Interested in things Medieval?

From Stacey:

Our family is going Medieval this year and have joined a local reenactment group (http://kessog.sca.org.nz/index.htm). I thought I'd everyone else know about it, in case they or their offspring have a hankering for dressing up, learning new/old skills and dabbling in medieval combat (like archery etc), or cooking, embroidery, bone carving... They are a uni group (although apparently most of their members are not actually students at present), so are just sorting out their schedule for the year.

There is a Feast and Collegium day coming up in March where there will be daytime workshops, and a fairly early feast (I'm taking Ella to the feast, but will probably not stay for the dancing). http://kessog.sca.org.nz/St%20Kessog%20feast.htm You can borrow garb from the club, so don't feel that you need to enslave yourself to your sewing machine before coming! (Having said that, though, they don't have any children's garb, so a little sewing for the kiddies might be in order - I've got patterns and links to various internet sites so if you'd like more information, just contact me). If you want to know more, get in touch with me, or contact the Seneschal through their website.