Council next week will be at Legal Grounds in Abbotsford.
33775 Essendene Avenue Abbotsford B.C.

We’ll be in the back room.
Thursday June 16th 7:00 PM

May Minutes are now posted here, please take a look at them and send any corrections to chronicler[at]lionsdale[dot]net.

If you have any new business please send it to seneschal[at]lionsdale[dot]net.

Officers remember that you need to have submitted your reports by Wednesday June 15th.

Sorry about the late notice on this.

Council will be tomorrow, Thursday May 19th at 7:00 at Desiree’s place. There will be SCA signs directing you.
Minutes are posted already at http://www.lionsdale.net/library/council-minutes/

19250 119 ave Pitt Meadows.

Contact Desiree if you need directions: 778-322-7947

Event Dates: June 3-5
Autocrat name: Katarina Felgenhauer

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

April council will be at Savaric and Safiye’s house:   7:00 PM.  Please email Safiye for address or directions – daveandlisakelly@yahoo.ca

Please e-mail the Seneschal with any new business and officers can forward reports to the Seneschal and Chronicler.

Thanks!

Council this week will be at Sofia’s house.  7:00 March 17, 2011.

Due to some issues with the minutes they will be posted in a draft form this week, to be discussed at council.

Combat practices are back on.  They will be alternating Wednesdays, starting February 23, please see the calendar for the dates.

Abbotsford Exhibition Park – Show Barn
32470 Haida Drive Abbotsford B.C.
7:00-9:30

It’s that time again.  Council will be in Abbotsford this month at Legal Grounds Coffee shop on Thursday February 17th at 7:00 pm.  Go all the way to the back of the coffee shop to the room there.

Minutes from last council will be posted tomorrow.

The minutes are up. Sorry for them being so late.

http://www.lionsdale.net/library/council-minutes/

Agenda

• Officer Reports
• Event & Demo Reports
  • Bard and a Banquet
  • Sing for Your Supper
  • Winters Tourney
  • Lionsdale Champions
  • Odin’s Playground
  • Cultural Society Demo
  • Trethewey House Demo
• Committees
  • Financial Committee
  • Baronial Inquiry Committee
• Old Business:
  • Lionsdale Badge
  • Tables
  • Eisenmarche Merger
  • Fundraising for Principality
  • Ancient Arms
  • Gate Members List
• New Business:
  • Quarterly Reports
  • Future Event Dates

Council this month will be in Mission in Geoffrey’s Common Room.   Meeting will start at 7:00.  If you have any new business please e-mail the seneschal via the contact page.

When you get to the building the common room is through the passageway to your left before entering the building.

November Minutes and January Agenda will be posted soon.

Come out to Sing for Your Supper!

A non-competitive participation bardic evening and potluck feast. Bring a potluck dish and a performance of something bardic – a song, a joke, a story, a magic trick, a puppet show, some juggling, or what you will! Or, if you prefer not to perform, you can ransom yourself from the stage for a modest fee. And if your friends prefer that you not perform, let them cough up the fee!

Site fees:

• Adults (19+): $5
• Adult non-performer: …$10
• Youth (13-18): $5
• Children (12 and under): Free!
• Family Cap (parents and minor children): $20

Please make cheques payable to the Shire of Lionsdale.

This is a Level 3 event. There is no copy in the Crier or on Kingdom calendar, and NMS will not be charged.

Event Steward: THL Wulfstan Hrafnsson

Co-Steward: Lady Astrid

Evil Mastermind: THL Aldgudana Gunnarsdottir

Site rules:

• No smoking indoors
• No outside alcohol (cash bar on site)
• No pets

A note about the potluck: Please bring a dish that begins with the first letter of your last name. The dish should be large enough to serve at lease ten people OR if you are bringing a main dish, enough to serve your family plus two adults. The site does have accommodations if your dish requires heating, but if possible warm dishes should be brought in insulated carriers. Make sure to bring your own feast gear and utensils.

Suggested dishes: hors d’oeurves, salad, bread/roll, main course, casseroles, side dishes, meat, pickles/cheese, dessert, etc. **IMPORTANT NOTE** Please bring either a recipe card or a list of ingredients to complement your contribution!

Directions: From the east: Make your best way to Chilliwack, BC. From Hwy 1, take Young Rd exit. Turn right at stop sign. Follow Young Rd to Alexander Ave. Turn left. Site is about 1/2 block down the street on the left. Find parking as available. Street parking is free. From the west: Make your best way to Chilliwack, BC. From Hwy 1, take Yale Rd exit (119) Northbound. Turn left at the light onto Yale Rd. Follow Yale Rd to Alexander Ave (IMMEDIATELY after the overpass) and turn right. Site is about 2 blocks down the street on the right. Find parking as available. Street parking is free.