A joyous celebration of a Medieval time gone by
The much anticipated first-ever Medieval Sport Festival took place at Wild Waters on August 26.
The event attracted young and old from across Boksburg and the festival brought so much hype that it left left folk begging for more.
Festival attendees were all dressed in their 19th century medieval costumes.
Organisers of the event, Antoinette van der Merwe, Michelle Erwee and Martin Erwee arranged the festival to raise funds for a few charity organisations in and around Boksburg.
Some of the activities on the day included archery, fight a knight, toss the caber, pillow fights, mini horse carriage rides and the ‘vegetable justice’.
Guests were entertained by celtic dancers, belly dancers, fire dancers and Morgan Beatbox.
Martin Erwee said: “People always ask what they can do to help the needy organisations or school children. Well, one person cannot do it alone but a few hundred people can definitely make a difference.
Front: Johan De Bruto, Kaylan van Aardt and Marcia De Bruto.
“We organnised this event because we wanted to raise funds in order to buy stationery for children in Boksburg who are cannot afford a new stationery kit at the beginning of the year.
“We also want to assist Women and Men Against Child Abuse with groceries and stationery. We also aim to donate to an animal foundation of our choice.
Erwee said that the festival was a huge success. They managed to raise money and no hiccups were experienced during the festival.
Some of the best dressed winners were Renette Malherbe, Tim Atkinson, Ashton Atkinson, Grant Hart, Sky van der Merwe, Mekayla Koch and Kaylan van Aard.
The organisers of the festival are planning to host this event annually.
“We would like to thank some of our sponsors who assisted in making our event possible. We thank the IEC contractors, East Rand Toyota, X-Factor, Pamona Jice Traders and Inge van Aardt,” Erwee said.
After the festival organisers also donated a castle-themed cake to the elderly residents of Huis Dien Bothma.
