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World Wide Robin Hood Society Celebrates 20 Years

(Mar 07, 2018)

WORLD WIDE ROBIN HOOD SOCIETY CELEBRATES 20 YEARS AS ONE OF THE LEADING INFORMATION SOURCES ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE LEGENDARY SHERWOOD OUTLAW. On March 17th 2018, the Nottingham-based World Wide Robin Hood Society will mark its 20th Anniversary Year with a programme of varied initiatives including: *The publication of a new book about Robin Hood and the legend’s global impact. *A local cookery contest to find the best recipe for a Robin Hood Pie. *Anniversary theme to the Society’s annual “Feather in Your Cap” business awards. *A children’s story writing competition. *Developing an illustrated Robin Hood talk available to groups and societies. Although the Society was originally a membership-based organisation, over the last 2 decades it has evolved into one of the leading internet-based information resources on all things associated with Robin Hood. It is used extensively by the media and the tourism industry and the Society has contributed to numerous global television documentaries and historical features including BBC’s The One Show; Sky Travel Channel’s “Expedition Unknown” series and French TV’s “Secrets Histoire” series. The Society has also participated in hundreds of radio programmes around the globe, including South America, the USA, Europe, Korea and Australia. Society Chairman, Bob White, said “The very first Robin Hood Society was established in London in the 1700’S and was a club or assembly for public debate. It held its popular, regular meetings in the Robin Hood public house in Butcher Row, near Temple Bar, which is how the Society acquired its name. In the 1970’s, a Nottingham-based Robin Hood Society was created by the local historian and Robin Hood expert, Jim Lees, and its members often dressed up in costume as various characters from the Sherwood tales and helped raise funds for local charities. In the Nineties, Nottingham City Council joined forces with the Nottingham Evening Post and set up a Robin Hood Club especially aimed at youngsters, which featured a series of cartoon woodland animals known as “The Tails of Sherwood”. The present day, internet-based World Wide Robin Hood Society was originally the inspiration of co-founder and sponsor, Mike Douglas from Hull, who established a successful communications business in Nottingham in the late 1990’s. He said “Over the past twenty years the Society has seen many changes but the phenomenal global interest in Robin Hood has never faltered and the legendary outlaw continues to be an iconic figure with a massive international fan base, and he regularly features in new films, books and the global media.” For further information contact Bob White on e-mail at bob@robinhood.info or by phone on (0115) 9523183 or mobile 07504 852731 or visit the Society website at www.robinhood.info Read more...

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FIND ROBIN HOOD! – New initiative launched to trace the impact of the legend

(Feb 06, 2017)

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NEW ROBIN HOOD BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE SET TO START FILMING IN EARLY 2017

(Jan 03, 2017)

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ROBIN HOOD FEATURES IN THE ISLE OF MAN’S 2016 CHRISTMAS STAMP COLLECTION

(Dec 15, 2016)

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SOCIETY HONOURS COMPOSER NEIL BRAND FOR HIS NEW ROBIN HOOD FILM SCORE

(Dec 15, 2016)

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On Stage and Screen

From the Medieval plays and games of the May Day celebrations, Robin Hood and the other characters from the well-loved tales have continually retained their popularity with audiences of all ages and appeared in a miscellany of stage productions including drama, romance, comedy and musical theatre – and new versions based on the legend continue to be written to this very day.

With the advent of moving film, silent screen hero Douglas Fairbanks was quick to recognise the popular appeal of the Robin Hood story to a cinematic audience with his classic 1920's version and across the generations a variety of movies, starring actors such as Errol Flynn, Richard Todd, Kevin Costner and Russell Crowe (to name but a few) have helped the legend establish an iconic status in popular culture. Television also spawned a range of action drama series about the outlaw hero, at the vanguard of which was the 143 episode black and white version "The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring Richard Greene in the title role.

NEW ROBIN HOOD BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE SET TO START FILMING IN EARLY 2017

Set construction has begun in Dubrovnik for the latest Robin Hood blockbuster movie which is being co-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.

ROBIN HOOD LIVES AGAIN! - THROUGH NEIL BRAND’S EXCITING NEW MUSICAL SCORE

Douglas Fairbanks’ 1922 silent film, “Robin Hood”, has always been regarded as a movie classic because of the sheer scale, drama and magnificence of the production. Well, Neil Brand’s vibrant new musical score to accompany the film certainly matches all of that - and more!

SOCIETY HONOURS COMPOSER NEIL BRAND FOR HIS NEW ROBIN HOOD FILM SCORE

The World Wide Robin Hood Society have made composer and broadcaster, Neil Brand, an Honorary Member in recognition of his emotive new film score for the iconic 1922 silent movie classic “Robin Hood” starring Douglas Fairbanks.

SAD FAREWELL TO TWO ACTORS WHO GAVE US SPECIAL MOMENTS IN ROBIN HOOD MOVIES

The World Wide Robin Hood Society were saddened to hear of the passing of two celebrated English actors, Brian Bedford (80) and Alan Rickman (70) who both lost their fight against cancer on January 14^th, 2016.

On Stage and Screen

NEW ROBIN HOOD BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE SET TO START FILMING IN EARLY 2017

ROBIN HOOD LIVES AGAIN! - THROUGH NEIL BRAND’S EXCITING NEW MUSICAL SCORE

SOCIETY HONOURS COMPOSER NEIL BRAND FOR HIS NEW ROBIN HOOD FILM SCORE

SAD FAREWELL TO TWO ACTORS WHO GAVE US SPECIAL MOMENTS IN ROBIN HOOD MOVIES

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