many reasons to visit!
Turns out they have also installed a brand new adventure playground for the under 12's. It was amazing. Grum got stuck straight in, shortly followed by Kezia.
Next to the adventure playground was a small arena, where a Knight waited and called his men to his side. Turned out his men included a lot of girls ... guess that's Equal Ops for you. Who knew the Middle Ages were so advanced as to allow women in their frontline troops ...
There was a serious training session, which Kezia was very focused on and followed the directions perfectly. She was then deemed battle ready and joined her offensive line. Battle commenced, and with a blood curdling yelp Kezia ran full tilt into battle. Actually, she skirted some of it looking for the weaker spots and lesser able Knights to attack. A strategy that worked to her advantage as she reformed with the regiment and began a second offensive.
Limbs flew in all directions as Lady Kezia and her comrades chopped their way through the enemy. Ok, that might be a slight exaggeration. When one daddy went down, Kezia did choose to lay next to him for a small napette instead of pushing her advantage home with a good rib splice ...
There are rumours abounding that Lady Kezia changed sides briefly at the end of the second battle and has recently been dubbed a 'turncoat' by the less generous in society. We would like to take this opportunity to declare that she was actually working under Her Majesty's secret instructions and was gaining intelligence. Intelligence that proved critical to the overall success and victory of the battle. As can clearly be seen in the live footage, shortly after returning stealthily ( or, as stealthy as you can be in a dotty top, pink tutu and purple wellies ) to her own side the Knight Errant was taken down and victory was declared. Clearly evidence of the loyalty held by Lady Kezia and a credit to her espionage skills.
Due to the fact the footage for the videos was recorded on an iPhone, it will be best to view them full screen rather than the little window that appears here.
The trailer
The documentary
The movie
Turns out they have also installed a brand new adventure playground for the under 12's. It was amazing. Grum got stuck straight in, shortly followed by Kezia.
Next to the adventure playground was a small arena, where a Knight waited and called his men to his side. Turned out his men included a lot of girls ... guess that's Equal Ops for you. Who knew the Middle Ages were so advanced as to allow women in their frontline troops ...
There was a serious training session, which Kezia was very focused on and followed the directions perfectly. She was then deemed battle ready and joined her offensive line. Battle commenced, and with a blood curdling yelp Kezia ran full tilt into battle. Actually, she skirted some of it looking for the weaker spots and lesser able Knights to attack. A strategy that worked to her advantage as she reformed with the regiment and began a second offensive.
Limbs flew in all directions as Lady Kezia and her comrades chopped their way through the enemy. Ok, that might be a slight exaggeration. When one daddy went down, Kezia did choose to lay next to him for a small napette instead of pushing her advantage home with a good rib splice ...
There are rumours abounding that Lady Kezia changed sides briefly at the end of the second battle and has recently been dubbed a 'turncoat' by the less generous in society. We would like to take this opportunity to declare that she was actually working under Her Majesty's secret instructions and was gaining intelligence. Intelligence that proved critical to the overall success and victory of the battle. As can clearly be seen in the live footage, shortly after returning stealthily ( or, as stealthy as you can be in a dotty top, pink tutu and purple wellies ) to her own side the Knight Errant was taken down and victory was declared. Clearly evidence of the loyalty held by Lady Kezia and a credit to her espionage skills.
Due to the fact the footage for the videos was recorded on an iPhone, it will be best to view them full screen rather than the little window that appears here.
The trailer
The documentary
The movie
