Okay folks, here's what happened last night.
John Eyre and Di Conway
want to set up a pub moot in Bury, but were concerned that such a thing
would step on our toes. This is understandable and we ourselves don't
believe that the Bury area has a large enough Pagan population to
support two moots due to most people's time and financial constraints.
However, we did see this an opportunity to hand over the baton to
someone else. We've been hosting the moot at our house for 14 years
(more or less) and it's becoming increasingly difficult. We have to
get up extremely early and I sometimes have to miss moots because of
work commitments. So maybe it's time to let someone else have a go.
Frankly, we're knackered!
BUT, the moot has never just been about us. It has always been run by
and for the local Pagan community, which is why attendees are always
asked for suggestions, requests and offers to do talks. So, we need
your opinions before we do anything else.
Last night the
general tenor of the conversation was sympathetic. At the same time
there was a feeling of "Not another PUB moot!" due to pubs not having
the privacy and intimacy of a house moot. We couldn't, for instance, do
a circle, meditation or massage session at a pub moot - even in a hired
room - because of the noise and other issues
A compromise was
suggested whereby the pub moot would take over but the more intimate
activities and certain events should be kept by us (Wassail, Bealtaine
and Samhain parties)
What do you think?
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2 comments:
Sounds fair enough to me. It can get very crowded in your house, and I also understand the knackered bit. Hugs x
There are lots of pub moots about. I travel a long way to Radcliffe because the moot is so friendly, welcoming and intimate. Pub moots can become cliquish very easily because they are centred around different tables. Thank you both so much for holding the moot for so long, and if you feel you need a change, then have it, because you deserve it, but a pub moot could never be so enjoyable. Thank you.
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