Plotting & Scheming II…
Even with last year’s many successful events, there was room for improvement, particularly in the forward planning. We’d certainly like to see things organised ahead of time a bit more this year.
To that end, we invite you to join us to discuss and plan a calendar of activities and events for the year ahead.
By the end of the meeting we would like to have teams ready to run Valentine’s Day, Newcomers and campsite coordination for Festival, as well as teams interested in a weekend of A&S classes and a series of tourneys and smaller feasts.
If you have been thinking about stewarding an event, but haven’t quite made up your mind or if you want to be involved, but don’t know where to start, please bring your ideas and also your enthusiasm to make things happen.
We will also be talking about Officers positions that are due for renewal and those that need deputies.
Where: The Yew, (email us for the address - find our email address on the Politarchopolis website)
When: 5 pm - 7 pm on Sunday 13 January 2007
Bring: Your diaries or calendars, your ideas and enthusiasm and your practical side.
Agenda: - Regular practices and meetings
- Event calendar for 2008
- Officers’ needing deputies or replacements
- Communication
If you can’t be there on Sunday 13 January then come a long and chat informally at Haig Park Hall during the usual Sunday activities or call and let us know you want to be involved so we can keep you in the loop.
Event Stewards
Lady Oriel has put together an excellent guide for event stewards and feast stewards and quite a few experienced stewards in the barony have offered to act as mentors for stewarding teams. If you are considering running an event and would like information or help in putting together an event bid, please get in touch with us.
Valentine’s Day
We have not had an event bid for Valentine’s and time is running out. We had some informal conversations with people who seemed interested and had some great ideas, but have heard nothing more.
The tentative date is Saturday 16 February.
If you would like to be involved in this event, please contact our Seneschal as soon as possible and try to attend the meeting on 13 January.
O-Week and Newcomers
The College of St Aldhelm’s will be holding a stall on at Market Day on Wednesday 20 February 2008 as part of the ANU’s Orientation Week.
The college will also be hosting the annual Newcomers’ Feast this year, the tentative date for this is Saturday 8 March 2008. The college have requested that the barony support these events by:
- providing items to decorate the o-week stall
- attending the demo on market day
- bringing a show-and-tell for a topic to the first two weeks of the college meetings
- taking classes for beginners in fighting, garb making and dance at a minimum (other topics very welcome)
- participating in a tourney on the afternoon of the Newcomers’ Feast
If you have time to be involved please get in touch with Lady Elizabeth, the College Seneschal.
Rowany Festival AS
Planning is underway and we have visited the new site with the stewards. Thank you to everyone who has already responded to our email about campsite allocation at Festival. If you have not already done so, please let us know if you’d like to camp with (or next door to) the Politarchopolis encampment.
If you are willing to be involved in planning or coordinating our site for Festival, please let us know. We have had one request for a food fund….
Alessandro Isobel