Our winter event has been confirmed for the 23rd – 25th November. It will be a full-on traditional DAS event in the village hall at Flaunden in the lovely county of Hertfordshire.
A day of fighting in the woods will be followed by a sumptuous banquet. We hope to see as many members as possible there to see the year out in style!
Hello all re-enactors, who should by now be polishing up helmets, getting the moths out of cloaks and washing the sticky residue out of horns in preparation for the coming season. 2012 looks like being a great year for DAS, with another 2 events in the calendar in addition to those booked last year.
For our full events lineup so far, see the Events Diary.
Our first event in 2012 is 30 March – 1 April, at Earleywood Scout Camp in Berkshire. This is a private society event of fighting and feasting. Please contact us if you are interested in attending.
2011 closed with a small but very enjoyable winter adventure on Leith Hill. Despite the countryside being ravaged by plague (that is, everybody and his dog being ill!), we few survivors battled our way to the Tower of Plenty, where we bought orange squash and then did an impromptu display for about 20 passers-by – who seemed to enjoy the spectacle.
Later on we enjoyed a sumptuous banquet with slow-cooked mutton, fine pates and other goodies, and plenty of ale and songs. Many thanks to the Westmen.
The calendar for next year is starting to take shape, though there are still plenty of spaces for any member who would like to run an event – especially if anybody who hasn’t run an event before would like to have a go.
30th March – 1st April: Earleywood Scout Camp, Berkshire
20th April – 22nd April: Chiltern Open Air Museum, Buckinghamshire
18th May – 20th May: Forest Green, Surrey
24th August – 27th August (Bank Holiday): Danelaw Village, York