Events in Britain and Europe December 2009

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Summary - click on links to go to full details:

Tenbury Mistetoe Festival, Sat 5 Dec, Tenbury Wells, Worcs
Garden of Awen, Sun 6 Dec, Bath
The Winter Solstice - Gateway To A New Aeon, Tue 8 Dec, Glastonbury
Yule Craft Market / Fayre, Sat 12 Dec, Broseley, Shropshire
Turning the Wheel - Celebrating the Wheel of the Year, Sun 13 Dec, Derbyshire
The Gorsedd of Bards of Cor Gawr, Sun 13 Dec, Stonehenge
Bear Feast 2009, Fri 18 Dec - Sun 20 Dec, East Dorset
Free and Open Gorsedd of Caer Abiri, Sat 19 Dec, Avebury, Wiltshire
Anderida Gorsedd – Winter Solstice Ritual, Sun 20 Dec, Long Man of Wilmington, Sussex
Gaia Partnership – Christmas Retreat with Elaine Brook, Thu 24 Dec - Tue 29 Dec, Welsh Borders nr Hay-on-Wye

Saturday 5 December 2009
TENBURY MISTLETOE FESTIVAL
Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire

Midday ~ Druid Blessing
The Burgage, Tenbury Wells (Meet at the Rose and Crown pub for 11.30)

8PM ~ Different Twig
A Mistletoe Eisteddfod ~ The Royal Oak Pub, Tenbury Wells
Entry by Donation
If you wish to contribute as a performer please visit this website for contact links.

Limited overnight space available at here or phone 01746 861992.

The Mistletoe Foundation tel 01584 891130 for further info.
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Sunday 6 December 2009
GARDEN OF AWEN
An enchanting evening of the finest performance poetry, storytelling, acoustic music, dance and other Arcadian delights, featuring Awen authors & special guests. This month featuring Troubadour of the 4th Dimension, Paul Francis, direct from Paris; storyteller Kirsty Hartsiotis (Fire Springs); Niamh Clune, launching her first Awen book, The Angel in the Forest; Irina Kuzminsky, performing from her new collection Dancing with Dark Goddesses; sublime poet of the heart, Jay Ramsay; & Gabriel Millar (The Sacred Flame).

Sunday, 6th of December's theme: Light & Darkness

Head Gardeners: Kevan Manwaring & Svanur Gisli Thorkelsson

Chapel Arts Centre, Lower Borough Walls, Bath
www.chapelarts.org www.awenpublications.co.uk
7.30pm doors 8.00pm start
Price £9 on door/£7 in advance/£5 concs.
Tel: 01225 334204

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Tuesday 8th of December 2009
THE WINTER SOLSTICE - GATEWAY TO A NEW AEON
Nicholas Mann & Philippa Glasson reflect on the current alignment of stars and planets and discuss the Winter Solstice ceremonies held on the Mound of St Edmund Hill

The George's Room, Glastonbury Experience, 2 Hight Street
7.30pm start
Cost £3

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Saturday 12 December 2009 - 11am until 3pm
YULE CRAFT MARKET / FAYRE
Dean Corner Farmhouse, Broseley, Shropshire

Tree planting will take place in the morning of the yule fayre. We will be planting native trees to improve the environment and to improve the habitats of wildlife. The tree planting event has been sponsored by Pertemps and The Woodland Trust and supported by BBC Breathing Places, as Wyldwoods is a Breathing Places partner. Volunteers will take part in planting trees including hedgerows around the preimeter of Wyldwoods.

If you can contribute to our Yule Market / Fayre by bringing a Stall / Demonstrating or knowledge you can share, we have pitches available at a small cost of £20.

All stall holders/ demonstrators will need to bring their own awnings, tents, tables and chairs, however the site will be open the day before the event for setting up if required. All stalls and displays need to be set up by 10am on the day.

Interested? Please book your place please call: Emma (01952) -757748 / email: emmabunch [at] ymail [dot] com

Cheques must be sent and paid to Wyldwoods by the end of October to secure your place.

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Sunday 13 December 2009
TURNING THE WHEEL – CELEBRATING THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR
Derbyshire

A Workshop with Glennie Kindred - The underlying energy of Winter Solstice - also with Rosemary Greenwood, Marion McCartney & Annie Keeling.

Connecting to the rhythm of the seasons through each of the Celtic festivals andits underlying energy.
Sunday 10am – 4pm in a village hall in Derbyshire.
Each celebration will include co-created ceremony, a variety of deep and fun ways to bring connection and renewal to our relationship with the Earth, sacred craftwork, drumming, singing and community networking, so that we become alive to our selves and the world around us and feel inspired to be fully present and active in these changing times.

Cost £35.
Please send a SAE for booking forms and further info to:
Glennie Kindred, Lea Moor, Derby Rd, Wirksworth, Derbyshire DE4 4AR
Tel: 01629 825 675 or glenniekindred [at] w3z [dot] co [dot] uk( Email).

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Friday 18 December through Sunday 20 December
BEAR FEAST 2009
Ancient Technology Centre, East Dorset

Bear Feast 2009 will be held from the evening of Friday 18th December until around lunchtime of Sunday 20th of December at the Cranborne Ancient Technology Centre in East Dorset. It will be a fully residential event, accommodation is in either a Celtic Roundhouse or Viking Longhouse. There will be a shared supper on Friday evening, other meals will be provided and there will be a full programme of speakers, entertainment, and of course the Bear Hunt Games and Bear Feast itself.

The price now includes 2 nights accommodation (in either Roundhouse or Longhouse), all meals on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday, plus speaker/entertainment. We will be having a shared meal on the Friday evening.

Tickets prices are £45 for adults (free to those under 16) and are available from the new website: www.beartribe.co.uk
where you can pay via PayPal using any credit or debit card. You can also download a booking form to send us along with a cheque if you prefer.

We are allowing those on our mailing list a week to buy tickets before we advertise them elsewhere as there has been a lot of interest! We would urge you to buy your tickets asap to avoid disappointment.

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Sunday 13 December 2009
THE GORSEDD OF BARDS OF COR GAWR - GORSEDD BEIRDD CÔR Y CEWRI
Alban Arthan (Midwinter) Gathering
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
Limited access, date subject to alteration.

Subject to final English Heritage confirmation, the Cor Gawr Gorsedd midwinter gathering will be from 4:30pm-6:30pm on Sunday 13th December 2009. Those with tickets should gather from 4pm in Stonehenge car park. Please ensure you bring your tickets with you as you will need the pass to enter the car park. The car park must be cleared by 7pm.

Tickets are available only in advance, subject to confirmation by EnglishHeritage, price £2 each.

Tickets will be on sale from the Autumn Equinox 22nd September. Please order early to avoid disappointment!

Arrangements are subject to final confirmation by English Heritage, and ticket applications can be made by post to:

Cor Gawr Gorsedd
PO Box 3582
SWINDON
SN2 9EU

Please send £2 per ticket (max 6 per request), and a stamped self addressed envelope (or IRCs). Please make cheques out to 'The Druid Network'.

For on-line orders, please visit the Cor Gawr website: http://bards.org.uk

For information on ticket availability, contact: Cor Gawr Tickets

FFI about the Gorsedd, see our Website.

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Saturday 19 December 2009
FREE AND OPEN GORSEDD OF CAER ABIRI
Avebury, Wiltshire

Winter Solstice rite
The rites are facilitated by members of the Glastonbury and other Orders of Druids and the Loyal Arthurian Warband. They are held on the nearest Saturday to each date of the festive wheel. Midday for One, (although we don't usually start much before 1.30pm, sometimes later) meeting at and in the garden of the Red Lion.

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Sunday 20 December 2009
ANDERIDA GORSEDD – WINTER SOLSTICE RITUAL
The Long Man of Wilmington, Sussex

The Anderida Gorsedd is a Druid group, facilitated by Damh the Bard and Cerri Lee, that has been holding regular open rituals at the Long Man of Wilmington since Spring Equinox 2000.

Anderida Gorsedd open Winter Solstice ritual. Meet 1.30-2pm near the Long Man of Wilmington car park, for a walk up the hill at 2pm. Then after retire to the Giants Rest pub for a social drink.

FFI anderida [at] BardicArts [dot] com( Email)

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