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Family Point and Youth Schedule

Thurs 7/14 3:00-4:30 Open Activity

Thurs 7/14 8:45 PM Teen Meet-Up: Capture the Sheep! (capture the flag style)

Fri. 7/15 9:00-10:30 Shields/heraldry and balloon swords

Fri. 7/15 10:00 AM Youth Combat MIT meeting

Fri. 7/15 10:00 AM Under 5 Thrown Weapons Tourney

Fri. 7/15 11:00 AM Youth Combat Inspections

Fri. 7/15 1:00 PM Beginner Thrown Weapons

Fri. 7/15 1:00 PM Youth- Learn to Sew

Fri. 7/15 1:00-2:30 Puppet Show & Puppet making

Fri. 7/15 2:00 PM Youth Combat Archery Shoot

Fri. 7/15 3:00 PM Youth Combat Tourney

Sat. 7/16 9:00-10:30 Weaving Activity 

Sat. 7/16 10:00 Youth Water Battle (bring your water weapons and plan to get wet)

Sat. 7/16 11:00 Youth Officer Roundtable

Sat. 7/16 1:00 PM Block Printing for Kids!

Sat. 7/16 1:00-2:30 Activity- Block Printing

Sat. 7/16 3:00 PM Youth Combat Melee

Thurs 7/14 2:00-6:00 pm Family Point Open

Fri. 7/15 9:00-6:00pm Family Point Open- Great Sheep Game

Sat. 7/16 9:00-3:30 pm Family Point Open- Great Sheep Game

FAMILY POINT:Located at the Merchant’s Row side of the battlefield, Family Point will be the center for youth activities and family meetups. If you need something to do, swing by and see what we have available. We encourage Family Point to be the meet up space for parents and kids to get together with other faparent/guardian/supervising adult/older teen will be required to stay with any child under the age of 10 at family point as well as throughout the event.

FAMILY POINT HOURS:

 *Thursday 7/14 2:00-6:00 pm

 *Friday 7/15 9:00 am- 12noon & 1:00 p.m. -6 :00 p.m. 

 *Saturday 7/16 9:00 am- 12noon & 1:00p.m. -3:30 p.m. (1 hr before Court)

 *Sunday- packing up- not open for activities 

GREAT SHEEP GAME (Friday 9am-6pm & Saturday 9am-3:30pm): A Huge flock of sheep has descended upon the fields of Great North Eastern War! Whether the sheep are Stonemarche’s lost flock, or someone else’s, we need your help to gather them together before they cause havoc in the camps! Shepherds and Sheep Relocation Agents will need to sign up at Family Point to participate in the Great Sheep Game! You will find the sheep frolicking all over the site. Gather them up as a shepherd for points. Sheep Relocation Agents are there to help “bring the sheep out to graze” so that they don’t get too hungry while we wait to find out who all these adorable sheep actually belong to!

ACTIVITY BLOCKS: Family point will offer various 1.5 hour activity blocks throughout the event. These activity blocks will have 2 or more activities in each theme and are fluid to allow families to come and go during that time period. We encourage late arrivals!

* Thursday 3pm-4:30 : Open block- come visit us! 

* Friday 9am-10:30 : Shields, basic heraldry and balloon swords

* Friday 1pm-2:30 : Puppet show! don’t be late to watch the puppet show at the start of the block! Puppet making- learn to sew or use a paper bag.

* Saturday 9am-10:30 : Weaving block – multiple types of weaving for beginners and above.

* Saturday 1pm-2:30 : Block Printing and more

FAMILY MEETUPS: Are you interested in getting together with other toddler families? Maybe your shy school age child would like to meet others their own age, or your precocious Pre-K child needs to run around with others their age.

Family Point: Suggested Family Meetups: (not staff supervised) 

* TH 2pm Family Meetups: Guardians & kids ages 9-12

* TH 4pm Family Meetups: Guardians & kids ages under 5

* TH 6pm Family Meetups: Guardians & kids ages 5-8

* FRI 9am Family Meetups: Guardians & kids ages under 5

* FRI 11am Family Meetups: Guardians & kids ages 5-8

* FRI 1pm Family Meetups: Guardians & kids ages 9-12

* SAT 9am Family Meetups: Guardians & kids ages 5-8

* SAT 11am Family Meetups: Guardians & kids ages 9-12

* SAT 1pm Family Meetups: Guardians & kids ages under 5

GARB CLOSET: Please bring your kids outgrown lightly used garb over to family point and trade it in for a size that fits. Check to see what we have in your child’s size. We currently have a limited selection, and it is a first come first serve basis.

YOUTH ART & SCIENCES EXHIBITIONS: Check out the A&S list for exhibition details. Please visit the Barn from x- on x to check out the Youth and adult entries.

YOUTH IN THE MARTIAL ARTS: Family Point will have printed information and forms for the Youth Requirements for Heavy List, Fencing, Archery and Thrown Weapons. Stop by anytime with questions and we will find someone with answers.

YOUTH ARCHERY: Ongoing, throughout the weekend, the Archery range welcomes youth over the age of 5 whenever the range is open. Please speak with a marshal about proper supervision.  All archery shoots are open to archers of all ages and abilities.

YOUTH FENCING: If your child is interested in Youth Fencing please stop by Family Point at any time throughout the event and we will do what we can to get you in touch with a Youth Fencing Marshal.  

YOUTH THROWN WEAPONS: Whether you are new to thrown weapons or an experienced arm, thrown weapons is available for people of all ages. No authorizations are necessary, and the range is open to anyone age 5 and older. Youths between the ages of 5 and 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian while the child is throwing — no exceptions. The adult accompanying the youth must be the parent or legal guardian, not another family member or friend. This will be strictly enforced. There will also be a 5 and under throwing event which will be posted in the schedule of activities.

YOUTH COMBAT: 

 Friday 10:00 – Youth Combat MIT Meetings – If you are currently an MIT or wish to be one please come to discuss the rules, meet other marshals and ask questions of your Northern Regional YC Marshal. I would love to see everyone in person as our region is vast and our opportunities equally so!

Friday 11:00 – Youth Combat Inspections  –  This is the time to come get in your armor, get inspected and see if you need to make any repairs or adjustments in order to compete for the tourney or fight in the melee. There is no time realistically to do last minute repairs before the tournament so use this time to your benefit!  We want to help you! 

Friday 2:00 – Youth Combat Archery Youth 5 and up. – Parents must supervise their young ones load their crossbows which will be fun for the whole family. Defend the field from charging knights who are armed with buckets of water and wet sponges. Don’t let them get close enough to throw a wet sponge at you, YOU MIGHT GET WET! Using crossbows our ferocious youth must defend the field to the last man.

Friday 3:00 – 4:00 – Youth Combat Tournament – Bring your best look and your fighting spirit! This will take place on the Deed list field in full view of your many fans and supporters so come ready to have fun and show your skills! Who knows, your future knight may be watching.

Saturday3:00-4:00 – Youth Combat Melee – There will be group tactics training for all divisions and then we will run a few scenarios to practice what we learned.

(Youth Combat loaner gear will be very limited if nonexistent. Please plan as if there will be none. For the melee unit work Saturday there will be some out of armor drills so everyone who wishes can participate and learn. As always, loaner gear does not include groin protection!)

FAMILY POINT: Located at the Merchant’s Row side of the battlefield, Family Point will be the center for youth activities and family meetups. We encourage Family Point to be the meet up space for parents and kids to get together with other families. A parent/guardian/supervising adult/older teen will be required to stay with any child under the age of 10 at family point as well as throughout the event.

FAMILY MEETUPS: Are you interested in getting together with other toddler families? Maybe your shy school age child would like to meet others their own age, or your precocious Pre-K child needs to run around with others their age. We will post dates and times for family meetups. These meetups will not be supervised by Family Point staff.

ACTIVITY BLOCKS: Family point will offer various 2 hour activity blocks throughout the event. During each block there will be teachers and activities available offering themed activities within a category such as heraldry, paper crafts, weaving, embroidery and more. These activity blocks will have 2 or more activities in each theme and are fluid to allow families to come and go during that time period. We encourage late arrivals! Activity block themes will be posted at Family Point.

GREAT SHEEP GAME: A Huge flock of sheep has descended upon the fields of Great North Eastern War! Whether the sheep are Stonemarche’s lost flock, or someone else’s, we need your help to gather them together before they cause havoc in the camps! Shepherds and Sheep Relocation Agents will need to sign up at Family Point to participate in the Great Sheep Game! You will find the sheep frolicking all over the site. Gather them up as a shepherd for points. Sheep Relocation Agents are there to help “bring the sheep out to graze” so that they don’t get too hungry while we wait to find out who all these adorable sheep actually belong to!

TEEN TIME ACTIVITIES: There will be activities such as ‘Capture the Sheep’ specifically for the teens. Please check the class schedule. Activity details and times will be posted at Family Point.

GARB CLOSET: Please bring your kids outgrown lightly used garb over to family point and trade it in for a size that fits. We currently have a limited selection, and it is a first come first serve basis.

YOUTH ART & SCIENCES EXHIBITIONS: {Kim I don’t know if this is going on- If it’s scheduled to be a War Point we should copy and paste from the old one- and find out who is supposed to be in charge of it- Is it me as Youth, or A&S?}

YOUTH IN THE MARTIAL ARTS: Family Point will have printed information and forms for the Youth Requirements for Heavy List, Fencing, Archery and Thrown Weapons. Stop by anytime with questions and we will find someone with answers.

YOUTH ARCHERY: Ongoing, throughout the weekend, the Archery range welcomes youth over the age of 5 whenever the range is open. Please speak with a marshal about proper supervision.  All archery shoots are open to archers of all ages and abilities.

YOUTH FENCING: If your child is interested in Youth Fencing please stop by Family Point at any time throughout the event and we will do what we can to get you in touch with a Youth Fencing Marshal.  

YOUTH THROWN WEAPONS: Whether you are new to thrown weapons or an experienced arm, thrown weapons is available for people of all ages. No authorizations are necessary, and the range is open to anyone age 5 and older. Youths between the ages of 5 and 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian while the child is throwing — no exceptions. The adult accompanying the youth must be the parent or legal guardian, not another family member or friend. This will be strictly enforced. There will also be a 5 and under throwing event which will be posted in the schedule of activities.

YOUTH COMBAT: – separate schedule

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Your GNEW Aunt would like you to know…

Good Morning from your friendly GNEW Aunt (Think of me as one of the Aunts from Practical Magic- I 100% endorse both chocolate cake for breakfast and midnight margaritas..or any margaritas, really). A couple of things to make sure you have the most amazing GNEW ever!

1) Bring bug spray. Maine has ticks. And mosquitos. Both of which want to be super friendly and be your friends, and you 100% do not need these kinds of friendships in your life. I know lots of folks really like all natural bug repellents, but I do recommend you have some Off Deep Woods (or something else with DEET) in your back pocket, just in case. The site has both fields and woods, which are places that both ticks and mosquitos like. A lot.

2) The weather in Hebron looks to be lovely next week-(https://www.accuweather.com/…/daily-weather…/2183228) but just an FYI- while the highs will be in the high 70’s/low 80’s during the day, the nights are going to be under 60 degrees. (There’s a reason why we love Maine so much) I recommend packing extra bedding, and a heavier layer to wear at night time if you have it. Or find someone to cuddle with. You do you. And sun block. Bring all the sun block.

3) DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT bring outside firewood. It’s against in the law in Maine, and we’d prefer you leave your local firewood, with its local bugs and what not at home. There will be firewood for sale onsite, and there are loads of places along the way that have camp firewood for sale for very reasonable prices.

4) Speaking of fire- do not dig/build/borrow a fire pit. Portable fire pits are allowed and A OK, but you can not build one on site in the ground. Don’t upset your Aunt. I will be unhappy, you will be unhappy, no one will be happy, and there will be no chocolate cake for breakfast.

Please feel free to reach out either to myself , to the Event Steward or my fellow deputy with any further questions! We can’t wait to see you next week!

-Your GNEW Aunt, Meara MacNeil

Electricity?

Have a need for electricity? The site has electricity distributed in certain areas. Get a tag for your extension cord at Gate, the site charges $10 for electricity for the entire event, and we pass that cost on to you. Please ask at gate where the electric outlets are.

If you don’t need electricity and notice some outlets where you’d like to camp, please leave room for people to access them, thanks!.

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Arriving Late?

Happens to all of us, something takes a bit too long and we get in after Gate closes. No Problem!

Call the number you see at gate, someone will be by to check your Vaccination / Negative Physician Supervised Covid Test, and ID, and then you can go set up, and check in when Gate opens the next day.

Welcome!

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COVID-19 Safety in the SCA and East Kingdom

Latest East Kingdom COVID policy is here: https://www.eastkingdom.org/ek_announcement/may-31-2022-update-to-covid-policies/

Please note there is information on the page linked below concerning masking and camping events.

Volunteering at GNE

Looking for an opportunity to help out, meet some people and be a part of the history of Great Northeastern War? We have some signup sheets for times and places!

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Battlefield Pavillions

Due to the size of the safety zone needed for Combat Archery to take place without danger to spectators, the space available to set up pavilions or sunshades at the sides of the battlefield is somewhat limited. All persons wishing to erect structures on the battlefield must obtain permission from the Battlefield Coordinator before setting up. Some tents are planned for the battlefield edge for various uses.

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Fire, Firewood, Fireworks, Fire Performances

Great Northeastern War does not allow fireworks because of the danger of fire and personal injury. Use of fireworks at Great Northeastern War will result in your immediate eviction from the event.

Do not dig fire pits. Fires may be built only in the pre-built fire rings provided by the campground, or you may provide your own above-ground fireplace. Pre-built fire rings may not be moved for any reason. Do not dispose of ashes from fires unless they are completely cold. Failure to do so may cause a fire.

State regulations prohibit importing firewood from other states. Please plan to acquire your firewood as close to the site as possible. Do not cut branches from or cut down trees. A private vendor will be selling firewood on site. You may also purchase firewood from a number of stores in the nearby towns of Mechanic Falls, Poland, Oxford, and Lewiston.

Absolutely no tiki torches in the woods, under overhanging branches, or within 30 feet of the wood line.

Due to SCA rules and insurance requirements, we regret that we cannot have live fire performances, such as fire spinning or fire dancing. Performances with electrically lighted substitutes are acceptable and strongly encouraged.

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CPAP and other Electrical Needs

There are a number of electrical outlets located on the site. If you need access to electricity to charge a CPAP, motorized scooter, or other medical device, please contact Gate to get a tag before plugging in. Access to electricity is a separate part of our contract with Hebron Pines and there is a small fee imposed by the campground for access to electrical outlets. We will do our best to accommodate every camper with medical needs. See Gate for your electrical needs.

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Tent Stakes

Please make sure you have all the tent stakes you came with! In the past, the site owners discovered a number of tent stakes in the worst possible way — by driving over them with their lawn tractor. For the continued good will of the site owners, please help us ensure that the site’s equipment is not damaged by double checking to ensure you have taken all your stakes with you!

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