Sunday, November 18, 2012

Lammas Pagan Events In And Near London

Lammas Pagan Events In And Near London
"Here are some of the events taking place in London and other parts of southern England in the week running up to the harvest festival of Lammas:"

Friday 25 July; The story of the 1939 Sutton Hoo excavation: Britain's Tutankhamun? Talk at the BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 6.30pm-7.45pm. Tickets lb5/lb3. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats on/events calendar.aspx

Friday 25 July; Free Gathering/Social - Reflections from Shasta, organised by the London College of Spirituality. Venue: The George, 213 The Strand London WC2R 1AP. Time: 7pm. Details: http://www.meetup.com/londonspirituality/

26 - 27 July; Eastbourne Lammas Festival. Free festival of music, dance, entertainment and pagan ritual, with lots of pagan stalls and other vendors at the market. Venue: Western Lawns, King Edwards Parade (Eastbourne Seafront), Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4EQ. Full details: http://www.lammasfest.org/

Saturday 26 July; Walking Tour: Occult London with Delianne Forget run via Treadwell's Books. Meeting place will be a central London tube station, details given to those who book. Time: 2pm - 5pm. Price: lb10. Book online via http://www.treadwells-london.com/ or call 020 7419 8507.

Saturday 26 July; Lammas Lore and Magic. One-day Workshop with Natasha Richardson. Tune into Lammas using traditional therapeutic herb lore and workings. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am to 5.30pm. Price: lb45 (lb25 deposit, balance due on day). Details from info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 26 July; The Grey Soul of London - a guided walk lead by Robert Kingham into the London of Arthur Machen. This is to celebrate The Three Impostors' launch of their edition of Arthur Machen's The London Adventure, one of the inspirations behind this walk. Time: 2pm to 6pm. Tickets are lb9 (lb7 concessions). For more details and to book tickets, visit, http://www.minimumlabyrinth.org/the-grey-soul-of-london.html

Sunday, 27 July; Herbs for Lammas; One-day Workshop with Suzanne Corbie. Spend the day immersed in the ancient lore of the Lammas with talks on folklore, traditional customs, pagan spiritual meanings and for in which it is celebrated in the present as well as in the past. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am to 5.30pm. Price: lb45 (lb25 deposit, balance due on day). Details from info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Sunday, 27 July; Visions of a Garden City - The Walk, run by The Finchley Society. A 4-mile walk from Finchley through the Suburb and on to the Heath, with a stop for lunch. Meet outside East Finchley Tube Station at 11.40am for a 12 noon start. All welcome but lb3 donation requested from non society members. For more details call 020 8346 5503 or email mikegee1968@gmail.com.

Sunday 27 July; The Kith of Yggdrasil Pub Moot. Venue: The Horseshoe Inn, 26 Melior Street, London SE1 3QP. Time: 2pm-4pm. For more details email Phil at thekithofyggdrasil@hotmail.co.uk.