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the signs have been stored. the booths emptied and locked up for the season. the tents and campers all gone…and the forest is quiet, except for the birds, frogs and occasional winds rustling through the tress. but the spirit of sherwood permeates the grounds. and the stones of the seven sisters exudes the energies of [...]
The Sherwood Crier is our (generally) monthly newsletter. This publication allows us to share what we have been doing onsite and what has been happening in the SWFF community in a traditional format. Contributions of photos, stories, anecdotes and news from faire participants, volunteers, or friends are always welcome! To submit your piece, please contact [...]
The Sherwood Crier is our monthly off-season newsletter. This publication allows us to share what we have been doing onsite and what has been happening in the SWFF community in a traditional format. Contributions of photos, stories, anecdotes and news from faire participants, volunteers, or friends are always welcome! To submit your piece, please email [...]
This event takes place 2-4 Dec 2011. Weekend schedule Friday 4pm – Campground gates open – come one, come all to set up your campsites! Saturday 10am-2pm – Volunteer opportunities (picking up limbs, removing stumps, leveling pathways, painting, planting, etc) 1pm – 4pm – Job Fair. Come meet our staff and our vendors who are [...]
Sherwood, ancient in legend, engraved in the heritage and myth of western man, Robin of the Hood, Friar Tuck, Little John, Maid Marian, and the rest of the Merry Men, The eternal struggle of between the rich and the poor, between the just and the unjust, between the elites and common man, between real and [...]
At long last, a new issue of the Crier! Please welcome our new editor, Beata Gillis! Her creativity and exuberance for this project are matched only by her beauty, and give us high hopes for many fun, informative and entertaining issues of the Crier in our future! If you would like to provide feedback, submit [...]
Grand Prize (6) Sherwood Celtic Festival Adult Admission Tickets OR (1) 2012 Sherwood Forest Faire Friends of Faire Membership $50 Gift Certificate for Shire Silversmith or Souvenir Shoppe (good for one year) Awarded to: Michelle Clark, Lufkin TX Score: 286 Winning Photo: Second Prize (4) Sherwood Celtic Festival Tickets OR (1) 2012 Sherwood Forest Faire [...]
The Bastrop fires came within one mile of Sherwood, but we were spared. Not so for several members of the Sherwood community. Several have lost their homes and everything they own, and many are still evacuated and unsure of the fate of their homes. At much the same time as the fires were raging, we [...]
Our Texas Faire community has experienced significant losses this year due to fires. Scarby had a fire that destroyed property and took the life of a kind and generous rennie, Will the Pickle Man. The Bastrop fires have burned over 1000 homes, some being those of brothers and sisters of Sherwood. Folk around Texas Renaissance [...]
We were born into a family. Our parents’ blood runs through our veins, as their parents’ and grandparents’ did before them. We feel some connection to our name, to the place where we were born, where we were raised. But, as we become older, as friends from our childhood fade into distant memories, as the [...]
