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Over the rainbow, Over the moon

October 09, 2013

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And the 2023 season begins, happy Beltane.

Britain has got a long long history in festivals, fates n fairs etc going back hundreds n hundreds of years and the celebrations of the Sabbaths go back thousands and thousands. Imbolc, the spring and autumn equinoxes, Samhain, Beltane and the summer and winter soltice's are ancient celebrations that were held under the stars and go way back to the start of the human story. These special times of year were celebrated amongst the ancient momuments that align to the sun, moon and stars, before that celebrations were amongst the yew trees and on those pieces of land held sacred. Its a tradition that still survives to this day and despite the many religious indoctrinations, witchhunts and invasions this green and pleasant land has witnessed over the centuries its quite amazing these ancient traditions and celebrations still exist, a testament to how important they are to people. So Beltane might look a bit different these days than it used to, I mean im currently at the Horsedraw

Wild at heart..

There is something about into the wild that makes it really special, I don't know if its the location or the fact that a lot of locals and working class people attend which makes it very down to earth and gives it the feel of a fate or county fair, amazing really cause its a big festival. There is something there for every generation, amazing music, workshops, kids area, expert crafts people, teachers, foragers and many more come along to share their knowledge and skills. Our kids love into the wild and upon arriving on site it ain't long before the smart phones get ditched and they're making rope swings amongst the beautiful red wood trees that soar above the oak, holy and beech. 1500 kids were present at into the wild this year, I could see the joy on the faces of the parents as they watched there kids play amongst the nature, same in the kids area and when they were buzzing around on Helen the hats wicked magical youth bus. Watching the parents expressions in those momen

Glastonbury - the calm after the beautiful storm

Monday is my favourite day at Glasto, the day starts with excitement as its tat day, the day we go out to collect things we need, new tents, chairs, string, power banks, all the stuff people couldn't be bothered to haul all the way to the public car parks. Then there's the stuff that people have lost, money, ganja, tobacco the list goes on, it really is a goldmine for those that know where to look. Unfortunately I woke up a bit late this year so the youth beat us to the booze, they were out first thing in the morning collecting up some of the thousands of full beer cans that are scattered all around the public campsites, they then take them up to the stone circle and sell them to the last of the party revellers. Gonna go far those youth. Olivia from Boliva wanted to tat only one thing, one of those posh portable toilets like the van lifers have, she was out for many hrs and found many things but didn't find her toilet so you can imagine her excitement when Ellie found on

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