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◊  Camelford Charter 750
◊  Introduction
◊  The Team - Committee members

◊ Fri  12 Jun Mediaeval Banquet
◊ Sat 13 Jun Exhibitions
◊              Camelford Gallery Exhibitions
◊              Camelford Museum Exhibitions
◊ Sun 14 Jun Beating the Bounds
◊ Fri  19 Jun Concert by Cam Town Band
◊ Sun 21 Jun Washaway W. Gallery Choir
◊ Sat 27 Jun Seminar at St. Thomas
◊                Mediaeval Crafts Day
◊                Concert of Mediaeval Music
◊ Tue 30 Jun Reading the Riot Act
◊                Children’s Charter
◊                Generous Local Supporters
◊                Historical Background  
◊ Sat 04 Jul Jousting and Manly Sports
◊ Wed 08 Jul Tartuffe by Moliére
◊ Thu 09 Jul Trigg Morris Men
◊ Fri 10 Jul Ale Tasting
◊ Sat 11 Jul Pageant and Fair
◊ Sun 12 Jul C13 Mediaeval Latin Mass

◊           Richard, Earl of Cornwall

Mediaeval Banquet
      Friday, 12 June 2009

We all made an early start at the hall on the Friday morning.  Terry and Denise Tague, helped by Brian Water, started to dress the hall.  They also decorated the entrance and the outside area.  Jamie gave extra muscle where needed.  Shields went up on the walls, so did antlers.

Doorways were covered with great swathes of material.  Two decorative pieces, made by Terry, were hung over the tables on the stage.  A gazebo was put in the entrance hall, decorated with greenery and more antlers.  Outside an archway  was made over the entrance, decorated with a shield and red material.  This all transformed a very plain hall into a place of magic, but that was not all.

Audrey Copus brought with her three exquisite banners she had made to be used in a religious play in Canterbury Cathedral.  These she stood behind the top table on the stage and gave an instant ‘royal’ feel to the area.  Audrey was also in charge of flowers.  She did the most magnificent arrangements of mainly hedgerow flowers – in the win