We have the following new Champions:

Rapier: Kian O’Ruadhri

Bardic: Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig

A&S: Vacant

The Shire was honoured by the presence of both Their Majesties of An Tir King Ieuan and Queen Gwyneth and by Her Highness of Tir Righ Princess Lenora.  Their Majesties presented Lionsdale with the award “Hearth of Hospitality” which is given to branches which go above and beyond in welcoming others.

And finally Their Majesties presented Sofia Marika Traum von Trifels, known locally as Mama Sofia, with a Court Barony.

8:00 Site opens
9:00 Opening Court
10:00 Merchants open
10:00 Intro to Cut and Thrust Class
10:30 A&S Championship
10:30 Heavy Eric open for pickups
12:00 Rapier inspection & lists
12:30 Rapier Championship
2:00 Heavy Inspection & lists
2:30 Heavy Tourney
2:30 Rapier Eric open for pickups
3:30 Cut and Thrust inspection & lists
4:00 Cut and Thrust Phoenix Tourney
5:00 Kingdom & Principality Court
6:00 Potluck Feast
6:30 Bardic Championship

Also, Her Royal Majesty is requesting Award Recommendations. If you have any, please submit them at the award website http://www.antir.sca.org/recommendations.php.

You may want to think about:
Jambe de Lion
Goutte de Sang
Carp
Leo Minor
Lions Cub
Sable Chime
Lions Strength: 20 years of service to the Society

And finally please see the updated Upcoming Events page: http://www.antir.sca.org/Upcoming/?Event_ID=2987 for the A&S and Bardic competitions.

8:00    Site opens
9:00    Opening Court
10:00    Merchants open
10:00    Intro to Cut and Thrust Class
10:30    A&S Championship
12:30    Rapier inspection
1:00    Rapier Championship
2:30    Heavy Inspection
3:00    Heavy Tourney
3:00    Dance begins
4:00    Cut and Thrust inspection
4:30    Cut and Thrust Phoenix Tourney
5:30    Potluck Feast begins
6:00    Bardic Championship
7:00    Closing Court

The Shire of Lionsdale welcomes you to our annual Winter’s Tourney where lords and ladies vie to be our new champion of rapier, arts & sciences, and bardic, while other gentles compete in armoured combat, and cut & thrust tournaments.

Site:
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
8469 Cedar St. Mission, BC V4S 1A1
Site opens at 9 AM and closes at 11 PM

Site Fee:
Adults: $10
Youth 13-18: $5
Children 0-12: Free
Merchant fee: prize donation
NMS Applies
Please make cheques to “Shire of Lionsdale”

Event Steward:
Tomas de Courcy (Noah Arney)
#153 3455 Wright St, Abbotsford B.C. V2S 5P1
604-744-8591
tomas@noaharney.com

Merchant Steward
Danielle (Christy Sandison)
604-289-0017
christymccoll@yahoo.ca

Events will include three of our Shire Champion competitions: rapier, arts and sciences, and bardic, and also an armoured combat tourney and cut & thrust tourney as well as merchants, dancing, classes, and a potluck feast for which the shire is providing a main protein.

For the potluck please bring a dish to serve 8-10 people with an ingredients list. Please note that there is no alcohol allowed on this site.

1. The competition will be a single entry ( but a person may enter more than one piece if they are different pieces )

2. No theme ( so as not to exclude anyone ),

3. With documentation.

4 The competitors will give an oral presentation for up to 15 minutes about the piece.

5. If possible though not required I would like to see the pieces be donated to Lionsdale largess ( This is so the artists word – fame will grow and well as the shires ).

6. In progress entries are welcome for commentary but will not be considered for Shire Champion competition.

Those bringing projects for commentary please inform the current A&S Champion, Sir Kerrigan, or our A&S Minister Kayleigh de Leis of their intention as soon as possible to ensure time, space, and adequate judges.

If the pieces are to be donated they should be accompanied by a recipe card size tag with the artists name, branch and brief summary of the documentation so the future receiver with have a full understanding and appreciation of the piece.

The prize will be a carved Leather pouch custom made by Sir Kerrigan after discussion with the winner.

If not contact Aine Selmasdottir at: exchequer (at) lionsdale (dot) com

Activities:

Dancing: They have a wonderful gazebo for the dancers all day.

Arts & Sciences: we will have a large space for arts and sciences projects current,
complete, or just starting. Weaving was a huge hit at Abbotsford’s Canada day
festivities, and I’d love to see everyone’s current projects.

Armoured combat: there will be a lot of fighting at the demo, including a tourney around 12:30.
I will be putting up two sticks of rattan as a prize for the winner of the tourney.

Rapier: Similarly we will have lots of rapier, and the winner of the tourney (around 2:00) will be
receiving a new bog coat for those cold days (we’ve been having a few too many of
those recently)

I’m afraid we don’t have archery this year, but if you would like to bring out your
archery gear to show off how amazing it is please do.

If you want to bring your cut and thrust gear I would love for us to have some C&T
if we get enough people.

The demo will be setting up at 9 am, and we expect there to be visitors by 10.
We’ll be wrapping up around 5 pm.

It’s a busy few weeks here in Lionsdale. Here are some of the activities:

Bard and a Banquet Auditions

Auditions for this years Bard and a Banquet play: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Location: Everything will be at Gwynne Vaughan Park in Chilliwack (Corner of Hope River Road and Williams Road north)

There will be two audition times:
Wednesday June 29th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Sunday July 3 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Please come early.
Please contact Andrea at: farmboy24_2 (at) hotmail (dot) com or Tomas at: tomas (at) noaharney (dot) com.

Canada Day

We will be walking in the Canada Day parade in Abbotsford this year, and also doing the family fun fair afterwards.  For the parade meet at the Assembly area on Ware St between 7 and 8:30.  For the fun fair setup begins at 11am at Rotary Stadium, and the fair begins at 1pm till 5pm.  There is more information on the facebook event pages: Parade and Fun Fair.

Trethewy House Demo

Yes, the Trethewy House Demo is back.  We’ll be meeting on Saturday, July 9 at  9:00am and going till 5:30pm.  There will be a prize tournaments at the demo for Heavy and Rapier.  More info to come.  The facebook group is here.

Combat Practice

As most of you know Combat practices have been discontinued for the time being due to low attendence.  If you would like to join the conversation on what will replace it go here: http://lionsdale.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=430

Archery: His Lordship Symon Archibald Cottell
Armoured: Viscount Savaric de Porte des Lions
Missile: Mistress Caitrin ni Cingeadh

And Congratulations to Azzah Lazanice, our newest Scapula Leonis

As summer draws nigh the Shire of Lionsdale prepares to choose champions once again for armoured combat, target archery, and missile combat. These longer days and warmer skies also provide us with opportunities to show your prowess with a rapier, in the arts, and in bardic pursuits. For the first time, the Shire of Lionsdale is pleased to be showcasing the equestrian arts as well. Anyone interested in participating in the equestrian demonstration is to please contact the autocrat.
Sunday morning, wake up to the mouth-watering aroma of fresh coffee, sizzling bacon, sausages, and fluffy pancakes prepared especially for you. Gluten-free pancakes will be available upon request. The cost is $8, with the proceeds to be donated to a travel fund, as yet to be determined.
Pre-registration for available merchant space is necessary; please contact the autocrat. We look forward to welcoming one and all to frolic in the Grenewode with us.

Fees:
Adults $15.
Youth (12-18) $8.
Children (12 and younger) free.
$5 NMS applies to all adults who do not have proof of membership. Make cheques payable to “Shire of Lionsdale”

Site:
“The Grenewode”, 25133 0 Avenue, Langley, BC. Opens at 4pm on Friday and closes at 5pm on Sunday. Site Owner’s Rules: no pets, smoking only within designated areas (this does not include your encampment), beware of farm equipment, animals, and water hazards (this is a working farm).

Directions:
Canada: Make your best way to exit #73 on Highway #1 (264th Street) in Langley. Continue south on 264th Street. Turn west (right) onto 0 avenue. The Grenewode will be in approximately 3 km, on the north side of the road (right).
U.S.A.: Make your best way to the Aldergrove/Lynden Border crossing. Proceed to 0 avenue and head west. The Grenewode will be in approximately 2 miles, on the north side of the road (right).

Schedule:
Friday:
4:00 – Site opens

Saturday: (Town cry at 8:00am)
9:00 – Opening Ceremony
9:30 Lists for Armoured Combat are open
10:00 – Heavy Championship
12:30 – Lists for Rapier Combat are open
1:00 – Rapier Competition
3:00 – Lists for Archery are open
3:30 – Target Archery Championship
6:00 – Hall space available for dance
8:00 – Bardic

- There will be an A&S competition throughout the day, details to be posted at a later date

Sunday: (Town cry at 8:30am)
9:00 – Pancake breakfast
10:00 – Lists for Combat Archery are open
10:30 – Missile Combat / Combat Archery Championship
3:00 – Closing Ceremony
5:00 – Site closes

- All Championship competitors must display their device or arms during their combat
- A reminder that the Equestrian activities have been cancelled due to weather making the site not ready

Rapier:
At this point, the tournament style is still being decided upon by the current Champion.
The options are: going the easy way (Round robin) or maybe a 4 life progression (Single Sword first life, Sword and cloak second, sword and baton, and then sword + dagger/buckler).

Armoured Combat:
The same style that we have been doing for the last few years: A bear pit with a 5 min penalty for Knights, Royal peers, and the current champion.

For any further information please do not hesitate to contact either
the autocrat (Marion) katarinavonfelgenhauer@gmail.com
or the co-autocrat (Dannielle) danniellevanpelt@hotmail.com