Schools Event Held 20th and 21st March 2024
If you are looking at creating a truly immersive historical experience, I suggest you look no further! The Companye of Merrie Folke will go above and beyond your expectations. We worked with a band of nine Folke for our Medieval Schools Festival, held in the grounds of St Mary’s Church in rural Essex. The 2 days of our event were a resounding success, down in no small part to the talents of the Folke.
Merrie Folke leader Paul was invested, organised and fully of fantastic background information, practical documentation and creative ideas from the outset. We immediately felt confident that he could help us bring our event to life and he did not disappoint. Nothing was too much effort – from providing outdoor cover (in authentic medieval tentage*) in order to weather proof the event, to hand crafting delicious cheesy farts to cook over an open fire and engaging a range of Merrie Folke members who would provide wonderful immersive experiences for our 204 assembled local KS2 children – musicians and dancing, storytelling, a whimsical puppet show, gory demonstrations by a barber surgeon and a cunning man, food cooked live by the Medieval cook, and the opportunity to make (and take) both a hand pressed clay pilgrimage badge and a lavender bag.
Nia McIntosh
We received this very kind email just after our event at Flatford Mill 2023.
Hello Paul,
Its Hannah, I came to see you all at Flatford Mill, with my family.
I just wanted to say that we all had a fantastic time seeing you, and all that you do. It was an amazing experience to see all the historical artifacts and games that you had. Everyone was so knowledgeable, warm, and welcoming. My daughter really enjoyed it too and could have stayed there all weekend.
I would love to come and see the group again if you have any more events this year. It was a pleasure to be there and Id love to learn more.
Kind Regards
Hannah
On the 8th and 9th of October 2022 we did an event at Gosfield in Essex, a press item about the event can be found at this place https://www.halsteadgazette.co.uk/news/23036639.petersfield-shopping-village-hosts-two-day-tudor-fair/;
Curious Spark
17th March 2022
The clue is the name when you work with The Companye of Merrie Folke! They are indeed very Merrie, but also very patient and professional people! During our long filming days at The Great Hospital and Stranger’s Hall they hung around in costume for hours waiting for the moment we welcomed them onto the set to ask them to watch the dancing, stand still or simply walk in and out! Sounds straightforward but it’s all in the detail and they have made our scenes in the Elizabethan rooms truly come to life.
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