Battle is Cancelled

The storm made me think of the tented camps at Waterloo, part of the annual reenactment scheduled for this weekend. I checked and read that due to the extreme heat this year's commemoration had been cancelled on safety grounds by the local council. So thankfully no camps either, to be destroyed by the storm - I'm sure the reenactors will have counted themselves lucky after all.

Since the bicentenary of the battle (which took place on 18 June 1815) the reenactments and camps are no longer free (I trust the participating reenactors get a share of ticket sales) but the show is more extensive than before. I do miss the conviviality and closeness of the smaller events of yesteryear but If you've never been it's very much recommended. Pictures here are from 2005, when it was also pretty warm (as can be seen in the photo of British infantry in their red woollen uniforms).

Cheerful English officer above to Belgian TV crew: "I'm the officer in charge of cheese! Fromage y'know?"