Greetings unto the populace of the Shire! Fencing practices are up and running at the new location in Washington Township. Show up for an hour of concentrated fencing goodness on January 22, February 5, and February 19 at 8pm. (virtual) Known World Heraldic & Scribal Symposium is January 26-January 28 on Zoom and Discord. The … Upcoming Practices and Virtual Activities
Practice Dates and Times for January and February 2024! Current 2024 Dates! Monday 1/8/24 ~ 8-9pm Monday 1/22/24 ~ 8-9 pm Monday 2/5/24 ~ 8-9pm Monday 2/19/24 ~ 8-9pm $10 Donation Location: Bethany Community Center 605 Pascack Rd, Township Of Washington, NJ 07676 Important notes: Practices at this new location are initially going to be … Attention, Fencers!
Our neighbors to the west, in the Shire of Hartshorn-Dale, have let us know that they have Youth Combat practice (for ages 6-16) every other Friday evening in the Pottstown area! The next practice will be on December 1st. Lady Janette, known as Eaj, is their youth marshal. Since this practice is just starting up, … Youth Combat Practice (Hartshorn-Dale)
All good things must come to an end, as they say. August 28th will be the final meeting at the Hawthorne church. Come celebrate the past and discuss the future!
Greetings to the Shire, By the end of June, the meeting place that we have had for at least as long as I have been living in the shire (a combined total of 12 years) will be closing for good. The officers of the shire are now exploring leads to find a new place to … The End of an Era
In addition to a bevy of established fencers, two new fencers came to practice tonight! Sir Tanaka Raiko and Alger provided instruction in recommended safety equipment, basic movement, holding a sword, and blocking.
Tonight was bustling at the Hawthorne meeting site! Several sets of fencers kept everyone hopping in the lower room. Meanwhile, in the upper room, the title of Minister of Arts & Sciences now belongs to Maestra Ana de Guzman, as Kendrik D’Mer steps down after four years of excellent service! In other news, be sure … Monday Meetings!
100 Minutes War and Novice Day are this Saturday, and we are expecting nigh on a dozen Royals to be in attendance! Come for the fighting or for the displays! There will be both Peer and Populace votes for the Novice Day Arts and Sciences competition in the Main Hall, so show off your best … Join us on Saturday!
Tonight, along with fencing practice, we had lively, impromptu, solo and choral renditions of a variety of songs. (No bards were harmed in the festivities.) Open bouts under Sir Tanaka‘s watchful eyes in the main room. In the smaller room, basic drills and instruction with Thora (in the Golden Rapier tabard). Next week is the … Fencing Practice (9/26/2022)
