Tag: festival

Black Friday: A new festival for the church of consumption

It’s that time of year again. A monstrosity of an occurrence imported from America called ‘Black Friday’. Only the nation that has a festival dedicated to being thankful for what they have could invent an event the very next day where they underscore what they do not have and want.  In theory this is the time of year when American businesses would go ‘into the black’ financially. But it has […]

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Back from the Green Gathering 2016

Well, it’s that time of year again – August. When the world seems to go crazy, when no-one seems to be at home and nothing runs because everyone’s away. I’ve never been one for sitting on a beach somewhere doing nothing, and I’ve come to love quirky, alternative and hippie-ish festivals recently. But I like to be doing something so I find myself going as a First Aid Herbalist/Emergency Responder. […]

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Report from the Green Gathering

So, after experiencing the very uncomfortable sensation of writer’s block, after a good sleep, I can now write the report of the green gathering I originally wanted to! I haden’t originally thought I’d be able to go to the gathering, but I’m so glad I did. Below are my thoughts: The Herbal Bit The first thing to say is that the entire experience of the festival, and crewing as a […]

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Home from the Green Gathering

Oh dear, I just got my first lesson in writer’s block. I returned from the Green Gathering last night, and was over the moon with the amazing time I’d had, and fizzing with all sorts of stories and information, which I promptly spilled to anyone in the house that would listen, envigorated with enthusiasm. Then I did all the mundanities that anyone would do after getting in from a few […]

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Cinderella shall go to the ball…

Those that know me may know that I had planned to go to the Green Gathering this summer, to do a 3 day first aid course, beforehand and then crew at the festival in the herbal/first aid van. That plan was interrupted by lack of funds a month ago, and I had to give back word – in short, I couldn’t afford the course before hand. Anyway, this evening I […]

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