June Coronet in Rock Creek, BC
TIR RIGH SPRING CORONET TOURNEY
along with Rapier, Bardic, Archery, Cut & Thrust and Youth Combat, Scribal and the list goes on and on!
JUNE 11, 12, 13, 2010
HOSTED BY
The Shire of Danescombe (Penticton/Kelowna, BC Canada)
SITE LOCATION
Rock Creek Fairgrounds, 3880 Kettle Valley Road, Rock Creek BC
EVENT STEWARTS:
HL Molly Modine (Jennifer Brock)
RR#1 S2 C6, Bridesville, BC V0H 1B0
mollymodine@yahoo.com 250-689-6800
HL Merewyn of York (Shannon McLaughlin)
201 – 1410 Penticton Ave, Penticton, BC V2A 2N5
merewyn@shaw.ca 250-462-3004
EVENT INTRO
Once again the Strong Winds of Tir Righ do blow, calling forth one and all to the Shire of Danescombe. For upon fresh and new grounds, all are invited to gather and bear witness to a grand tournament to decide the successors to the Storm Thrones of Tir Righ.
Over the weekend there will also be other tournaments and activities of bardic, archery, rapier, dancing, youth combat and period games. Watch for upcoming details. Also there will be permanent erics setup for the combat sports through the weekend: 4 heavy erics, 2 rapier erics, 1 cut and thrust eric, 1 youth combat eric, plus a permanent archery field.
WEBSITE
http://okanagansca.blogspot.com
TIMES
Site opens at 3pm on Friday, June 10th, 2010
Site closes at 3pm on Sunday, June 12, 2010
FEES
Adult - $15
Youth - $10
Children 12 and under - Free
Family cap - $40
NMS ($3.00) is in effect, NO EXCEPTIONS. No card, no discount.
Cheques made payable to: “Shire of Danescombe”
SCHEDULE
see latest post
ALCOHOL
Site is VERY discretely wet and open to the public as well. So please use period containers and do not leave empties lying around. We want to showcase the SCA to this new venue and geographical area.
DAY FOOD
St. Gentian's will be providing day food at coronet, all their meals are homemade and vegetarian friendly, menu will be posted soon. For more information please contact Keinna de Savage desavage@telus.net
DRINKING WATER / WASHROOMS / SHOWERS
Potable water is on site in various locations and will be marked.
Showers are in one area only and are coin operated so bring your Loonies ($1.00 coins)
Flush toilets are available in the main event area in two locations
Outhouses only are in the Pet / RV camping area, potable water there also.
FIRES
Absolutely NO GROUND FIRES ALLOWED. Rock Creek has no fire department. All fires MUST be in above ground braziers with some form of fire extinguisher near by. If the fire ban is on for the local area, no fires or open flames will be allowed. Be prepared and check the website of updates on this as time draws near.
GARBAGE / RECYCLING
A main trailer for garbage will be provided along with site token garbage bags.
Recycling is free and located around the corner from the site and to help the autocrat team out people are asked to be responsible to deposit their own items. Directions will be provided at Gate.
GATE DUTY
We welcome and appreciate those who take time to help out at Gate during the event. As a thank you all Gate helpers who do a 2 hour shift will receive a thank you gift and a ballot for a second “super” prize. A couple of hours here or there makes a world of difference, and gives you a chance to meet tons of people! Want to help out? Sign up for a gate duty shift in advance. Contact Lord Roland Fergusen (Bill Stewart) 250-446-2767 wdstewart52@yahoo.ca Email subject line to say: Coronet Gate Help
MERCHANTS
There will be no Merchant Fee for the event, instead it is requested that an item from each Merchant be donated for either the Principality Travel Fund(s) or Principality Largess. Power outlets can be available. Merchants are allowed to camp behind their booths. To reserve your space, size and also camping area, please contact Baroness Elizabeth Blencowe (Beth Gibbard) 250-493-2946 elizabeth.blencowe@shaw.ca Email subject line to say: Merchant Space Reservation
MOTELS
A tiny trucker's highway-side motel in Rock Creek, BC at the Rock Creek Centre 250-446-2222(5 minutes away)
A small traveler's motel in Midway, BC called the Mile Zero Motel 250-449-2828 (15 minutes away)
Or many, many, many motels, hotels, resorts and B&Bs in Osoyoos, BC (45 minutes away) but book early.
PARKING / ROYALTY / RESERVATIONS
There is lots of general parking for everyone. Space for Royalty will be marked off and reserved. Now if you want to Reserve a spot for the weekend and be closer to Gate a donation to the Tir Righ Travel Fund(s) of $10 is required and advanced notice must be made to Lord Roland Fergusen (Bill Stewart) 250-446-2767 wdstewart52@yahoo.ca Email subject line to say: Parking Space Reservation
PETS / RVs
Modern law prevents all dogs from being on the fair ground lands where the event is.
BUT there is pet friendly SHADED camping available in a designated and WELL TREED location for the fair grounds right across the road. It is part of the fairgrounds pet area, it has potable water, lots of trees, tons of places to walk the dog off leash and you can view the fighting erics from the should of the road. There is an additional $15/night, this is fairground rule and reservations should be made in advance with Baroness Elizabeth Blencowe (Beth Gibbard) 250-493-2946 elizabeth.blencowe@shaw.ca Email subject line to say: Pet / RV Camping Reservation And please if you bring your pet leash and clean up after it.
RV spaces are also SHADED (potable water filling ‘area’ is available, but no hook ups) is also available at an additional $15/night, this is a fairground rule and reservations should be made in advance with Baroness Elizabeth Blencowe (Beth Gibbard) 250-493-2946 elizabeth.blencowe@shaw.ca Email subject line to say: Pet / RV Camping Reservation
SITE HAZARDS
The fast moving Kettle River is located right beside the event site and has a high bank down to the river but no fence. Do not leave your children unattended.
There are many buildings and bleachers and barns on the site, they are completely off limits. Breech of this will result in one warning and then removal from the event.
Please note the local gun range is just down the road, and if you go for a walk in the surrounding woods also be aware that there are wild animals, coyotes, deer and bears in the area. Do not leave small dogs outside at night unattended.
SMOKING
Please keep smoking within your own encampment or the designated area. Please use an ashtray or sand can. Please don’t leave butts on the ground as it can start fires.
QUIET TIME
Please respect the sleep of your friends and competitors and no drumming after 1:00am
DIRECTIONS
From the BC Lower Mainland area: Make your way to Hope, BC, then travel east on Hwy 3 past Osoyoos and on towards Rock Creek, in about 40 mins you will be at Rock Creek, then turn left onto Hwy 33 (sign says towards Kelowna), then as soon as you pass the Prospector Pub turn right (Kettle Valley S. Road) and go across the bridge, then turn right again (Kettle Valley S. Road), and follow the signs to the fair grounds or SCA.
From the Kelowna and BC Northern Interior area: Once you get to Kelowna travel south on Hwy 33 for about 90 mins, then just BEFORE the Prospector Pub at Rock Creek turn left (Kettle Valley S. Road) and go across the bridge, then turn right (Kettle Valley S. Road), and follow signs to fair grounds or SCA
From the Eastern BC area: Make your way to Grand Forks, BC and then stay on Hwy 3 west towards Rock Creek (about 60 mins), then turn right on Hwy 33 (sign says towards Kelowna), then as soon as you pass the Prospector Pub turn right (Kettle Valley S. Road) and go across the bridge, then turn right again (Kettle Valley S. Road), and follow the signs to the fair grounds or SCA.
From the South: You can make your way north towards either Osoyoos or Grand Forks where there are 24 hour border crossings. Then follow the directions above.
MAP
See attached Google Map for location ... soon to be loaded
OVER-HEATING VEHICLES / PETS IN CARS / DEER ON ROADS
There are many long mountains to get to Rock Creek, be aware of your vehicle and of over heating in the desert temperatures. Never drive with the A/C on. And if your vehicle does start to over heat when climbing the mountains DO NOT pull over and shut the car off, that stops the engine fan from running and will cause you to definitely over heat.
Instead turn your heater on full speed and as hot as possible and that will suck the heat out of the engine. Yes you will be miserably hot, sorry and then slowly crawl up the mountain until your temperature gauge returns to normal. Again, if you pull over and shut the engine off you will over heat and probably blow your radiator and DO NOT take the cap off your radiator as you could get burnt and DO NOT put water into a hot radiator, you can crack the engine block. Please respect the mountain just outside of Osoyoos it takes a lot of vehicles off the road each year.
At night watch out for many deer on the road. Around dusk is the worst time of the night, but deer will be on the road during all hours, even during the day.
And lastly please do not leave your pet in the car. Each year we have many animal deaths in the area because of this. Heat stroke is no way for a pet to die and the temperature in a car can increase very rapidly in the desert.
IMPORTANT LOCAL AREA INFO
Rock Creek is a small rural town about 40 mins east of Osoyoos, BC which is Canada’s only desert.
The town of Rock Creek has a licensed pub, two gas stations, family restaurant, a small country store at the Petro Can where you can buy ‘some’ groceries and also some alcohol, there are a few additional tourist shops as well. This time of the year the river might still be quiet cool IF you dare to go swimming, but the water is clean.
The surrounding area is valley bottom with the river and many horse, cow and hay ranches, and surrounding mountains. Days will be warm to hot and a dry kind of heat like Kelowna. Evenings will cool down some. Bring your sun screen and drink lots of water.
Coming from the west you may want to stop in Osoyoos as there are two larger grocery stores as well as a full liquor store, all are on the main street which is also Highway 3.
Coming from the east you may want to stop in Grand Forks for liquor and groceries. Both are on the main highway (Hwy 3) that runs through the town and at the very western end of the town will be a very large grocery super store.
Coming from northward it is best to stop in one of the many places in Kelowna before travelling to the event site for your main food and liquor.
Coming from the south you will come up into either Osoyoos or Grand Forks.
THANK YOU EVERYONE AND HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE EVENT
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