The members of the Guild of Gentry and Allied Skills are all volunteers who provide their own clothing and equipment, and travel to events from all over the country at their own expense*.

The fee that we charge covers our annual third party insurance cover, and the logistical costs of each event. Neither of these is outgoings is trivial, but we believe our fees are well below the average charged by most competent groups. Indeed, we have been told by some professional event organisers that we are ridiculously cheap for the quality of product we deliver.

We are always keen to appear at venues that are new to us. To encourage this, we are able, if necessary, to subsidise a first event at a new venue from a small reserve fund that we keep for this purpose. It gives you an opportunity to discover what we can do for your visitors, and it gives us new challenges to keep us fresh and enthusiastic.

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* During 2008 we have instituted a very modest mileage allowance that members may claim for travel to and from events. This has been made necessary by the current high cost of fuel, but we will absorb this additional cost, and our fees will not be increased because of it.