I was delighted to join the Speaker of the House of Commons, Serjeant at Arms, Bishop of Dudley and many local dignitaries at the start of the Battle of Evesham 2015 festival today. It was a very well organized and incredibly moving commemoration service.
Many more events are planned over the next two weeks including a Battle re-enactment next Saturday. Congratulations to the Simon de Montfort Society and all those involved in organizing today's event and a huge thank you to the Speaker and Serjeant at Arms for travelling from London early this morning to be with us.