To be submitted by 3pm Friday, these will then be then judged and maybe taken for safe keeping (drinking) immediately thereafter. There will be to separate categories

• Grain based for Beers and Ales.
• Others for Wines, Meads and Cordials etc.

Other Competitions

To be registered with Lynne between 11am and noon Friday in the Lodge. Entries in these will be on view at the market between 1.30pm -3.30pm in the marque and judging will commence at 2pm. The categories are

• Armouring
• Weaponry
• Jewellery.
• Costuming*
• Woodwork
• Leatherwork
• Handicraft. Includes Fine art, Textiles, Tablet weaving, Pottery and Domestic equipment. (Should there be 2 or more items entered in any of these categories they may at the judging panels discretion, be moved into a category of their own.

Best camouflaged non-period item

This is self-explanatory and will be judged on inventiveness and imagination. I have seen a couple of 21st C items unbelievably camouflaged. Enter your own " I can't do with out my ------ over the next four days" item and see how it compares with your fellow addict's. Its all good fun.

Guidelines for the Competitions

There will be two divisions in each category. The choice of which group you wish to enter is up to you, however as a guide, anyone who sells or claims their gear to be a cut above the rest should enter the professional category. The committee reserves the right to move entrants from amateur to professional on these grounds. All items will be judged on Authenticity of materials, workmanship, (including where applicable accuracy of reconstruction) degree of difficulty in construction, design authenticity, and the documentary reference/source provided. The item does not have to be an exact replica of an historical one, but it must look or act like it came from that period. You will need some documentary evidence to prove your item to a particular period, country, and purpose. Also please remember you will be judged on quality of supporting evidence, not the quantity.

*Should there be several complete outfits of clothing submitted a separate category will be created, otherwise you may select your best single item to compete with other single items. (Two items, if in different fabrics, will be allowed, each as a single items.) All clothing items must be clean (not worn since the last wash) or they will not be accepted for judging. No Exceptions.