Violent fighting and huge bloodshed could be about to break out.

But the police have no reason to worry - the conflict will all be a re-enactment of great battles in history.

Gerald Neal, of Orwell Terrace, Dovercourt, has started a website trading in artefacts from the past. Through the contacts he makes, he is hoping to bring history to life by re-enacting battles in open spaces in the town.

He said: "We are selling equipment from various eras from Viking to medieval times.

"We would like to get involved in the re-enactment side of things and I will offer something on a similar line to Party in the Park."

He has been in contact with the Harwich Society and Harwich Town Council and has already envisaged what the scene could look like.

Published Wednesday, March 2, 2005

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