Welcoming Spring As we finalise this issue, it feels like spring is finally here. Daffodils are out, with their wonderful bright yellows, and there is more sunshine – and even some warmth. And reading the proofs for this issue, I could feel the excitement of spring. Stu McLellan introduces us to what he learned on …
Festivals
Winter Solstice Ceremony
Share a winter solstice ceremony: Winter Solstice is traditionally a time to entertain each other, so invite everyone to bring music, songs, plays, poems and stories to share. A chant: We are the rising sun We are the change We are the ones we are waiting for and… We are dawning Gather everyone into a …
The Wheel of the Year with Glennie Kindred
The seasonal cycles create a framework of festivals that link us to the Earth and create opportunities for us to align our lives to its natural rhythm, writes Glennie Kindred Quarter Points At its simplest, the warmer longer days of Summer bring us out to communicate with each other and all life. It is a …
Festivals feature: Families tell us what they love about festivals around the UK
The Big Retreat Wales We arrived with friends and family and a lot of ‘stuff’ to camp for three nights. Straight away we were made to feel at home with trailers on hand to transport our bags (and the kitchen sink) to the campsite, which isn’t far, but with three little ones in tow and …
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The 7th Settle Stories Festival, Yorkshire, 6-8 April 2018
Experience something new, somewhere beautiful. The idyllic Yorkshire Dales town of Settle will become a stage for international artists, this April at the 7th Settle Stories Festival. At the heart of this innovative programme are artists who are more likely to be spotted at the Barbican, Southbank Centre and other prestigious world stages. What makes …
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