Autumn Coronation – Southron Gaard 2024

May Coronation 2024 – Southron Gaard, Crescent Isles

The Barony of Southron Gaard were delighted to host May Coronation 2024 to say farewell to Queen Ginevra and King Aonghus, the 43rd Crown of Lochac and to celebrate the incoming 44th Crown of Lochac, Queen Iglesia and King Bain.

Dates:

Friday 3rd May – Sunday 5th May 2024

Location:

Cracroft Guiding Centre, 151 Cashmere Road, Cashmere, Christchurch, New Zealand

https://goo.gl/maps/1EcFkzUo8Dbg9KFSA

Off-board day-trip costs (excludes meals and accommodation charges):

Adult – Day trip, self catering: $25 (member), $27 (non-member)
Child (5-17yo) – Day trip, self catering: $10
Children 4yo and under are free

Event costs (including meals, excluding accommodation charges):

Adult Price (A)

Full event exc. overnight charges $100 (includes meals)
Bunking (per night) $25
Tenting (per night) $20
Day trip Saturday exc. overnight charges $60 (includes meals)
Day trip Sunday $40 (includes meals)

Child Price (C) = 4 and under are free

Full event exc. overnight charges $50 (includes meals)
Bunking (per night) $25
Tenting (per night) $20
Day trip Saturday exc. overnight charges $40 (includes meals)
Day trip Sunday $20 (includes meals)

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May 2024 Coronation Stewarding Team

The following gentles were our May 2024 Coronation Stewarding team:

Event Steward – Maîtresse Adrienne Furet
Bookings Steward – THL Lowrens Wilyamson
Feast cook – Mistress Joana de Bairros
Meal cooks – Lady Vígdís Svínahildardóttir, Master Richard d’Allier, Lady Ellen of Wyteley and Master James of Southron Gaard
Event decoration and pageantry – House Amberherthe
Design and graphics – THL Ronan mac Briain
Arts & Sciences coordinator – THL Melisande de Massard
Rose Tourney coordinators – Lord Thomas Raphael Luciano Picardo (Rapier) and Master James of Southron Gaard (Armoured Combat)
Herald in Charge – Noble Magdalena de Narbonne

With additional thanks to:

Lady Oksina for the Rose tokens
THL Angus, Mistress Katherina, Master William de Cameron, Noble Percy, Lord Adrien, Lady Jessica, Master William de Wyke and Lady Thalia for Feast serving
Lady Fleur for the event tokens
Master William de Wyke, Lady Adelsea and Lady Solvi for staffing Gate
Everyone who helped with setup, pack-down, and all the bits in between!

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May 2024 Coronation Schedule

Friday 3^rd May:

* 5:30pm – site opens
* 6:30pm – soup kitchen (garb-optional)
* 7:30pm – Adrienne’s Vigil (open invite)

Saturday 4^th May:

* 7:30am – breakfast, caffeination and preparation
* 9:00am – Opening Court, including Joana’s Laurel elevation
* 10:30am – Final court of Aonghus and Ginevra, including Adrienne’s Pelican elevation
* 12:00pm – Lunch
* 1:00pm – Coronation Court
* 2:00pm – market
* 2:00pm – Kingdom Arts & Sciences competition – judging
* 3:45pm (approx.) – Kingdom Arts & Sciences competition – entry viewing
* 4:30pm – first court of incoming Crown
* 5:30pm – feast begins
* 9:00pm – bardic circle / entertainments

Sunday 5^th May:

* 7:30am – breakfast
* 9:00am – A&S Class – Introduction to Glass Bead Making (see A&S class details further down this page)
* 9:00am – armour inspection
* 10:00am – A&S Class – Processing linen flax (see A&S class details further down this page)
* 10:00am – Rose Tournaments (rapier & heavy)
* 12:00 pm – Lunch
* 1:00pm – closing court
* 3:00pm – pack down begins
* 5:00pm – site closes

Arts & Science Classes

Sunday 5th May:

9:00am – Introduction to Glass Bead Making – HRM Ginevra Lucia di Namoraza

This is an introduction to making glass and creating your own glass making setups, and hopefully enjoy a brief glass-making experience.

10:00am – Processing linen flax – Bennet Vernon

This will be a show and tell session on the basics of processing European flax into linen using recently-made, basic processing equipment. The session is building on the learning given to us by Melissa and Nate at the last Canterbury Faire.