PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE SORRY TO ANNOUNCE BUT WE ARE POSPTPONING THIS EVENT TO 22ND MARCH DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES! MORE DETAILS TO COME SOON.
On Sunday the 2nd of February 2025, in recognition and celebration of the festival of Imbolc, Friends of The River Medway warmly invite all to join us in a ceremony of deep feeling and giving to the Waters of our community.
Ellen Kittredge, ceremonialist and nature mystic, and J M Julia, Elder and Keeper of the Wealdland Way Tradition, will be coming together to again combine ancient and beloved practices of the Andes and of the Brythonic Isles. We will invite all gathered to participate in bringing forward a unique and heart-powered creation; a Despacho (Andean Nature Offering) and great Seed of Potential, filled with our personal seeds of loving intent and prayer.
Imbolc offers us all in equality the opportunity to celebrate and work with the energy of New Beginnings, growth and transformation. Our creation will be gifted to the Waters, sending out into the world our Heart filled seeds of love, hope and a vision of the New World that we are all seeking to grow together.
Following our Ceremony, there will be a sharing of the details of the River Medway Pilgrimage – From Source To Sea including information as to how you can get involved.
Please Note:
- We will gather aside the Club House on the banks of Weir Wood Reservoir at 1pm to commence our Ceremony at 1.30pm.
- We ask that you please bring flower offerings of white, green or yellow blooms if possible.
- Clay for your seeds will be provided.
- There will be refreshments for after our Ceremony including hot drinks.
- If the weather is inclement – there will be the option to hold our Ceremony indoors.
Venue Details:
There is ample car parking next to the Weir Wood Club House.
To find the venue, follow directions for "Weir Wood Sailing Club" (RH18 5HT) - there will be signs to guide you from the car park to the ceremony space.
If coming by public transport, there are no buses that go via the reservoir – you can take a bus to Forest Row and then it is a 30 minute walk from the centre of the village to the reservoir itself.
