Workshops
Customs, Lore, Practices & Traditions of mainland Britain
Borne out of the ‘Old Ways’ of our Brythonic Ancestors (now often called celtic), passed down through the generations & evolving as they travelled; they are the magic of the land Herself and are now our common folk-history, culture & heritage.
Available to book for your own event or venue – for details please contact us.
A full listing of our current events & workshops can be found in our Calendar.
We are currently constructing our Spring & Summer programme – visit often to see new additions.
Tree-mendous Experience
Everything that you wanted to know about trees
- A day in the life of a tree
- Find out about their family bonds & relationships
- How they grow, feed, breathe, communicate & interact
- Learn how to see their energy fields
- Hear their heartbeat & pulse
- Discover tree-medicine
- Hugging allowed but not compulsory
You will never look at trees in the same light again
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Hedgerow Medicines
Before the advent of the national health service (1948) all doctors & medicines had to be paid for. It was expensive, VERY expensive.
- In 1931 each doctors visit cost 5 Shillings (25p)
- A widows pension was 10 Shillings (50p) per week
- A farm labourer earned £1-11s-3d (£1.55) per week
Find out more about our natural resources that provide remedies for almost all ailments.
The information provided on this workshop is for educational purposes only and is not intended to provide a diagnosis or cure.
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Lotions N' Potions
The knowledge of the properties of herbs & plants and how to use them was called hedgecraft or wort-cunning. This slowly became (but is further reaching than) our modern day herbalism.
This workshop covers the range of basic preparations that can be made for cosmetic or remedial use; you will learn how to make:
- An Oil Infusion
- A Salve
- A Liniment
- A Tisane or Decoction
- A Tincture
- A Compress (fomentation or stupe)
- A Poultice
- The Health & Safety considerations when using herbs
The information provided on this workshop is for educational purposes only and is not intended to provide a diagnosis or cure.
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Green Man Mask Making
½ Day (Evening) Workshop
It celebrates the start of Summer & the farming year, the height of the fertility of the land and the animals.
- Discover the weird & wonderful rites & practices of our ancestors to ensure that this fertility came about.
- Find out about the symbology of the Green Man
- Make your own ‘Green Man Mask’ to take home
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Corn Dolly Making
½ Day (Evening) Workshop
- Why? –
- What do you do with it? –
- Learn how to weave with wheat (making your own Corn Dolly to take home with you) & all about
- The strange customs, practices and other folk-lore traditions, most of which are hundreds of years old.
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Yule Log (Wood)
½ Day (Evening) Workshop
Winter Solstice
The shortest day and the longest night when the Sun appears to stand still for several days (Sol – Sun, Sistere – to cause to stand still)
- Discover the origins & symbology of the Yule Log
- Our ancestors rituals for burning one & how it helped the Sun to return
- Their other customs & proctices associated with Yule
- Make your own decorative Yule log – make sure that the Sun returns.
