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Rags to Riches #16

...Mediaeval Banquets became ever more popular and successful, life at the Hall became more difficult for my parents.  The dream home was becoming a nightmare as the Banquets took their toll on the house and on my parents’ marriage.  I was also growing up now and hated being stuck at home all the time – I vowed that if I had children I would never bring them up in such a remote place!  The local pub, The Meynell, started having a disco every week which my friend and I went to but which my dad soon put a stop to when he saw the type of ‘long haired yobbos’ that went to it!  I was furious.  These were different times now and my dad, being so much older t...

Suits you sir! #23

...Mediaeval Banquets business was now in my mum’s name as a limited company and she ran them herself, separate from my dad.  My dad still got the rent money from the apartments and the takings from the house when it was open to the public, and of course, buying and selling his antiques.  But his earnings weren’t anywhere near what my mum earned from the Banquets and he felt he’d been cheated by her.   My dad wearing armour at Warwick Castle    When we got back home from the solicitors he hatched a plan.  He would swap all the paintings and suits of armour for reproduction versions so he could sell the real ones on and still make money, whilst m...

Rags to Riches #14

...Mediaeval Banquets became ever more popular and successful, life at the Hall became more difficult for my parents. The dream home was becoming a nightmare as the Banquets took their toll on the house and on my parents’ marriage. I was also growing up now and hated being stuck at home all the time – I vowed that if I had children I would never bring them up in such a remote place! The local pub, The Meynell, started having a disco every week which my friend and I went to but which my dad soon put a stop to when he saw the type of ‘long haired yobbos’ that went to it! I was furious. These were different times now and my dad, being so much older than me, co...

Suits you Sir! #22

...Mediaeval Banquets business was now in my mum’s name as a limited company and she ran them herself, separate from my dad. My dad still got the rent money from the apartments and the takings from the house when it was open to the public, and of course, buying and selling his antiques. But his earnings weren’t anywhere near what my mum earned from the Banquets and he felt he’d been cheated by her.   Some of the suits of armour on display   When we got back home from the solicitors he hatched a plan. He would swap all the paintings and suits of armour for reproduction versions so he could sell the real ones on and still make money, whilst my mum wou...

Hysterical Productions #16

...By the end of 1974 we had done about 40 Banquets at Hoar Cross Hall and they were still going strong. Most of the original cast were still with us but we were on our second King now and also doing our own catering and bar, instead of an outside firm coming in.  Every weekend over 200 people came to sample our Noble Brose, Roast Lambe and Saracen’s Delight and sing along to ‘I’m Henry VIII’ whilst drinking beer, wine and mead. But it was a very adult environment for 15 year old girls to work in; a few of my school friends also worked at the Banquets as wenches and we were constantly being chatted up by men who bought us drinks all evening (even though w...

Hysterical Productions #16

...HYSTERICAL PRODUCTIONS: By the end of 1974 we had done about 40 Banquets and they were still going strong.  Most of the original cast were still with us but we were on our second king now and also doing our own catering and bar, whereas when we first started, we had got a catering firm in to do it all.  Every weekend over 200 people came to sample our Noble Brose, Roast Lambe and Saracen’s Delight and sing along to ‘I’m Henry VIII I am’ whilst drinking beer, wine and mead.  But it was a very adult environment for 15 year old girls to work in; a few of my school friends also worked at the Banquets as wenches and we were constantly being chatted up by...