Location and Schedule

Pardshaw Quaker Centre, near Cockermouth, Lake District, UK.

Friday 28th March - Sunday 30th March 2025

The event will run from 4pm on Friday until lunchtime on Sunday. Time-in will be from 6pm on Friday until late (approx. midnight) on Saturday night. A more detailed schedule is below:

• 4pm Friday: players are allowed on-site. Check-in at Travelodge Cockermouth. Lifts available to site from Travelodge for public transport users.

• 5pm Friday: pre time-in workshops and safety briefs begin.

• 6pm Friday: time-in. (may be delayed to 6:30pm if pre time-in workshops overrun)

• 7:30pm Friday: dinner.

• Late (approx. 11pm) Friday: plot stops for the night. Time-ish in IC spaces. OC sleeping area becomes available for use. Lifts available to Travelodge.

• 9am Saturday: breakfast. Lifts available from Travelodge.

• 10am Saturday: plot resumes for the day.

• 1pm Saturday: lunch.

• 7:30pm Saturday: dinner.

• 8:30pm Saturday: Hope is lost.

• Late (approx midnight) Saturday: time-out. Lifts available to Travelodge.

• 9am Sunday: breakfast: Lifts available from Travelodge.

• 10am Sunday: debrief

• Noon Sunday: we leave site for Morrisons Cafe, Penrith for an optional froth lunch (lifts available) to support public transport users off-site.

Cost and Payment Deadlines

The cost of this event is £50 full price or £20 concession. Concessions are available for students, people whose primary income is state benefits, people with no or very little income, and Quakers aged 18-35.

The ticket cost pays for food and sleeping at Pardshaw Quaker Centre, which has crashmats - you will need to bring your own sleeping bag and pillow.

It costs an additional +£40 for a spot in the nearby Travelodge in Cockermouth (1 hour walk or 5 minutes in the car, lifts available). This will be in 3-bed rooms shared by 3 people. Note (1st Feb): Last-minute spaces in the Travelodge will be +£60 for the weekend due to Travelodge late booking fees.

The payment deadline is 1st March 2025. Payment is via a PayPal pool - you will be sent the link upon booking.

Menu

The food provided will be vegetarian. The menu is approximately:

• Pasta bolognese with garlic bread

• Chickpea curry (medium/very mild) with rice and naan

• Toad in the hole with potatoes and veg

Breakfast (cereal, toast, baked beans, hash browns and sausage rolls) is also provided both days, as are tea, coffee and biscuits. We will aim to cater for dietary requirements.

Accessibility Details

Physical Access to Main Site

Pardshaw Quaker Centre contains shallow steps between the two halves of the site (pictured). Traversing these steps is required to access the main IC area and is necessary to play the LARP.

One of the toilets on-site is accessible with grab rails (pictured).

As much of this LARP will take place in the dark, you will often be navigating in low-light conditions. We will provide glowsticks, but you may wish to bring a torch or lantern.

This LARP will involve interactions with real fire. This will happen when you burn your Virtue, Vice, Moment, or Brink by putting it in the woodburner. If you do not wish to get close to the fire, a ref or other player can do this task for you.

Physical Access to Concern Areas

• The route to the Fell Church is an hour's walk there and back. Concerns involving this route are only suitable for people able to walk long distances.

• Pardshaw Crag is up a nearby hill. Concerns in this area are only suitable for people able to climb steeper steps.

• The Burial ground, Stables, and Schoolroom are on-site areas with no specific accessibility considerations. Concerns set there should be suitable for anyone able to deal with the main site access challenges.

We will state on the Concern cards the area in which the Concern is scheduled to take place. If you have told us about access challenges that might limit you from one of the Concern areas, the Concerns written for you will not be set there.

Accessibility of Game materials and preparation

Character creation is done via the booking form. It is intended to be a relatively simple process and the format should be recognisable by people who have previously played Ten Candles.

We will be inviting players to a Discord server shortly before the game, primarily to ensure travel coordination. While some players may use this for character development purposes, this is not a required activity.

It is our aim to ensure that any information required to play this game will be available written down and on-site.

This game will involve a small amount of reading (e.g. of Concern cards). These will be typed in legible font. Anyone who states they require it will have Concern cards written for them made in large print.

Sleeping Areas on-site

There are three sleeping areas on site: an IC (on Friday) sleeping area for players, an OC sleeping area for players, and a small sleeping area for crew and players with additional needs for a small ensuite room. The site also allows you to bring and pitch your own tent if you would like more privacy, though it is late March so may be rather cold!