We were blessed with a beautiful spring day for our Alban Eilir ceremony at Rock Well. Due to covid there were fewer of us than planned, but many thanks to Nick, Shane and Carl for attending. Special thanks to Shane for bringing along the flowers and his very seasonal cuddly hare! As before, we carried…
Bearing Witness
May there be peace throughout the whole world .. The news and images coming from Ukraine have been unbearable. We watch in horror and wonder what we can do. For those of us who are fortunate enough to be able to spare a small amount, we have donated to charities such as The Disasters Emergency…
Protest against the destruction of Skerningham
On Thursday 17th February, all four members of the Mandua Briga Seed Group who live in Darlington attended the protest in the Market Square against Darlington Borough Council’s Local Plan, the adoption of which was being voted on that evening at a full Council meeting in the Dolphin Centre. Alongside around 50 protestors who had…
The Guardian discovers Stanwick Fortifications!
It was great to see the Guardian article from yesterday about our local ancient site at Stanwick. It was a bit disappointing that the journalist, Kevin Rushby, didn’t do much research apart from mis-reading the Wikipedia article that I wrote a few years ago. The famous archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler (almost certainly incorrectly) concluded the…
Imbolc Ceremony at the Rock Well in Darlington
Our first ceremony took place on Saturday 5th February 2022 at Rock Well in Darlington. Seven of us joined together for a quiet and simple ceremony at the well to bless its waters and from it, the waters of all rivers and oceans throughout the world. We began by carrying out a litter pick to…