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Activities at Canterbury Faire[Archery] [Arts & Sciences] [Ball] [For Children] [Village Games] [Peasant Dance] [Half-Circle Theatre] [Market] [Equestrian][Combat] -- [Fencing/Rapier] [Fighter Auction Tourney] [Archer Auction] [Siege] Canterbury Faire includes a remarkably broad range of activities. Please check this page regularly if you want to keep up to date with what sorts of things are on offer, as some details may not be added or finalised until a few weeks before the Faire. If you wish to offer to help with anything noted
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Village GamesOn the Wednesday of CF 2009, Southron Gaard will be without a Baron and Baroness! What better opportunity for the peasants to take over the manor and run things they way they should be, starting with a decent sleep in. From noon, couples of any description will be encouraged to compete in divers and amusing contests of Skill and Prowess so that the winners may be appointed Bean Baron and Baroness for the day. The successful couple's first Court will be held just before lunch, that it may be suitably short. In the afternoon, the populace of the two villages of Soddoff and Middenhill will square off before their newly-minted liege in a contest of divers and delightful Games and Adventures, including Fut Ball (ban lifted for the duration), Tug of War, Tierce, Coney Hunting and many others. The winning village shall be exempted from the annual harvest tax. During rest periods of the Village Games, jolly dramatickal amusements may be offered to the populace. To be concluded with a boisterous Peasants' Country Dance (see below) and the final Court of the Bean B&B outside the Mong before dinner. Come one, come all! Peasants' Country DanceTo round off the Village Games, there will be dancing of a boisterous and pleasantly peasanty nature, along with general carousing and cloved turnips. Bring both left feet! Branles: Almans: English Country:
Sellengers Round Field ArcheryField archery this year is as varied as ever, with the added bonus of an Archer Auction and the resulting shoot-off:
For more information on any of these, or to offer help with rangemastering or any other area, contact Lord Darius J'fa. Arts & SciencesA&S activities for this Canterbury Faire will involve up to 40 classes or workshops, plus an A&S display on Friday afternoon. This is not a formal A&S competition, it is an opportunity to display your work, show off projects both completed and underway and enthuse and get feedback about new things you are learning. Documentation is heartily encouraged, but is not required -- in your notes, please do at least mention who you are and the nature of your entry! The A&S display will also include a small display on the Known Worlde-wide A&S50 Challenge, which involves doing 50 things in the Arts and Sciences between May 1st AS 42/2007 and May 1st AS 50/2015, in honour of the SCA's 50th Birthday. See the A&S schedule, and by all means volunteer to conduct a class of your own when you book! For more information, please contact Lady Mathilda, our A&S coordinator. BallThe organisers of this year's Canterbury Faire Ball, Lady Thordis and Lady Amalie, invite one and all to the Ball on Thursday night. A range of dances will be provided from the simplest to the most challenging, almost certainly accompanied by live musicians. The dance list and music for the ball can be found here. For ChildrenApart from the Village Games (for all ages, 5-95) and Boffer Tourney (5-17), there will be other organised or semi-organised activities for children at the Faire. Generally they are in great part self-sustaining, with the older children entertaining the younger ones to a significant degree, as in a medieval village. Please check out the requirements regarding supervision of children on site. Boffer Tourney Younger fighters will use soft swords and optionally foam helms. Older combatants will be using the Crescent Isles Youth Boffer equipment being steadily refined in Cluain and Southron Gaard. Head shots and thrusts -- to touch only! -- are permitted only if the helms provided are worn. Boffer Tourney Rules The Most Important Things to Remember:
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CombatThere will be plenty of combat-related activities, including heavy and rapier tourneys, field archery, war scenarios (all mixed) and woods battle (heavy only), along with our fort and possibly siege weaponry. Heavy tournaments planned include an Off-hand Tourney (yes, what it sounds like), Satorial Team Melee, formal Pas d'Arme (The Passage of the Pantheon), and the ever-popular Fighter Auction tourney. All are open to all authorised fighters, as is the pick-up fighting on Monday. Newcomers are welcome in the Have-a-go heavy fighting session after the tournament on Wednesday morning. This year's war scenarios are once again being coordinated by Sir Vitale. Please check out the Combat section of the general Activities page for information relating to requirements and recommendations. Satorial Melee (noon Friday)Come watch or participate as team vies against team in splendour upon the tourney field. To this end a grand tournament shall be held at high noon, that all may clearly witness those acts of chivalry and prowess which shall surely occur. Those participating should organize themselves into teams of up to 4. There may be no more than one knight, master of arms or royal peer per team. Teams are encouraged (but not required) to dress in matching array. It is appreciated that this may be difficult if organizing things at the last minute. So creative solutions are heartily encouraged. Much acclaim will be heaped upon those most finely displayed. Contact Sir Vitale for more information. Have-a-go Heavy (noon Wednesday)Never quite made it to Fighters' Practice or always wondered just how difficult it is to throw a "good blow"? Come along to the Have a go Heavy workshop and have all of your questions answered or try some hands on practical sword training in or out of armour. There will be spare armour and weapons on hand along with plenty of helpful fighters. If you wish to get into armour on the day and participate in some controlled combat please bring your own groin protection. Recommended prior reading: the Lochac Combat Handbook (PDF file) and the SG Fighters Resource page. Fighter and Archer Auction TourneysBy popular request there will be both Heavy and Archer Auction Tourneys at Canterbury Faire, that entrants might try their skill-at-arms on behalf of their patrons. Funds raised by the Archer Auction will be put towards improvements to targets and other archery resources at future Faires, and funds raised by the Heavy Fighter Auction will used to offer a significant discount for first-time visitors at the following year's Faire. In order to keep the auctions attainable to as many gentles as possible, Subtle and Clever devices will be employed to somewhat limit the amounts to be bid. In particular, you will be bidding not for a known individual, but rather for a personal motto which they have each selected from a prepared list just before bidding commences! Further, no patron may purchase more than one combatant in each of the auctions. Purchases must be paid for at the Auction, so bring your gold with you! Prizes will be offered to the buyers of the winning entrants in each form, with first choice going to the winning entrant's patron, second choice to the patron of the second place-getter, and so on, until all prizes have been allocated (thus, it is possible, buth not guaranteed, that every patron may have a chance to choose a prize). Schedule Donations or promissories of prizes for both tournaments are earnestly sought: please contact Baron Callum McLeod at your convenience, or prior to the Auctions at the Faire itself. Great Weapons Tournament10am Wednesday 4 February. The dust billows from under your boots as you step out onto the Lists. The familiar shadow of your armoured form is dwarfed only by the silhouette of the formidable weapon you carry this day. The lay-on is called and you know that you must commit to this combination whilst watching for any tell-tale moves that may give clue as to your opponent's swing. Both hands above your head, your body is exposed, if only you can land that fatal blow... The skill and commitment of Great Weapon versus Great Weapon is a delight to watch and lots of fun to participate in. Be sure to catch the Great Weapons tourney this Canterbury Faire. Spare weapons and gauntlets will be available on the day. Contact Sir Tycho for more information. The Passage of the PantheonOnce again upon the Elysium fields of Canterbury Faire, may mortals vie against the deadliest Gods and Monsters of Antiquity to prove their mettle and the colour of their blood upon the ground. A selection of doughty combatants shall each portray such figures from antiquity, who may only be subdued by many and subtle means. All comers at this Pas d'Armes may challenge any of these souls to mortal combat in a series of bouts to the delight of the assembled populace. If you would like to participate as a God or Monster of Antiquity (rather than a challenger) please indicate your desire to do so, by including any ideas you may have on the Canterbury Faire booking form, or you may contact Sir Vitale directly. It is requested that those chosen to portray a God or Monster should provide some small token, suitable to their station, that they might bestow upon whichever of the challengers particularly inspired them that day. Before the event a final team shall be determined and the participants forewarned. Siege WarfareYou are invited to bring your combat-legal siege engines and crews to Canterbury Faire to take part in the mixed warfare. If you intend to bring an engine, please contact our Siege Marshal, His Excellency Bartholomew ahead of the event so that equipment inspection can be arranged early in the event. Note: if you have an engine but need crew, it's worth mentioning this to Bartholomew as some crewing offers have been received. Equestrian ActivitiesAfter the success of equestrian activities at Canterbury Faire 2008, there will be more this year on the main field on Monday! Fencing/RapierThere will be fencing classes running throughout the event per this schedule. Main activities scheduled: Monday: Pirates vs. Navy! - Lord Martucchio An Invitation to the Baroness' Rapier Tourney Unto the populace of Lochac does katherine kerr, Baroness of Southron Gaard, send greetings and a warm invitation. Be it known to all gallant fencers of the realm that at Canterbury Faire in Southron Gaard this coming February shall I, in company with my fellow Baronesses and other persons of good quality, host a Tournament of the Rapier. This year, my Captain informs me that the combatants will face the interesting challenge of fighting all bouts with their primary weapons swapped to their off (weaker) hands. While the combatants are welcome to ply the Baronesses with delicious tidbits -- as happens elsewhere in the Kingdom at such meets -- of greater delight would be to see the exponents of the Art of Defence displaying their considerable charm and chivalric behaviour to the honour and enjoyment of all. Also for the entertainment of the populace and the combatants, there shall during the Faire be numerous other Rapier tournaments, including a chance for newcomers to try their hands at this noble art. In joyful anticipation of days well spent in the company of those who would applaud wit, honour and chivalry, I remain katherine, Baroness of Southron Gaard For more information, contact the Captain of Rapier for Southron Gaard, Lord Martuccio Cavalcanti – 980 6732. Half-Circle TheatreThe right noble and virtuous Dramatikal Compagnie of Lord Lovel's Men doth array upon the stage The Half CIRCLE THEATRE, wherein shall be presented divers entertainments gathered out of the best approved players and musicians augmented with ne'er before seen interludes. From the hour of SEVEN on the Tuesday evening of Canterbury Faire next. Seating upon the circle (bring your own cushion) or limited spaces for your own chairs may be reserved for the paltry sum of 4 gold pieces, whereunto shall be served conceitful refreshments during the performance, namely mulled wine, sweets, nuts and fruit. Pray you bring a drinking vessel for such. (The Compagnie reserves the right to fail to fill to the brim over-large tankards or horns.) Groundlings may find such viewing places as luck and the passing of the hat affords them. Seating at the Half-Circle Amphitheatre is limited, so reserve your place by contacting Baron Callum McLeod, Steward of the stage. Payment can be made at the Faire; non-payment of a promised seat may result in the Players being sent to perform loudly outside your Tent or Room at an inconveniently early hour of the morn. Further offers to fill out the playbill from any singers, poets, jongleurs or other persons of an Entertaining Disposition are most welcome. We encourage Quality period or period-style poetry, stories, music or play excerpts. Said offers can be made to Baron Callum McLeod, Steward of the stage. NB: Period and non-period singing and story-telling is welcome at the Mangy Mongol at any time, although it's usually appreciated if obvious filk or similarly modern fare are kept for the later hours. MarketMerchants of good standing are welcome to display their wares at Canterbury Faire. The Faire Market will be held from 2pm Friday sixth. All merchants are welcome and no Faire taxes are charged for any who have goods to sell. As space in the hall is limited, those who are willing to set up just outside among the eager crowds are encouraged to do so. Should you wish to let Faire-goers know of your fine wares, we would be delighted to provide you with space in this venue to post your news and announcements. This may prove particularly advantageous for those travelling from far afield, to both whet the appetite of potential customers and, possibly, to provide a point of contact for any who wish to arrange a pre-order so you can be confident of sales. For merchants planning to make Canterbury Faire a regular stopping point, inexpensive storage on site is available for you to store your wares between Faires. More information on this can be seen here. More general information on Canterbury Faire's Market can be found here. Fabric Shopping (before or after the event)For the benefit of travellers to Canterbury Faire, we have prepared the following guide to fabric shopping in Christchurch (600KB Word document). It shows the location of key fabric stores in Christchurch, mentioning what fabrics, discounts and other arrangements may be of interest to SCAdians. Book NOW
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