Greetings Debatable Lands, I have served my second term as group knight marshal and it is time to find a successor. This term is up in October. As such, let this serve as a call for letters of intent for anyone that may be interested in the position. Mundane concerns have increasingly taken my time resulting in my need to step aside from the office. I still intend to participate where I am able and will maintain my warrant so I can assist or fill in to cover armored and/or rapier practice.
The job is primarily administrative, serving as a group officer on the baronial financial committee, attending officer meetings, running practices, overseeing marshals for all martial activities in the barony, and reporting up through to regional. It has most often been filled by an armored combat marshal, but it is only required that the office holder be a warranted marshal in a martial activity. In order to hold armored practice we would need a marshal in charge should someone without that warrant take the position. Anyone interested should send their letter to me and copy the Baronial Senechal. I would be happy to answer any questions potential applicants may have.
We are back on our fencing monthlies schedule after Pennsic, with Melee practice this Sunday, September 7th, and Cut and Thrust Practice on Sunday, September 21st.
In addition, on September 14th, we will NOT be at our regular location. That’s the day of the Barony Social, and we’ll be holding fencing practice there instead, along with the next Stellar Tournament.
Keep an eye on the schedule for next month — we have two nearby events (Archers to the Wald and Agincourt) that will have fencing activities!
Yours in Service,
Swordmaster Robert MacEwin of Thornhill Debatable Lands Fencing Marshal
Let’s have some more baronial activities with our martial practice. To facilitate this, we have reserved Parish Hill Barn on Walter Road in North Park: here https://maps.app.goo.gl/tbM1RG5ZK6sNAM9x7 on Sunday, Sept 14th, starting at noon. The two story building has a kitchen and picnic tables downstairs, a big open room upstairs, a back patio and porch with wooden picnic tables, a large field at one end big enough for heavy and fencing practice, and nice wooded path behind the building, plenty of additional parking just up the hill https://maps.app.goo.gl/ukooa4qPUET34cXs6
Come hang out and sew, or knit, or braid, or fence, or weave, or paint sheet walls, or dye.
I’ve contacted Broom who will be bringing the new sheetwalls. You can paint comets on them. Dyeing outside the kitchen is planned as well. The big room upstairs will hopefully be shared between skyguard for arrow work and others who are doing other crafts. Please note, if you want tables or chairs upstairs you should bring folding tables and chairs. Bring a picnic lunch, or a bento box if you want lunch or a snack.
This site is not handicap accessible. There are steps to get into the building and the restrooms are only downstairs. The restrooms are large, but the stalls are not wheelchair accessible.
Reminder that we will be holding the next Sky List Stellar Tournament during our regular weekly archery practice tomorrow.
The qualifier will be shot on the auxiliary line throughout the normal practice, with the final taking place at 1:30 pm.
Everyone is invited to participate – the Stellar Tournaments were set up as a way to allow people of all skill levels to experience martial tournament formats. The Sky List is usually held monthly, with the winner choosing the format of the next tournament – winners are allowed to defend the title up to three times in a row.
Also, Thrown Weapons practice is cancelled for tomorrow.
Tomorrow, martial practices resume at Highland Park, with fencing running from noon to 4ish as usual. Look forward to September for the return of our monthly melee and C&T practices.
With Pennsic LII in our rear-view, martial practices will resume tomorrow, Sunday, August 17th, with archery practices beginning at 11:30 am at our regular site on Washington Blvd. in Highland Park.
Next Sunday, August 24th, current Stellar Champion Skjoldr Bjorn will be running our next Sky List tournament.
One more item to keep on your calendars is the Fall Aethelmearc Kingdom Champion tournament, being held at Harvest Raid in Lake Chatauqua on Saturday, September 27th. Check the Kingdom page for more details.
Tonight, Wednesday August 12, we are having our bimonthly business meeting, off schedule due to Pennsic. Here is the Agenda. We have received bids for 12th Night here, and for a new winter A&S event here. We are expecting a third bid, for 60 year, from Gesa as well.
Here is the virtual link if you can’t join us in person at Hara’s, 8-10.
