And on time too!
The Next Two Moots
On 8th November we'll be hosting our annual storytelling moot. Please bring a story. It can be pretty much anything you deem suitable: a chunk of a novel, a myth, your own work etc. Our only request is that it be no more than ten minutes in the telling, so everyone gets a turn.
The 14th December will see the return of our annual quiz. 20 questions (or thereabouts) from yours truly on such subjects as folk customs, mythology, Paganism and aliens (thanks Spikey!). We may even have a picture section courtesy of the wonderful Womble. The winner will receve a bottle of our very own homebrew - insert joke about runners-up and two bottles here.
Coming Up
From 10am until 5pm on Saturday 16th October there will be a Mediaeval Fayre happening on Churchgate in Bolton. It will also include a street play of the beheading of the 7th Earl of Derby, aka John from the Man & Scythe, which we believe is happening around 2pm. On top of all that the Man & Scythe is hosting a cider festival at the same time.
Shops, an execution and booze - that seems to have all the bases covered!
Seán's note: James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, was beheaded in October 1651 which is stretching the definition of "mediaeval" a bit. I won't tell anyone if you won't!
On the evening of Saturday 23rd October the Crystal Cauldron in Reddish near Stockport is hosting a Samhain Fancy Dress Ball. The theme is The Wizard of Oz and tickets are £15 a chuck (£7.50 for kids, under-5's go free) which sounds a lot but that does include a buffet and disco.
On Saturday 30th November it's Womble's birthday. It's also our own Fancy Dress Samhain party from 8pm that night and it's free! This year's theme is Horror Film Heroes (interpret that as you will). Any donations of firewood will be very gratefully received.
The Manchester Pagan Wheel will be on Monday 1st November at the Waldorf on Gore Street. We've been told that's it's probably going to be a social although there may be a surprise speaker.
If you've got an arm and leg to sell you may be able to afford a ticket for the Rocky Horror Show which is on a the Palace Theatre, Manchester from 15th to 20th November. Tickets range from £19.50 to £34.50. Mind you, if you sold an arm and a leg how would you get your fishnets on?
Finally, we've been informed that Wednesday 27th is Lancashire Day. What that actually is can be discovered here. Strange but true!
Eeh, by 'eck, whippet, black puddin', flat cap tha know'st. I'll go to'th foot of our stairs!
Love and glottal stops,
Seán
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
September Announcement.
My mother often said I'd forget my head if it wasn't screwed on. She may have been right.
With that in mind, here are the announcements from September's moot - and the really cool thing is that it's still September (just)!
The Next Two Moots
On the 12th October PhD student and all-round extremely clever person, Hannah Kate will be giving us a talk on the Mediaeval Origins of Monsters (y'know vampires, werewolves and such). Mystic Seán predicts this is going to be a popular one. I know I'm looking forward to it.
9th November will see the return of our annual storytelling moot. Bring a story! It can be anything you like, something you've written or something you enjoy. Do try to keep it below ten minutes in the telling, though, so everyone gets a turn.
Coming Up
Saturday 9th October will see the first Pagan Federation North West Conference in quite some years. It's at the Castle Centre in Kendal from 10am to 6pm and tickets are available from: BM Brigantia, London, WX1N 3XX (£10 for members and £13 for non-members). You may also be able to pay on the door, but it's not recommended
If you can't manage that but fancy a mad night out, The Lowry in Salford has Sing-a-long-a-Wicker-Man on that self-same evening. No, really. The details are here.
During the afternoon of Saturday 16th October there will be a Mediaeval Market and Street Play on Churchgate in Bolton. Come and watch John, landlord of the Olde Man & Scythe get his head chopped off - fun for all the family!
Finally, our annual Samhain fancy-dress party will be on Saturday 30th October, 8pm onwards. This year's theme is Horror Film Heroes - come as a favourite horror film character. So far we haven't been threatened with naked werewolves!
That'll do for now unless, of course, I've forgotten something!
Love and brainache,
Seán
With that in mind, here are the announcements from September's moot - and the really cool thing is that it's still September (just)!
The Next Two Moots
On the 12th October PhD student and all-round extremely clever person, Hannah Kate will be giving us a talk on the Mediaeval Origins of Monsters (y'know vampires, werewolves and such). Mystic Seán predicts this is going to be a popular one. I know I'm looking forward to it.
9th November will see the return of our annual storytelling moot. Bring a story! It can be anything you like, something you've written or something you enjoy. Do try to keep it below ten minutes in the telling, though, so everyone gets a turn.
Coming Up
Saturday 9th October will see the first Pagan Federation North West Conference in quite some years. It's at the Castle Centre in Kendal from 10am to 6pm and tickets are available from: BM Brigantia, London, WX1N 3XX (£10 for members and £13 for non-members). You may also be able to pay on the door, but it's not recommended
If you can't manage that but fancy a mad night out, The Lowry in Salford has Sing-a-long-a-Wicker-Man on that self-same evening. No, really. The details are here.
During the afternoon of Saturday 16th October there will be a Mediaeval Market and Street Play on Churchgate in Bolton. Come and watch John, landlord of the Olde Man & Scythe get his head chopped off - fun for all the family!
Finally, our annual Samhain fancy-dress party will be on Saturday 30th October, 8pm onwards. This year's theme is Horror Film Heroes - come as a favourite horror film character. So far we haven't been threatened with naked werewolves!
That'll do for now unless, of course, I've forgotten something!
Love and brainache,
Seán
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
August Notifications
A thought occurred to me this morning: I've been so busy and preoccupied that I completely forgot to write the moot blog.
EEEEK!
Oh well, only two weeks late ...
The Next Two Moots.
As he's feeling better now, we've rescheduled and on the 14th Sept Mark the Compost Elf will be giving us his talk on Dryads.
Following that Linda's mate Hannah will be telling us all about monsters - vampires, werewolves and so on - on the 10th October.
Other Stuff.
(Fortunately there's not a lot)
The Whitworth Rushcart is happening on Saturday 5th Sept and will even feature the fabulous Rivington Morris.
We'll be having our annual Bramble Ramble on the following Saturday 11th Sept, setting off from Dionysian Towers at 3pm. Bring a picnic and we'll have an afternoon and early evening picking, eventually finishing off with a few drinkies back at ours.
All that and blackberries too! What more could you need?
Looking a little further ahead - The Pagan Federation is rebuilding in the north west and having its first conference for quite a while. It's on the 9th October at the Castle Street Centre in Kendal, Cumbria and features workshops and talks by Chris and Vivianne Crowley, Jez Green, Laura Spicer and many others.Tickets are £10 (£13 for non-members) and available from:BM Brigantia, London, WC1N 3XX
EEEEK!
Oh well, only two weeks late ...
The Next Two Moots.
As he's feeling better now, we've rescheduled and on the 14th Sept Mark the Compost Elf will be giving us his talk on Dryads.
Following that Linda's mate Hannah will be telling us all about monsters - vampires, werewolves and so on - on the 10th October.
Other Stuff.
(Fortunately there's not a lot)
The Whitworth Rushcart is happening on Saturday 5th Sept and will even feature the fabulous Rivington Morris.
We'll be having our annual Bramble Ramble on the following Saturday 11th Sept, setting off from Dionysian Towers at 3pm. Bring a picnic and we'll have an afternoon and early evening picking, eventually finishing off with a few drinkies back at ours.
All that and blackberries too! What more could you need?
Looking a little further ahead - The Pagan Federation is rebuilding in the north west and having its first conference for quite a while. It's on the 9th October at the Castle Street Centre in Kendal, Cumbria and features workshops and talks by Chris and Vivianne Crowley, Jez Green, Laura Spicer and many others.Tickets are £10 (£13 for non-members) and available from:BM Brigantia, London, WC1N 3XX
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