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CF 2014Feedback

2014-01-29T00:10:27Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: /* SITE NEEDS (most to pass on/discuss with Ross) */

This page is to catalogue ideas suggested following CF2014. The intention is to help show what suggestions we receive year-on-year.

== FAIRE COMMUNICATIONS ==

* Take another look at the post-booking response email to see if we can include useful information or more obvious links to important information, such as the bedding situation, food facilities, basic chore info etc. There's heaps of stuff on the website, but we need to poke them hard to go take a look so they don't turn up without any bedding and such.
* Coloured site maps around the place would be useful, using the ones form the website which have the different household names labelled. (May need updating with the road changes)
* Encourage the various sub-stewards to use the same timetable layout so that you can figure out what was clashing with what, specially when there are 4? 5? different timetables produced in different formats.
* Have a central point outside the Mong for a noticeboard to include map, timetables, class changes, job swap offers, pickup info etc. (The Banco is considering funding something like the Festival free-standing blackboard.)
* Can we encourage the camps to have signs identifying themselves
* Provide a map in the front of the herald book to indicate where the calls should be made (I thought we had this?)

== SITE NEEDS (most to pass on/discuss with site administration) ==

* Any chance of a food processor for the kitchen? Or an electric beater?
* Clock in hall
* Long mirror in Royal Ward lounge
* More lighting on the Great Stairs required (had more solar lamps last year, not many at all this year)
* Need to get the tannoy system checked to see if the hum can be reduced, and the lower tower speaker volume boosted
* Any chance of getting a power point over to the Ildhafn area at the court end of the marquee?
* Toilet nearest the door at the A-frame toilet by the Mong packed up regularly, so may need some attention.
* Kitchen mops -- need instruction (for the cloth-based ones) and new pads on the others.
* Instructions for using the kitchen steamer and the washing machine by the top washing area; the washing machine down near the Tui needs to have the junk cleared off it or an "out of order" sign to prevent false hopes
(For us, can we provide washing powder with a donations box; also a reservation signup page so people can come back and know whose washing is there and that they have a chance of getting some done; also notification of the feast laundry priority the morning after)
* Possible working bee in October to cover: painting white strip on edge of stairs; adding eyebolts to Mong and trees for sunshade/waterproof shade, and a pair of covered holes for a sunshade extension (following a quick chat by Roheisa, Ross is happy with these proposals should we go ahead)
* A period wheelbarrow or cart would be great to be able to shift stuff around the site, whether luggage, storage gear or other materials

==ACTIVITIES ==

* Encourage the various martial marshals organising activities to pencil in pickups and classes for their particular combat form
* The A&S workshop thingy in the marquee was strongly supported as a great way to pick up ideas and info without necessarily having to go to a full-on class. More, more!
* Faire Apprentice: see if we can get Laurels/artisans interested in taking on 1-3 people for, say, an hour a day or whatever so that they can get more in-depth knowledge, undertake a project or work on something for the duration of Faire (had some very approving noises from a number of Laurels about this -- I would be happy to think more on it and make a proposal to the next faire steward about it once I figure out how to work it)
* Make it clear to teachers that classes should really be starting at 5 past the hour.
* People were really keen to have singing practice the same way we have musicians' practice (depends on someone being willing to take it on; perhaps A&S steward can actively headhunt someone?)
* Chores need to include hall and annexe set-up coordinator/team (2-3)
* More A&S info would be good -- ie get people to fill in the More info links on the Google calendar
* Bring back the Chatelaine tour for the first-timers, especially concentrating on toilets, small kitchens and cool encampments [said encampments unidentified by enthusiast :-]; maybe also terms of address and how to go up in court
* How about a cushion-making workshop on day one to help out sore bums?

==FOOD ==

* Everyone was very complimentary about the food this year, praising the quality; quantity was a tad variable so strong interest in collecting scaled-up recipes which can be used for buying stuff.

* Any chance of simplifying lunch so that the line moves a lot faster and it doesn't take so long to prepare (some were spending 3 hours on lunch prep). ie not all lunches have to have a cooked element; cold meats and salad selections are fine for a couple of the days; ditto baskets

* Bring back the lunch baskets or basic buffet. Some cooks refuse outright to prep the baskets because they want to show off hot dishes -- maybe put them on dinner if they want to do that or are planning something that takes hours to prep

* Don't allow delayed lunches to impinge on the general programme.

* Moving the lunch menus down the hallway towards the door was a good idea and should be encouraged; larger font would be handy; would be useful to add the portion amount where possible (ie 2 sausages; 1 drumstick)

* Our knives: some cooks didn't know we had knives donated for use at Faire or where to find them and proposed having a person delegated to sharpening site knives; others suggested having the knives in their roll in the kitchen and make the cooks responsible for ensuring they stayed in the knife roll (those who have their own knives seem to keep track of them); everyone wanted them more readily available; get them engraved if not done so already to easily identify them from site knives (nail polish in baronial colours) -- the latter was suggested for our tongs and other serving implements too

* Of 113 people on the meal plan, there were 60 variations in dietary requirements with about 40 of those being "I don't like...". Simplify the process by providing three basic options of vegetarian, GF and dairy free and get them to rank it (apparently Ildhafn as a reasonably useful form for this). Be prepared/permitted to say no to the very complicated people (eg vegan coeliac with lots of other allergies) and/or be scrupulous in noting all and every ingredient, incluidng from any commercial substance used.

* Survey parents of young babies to see if anything was missing from the Lodge kitchen that meant they had to use the main kitchen facilities. (Busted due to half-used baby food cans being left in the sink day after day.) Maybe just requires more emphasis on links to facility info, specially as we get more kids.

* Might want to check the baronial supplied for long-term stuff before ordering -- there were 9 large baking paper rolls in storage (suggestion: lantern-making workshop :-); ditto latex gloves (some going hard); we do need blue bandaids or coloured Leukoplast for kitchen injuries/hygiene

* Need the sign for the annexe announcing lunchtime meetings and asking people to knock before entering (mostly for peerage meetings)

[[category:CF_Admin]]

CF 2014Feedback

2014-01-29T00:10:09Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg:

This page is to catalogue ideas suggested following CF2014. The intention is to help show what suggestions we receive year-on-year.

== FAIRE COMMUNICATIONS ==

* Take another look at the post-booking response email to see if we can include useful information or more obvious links to important information, such as the bedding situation, food facilities, basic chore info etc. There's heaps of stuff on the website, but we need to poke them hard to go take a look so they don't turn up without any bedding and such.
* Coloured site maps around the place would be useful, using the ones form the website which have the different household names labelled. (May need updating with the road changes)
* Encourage the various sub-stewards to use the same timetable layout so that you can figure out what was clashing with what, specially when there are 4? 5? different timetables produced in different formats.
* Have a central point outside the Mong for a noticeboard to include map, timetables, class changes, job swap offers, pickup info etc. (The Banco is considering funding something like the Festival free-standing blackboard.)
* Can we encourage the camps to have signs identifying themselves
* Provide a map in the front of the herald book to indicate where the calls should be made (I thought we had this?)

== SITE NEEDS (most to pass on/discuss with Ross) ==

* Any chance of a food processor for the kitchen? Or an electric beater?
* Clock in hall
* Long mirror in Royal Ward lounge
* More lighting on the Great Stairs required (had more solar lamps last year, not many at all this year)
* Need to get the tannoy system checked to see if the hum can be reduced, and the lower tower speaker volume boosted
* Any chance of getting a power point over to the Ildhafn area at the court end of the marquee?
* Toilet nearest the door at the A-frame toilet by the Mong packed up regularly, so may need some attention.
* Kitchen mops -- need instruction (for the cloth-based ones) and new pads on the others.
* Instructions for using the kitchen steamer and the washing machine by the top washing area; the washing machine down near the Tui needs to have the junk cleared off it or an "out of order" sign to prevent false hopes
(For us, can we provide washing powder with a donations box; also a reservation signup page so people can come back and know whose washing is there and that they have a chance of getting some done; also notification of the feast laundry priority the morning after)
* Possible working bee in October to cover: painting white strip on edge of stairs; adding eyebolts to Mong and trees for sunshade/waterproof shade, and a pair of covered holes for a sunshade extension (following a quick chat by Roheisa, Ross is happy with these proposals should we go ahead)
* A period wheelbarrow or cart would be great to be able to shift stuff around the site, whether luggage, storage gear or other materials

==ACTIVITIES ==

* Encourage the various martial marshals organising activities to pencil in pickups and classes for their particular combat form
* The A&S workshop thingy in the marquee was strongly supported as a great way to pick up ideas and info without necessarily having to go to a full-on class. More, more!
* Faire Apprentice: see if we can get Laurels/artisans interested in taking on 1-3 people for, say, an hour a day or whatever so that they can get more in-depth knowledge, undertake a project or work on something for the duration of Faire (had some very approving noises from a number of Laurels about this -- I would be happy to think more on it and make a proposal to the next faire steward about it once I figure out how to work it)
* Make it clear to teachers that classes should really be starting at 5 past the hour.
* People were really keen to have singing practice the same way we have musicians' practice (depends on someone being willing to take it on; perhaps A&S steward can actively headhunt someone?)
* Chores need to include hall and annexe set-up coordinator/team (2-3)
* More A&S info would be good -- ie get people to fill in the More info links on the Google calendar
* Bring back the Chatelaine tour for the first-timers, especially concentrating on toilets, small kitchens and cool encampments [said encampments unidentified by enthusiast :-]; maybe also terms of address and how to go up in court
* How about a cushion-making workshop on day one to help out sore bums?

==FOOD ==

* Everyone was very complimentary about the food this year, praising the quality; quantity was a tad variable so strong interest in collecting scaled-up recipes which can be used for buying stuff.

* Any chance of simplifying lunch so that the line moves a lot faster and it doesn't take so long to prepare (some were spending 3 hours on lunch prep). ie not all lunches have to have a cooked element; cold meats and salad selections are fine for a couple of the days; ditto baskets

* Bring back the lunch baskets or basic buffet. Some cooks refuse outright to prep the baskets because they want to show off hot dishes -- maybe put them on dinner if they want to do that or are planning something that takes hours to prep

* Don't allow delayed lunches to impinge on the general programme.

* Moving the lunch menus down the hallway towards the door was a good idea and should be encouraged; larger font would be handy; would be useful to add the portion amount where possible (ie 2 sausages; 1 drumstick)

* Our knives: some cooks didn't know we had knives donated for use at Faire or where to find them and proposed having a person delegated to sharpening site knives; others suggested having the knives in their roll in the kitchen and make the cooks responsible for ensuring they stayed in the knife roll (those who have their own knives seem to keep track of them); everyone wanted them more readily available; get them engraved if not done so already to easily identify them from site knives (nail polish in baronial colours) -- the latter was suggested for our tongs and other serving implements too

* Of 113 people on the meal plan, there were 60 variations in dietary requirements with about 40 of those being "I don't like...". Simplify the process by providing three basic options of vegetarian, GF and dairy free and get them to rank it (apparently Ildhafn as a reasonably useful form for this). Be prepared/permitted to say no to the very complicated people (eg vegan coeliac with lots of other allergies) and/or be scrupulous in noting all and every ingredient, incluidng from any commercial substance used.

* Survey parents of young babies to see if anything was missing from the Lodge kitchen that meant they had to use the main kitchen facilities. (Busted due to half-used baby food cans being left in the sink day after day.) Maybe just requires more emphasis on links to facility info, specially as we get more kids.

* Might want to check the baronial supplied for long-term stuff before ordering -- there were 9 large baking paper rolls in storage (suggestion: lantern-making workshop :-); ditto latex gloves (some going hard); we do need blue bandaids or coloured Leukoplast for kitchen injuries/hygiene

* Need the sign for the annexe announcing lunchtime meetings and asking people to knock before entering (mostly for peerage meetings)

[[category:CF_Admin]]

CF 2014Feedback

2014-01-29T00:07:07Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: Created page with "This page is to catalogue ideas suggested following CF2014. The intention is to help show what suggestions we receive year-on-year. == FAIRE COMMUNICATIONS == * Take anothe..."

This page is to catalogue ideas suggested following CF2014. The intention is to help show what suggestions we receive year-on-year.

== FAIRE COMMUNICATIONS ==

* Take another look at the post-booking response email to see if we can include useful
information or more obvious links to important information, such as the bedding situation,
food facilities, basic chore info etc. There's heaps of stuff on the website, but we need to
poke them hard to go take a look so they don't turn up without any bedding and such.
* Coloured site maps around the place would be useful, using the ones form the website which
have the different household names labelled. (May need updating with the road changes)
* Encourage the various sub-stewards to use the same timetable layout so that you can figure
out what was clashing with what, specially when there are 4? 5? different timetables
produced in different formats.
* Have a central point outside the Mong for a noticeboard to include map, timetables, class
changes, job swap offers, pickup info etc. (The Banco is considering funding something like
the Festival free-standing blackboard.)
* Can we encourage the camps to have signs identifying themselves
* Provide a map in the front of the herald book to indicate where the calls should be made (I
thought we had this?)

== SITE NEEDS (most to pass on/discuss with Ross) ==

* Any chance of a food processor for the kitchen? Or an electric beater?
* Clock in hall
* Long mirror in Royal Ward lounge
* More lighting on the Great Stairs required (had more solar lamps last year, not many at all
this year)
* Need to get the tannoy system checked to see if the hum can be reduced, and the lower
tower speaker volume boosted
* Any chance of getting a power point over to the Ildhafn area at the court end of the marquee?
* Toilet nearest the door at the A-frame toilet by the Mong packed up regularly, so may need
some attention.
* Kitchen mops -- need instruction (for the cloth-based ones) and new pads on the others.
* Instructions for using the kitchen steamer and the washing machine by the top washing area;
the washing machine down near the Tui needs to have the junk cleared off it or an "out of
order" sign to prevent false hopes
(For us, can we provide washing powder with a donations box; also a reservation signup
page so people can come back and know whose washing is there and that they have a
chance of getting some done; also notification of the feast laundry priority the morning after)
* Possible working bee in October to cover: painting white strip on edge of stairs; adding
eyebolts to Mong and trees for sunshade/waterproof shade, and a pair of covered holes for a
sunshade extension (following a quick chat by Roheisa, Ross is happy with these proposals
should we go ahead)
* A period wheelbarrow or cart would be great to be able to shift stuff around the site, whether
luggage, storage gear or other materials

==ACTIVITIES ==

* Encourage the various martial marshals organising activities to pencil in pickups and classes
for their particular combat form
* The A&S workshop thingy in the marquee was strongly supported as a great way to pick up
ideas and info without necessarily having to go to a full-on class. More, more!
* Faire Apprentice: see if we can get Laurels/artisans interested in taking on 1-3 people for,
say, an hour a day or whatever so that they can get more in-depth knowledge, undertake a
project or work on something for the duration of Faire (had some very approving noises from
a number of Laurels about this -- I would be happy to think more on it and make a proposal to
the next faire steward about it once I figure out how to work it)
* Make it clear to teachers that classes should really be starting at 5 past the hour.
* People were really keen to have singing practice the same way we have musicians' practice
(depends on someone being willing to take it on; perhaps A&S steward can actively headhunt
someone?)
* Chores need to include hall and annexe set-up coordinator/team (2-3)
* More A&S info would be good -- ie get people to fill in the More info links on the Google
calendar
* Bring back the Chatelaine tour for the first-timers, especially concentrating on toilets, small
kitchens and cool encampments [said encampments unidentified by enthusiast :-]; maybe
also terms of address and how to go up in court
* How about a cushion-making workshop on day one to help out sore bums?

==FOOD ==

* Everyone was very complimentary about the food this year, praising the quality; quantity was
a tad variable so strong interest in collecting scaled-up recipes which can be used for buying
stuff.

* Any chance of simplifying lunch so that the line moves a lot faster and it doesn't take so long
to prepare (some were spending 3 hours on lunch prep). ie not all lunches have to have a
cooked element; cold meats and salad selections are fine for a couple of the days; ditto
baskets

* Bring back the lunch baskets or basic buffet. Some cooks refuse outright to prep the baskets
because they want to show off hot dishes -- maybe put them on dinner if they want to do that
or are planning something that takes hours to prep

* Don't allow delayed lunches to impinge on the general programme.

* Moving the lunch menus down the hallway towards the door was a good idea and should be
encouraged; larger font would be handy; would be useful to add the portion amount where
possible (ie 2 sausages; 1 drumstick)

* Our knives: some cooks didn't know we had knives donated for use at Faire or where to find
them and proposed having a person delegated to sharpening site knives; others suggested
having the knives in their roll in the kitchen and make the cooks responsible for ensuring they
stayed in the knife roll (those who have their own knives seem to keep track of them);
everyone wanted them more readily available; get them engraved if not done so already to
easily identify them from site knives (nail polish in baronial colours) -- the latter was
suggested for our tongs and other serving implements too

* Of 113 people on the meal plan, there were 60 variations in dietary requirements with about
40 of those being "I don't like...". Simplify the process by providing three basic options of
vegetarian, GF and dairy free and get them to rank it (apparently Ildhafn as a reasonably
useful form for this). Be prepared/permitted to say no to the very complicated people (eg
vegan coeliac with lots of other allergies) and/or be scrupulous in noting all and every
ingredient, incluidng from any commercial substance used.

* Survey parents of young babies to see if anything was missing from the Lodge kitchen that
meant they had to use the main kitchen facilities. (Busted due to half-used baby food cans
being left in the sink day after day.) Maybe just requires more emphasis on links to facility
info, specially as we get more kids.

* Might want to check the baronial supplied for long-term stuff before ordering -- there were 9
large baking paper rolls in storage (suggestion: lantern-making workshop :-); ditto latex
gloves (some going hard); we do need blue bandaids or coloured Leukoplast for kitchen
injuries/hygiene

* Need the sign for the annexe announcing lunchtime meetings and asking people to knock
before entering (mostly for peerage meetings)

[[category:CF_Admin]]

CF Staff

2014-01-27T10:22:21Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg:

==What roles must be filled to run Canterbury Faire?==
This is a bit of a tricky question. Many of these roles can be filled by the same person, if there is someone willing, and it is perfectly possible to combine a number of these. With that said, the following tasks must all have someone in charge of them:
* Strategic planning (incl. pricing, making firm bookings for marquee, hay etc)
This should ideally be handled by a steward, and as early as possible so that all parties know where the bookings are at.
* Bookings and communications
As someone who has been the booking steward, and who has been a co-steward I strongly recommend having a single point of contact for all bookings. We now have a cfstewards@gmail.com address. Using a central communication point makes it possible for someone to keep whatever booking system up to date.
* Meal plan
There is potential to split this job into discrete portions, but the meal plan coordinator is probably the most important staff member you will need for a successful Canterbury Faire. Full details should be at [[CF_MealPlan]]
* Feast
Head cook for ~120 people (actual limit may be able to be varied slightly.) Full details should be found at [[CF_Feast]]
* Logistics/transport – gear
The logistics to site from the baronial lockup is the hardest part these days.
* Logistics/transport - food
We can almost completely avoid a need to transport food now that we are getting deliveries via Bidvest. There has been a need to buy some food from Countdown, and there may be a need to move pre-bought Feast food out to fight, but we hope to require less transport of food since a Countdown is due to open in Amberley before CF2015.
* Marshal in Charge
Given the size of the event, and the need to have marshals for each discipline, I recommend putting each discipline in charge of its own marshalls, but they will need to be arranged by someone. [[User:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|Maximilian von Monsterberg]] ([[User talk:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|talk]]) 21:22, 27 January 2014 (EST)
* Herald in Charge
Often this can be delegated to the Baronial Herald, but it must be confirmed.
* Day steward
If there won't be a steward available in case of emergencies, then there will need to be someone delegated as a day steward. If you need a day off, then use them.
* Night steward
Delegating someone to be in charge of anything that comes up at night is absolutely necessary. Master Bernard Sterling has been happy to fill this role in recent years.
* A&S – workshops, display
The Baronial A&S officer may be happy to coordinate this role. Full information at [[CF_A&S]]
* Children's activites coordinator
Lady Chiperka will probably volunteer to fill this role. Due to the length of the event, and the number of things happening, having a dedicated person in charge of children's activities scheduling will greatly assist the smooth running of the event.
* B&B will typically take care of Court and Royal/visiting-Baronage liaison. For many reasons, they will want to know who is coming, early and often.

==Roles usually staffed by Baronial Officers==
* Heavy Combat
* Archery
* Rapier
* War
* Lists
* Pack up
* Storage – including someone specific for final check-in and tidy
* Security (if not Constable) – gates, dealing with problems
* T Shirt design and production (Also Tote-bag production, the same place will handle it)

==On-site Staff==
* Gate
Gate will probably want to be a restricted chore, or a chore assigned to at least 2 people. See further at [[CF_Gate]]
* Feast Servers
Having at least some experienced feast servers will help the event run smoothly. It would be ideal to have people get experience at smaller events, and you may want to assign these chores in advance.
* Dedicated Packdown - Storage Container
If we want to ensure best use of space in the storage container, we'll need to have someone out there, to catalogue what is going in, make sure it is labelled correctly, and place it in the container for best use of space. Recommendation from CF2014 team is to take Lord Bjorn up on his offer to do this, and allocate 3 chore slots as packing down Bjorn's belongings on the Sunday of Faire.

==Everything else goes here==

[[category:CF_Admin]]

CF Staff

2014-01-27T09:40:16Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg:

CF Staff

2014-01-27T09:39:56Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: Created page with "==What roles must be filled to run Canterbury Faire?== This is a bit of a tricky question. Many of these roles can be filled by the same person, if there is someone willing, ..."

CF Ball

2014-01-27T04:58:16Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: Created page with "==Why do we have a ball?== The ball is an opportunity for pageantry and the practice of dance. ==When is the ball?== The Ball is on a night that is not the Feast night durin..."

==Why do we have a ball?==
The ball is an opportunity for pageantry and the practice of dance.

==When is the ball?==
The Ball is on a night that is not the Feast night during Canterbury Faire. It should be towards the End of Faire to allow musicians and dancers the most practice time in the lead up to the ball itself. Most recently this has been the Friday night of Faire, and this scheduling seems to work well for all parties.

==Where is the ball?==
The Ball is held in the main hall, as this allows the best opportunity for lighting, and for decoration.

==What does the ball need to run?==
The ball will need, at a minimum, a list of dances. The set list for this should be published as early as possible, to allow musicians a chance to practice, and to allow home groups to arrange practices. 
We usually provide for a light supper during the ball. This is taken from the site budget, and needs to be budgeted as part of Faire organisation. The Ball supper tends to be very light as energy food to keep dancing, and grazing.

==Recommended Dances==
It would be good to start the Ball with dances that are possible for inexperienced dancers to be talked through, so that more people can participate. 
Someone with more dance experience should probably flesh this out with example setlists from previous years. [[User:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|Maximilian von Monsterberg]] ([[User talk:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|talk]]) 15:58, 27 January 2014 (EST)

==Things to be aware of==
Make sure that there is a delegated ball organiser. 
Make sure that there is someone delegated to be in charge of music. (The ball organiser can be in charge of this.) 
If at all possible, get a copy of the the dance list early, so it can be published. 
Try to an A&S stream teaching the classes for the ball.

==Tassel Competition & other activities==
It is best if we have some other draw cards to the ball for people who don't dance, and to allow for variety. 
Usually we have a tassel kicking competition on ball night during the ball. 
Any other ideas for additional activities would be something we could look into..

==Everything else goes here==

[[category:CF_Admin]]

CF Heavy

2014-01-27T04:32:26Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: /* Gods and Monsters Tournament */

This is a page for core discussion of Heavy Combat activities at Canterbury Faire.

==Tournaments==
Heavy Tournaments are popular with a large subset of heavy fighters. Traditionally we have had, as a minimum:
* A Fighter Auction Tourney, this tends to generate interest.
* A Pas d'Arms at the end of the week, which usually draws a moderately large crowd.

There is the potential for another 2-3 tournaments over the 6 days of Faire, however timetabling concerns may mean this many tournaments can't effectively be timetabled.

The tradition in Southron Gaard has been for tournaments to be one-on-one, usually with a variety of fighting styles on different days.

==War Fighting==
War Fighting, both including, and not including, combat archery and other light fighters are popular with a large subset of heavy fighters, and especially popular with combat authorised archers. Scheduling of war fighting should avoid conflicting with Archery events if at all possible. The following limitations should be kept in mind with war fighting at Canterbury Faire:
* The layout of the Canterbury Faire site precludes free range mixed combat scenarios. To keep archery lines safe, war involving archers is very likely to be linear.
* War fighting in the forest making use of the walking tracks provides a terrain experience, but archery is probably not possible there, due to the loss of arrows.
* There are other terrain areas, notably near the BMX tracks, which we have not used in the last few years.
While it is acceptable to have some heavy combat only scenarios run, when scheduling remember that war scenarios also exist for the benefit of our baronies combat archers.

It is important to remember that not all heavy fighters are satisfied with fighting only in tournaments, or only in war scenarios. A mix of the two should be scheduled if possible.

==Time of Day concerns==
When scheduling heavy fighting, it is best to avoid scheduling it for the middle of the day where possible. I would strongly encourage investigation of whether we can get an early evening tournament run after dinner on a day of Faire. While we can't have a fire tourney ala Great Northern War, it would be good to offer something to watch in that space, and it may provide entertainment. [[User:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|Maximilian von Monsterberg]] ([[User talk:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|talk]]) 13:42, 27 January 2014 (EST) 
Also note, we will almost certainly have clashes between Heavy and Rapier activities, both would prefer not to happen in the middle of the day, and both make use of our main list field. In addition, a number of the baronies traditional Heavy fighters also partake in Rapier. Scheduling is just a hard problem in general. Personally I am leaning towards a strategy where we should encourage more scheduling of activities, rather than trying to strictly not have anything clash as my preference. [[User:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|Maximilian von Monsterberg]] ([[User talk:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|talk]]) 13:42, 27 January 2014 (EST)

==Armour Inspections==
No one likes having to find their authorisation and pass full armour authorisation for every tournament/war scenario. Suggestions for marshalling:
* Site authorisation cards with initial armour inspection, and add names of authorised/inspected fighters to a list.
* Second-and-subsequent armour inspections: consider using small coloured Inspection Sticker on back of helm - see duty marshal only if any changes were made to kit.

Safety should trump convenience, and obviously it is the marshalls call.

==Fighter Auction Tourney==
In response to bids going very high in previous years, we moved to a motto system, and to only accepting cash on hand bids. The current limitations that we have been observing since 2008:
* Fighters are identified by a motto that they choose from a pool. Mottos are read aloud at the auction, and bids are for the motto.
** Latinised mottos are a nice touch, and this has been the tradition.
* Bids are only accepted in a cash on hand basis.
* One fighter per bidder. Each bidder can only buy one fighter.
These changes resulted in a drop in the amount being paid per fighter when the changes were first put through, and probably still result in a lower overall take. We do this to allow more of the populace to bid, and also to even the amount of money spent on each fighter, to avoid star factor bidding.

==Gods and Monsters Tournament==
The Pas'd'Arms at the end of Canterbury Faire since ~2009 has been in the format of a Gods and Monsters tourney. For this tourney there are:
* A team of Monsters. Each person on this team chooses a specific method that must be followed to kill them, usually some kind of riddle. They will need as a minimum:
** A Name, they should be able to say who or what they are.
** A costume to identify them with their name.
** Hints they can give about how to kill them.
This is usually run as an audience participation tournament, insofar as the audience are encouraged to shout helpful suggestions to fighters.

==Possible improvements==
Investigate making of armour/weapon racks, or just supply of tables, so that armour and weapons are kept up off the ground. 
Investigate getting a dedicated arming tent to keep armour in.

==Everything else goes here==

[[category:CF_Admin]]

User:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg

2014-01-27T04:11:46Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg:

'''SCAdian Name:''' Lord Maximilian of Southron Gaard [[Award of Arms|AoA]], [[Kingdom_of_Lochac#Awards|Golden Tear]] 
'''Name Approved:''' None registered. 
'''Device Approved:''' None registered. 

'''Kingdom:''' [[Kingdom of Lochac|Lochac]] 
'''Barony:''' [[Barony of Southron Gaard]] 

==Current Activity==
Active within the Barony of Southron Gaard.

===Areas of Interest===
*[[Stewarding]]. I enjoy being involved in event running of various stages.
*[[Canterbury Faire]]. I have an ongoing interest in the running of Canterbury Faire in particular.
*[[Leatheworking]]. I am a beginner leatherworker, have made several pouches so far. My next project will be a pair of shoes.

==Personal History==

===Offices Held===
Within [[Southron Gaard]]
*Baronial Lists Officer from 2006-2007.
*Baronial Herald during 2011, term cut short due to life commitments following earthquakes.

===Events Stewarded===
*Canterbury Faire in 2014 (Co-Steward)
*Canterbury Faire in 2012 (Deputy Bookings Steward)

User:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg

2014-01-27T04:11:27Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg:

'''SCAdian Name:''' Lord Maximilian of Southron Gaard [[Award of Arms|AoA]], [[Golden Tear|Kingdom_of_Lochac#Awards]] 
'''Name Approved:''' None registered. 
'''Device Approved:''' None registered. 

'''Kingdom:''' [[Kingdom of Lochac|Lochac]] 
'''Barony:''' [[Barony of Southron Gaard]] 

==Current Activity==
Active within the Barony of Southron Gaard.

===Areas of Interest===
*[[Stewarding]]. I enjoy being involved in event running of various stages.
*[[Canterbury Faire]]. I have an ongoing interest in the running of Canterbury Faire in particular.
*[[Leatheworking]]. I am a beginner leatherworker, have made several pouches so far. My next project will be a pair of shoes.

==Personal History==

===Offices Held===
Within [[Southron Gaard]]
*Baronial Lists Officer from 2006-2007.
*Baronial Herald during 2011, term cut short due to life commitments following earthquakes.

===Events Stewarded===
*Canterbury Faire in 2014 (Co-Steward)
*Canterbury Faire in 2012 (Deputy Bookings Steward)

User:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg

2014-01-27T04:10:17Z

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'''SCAdian Name:''' Lord Maximilian of Southron Gaard [[Award of Arms|AoA]], [[Golden Tear|GT]] 
'''Name Approved:''' None registered. 
'''Device Approved:''' None registered. 

'''Kingdom:''' [[Kingdom of Lochac|Lochac]] 
'''Barony:''' [[Barony of Southron Gaard]] 

==Current Activity==
Active within the Barony of Southron Gaard.

===Areas of Interest===
*[[Stewarding]]. I enjoy being involved in event running of various stages.
*[[Canterbury Faire]]. I have an ongoing interest in the running of Canterbury Faire in particular.
*[[Leatheworking]]. I am a beginner leatherworker, have made several pouches so far. My next project will be a pair of shoes.

==Personal History==

===Offices Held===
Within [[Southron Gaard]]
*Baronial Lists Officer from 2006-2007.
*Baronial Herald during 2011, term cut short due to life commitments following earthquakes.

===Events Stewarded===
*Canterbury Faire in 2014 (Co-Steward)
*Canterbury Faire in 2012 (Deputy Bookings Steward)

CF Heavy

2014-01-27T04:01:32Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: /* Gods and Monsters Tournament */

CF Heavy

2014-01-27T03:01:59Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg:

This is a page for core discussion of Heavy Combat activities at Canterbury Faire.

==Tournaments==
Heavy Tournaments are popular with a large subset of heavy fighters. Traditionally we have had, as a minimum:
* A Fighter Auction Tourney, this tends to generate interest.
* A Pas d'Arms at the end of the week, which usually draws a moderately large crowd.

There is the potential for another 2-3 tournaments over the 6 days of Faire, however timetabling concerns may mean this many tournaments can't effectively be timetabled.

The tradition in Southron Gaard has been for tournaments to be one-on-one, usually with a variety of fighting styles on different days.

==War Fighting==
War Fighting, both including, and not including, combat archery and other light fighters are popular with a large subset of heavy fighters, and especially popular with combat authorised archers. Scheduling of war fighting should avoid conflicting with Archery events if at all possible. The following limitations should be kept in mind with war fighting at Canterbury Faire:
* The layout of the Canterbury Faire site precludes free range mixed combat scenarios. To keep archery lines safe, war involving archers is very likely to be linear.
* War fighting in the forest making use of the walking tracks provides a terrain experience, but archery is probably not possible there, due to the loss of arrows.
* There are other terrain areas, notably near the BMX tracks, which we have not used in the last few years.
While it is acceptable to have some heavy combat only scenarios run, when scheduling remember that war scenarios also exist for the benefit of our baronies combat archers.

It is important to remember that not all heavy fighters are satisfied with fighting only in tournaments, or only in war scenarios. A mix of the two should be scheduled if possible.

==Time of Day concerns==
When scheduling heavy fighting, it is best to avoid scheduling it for the middle of the day where possible. I would strongly encourage investigation of whether we can get an early evening tournament run after dinner on a day of Faire. While we can't have a fire tourney ala Great Northern War, it would be good to offer something to watch in that space, and it may provide entertainment. [[User:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|Maximilian von Monsterberg]] ([[User talk:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|talk]]) 13:42, 27 January 2014 (EST) 
Also note, we will almost certainly have clashes between Heavy and Rapier activities, both would prefer not to happen in the middle of the day, and both make use of our main list field. In addition, a number of the baronies traditional Heavy fighters also partake in Rapier. Scheduling is just a hard problem in general. Personally I am leaning towards a strategy where we should encourage more scheduling of activities, rather than trying to strictly not have anything clash as my preference. [[User:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|Maximilian von Monsterberg]] ([[User talk:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|talk]]) 13:42, 27 January 2014 (EST)

==Armour Inspections==
No one likes having to find their authorisation and pass full armour authorisation for every tournament/war scenario. Suggestions for marshalling:
* Site authorisation cards with initial armour inspection, and add names of authorised/inspected fighters to a list.
* Second-and-subsequent armour inspections: consider using small coloured Inspection Sticker on back of helm - see duty marshal only if any changes were made to kit.

Safety should trump convenience, and obviously it is the marshalls call.

==Fighter Auction Tourney==
In response to bids going very high in previous years, we moved to a motto system, and to only accepting cash on hand bids. The current limitations that we have been observing since 2008:
* Fighters are identified by a motto that they choose from a pool. Mottos are read aloud at the auction, and bids are for the motto.
** Latinised mottos are a nice touch, and this has been the tradition.
* Bids are only accepted in a cash on hand basis.
* One fighter per bidder. Each bidder can only buy one fighter.
These changes resulted in a drop in the amount being paid per fighter when the changes were first put through, and probably still result in a lower overall take. We do this to allow more of the populace to bid, and also to even the amount of money spent on each fighter, to avoid star factor bidding.

==Gods and Monsters Tournament==
The Pas'd'Arms at the end of Canterbury Faire since ~2009 has been in the format of a Gods and Monsters tourney. For this tourney there are:
* A team of Monsters. Each person on this team chooses a specific method that must be followed to kill them, usually some kind of riddle. They will need as a minimum:
** A Name, they should be able to say who or what they are.
** A costume to identify them with their name.
** Hints they can give about how to kill them.
This is usually run as an audience participation tournament.

==Everything else goes here==

[[category:CF_Admin]]

CF Heavy

2014-01-27T02:48:05Z

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CF Heavy

2014-01-27T02:42:40Z

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CF Mealplan

2014-01-26T23:24:57Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: /* Who uses the central food fund at CF? */

This is a page for core discussion of the mealplan at Canterbury Faire.

==Why does CF have a central food fund?==
The central meal-plan at Canterbury Faire is provided to make attending the event as easy as possible for far travellers, or anyone without an established household to eat with.

==Who uses the central food fund at CF?==
There are ~110 mealplan bookings each year. 
75% of Australians attending CF use the meal plan. 
50% of New Zealanders attending CF use the meal plan. In particular, meal plan take up is higher amongst those travelling from further afield. 
(Further analysis to be added here)

==What meals are provided?==
Breakfasts are provided free to all attendees of Canterbury Faire as part of their event fees. 
Lunches & Dinners are available to people that prebooked and asked for provided meals.

==Everything else goes here==

[[category:CF_Admin]]

CF Mealplan

2014-01-26T23:24:21Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: /* What meals are provided? */

This is a page for core discussion of the mealplan at Canterbury Faire.

==Why does CF have a central food fund?==
The central meal-plan at Canterbury Faire is provided to make attending the event as easy as possible for far travellers, or anyone without an established household to eat with.

==Who uses the central food fund at CF?==
There are ~110 mealplan bookings each year.
75% of Australians attending CF use the meal plan
50% of New Zealanders attending CF use the meal plan. In particular, meal plan take up is higher amongst those travelling from further afield.
(Further analysis to be added here)

==What meals are provided?==
Breakfasts are provided free to all attendees of Canterbury Faire as part of their event fees. 
Lunches & Dinners are available to people that prebooked and asked for provided meals.

==Everything else goes here==

[[category:CF_Admin]]

CF Shuttles

2014-01-26T23:07:29Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: /* How it works */

This is a page for discussion of shuttles at Canterbury Faire.

==Why does CF provide shuttles to/from site?==
Shuttles to/from site are provided to make attending the event as easy as possible for far travellers, or people without other transport options.
It is important to note, there are no public transport options available to the site we use for Canterbury Faire, which lies significantly outside of the Christchurch metropolitan area. While a 50 minute drive is not too onerous to a local, or to someone in a rental car, if we did not provide an option then we would be significantly burdening barony members with the task of retrieving people from the airport.
Importantly, by centralising the service, and actively hiring a shuttle company to ferry people to/from the event we:
* Reduce the number of our barony members who need to make additional trips from the airport to the Canterbury Faire site.
* Provide an option that makes it convenient for far travellers to attend.
* Provide an option that means a far traveller without contacts in the barony can reliably expect to attend Faire.

==Who uses the shuttle service?==
While the option to take a shuttle to site is made available to members of the barony, take up of this option is extremely low.
Shuttle bookings fall into 3 groups:
* Barony members being picked up from their houses. This averages between 2 and 10 bookings per year.
* Ildhafn members being picked up from the airport.
* Mainland Lochacians (Australians) being picked up from the airport.

The exact breakdown for shuttle bookings in 2014 were:
* 1 member of Darton
* 13 members of Ildhafn
* ~35 Australians
There were ~10 additional Australians attending Canterbury Faire in 2014. These were either handled by individual households who arranged their transport to/from site (essentially friends), or by people hiring cars for the duration.

==How it works==
We evaluated the shuttle companies available in Christchurch for cost, and have been using our current shuttle provider for several years. 
People booking for Canterbury Faire are offered the option of booking a shuttle to/from Christchurch. 
It is traditional to deputise a member of the barony to act as Shuttle Coordinator as part of the stewarding team. They handle all interaction with shuttle companies, plan the schedules for pickup/dropoff, and liase with anyone who books for a shuttle or needs a shuttle.

Pricing in 2014 was: 
$32 each way 
$15 for a non airport stop. 
This matches to the pricing structure we're given by the shuttle company. However, it is worth noting that the prices we receive when booking are -per trip- pricing, not -per person- pricing. We are hiring the shuttle to make the run, and being charged for their time and fuel at a fixed rate.

Costs for CF2014 shuttles were:
* $1710 to hire 9 shuttles @ $190 each.
* Pickup fees totalling to $1900

Important concepts:
* If someone doesn't book, we probably can't provide a shuttle for them.
* If someone books a shuttle, but cancels inside the last week before Faire, or while at Faire, we will still charge them for the shuttle. Failure to notify us of a change of plan will mean we charge you anyway, because we've had to book our shuttles on the basis of the requests.

==Problems==
The prices we charge for CF are largely fixed well in advance (usually ~9 months out), but changes in fuel prices/other costs for shuttle companies mean these may not be reflective of the price later. Year on year pricing should be reviewed to insure we are aware of trends. 
While we offer a shuttle service for any times, it is not always practical to arrange a shuttle for an individual on a given day. This means a hidden part of shuttle organisation is to either to pick up those whose flight times just don't match to when we can arrange shuttles, or to find someone who is willing to pick up the person. As the comittment in offering a shuttle service initially was to make attending the event as easy as possible, we have a culture of accomodation, not one of saying we can't meet a request.

==Recommendations for future years==
The pricing structure we currently use is not adequately reflecting our costs for non-airport pickup/dropoff locations. In particular, we were charged either $20 or $25 per pickup location, but we only charged $15 per location to Faire attendees. [[User:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|Maximilian von Monsterberg]] ([[User talk:MaximilianVonMonsgerberg|talk]]) 10:07, 27 January 2014 (EST)

[[category:CF_Admin]]

CF Shuttles

2014-01-26T22:49:59Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: /* Who uses the shuttle service? */

CF Shuttles

2014-01-26T22:49:17Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: /* Who uses the shuttle service? */

CF Shuttles

2014-01-26T22:48:58Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg: /* How it works */

CF Shuttles

2014-01-26T22:47:23Z

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Category:CF Admin

2014-01-26T21:40:39Z

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CF Mealplan

2014-01-26T21:40:09Z

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This is a page for core discussion of the mealplan at Canterbury Faire.

==Why does CF have a central food fund?==
The central meal-plan at Canterbury Faire is provided to make attending the event as easy as possible for far travellers, or anyone without an established household to eat with.

==Who uses the central food fund at CF?==
There are ~110 mealplan bookings each year.
75% of Australians attending CF use the meal plan
50% of New Zealanders attending CF use the meal plan. In particular, meal plan take up is higher amongst those travelling from further afield.
(Further analysis to be added here)

==What meals are provided?==
Breakfasts are provided free to all attendees of Canterbury Faire as part of their event fees.
Lunches & Dinners are available to people that prebooked and asked for provided meals.

==Everything else goes here==

[[category:CF_Admin]]

Canterbury Faire

2014-01-26T21:18:28Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg:

'''Canterbury Faire''' is the largest [[SCA]] [[event]] held in [[New Zealand]] as part of the [[Kingdom of Lochac]].

Currently Canterbury Faire is a 7-9 day [[camping event]] involving around 250 people.

Canterbury Faire takes place in mid to late January each year, at a site less than an hour north of Christchurch, in the [[Barony of Southron Gaard]]. The event includes a range of [[war scenario]]s, [[tourney]]s, [[art]]s workshops, [[dancing]], [[rapier]], [[archery]], [[bardic art]]s, [[court]], [[merchant]]ing, a sell-out [[feast]], and much more besides.

Most popular hang-out at CF: The [[Mangy Mongol Tavern]], operating by Royal Appointment 
Most popular entertainment: [[Half-Circle Theatre]] 
Catchphrase used for CF in [[Festival]]'s [[Scurrilous Rag]]: "No mudde, no duste, no venymous fauna" 
Most frequent comment from a first-time visitor: "I'll be back"e

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External links:
* [http://sg.lochac.sca.org/cf Canterbury Faire webpage]
* [http://sg.lochac.sca.org/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=459 Canterbury Faire photos]
* [http://sg.lochac.sca.org/ Southron Gaard webpage]

History:
Originally Canterbury Faire was a 4 day camping event, centred around [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitangi_day Waitangi] Weekend (Feb. 6th) each year. This has changed to a 9 day camping event with 6 garbed days in more recent year.

Note: [[:Category:CF_Admin]] is being used experimentally as a knowledgebase for stewarding CF in future, with a mind both to assisting future CF stewards, enable knowledge retention, and provide an example and justification for the practices we use to other SCA groups.

[[category:events]][[category:Events (Lochac)]]

Cunnan:Projects

2014-01-26T21:18:04Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg:

This lists special projects currently being carried out on Cunnan. If you wish to participate in one of these projects you may add your name under ''Participants'' for that project. This is not to say that pages related to these projects cannot be edited by anyone, but instead expressing a will to undertake substantial work on the topic.

See [[:Category:Project Current]] for the full list of current Projects.

==[[12th Century life]]==

Moved to [[Cunnan:12th Century life Project]]

==[[Forme of Cury]]==

Moved to [[Cunnan:Forme of Cury]]

==Kingdom Standardisation==

[[Cunnan:Kingdom Standardisation]]

==Standardisation of Songs==

Moved to [[Cunnan:Standardisation of Songs]]

==Canterbury Faire Admin (CF_Admin)==
[[:Category:CF_Admin]]
A project to construct a knowledgebase for stewarding Canterbury Faire (CF), with a mind both to assisting future CF stewards, enable knowledge retention, and provide an example and justification for the practices we use to other SCA groups.

Canterbury Faire

2014-01-26T21:15:53Z

MaximilianVonMonsgerberg:

'''Canterbury Faire''' is the largest [[SCA]] [[event]] held in [[New Zealand]] as part of the [[Kingdom of Lochac]].

Currently Canterbury Faire is a 7-9 day [[camping event]] involving around 250 people.

Canterbury Faire takes place in mid to late January each year, at a site less than an hour north of Christchurch, in the [[Barony of Southron Gaard]]. The event includes a range of [[war scenario]]s, [[tourney]]s, [[art]]s workshops, [[dancing]], [[rapier]], [[archery]], [[bardic art]]s, [[court]], [[merchant]]ing, a sell-out [[feast]], and much more besides.

Most popular hang-out at CF: The [[Mangy Mongol Tavern]], operating by Royal Appointment 
Most popular entertainment: [[Half-Circle Theatre]] 
Catchphrase used for CF in [[Festival]]'s [[Scurrilous Rag]]: "No mudde, no duste, no venymous fauna" 
Most frequent comment from a first-time visitor: "I'll be back"e

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External links:
* [http://sg.lochac.sca.org/cf Canterbury Faire webpage]
* [http://sg.lochac.sca.org/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=459 Canterbury Faire photos]
* [http://sg.lochac.sca.org/ Southron Gaard webpage]

History:
Originally Canterbury Faire was a 4 day camping event, centred around [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitangi_day Waitangi] Weekend (Feb. 6th) each year. This has changed to a 9 day camping event with 6 garbed days in more recent year.

[[category:events]][[category:Events (Lochac)]]

Note: [[category:CF_Admin]] is being used experimentally as a knowledgebase for stewarding CF in future, with a mind both to assisting future CF stewards, enable knowledge retention, and provide an example and justification for the practices we use to other SCA groups.