Feast of St Brighid – 2nd and 3rd August 2014
Come and join House Radburne in celebrating the coming of Spring and the ending of Winter.
On Saturday there will be archery, equestrian activities for authorised riders (and the chance to authorise – please contact the Booking Officer prior for requirements and to make arrangements to bring your own horse) including a demo of games (dependent on availability of horses), a scrumptious feast, bardic circle, night shoot and a tourney on the Sunday.
All attendees will be asked to bring a candle to light as is the custom of Imbalc (Feast of St Brighid). The lighting of candles and fires represents the return of warmth and the increasing power of the Sun over the coming months.
When: Saturday 2nd August from 1pm to Sunday 3rd August (approx 1pm)
Where: Dubbo NSW (contact Booking Officer for address)
Draft Timetable
Saturday 2nd August 2014
1:00pm Target Archery – King’s Round (TAM – Ranif Pallessor)
3:00pm Horse Activities – info session/authorisations/mounted games (EqM – Katrijn van Delden) This will be dependent availability of horse(s) and riders.
4:30pm Fighter practice/authorisations
7pm Feast and Bardic Circle afterwards
8:30pm Night Shoot
Sunday 3rd August 2014
(For those camping overnight, breakfast will be offered as a separate cost of $5 each to cover costs and needs to be added to the event cost.)
9.30am Armour Inspection (Marshal – Lord Ragnarr Siggtrygsson {Cody Tiffen})
10:00am Tourney commences
12:30pm Lunch – pot luck (all attendees to bring something to share – contact the Booking Officer for ideas)
Cost per person:
$15 per adult member, add $5 for non SCA member
$10 per Youth (10 to 17 years), add $5 for non SCA member
9 and under (child) free unless non member then $5 (due to changes to event membership from 1 September 2012)
Family Rate on application and at Steward’s discretion.
Camping available for no extra cost – bring your own tents and bedding.
Bookings and payment required by 30 July 2014. Bookings to Lady Katrijn van Delden (Karen Hocking) at katrijn.van.delden@gmail.com or phone 0419 850067.
Further details (including a menu) will be forthcoming.