Swanage Folk Festival continued

By Sunday morning around a quarter of the traders had pulled out because of the windy conditions. All the ones near the sea had gone - they had the worst of the wind. We were able to move into a slot vacated by a trader pulling out on the less windy side of the site, so we were better off than yesterday. It was still pretty cold and windy, but at least it wasn't raining.

Hit a couple of my pet hates today. People with issues. They inevitably have no interest in anything to do with the Wildlife Trusts, they just want to sound off about something and you happen to be the nearest available target.

Today, was unusual, I got lambasted by both the hunting lobby and the anti-hunting lobby... ( Read more... )

Hedingham Fair

I'll put in a plug for Hedingham Fair here as I think some of you might be interested in what they sell. I know there are some pagans reading this. Hedingham Fair print cards and publish some very well researched books on folklore.

They do a range of Yule and Solstice cards which might well appeal to those who want to send a card around Xmas, but want to send one that reflects their own beliefs.

They also do a series for festivals of the Celtic year and loads more based around traditions including morris dancing, traditional music, green men, mumming and so forth.

Their web site is www.hedinghamfair.co.uk