I always said that Sir Austin's age
would get the better of him one day. Only kidding. For a
convention party that Squire Fredrick was going to with the fine folks
from USS.
Pendragon, he wanted to go as...wait for it.....A KLINGON!! So
Sir Austin was roped into helping him with cutting out an MDF Batt'leth,
since the good Squire is not too keen to risk his fingers with an Electric
Jigsaw. Swords Yes, Power Tools No. As you can see, Sir Austin
couldn't resist a little swing of the freshly cut object when it was
done.....only fair I suppose.
And if you
want to know how The Squire got on at this here convention.............SEE
BELOW.....................
This Is what the good Squire gets up to
when he isn't with us. Scary isn't it??
Here is the Batt'leth from the picture above all painted
up for an evenings carnage, I mean fun.
(Comment: With all due deference, The
Squire looks the part more than I do, until I take the plunge and let him
make me up to look like this.....Sir Austin)
Just for your information, The event
that the Squire went to is called the SFBall, run by a group of fans who
help raise funds for the Macmillan Cancer Care by organising this type of
event on a yearly basis. For more info, or to go to the SFBall, click
here
UPDATE: Squire Fredrick left the Ball with more than
autographs this year.........She goes by the name of Lady Mary!!!!
St.George's
Lecture, 1st Hamworthy Cubs, Hamworthy, Poole,
Dorset.
Mon 16th April 2007
After being contacted by the leader of a local cub
group, the Wessex (ok, 3 of them) went along to teach the Cubs (and
Beavers) how a real knight was prepared for battle, and how he fought.
While there, Sir. Austin & Sir. James assisted in the
investiture of 2 new Beavers.
As a favour to Squire Fredrick's Lady, Sir. Austin, Sir.
James & Lady Ann acted as guard of honour at the renewal of her parents
vows. This would be one of the few times that the worlds of
Re-enactment and The Lord Of The Rings would come together (although
somehow, I don't think it will be the last).
The Wessex left with several new friends, and a new member, Lady Mary.
Photos Courtesy Of The Baroness, Squire Fredrick, A.J. & Steve Machin
and Mandy Godfrey
Thanks to Squire Fredrick & Lady
Mary's membership of
The USS Pendragon,
The Wessex was able to re-acquaint itself with the fine people over in
Woolston, Southampton, and help them with their Harry Potter themed open
day. Although the turn out was not as large as was hoped, the
weather was great, the people that were there had a wonderful time and Sir
Austin and Matthew Ridings managed to get some practise in.
St. Faith's Fair, Ye Olde George,
Christchurch, Dorset
Sat 6th
October 2007
A nice easy one as we are
getting to the end of the season, God I'm KNACKERED!!
No heavy Armour, or marching (except a couple of helmets
and a stroll through the gate to get it started). The 750th anniversary
of the charter given to Christchurch by Henry the 3rd to hold a fair on
the feast of St Faith. The event lasted 3 hours to mark the 3 days of the
original celebration
ADDITIONAL: The St. Faith's Fair received a
front page notation and a full page spread in Dorset & Hampshire's
Community Magazine for 12th October 07. The article featured
pictures of many of the attendees, including 2 members of The Wessex.
