Southron Gaard Baronial Council Meeting 8 April 2003 Meeting opened 7:30pm Present - Vitale, Ethelind, Richard, Callum, Chretienne, Rosa, Madelaine, Geoffrey, Arabella, Thorkell, Sinech. Minutes - accepted B&B Attended Baronial Ann. New Champions Vitale - A&S and Heavy and Richard - Archery. Looking to introduce new championships - bardic and crossbow. Thinking about sponsoring a 100 blows competition to provide incentive to practice Will advertise for participants. Demo performance for 'Pride in Print' awards in May. People organised, 6 fighters plus costumed spectators. Callum to talk to chatelaine to organise garb for other groups assisting in performance. $400 offered to be earmarked for baronial pavilion. Open home Good Friday 18th April at Arabella and Geoffrey's house - BBQ. Seneschal Discussed listing of UCMRS stuff in FTT. Roland agreed to reciprocate. Advised by Angus they now have a working garage door lock. Update on bookings etc for baronial ann. Do we still want a tape measure for archery? Madelaine looking for some past event reports. Dug them up. Sent out confidence poll. Also sent details to lists and FTT. Reminder from kingdom about sending in NMS. Need to get situation re NRWT sorted. Got chatelaines 1/4ly report. Request for Her Majesty for contact list and up to date version of group arms. Sent out request for contact list details. Got a whole 13 so far. Liased with Jared over good looking version of our arms. Chased up situation with kingdom herald not responding. Has stepped down. Do submissions need to be re-sent? Sent off letter of intro for exchequer. Sent minutes and FTT column. Auction for places on baronial table - sales 'not going well' will give places to all those that have bought tickets (1 person) remaining tables will remain unpainted for now. Need to organise arms painting workshop. Chirurgeon Feb placed ad in FTT to be removed now. Attended CF lots happened, March received report from Steven. April received report form Ulfrikr. Attended baronial ann. 2 applications received to discuss with seneschal and b&b Chatalaine Demo for cub scouts went well. Garb provided for Baronail Ann. Sent 1/4ly.Concern that not comfortable giving newcomers URL for baronial website due to some of the pictures easily clicked through to from the website. It would be good to get official baronial website. Seneschal to advertise position. Richard - Aimtrue has asked if we would like to put up a poster and brochures in their shop. Newcomers classes - schedule to be advised. Herald Away -Unwell. One of the baronial awards has passed. Coeur Loyale. Be good to have a column in FTT about names and awards that pass. A&S Report to be forwarded. re championship. multiple similar objects may be restricted Constable Received lost property. No progress on fire gear. Marshal No applications so far. Lists Attended baronial Ann. Did heavy and archery champs. Capt of archers Vacant. Acting pro tem - practices - one short practice. Exchequer Balances. Cheque $5789.27 - To be banked $74. FTT $21.79 .Too low for current copying bills. 4 subs received. Reconciling 2002 events. Looking at better systems. Requested newsletter subs due. Waiting on 12th night report. Waiting on baronial ann report. Bill received from CCC. Need accurate cost for comp FTTs to allow transfer of reimbursement from main account. Quartermaster No report Chronicler 4 subs in April. FTT out. Events Canterbury Faire 4 event fees being chased up. $138.90 handed to exchequer. First Feast Approval of $135 for hall hire. No new info Baronial Ann. Report to be received tomorrow. Xmas revel No more info. Proposed 'Book of Genesis' feast High class food, high cost. Low number expected. servers would be waiting servers. Adele and Theres as cooks. Winter weekend No info Collegium No info General business A&S newsletter 14 copies sold. Thanks to contributors and Elizabetta Meeting closed 8:35 pm