Post by Frere Reynald de Pensax on May 12, 2012 13:09:09 GMT -5
Well, I'm just back from vacation in Cornwall, and the only time I had before my next fair was barely enough to pack up my armour. Dudley Cancer Support Day has become something of an annual fixture for us. The event is a small one, which is held at the White House in Dudley in the West Midlands. The venue is so called because of the colour of its exterior walls and the fact that American soldiers were billeted there during WWII. Now, however it is a clinic specializing in Cancer therapies.
Unfortunately, this event has gained some notoriety for the inclement weather that accompanies it every year, but 2012 bucked the trend and there was not a cloud in the sky. This certainly helped with the attendance; and as usual my faithful squire and I were on front of house duty to pull in the visitors.
Representatives of Svartland Vikings, The Knights Hospitaller of Warwickshire and some independant re-enactors were part of the attractions, as well as my Dad and I under our own banner of the Company of the Black Bird. There was also a craft tent, a market gardener and book stalls - all of whom seemed to be pleased with the amount of business they were doing, as was the staff of the White House with the amount of money that was raised to help support their work.
Although a smaller event, there is always a good atmosphere at here, which the weather never manages to dampen; and none of us remember laughing so much at other fairs. It's also a popular event which is well attended by patients and their families, members of the public and other re-enactors in mufti. And the latter always comment on the high quality of the kit to be seen on display; which is always a high accolade.
Unfortunately, this event has gained some notoriety for the inclement weather that accompanies it every year, but 2012 bucked the trend and there was not a cloud in the sky. This certainly helped with the attendance; and as usual my faithful squire and I were on front of house duty to pull in the visitors.
Representatives of Svartland Vikings, The Knights Hospitaller of Warwickshire and some independant re-enactors were part of the attractions, as well as my Dad and I under our own banner of the Company of the Black Bird. There was also a craft tent, a market gardener and book stalls - all of whom seemed to be pleased with the amount of business they were doing, as was the staff of the White House with the amount of money that was raised to help support their work.
Although a smaller event, there is always a good atmosphere at here, which the weather never manages to dampen; and none of us remember laughing so much at other fairs. It's also a popular event which is well attended by patients and their families, members of the public and other re-enactors in mufti. And the latter always comment on the high quality of the kit to be seen on display; which is always a high accolade.