November announcements

Hiya and thank you to everybody who came with their stories last night. It was a lot of fun and there was an excellent mix of tales. Just watch out for that Big, Bad Hamster!

The Next Two Moots

The Moot on 13th December will be the annual quiz: thirty questions on Pagan art, herbs, astrology, tree lore, crystals, famous Pagans, witchcraft, gods & goddesses and British traditions. The winner will, of course, receive a bottle of our finest home-brewed wine. Feel free to insert the traditional joke about second prize and two bottles.

The 10th January will have our annual games night. We're open to ideas, so if there's any game you think would be good give us a shout.

We're also open to speakers and suggestions again. Would you like a particular topic or event? Can you do a talk or a workshop?

Coming up

The John Rylands library in Manchester in having a Green Man month all November. It's a beautiful building and there are guided tours if you want them.

If anyone fancies a night at the theatre, WAODS are presenting their production of Little Women at Radcliffe Civic Hall from the 16th to 19th November. It's got nothing to do with Paganism, but I'm in it (in the chorus) so I'm gleefully abusing my position as Moot blog writer to give it a good old plug. Bring tissues!

The Bolton Moot at the Man & Scythe is having a talk by Emma Riddiford called Pink Paganism, a Path for the Not Straight on Tuesday 15th November from 7:30pm. Emma's a good friend of mine and she knows her stuff, which makes it annoying for those of us who can't get there! Perhaps we can sweet talk her into doing the whole thing again for us.

For those who like to rock, there's a day of metal at the Hark to Towler in Tottington, Bury on Sunday 18th December. Be there or still have your full range of hearing!

We've also come up with a provisional date for the Wassail - Saturday 14th January. Pop it in your diary (when you get a new one).

Finally

The Radcliffe moot would like to join with everyone else in sending our condolences and best wishes to the family and friends of John Jewitt, who died on 31st October. John wasn't just the landlord of the Olde Man & Scythe and an impersonator of the Earl of Derby, he was also a really nice man and a friend of the Pagan community. He will be missed.

Love,
Seán