Baronial Champs

Baronial Champs 2024


Ready your arms and prepare your art! With the coming of summer, Their Excellencies Andrui & Nuzha seek Their new champions, thus the Barony of Thescorre will hold its annual Baronial Championship competition. Come join us at Grendel & Katja’s home, 147 Lighthouse Road, Hilton NY 14468.
The one-day event will be Saturday, May 25, 2024, from 9 am to 8 p.m. There is no camping at this site.
Event stewards are Master Eric Grenier de Labarre (Eric France) and Baroness Katja Davidova Orlova Khazarina (Chris Adler-France) (same address as above, de_labarre@yahoo.com, 585-317-4638, and KatjaOrlova@Thescorre.org, 585-615-8518). Drop-dead event steward is Mistress Matilda Bosvyle de Belle Aqua. Tollner is Mistress Dubheasa inghean Dubgaill.


Volunteering/Site Updates as of 5/23:

  1. Tollner is seeking volunteers. Please contact Dubheasa at: dubheasa@thescorre.org
  2. The cook would like volunteers int he morning to prep and serve lunch. Please contact Cairistiona at: cairistiona@thescorre.org
  3. The event stewards are in need of some shades for the throwers in the back lawn, the archers int he side lawn, and the fencers, fighters, and youths on the front lawn. Anyone who can bring shade to share at those locations, please contact Eric and/or Katja at: grendel@thescorre.org or katjaorlova@thescorre.org
  4. When arriving, please note that the property is at the end of the very long driveway across from the 147 mailbox, not one of the two houses directly on the road. Although you are welcome to drive through the cul-de-sac to drop off your gear, please then park along the right side of the driveway. (See map.)
  5. Parking along the left side of the house is reserved for handicapped and the cooks.

Activities:

Competitions will include Archery, Arts & Sciences, Bardic, Heavy/Rattan, Thrown Weapons, Rapier/Fencing, and Youth Combat. Awards will be announced in Their Excellencies’ afternoon Court. Event schedule will be announced closer to the event. In addition, Sadira will be offering one of her society-famous weed walks on our property and youth activities/games will be planned (with parental supervision).

Schedule:

9:00 am: Site Opens
10:00 am: Fencing
10:00 am: A&S Competition begins (populace vote)
10:45 am: Heavy Weapons
11:30 am: Youth
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm: Thrown Weapons
2:00 pm: Archery
3:00 pm: A&S Competition Ends
4:00 pm: Court
After Court: Bardic Competition
9:00 pm: Site Closes
Fighting, fencing, and youth will likely share our large front lawn, while we have our large back lawn and our neighbor’s back lawn to the south for archery and thrown or for one of the other activities, depending upon whether the marshals want them together or separated for safety. See map below for details.

Lunch:

Our lunch cook is Lady Cairistíona Symon; dietary concerns can be directed to 585-353-3233, cairistionasymon@gmail.com, and a menu will be announced closer to the event.

Site Amenities:

  • 5.5 acres near Lake Ontario, set 950 feet back from road with a paved driveway and grassy lawn. It is level and handicapped accessible.
  • One handicap-accessible port-o-john
  • Fire pit
  • Parking alongside the 950-foot driveway; cul-de-sac reserved for gear drop-off and handicapped parking.
  • Pets are welcome if owners contact event stewards before event and the pets are kept on a leash at the event.
  • Site is discretely damp, please take your empties with you.
  • The village of Hilton is four miles away, with a 7-Eleven/gas station, Tops supermarket, MacDonalds, M&T Bank, Summit Credit Union, Jose Joe’s Burgers & Burritos, and the Creamery Hilton (ice cream!)

RSVP:

  • Reservations may be mailed to Chris Adler-France, 147 Lighthouse Road, Hilton NY 14468.
  • Make checks payable to “SCA NY, Inc – Barony of Thescorre”

Cost:

  • Event fee includes a sideboard lunch.
  • Adult Event Registration: $20
  • Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $10
  • Ages 17 and under are free.

Directions:

Directions from the South: Take your best route to I-390 in Rochester. Drive north to the end and go left/west on the Ontario State Parkway towards Hamlin. Drive for 7 miles and turn left onto Lighthouse Road. Our 950-foot driveway is on the right, directly across from our mailbox. Event site is around the green colonial at the end of the long driveway, not the Italianate house at the mouth of the driveway.

Directions from the North: Take your best route to the Ontario State Parkway. From either east or west, take the Lighthouse Road exit.


Site Map:

Champs 2024 Site Map