Wild West Legends Living History and Re-enactment Society
 were formed in October 2007 by Ged Parker, Pete Wilcox, Owen Clark and Liz Wilcox all of which are bonafide re-enactors. We are a steady growing re-enactment society based in the North East of England with members from the local area joining all the time.
We perform both living history and re-enactments were we will act out how people in western time went about their daily duties around camp. The Society have an authentic camp and cooking facilities and hope to have a period chuck wagon to go along with a number of horses we have all of which are fully trained for gun fire.
The Wild West Legends Society also do re-enactments and shoot outs some of the scenes come from the western films such as Open Range, Wyatt Earp the lawman, OK Corral and many more.
Wild West Legends Accountants King, Hope, and Co carry out the Society accounts and gives the financial advice we also have on board Tilly, Bailey & Irvine a firm of solicitors to give us legal advice when we need it.
The Wild West Legends are a bonafide Re-Enactment Society and are recognised by the various funding bodies which have offered funding. These are as follows:
- Hartlepool Neighbourhood Fund Community Chest
- Tees Valley Community Foundation
- The National Lottery and Awards for All
We are also recognised by The National Registry of Living Historians in the United States of America.
The society have now started the building work on the first ever western town in the north east of england, which is based at:
Dalton Piercy,
Hartlepool.
Phase 1: The work that is currently being carried out is the Corral, which consists of:
- Blacksmiths Shop
- Livery Stables
- Hay and Straw Barn
- Carpenters Shop
- Farriers Standing Area
we are hoping that phase1 will be completed by October of 2009.
Phase 2: will hopefully commence at the end of October 2009. This will include:
- Saddlery
- Sheriffs Office
- Dress Makers Shop
- Saloon
- Canteena
- Trappers Store
- Hardware Store
- General Store
all of the units will be fully working and manned.
All of our members are covered with a £10 million pound public liability insurance, we have a number of members qualified in health and safety and members fully qualified in first aid some of which have nursing qualifications.
We are also availabile for both Film and Tv, Advertising and Lecturing on the Old West.
Finally if you like to become a member of the Wild West Legends please feel free to complete the application form and enclose 2 passport photographs along with a £10.00 joining fee renewable on a yearly basis.
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