Bookings
Please click on the links to access individual booking forms. Confirmation will be sent via email within a day or two.
2024 DATES
Lammas was an important festival for both the Anglo-Saxons and Celts. It celebrated the festival of the wheat harvest and was marked with great feasts, fairs and games contests. Come and join us for a fun packed afternoon at our family friendly celebration and games competition. The event starts with a short opening ceremony which leads into the main games, where four teams battle it out in a selection of physical, mental, logical and knowledge based challenges!
Full participation is encouraged but you are welcome to just come along and cheer on the teams if you prefer. Bring your own picnic, blanket or chairs to the meadow area adjacent to the car park. Children and dogs (on leads) welcome, but must be supervised at all times. Preregistration is require (see link below).
Lammas Games & Celebration
Date: Sunday 28th July 2024
Times: 4 - 8 pm
Location: Maiden Erlegh Nature Reserve, Lower Earley, RG6 3DZ
Parking/transport: Plenty of spaces in the free car park at the end of Marefield road (gate shuts at 8 pm). Regular bus service from Reading town centre (Claret bus to Lower Eraley number 21, Marefield bus stop - opp 31).
Cost: Free, but a donation to help cover the costs is greatly appreciated (pay whatever you can on the day or via the link at the bottom of the page).
Please click here to register your desire to attend this event and preference for participation in the games contest.
The Autumn Equinox, also known as Mabon) is a potent magickal time. It represents the height of nature's abundance and usually falls between September 21 and 24. It is seen as the height of the harvest season and is a time to celebrate nature's bounty. Join us as we celebrate the balance in nature through traditional crafts making, guided meditation and group celebratory ritual.
Mabon
Date: Saturday 21st September 2024
Start time: 7 pm (soft start time, you are welcome to join us anytime up until 8:00 pm).
Finish time: approx. 10 pm
Location: Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2
Cost: A donation to help cover the costs is greatly appreciated (pay whatever you can on the day or via the link below).
Samhain marks the Celtic New Year, the end of summer, and the end of the harvest season. It also signaled the beginning of winter. At this time, the veil between the world of the living and the dead is especially thin. Join us as we make time to acknowledge our ancestors and prepare for the winter months ahead through traditional crafts making, guided meditation and group ritual.
Samhain
Date: Saturday 26th October 2024
Start time: 7 pm (soft start time, you are welcome to join us anytime up until 8:00 pm).
Finish time: approx. 10 pm
Location: Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2
Cost: A donation to help cover the costs is greatly appreciated (pay whatever you can on the day or via the link below).
Yule, or the winter solstice, is an ancient celebration of the rebirth of the sun. Yule holds a traditional significance as a time of change and remembrance, symbolising the shift from one year to the next as the longest night converges with the shortest day. As the Sun fades on solstice eve, it heralds its return, commencing its reign until mid-summer. Join us as we create a traditional craft and connect with the seasons energies through guided meditation and group ritual.
Yule
Date: Saturday 21st December 2024
Start time: 7 pm (soft start time, you are welcome to join us anytime up until 8:00 pm).
Finish time: approx. 10 pm
Location: Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2
Cost: A donation to help cover the costs is greatly appreciated (pay whatever you can on the day or via the link below).
Terms & Conditions
Please read the following terms & conditions carefully before booking. Keep a copy of these terms and conditions along with your booking confirmation as these act as a legally binding contract between us.
Places are available only to those who are over 18 years of age on the date of the event unless 16 and accompanied by a parent/legal guardian.
Only those persons named at the time of booking are entitled to attend and you must not turn up at the event with extra guests (human or other!), unless agreed in advance. Please fill in a separate booking for for each person.
Cancellations: Please advise us as far in advance as possible if you need to cancel so that we can offer your space to someone on the waiting list. No shows will not be invited back unless they have very good cause for not informing us that they couldn't make it.
Payment: There is no charge, however, we ask that you kindly make a suggested minimum donation of £5 on the night in order to help cover our costs.
Those attending the circles are expected to:
behave in a reasonable manner at all times
be respectful towards the organisers and other participants at the event
be respectful of the premises in which the event is being held
We reserves the right to remove any participant(s) from the event without recourse if we deem their behaviour and conduct unsuitable.
Circumstances that may warrant exclusion from our event include (without limitation):
Intoxication, or being under the influence of illegal substances
Abusive, offensive, discriminatory, threatening or dangerous behaviour
Should any party be removed under such conditions, we will not be liable for any losses incurred as a result and are also entitled to be recompensed for any reasonable costs arising from removal or damage caused by the party involved.
Participants are responsible for arranging their own personal, medical and cancellation insurance. We are not responsible for personal injury or the loss or damage of personal property or the belonging of participants.
No electronic recordings or photography is allowed at the event.
Mobile phones must be muted or turned off during the event. Please do not answer non emergency calls, read or send text messages or similar during the event as this spoils the atmosphere for others.
Any written materials handed out during the event may not be copied or duplicated in any way except with permission from the authors. All rights are reserved.
In the unlikely event that a participant has cause for complaint about anything experienced during our circles, the complaint should, in the first instance, be made during the event to enable corrective action to be taken if necessary. Should a problem not be resolved satisfactorily during the event, a complaint should be made in writing within 28 days or the complaint will not be upheld.
As a voluntary community group, we rely on donations to help fund our events. Please give whatever you can to help us provide social, educational and ritual opportunities for the local Pagan community. Thank you.