York Museums Trust

Events - 29 Oct 14

A Legionary’s Life – Wed 29 Oct 2014

Date: Wednesday 29 October 2014, 12:00 am
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Find out what sort of kit a Legionary would have needed and have a go at making your own cut out Roman soldier. Then meet the Centurion as he tests your fitness for the Roman Army and puts you through your paces in a drill session.

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Trench Cake – Wed 29 Oct 2014

Date: Wednesday 29 October 2014, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Learn how to bake ‘Trench Cake’ in the museum kitchen this half term. There will be demonstrations and even a chance to taste this dense fruit cake which was baked by families during the war as a morale-boosting treat to send to soldiers at the front.

Included in museum admission.

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Fire Away! – Wed 29 Oct 2014

Date: Wednesday 29 October 2014, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Drop in session to create your own mini Roman catapult, based on our nearly life size replica! Then try firing a pea size ballista ball at the Iron Age fort to test its fire power.

11.00am – 1.00pm and 2.00pm – 4.00pm.

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