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Events: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton
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Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 29 July 2011 Page Views: 15557
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Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Henge
Internal Links:   Bullring submitted by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein
Saturday, July 30th: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Location: Dove Holes Community Hall and the Bull Ring Henge, Dove Holes, Derbyshire.
Join us to celebrate the wonderful Bull Ring prehistoric henge and 10 years of the Megalithic Portal web resource. A free day of talks, displays and activities in Dove Holes Community Hall and the henge itself as part of the Festival of British Archaeology. No booking needed, just turn up and take part.
Many people know Arbor Low but we are celebrating its sister site, the other great henge monument in the Peak District. The Bull Ring is a huge 90m diameter circular earthwork, thought once to have contained a great stone circle as well. There will be talks and displays in the community hall from 1pm to 5.30pm approx, with hot and cold food available in the hall from 11.30am.
Tours and other activities at the henge which is right next door. There are a great number of fascinating stone circles and other megalithic monuments in the area so we will be looking at the wider context of the henge as well.
Lunchtime talks
1.00pm Martha Lawrence from Buxton Museum will give a talk on the Bullring henge and some of it's closest relations. She is also bringing a selection of artifacts found at the henge.
1.45 Kirsty Whittall will outline her research on the henge and the recent survey work
Afternoon talks
2.30pm Tim Prevett (ShropshireTraveller), author and tour guide on Ancient Routes of North Wales
3.10 Kevin Kilburn (Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society): The Bridestones Legacy - solstice alignments at Peak District monuments
4.00 Simon Charlesworth (Sem) Sacred stones & Secret signs standing stones in Wales and their possible use
4.40pm Andy Burnham: Little-known stones around the world - 10 years of the
Megalithic Portal
Talk times are approximate, please check here for updates
Displays
Fascinating displays of prehistoric finds from the henge and a fantastic collection of neolithic stone axes, blades and scrapers from around the world.
Photo gallery and 'slide' display to showcase the best photography of ancient sites - bring
your own blown up photo prints to display with prizes for the best images.
Megalithic Book stall featuring souvenir postcards of the day and items from our online shop.
Tours
Tours of the Bull Ring Henge on the hour to appreciate this wonderful ancient site
Martha Lawrence from Buxton Museum will be available to answer questions and members of the Megalithic Portal Society will be on hand to advise on how find information on ancient sites near you.
Food and Picnic
We will have hot and cold food available in the hall for lunchtime, see box below for more details. You are free to visit the henge all day and after the events in the hall we will have a picnic in the henge with acoustic music until approx 7pm, please bring your own instruments and food for the evening.
Location: Dove Holes Community Hall, Hallsteads, Dove Holes, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 8BJ
Directions: On the A6, five miles north of Buxton, turn right at the sign for Dove Holes Community Association, the hall is at the end of the road behind the cricket pitch. There is some parking available and it is a short walk from Dove Holes railway station.
Telephone / Text Contact: Andy Burnham - 07910 900298
Many thanks to Buxton Museum for their assistance in the loan of equipment and artifacts for this event and to Guy Stephenson for sharing the organisation. We hope to see you there if you can make it.
More photos and information on the Bull Ring are on our page here.
Note: Last plug for this before next Saturday. We will have hot and cold food in the hall from 11.30 until it sells out - see latest comment on the page for details.
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring Henge (Score: 1)
by vulcan52 on Monday, 08 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | An enjoyable afternoon. thanks for arranging it all.
I hope the university of sheffield information will be made available.
Tim Previtt's talk hit the right balance of information and entertainment.
The lady that had done the photographic research into solar positions
had some fascinating and informative ideas. I would like to see that work
developed further and presented using more computer technology.
I had not visited this Site before and found the surrounding hills and
landscape fascinating. the ambience at the henge was limited by ongoing
football and cricket matches but people usiung the embankment to weatch
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by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Monday, 08 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Thanks for the feedback Vulcan, it was new to a lot of us, myself included. Once the sports matches were over it was a lot more chilled out, a lovely evening finishing with people watching the sun set at the henge. I'd still like to see more photos of the day if anyone else took any. |
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by peculiar on Saturday, 06 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | i really enjoyed this event, then i went on to visit some more sites in the peak district and the lakes, just got home. thanks a lot to the organisers for the time and energy they expended, i'll def. try to make future happenings. | [ Reply to This ]
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by kftopstone on Wednesday, 03 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | First time I've been to a Megalithic Portal event and I was pleasantly surprised. Good talks and good to meet lost friends (Bangor). Can we have more of this please. Thanks. | [ Reply to This ]
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by ShropshireTraveller on Tuesday, 02 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Hi folks - belated thanks for such an enjoyable day; loved that so many showed an interest for the henge. If we visit Dove Holes again, I suggest we leaflet every house in the town in advance? It's locals who are best placed for being custodians of their wonderful monument.
We've been down to South Shropshire straight from the event with broadband slower than dial up and intermittent mobile signal, so not had chance to get to pictures in place. Will follow during Wednesday sometime!
Cheers
Tim | [ Reply to This ]
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by Andy B on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Videos of the talks are looking good. More soon. Could people post their photos of the day as I didn't take any. | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by aknifethatfellfromthesky on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | well well guys, that was just awesome!! what a top day
...met some great folk and was nice to put faces to names...i really enjoyed the talk on the geophysics study of the 'burial mound'; it took me back to my time at uni doin just such a thing..having said that all the talks were great. speaking to guy late in the evening we discussed doing it again next year. the bull ring is a fabulous venue, centrally located in the UK (thank god it wasn't held around Avebury or somewhere else so very obvious) with a community hall next door with facilities for events...somebody posted above that it would be great to have a different venue each year but i honestly cant think of another circle/henge that offers a venue next door. guys, i'd love to present a talk next year if you do decide to do this again...how about this; ''the great neolithic circles of the lake district, a study in architecturally comparison ''?
warmest regards, dean
(incidentally i was the chap with short grey hair, ring through my nose playing guitar on the far henge bank and talking to all and sundry xx I had a great time playing with all the musos sat over there, thank you one and all) | [ Reply to This ]
Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | I'm game to come back next year if the hall people will have us :) and yes we'll need some more talks and can hopefully get the sound and vision a bit better set up for people at the back.
I'd like to do more than one Portal affiliated event next year so we can go somewhere else as well. I agree with the comments about Avebury, we won't be going there... Ideas welcome, we're thinking of somewhere around the North of England / Yorkshire. |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | . . . maybe Thornborough - it is the most amazing landscape. The wooded northern henge is like stepping back in time - steep sharp ditches in places, very definite causeways and the bluebells in May - oh such a sensational henge. I like the idea of continuing the henge theme and especially those that are in danger in some way (ie quarry companies). I go for the Beltane event every year and it is super - could possibly combine them somehow . . . talk to Oliver at sacredbrigantia.com
Devils arrows so close aswell . . .
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Runemage on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Thornborough's great for an outdoorsy visit Blingo, but there's nowhere nearby for talks etc. afaik.
I went once for Beltaine and the land between the field where we parked and the henge itself had been ploughed, if you're able bodied that's no prob but anyone who isn't couldn't walk over it.
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Tuesday, 02 August 2011 | Depending on the date i'd be willing to do the tours, i know the area very well.
The 5 circles on Stanton moor, the many standing stones including the Cork stone and the Andle stone, Barn farm camp site and the bunk barns for those looking for more comfort.
Geoff/megadread. |
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by Anonymous on Tuesday, 02 August 2011 | I forgot to mention the rock art at Rowtor rocks, doh, plus the rocking stone.
I can almost certainly secure us a visit to Bradley tor too, and it's rocking stone, which is usually off limits.
http://pecsaetan.weebly.com/bradley-tor-rocking-stone.html |
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by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Thursday, 04 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | You're welcome to help with this next year Geoff. We have some ideas we're working on. |
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by Anonymous on Thursday, 04 August 2011 | I'm always happy to help genuine stoneheads Andy, give me a shout if you ever need my help round this way, that goes for any other MP members too.
Geoff. |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Friday, 05 August 2011 | | Geoff, do 'genuine stoneheads' climb up and jump up and down on ancient monuments? |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Friday, 05 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | OK you've done that one, go back to your favourite haunt |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Sunny100 on Friday, 05 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Ok, but has anyone been to Timbucktu. I always thought there was nothing there but desert, might be wrong though ! |
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by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Friday, 05 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | There are probably interesting stones in Timbuktu (I'm still waiting for that volunteer to explore the dolmens of North Korea as well!) |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by TheCaptain on Friday, 05 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I'm considering the North Korea expedition Andy, but need to know what the funding would be!!!!! I now have some South Korean contacts, so maybe in the year 2025 ? |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Sunny100 on Saturday, 06 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Is that a hint, Andy !! Its a bit dangerous over there !! |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Sunday, 07 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Well North Korea features in my talk as probably the ultimate place for megalith hunters to document and discover unknown sites and at that point I jokingly looked straight at TheCaptain, who was in the audience near the front last Saturday. Not that I want to see the back of him though! |
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by Sunny100 on Sunday, 07 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Oh well thats put my mind at rest Andy, are you sure you want to loose The Captain out there in N.Korea for some ancient stones ? I don't like the look of that lot over there too much. |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Sunny100 on Thursday, 04 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Could it be close to where I live please. I could easily get there next time !!!! |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by MikeAitch on Thursday, 04 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | RE: North of England / Yorkshire
Eek I thought Dove Holes was well 'up north' already :S My vote goes for somewhere 'darn sarf' for something next year. ;) |
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by MikeAitch on Thursday, 04 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Stanton Drew has a village/church hall ;) |
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by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Thursday, 04 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Stanton Drew is a good suggestion. I'll look into it. |
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by Sunny100 on Thursday, 04 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Arrr but theed be a reet good welcome int hillside fort Megalitic Portals and a plenty of reet gradely watering holes up therr. I'm trying my best !! |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by astronomer on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | A great day and I was so pleased to meet Andy and some of the other regular contibutors to the Portal.
For next time at the Bull Ring, need to make sure that the curtains will allow projected images in better contrast and re the sound system, much needed improvements are necessary. Andy's closing talk was barely audible above the shrieks and whistles from the audio system and we could hardly see the pix due to setting sun streaming in through the window blinds.
Otherwise a really well organised event that should be repeated, perhaps every couple of years, in between similar eleswhere in the UK. | [ Reply to This ]
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by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Yes unfortunately the hall being very long and thin didn't really lend itself to talks to that number of people, we had to borrow a screen and it wasn't set up for doing a blackout. Things started off OK but then as the sun set behind the hall it got progressively worse.
Sound wise it was difficult to project the sound down the long thin hall without being too loud at the front. I had been carefully controlling the sound for the other talks to be as loud as possible without feeding back, which I know wasn't very loud at the back. Of course once mine came on there was no one to do this. Someone said 'turn it up' which I should have resisted doing. I was somewhat exhausted and engrossed in my talk and didn't think to stop and correct the sound... I hope people enjoyed it anyway.
We could have hired somewhere with a proper 'conference' type setup but it wouldn't have been the same. The question now is where we go next to follow that. There aren't many places with a hall and a prehistoric wonder right next door.
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by jeniferj on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Thank you for a very interesting day. The first time I have visited Bull Ring henge. Although I have explored many parts of Derbyshire. The talk about Astronomy and the Bridlestones gave me a lot to think about as I pass Marton Church twice a day. Never contemplated it may have any significance.
well done to everyone involved.
Jen
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by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | A properly great day folks. Thanks for attending. Really good response for a very deserved site. It hasn't had so much love for millenia. To look round and see 150 people that had come to respect this sacred space brought me to tears. To have all the finds back at the henge was a special moment for me. I'll never forget the entire day.
The kitchen made almost £150 profit so we have donated £75 to the Portal and £75 to the 'Mustard Tree' charity in Manchester for their soup run - there are people eating tonight because of you. So much thanks to Miz and Roz for all their time and effort in cooking, cleaning, serving and generally smiling all day. They were up til 2am on Saturday baking those lovely cakes!!
Everyone that attended learnt something. Most of us left with more theories to consider than ever before. Particular thanks to Andy of course (tireless work all day and 10 years of running our beloved Portal), Martha Lawrence from Buxton museum (great talk and so helpful) and all of our speakers. Finally a big thanks to June for her impromptu talk - it got many people thinking about the position of the henge and led to much discussion afterwards.
I can't see how it could have been much better - the perfect amount of people, the perfect mix of people, some great talks and displays, good food and a henge.
A great birthday for the Portal.
Many many thanks
Blingo_von_T
PS. No damage whatsoever was done to the henge. I asked some of the football club to move their cars but was met with a response that made me decide to leave it as no damage at all was done. If any damage had happened I would have immediately involved the police. | [ Reply to This ]
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by TheCaptain on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | And of course massive thanks to yourself - without whom none of this would have happened. |
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by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | The food was great Blingo, thanks to all involved, it really gave an extra dimension to the event. I didn't get a chance to do long thank yous at the end as I hadn't realised they were expecting us to be all packed up and out of the hall by 6pm! Thanks to everyone who helped and to the community association for being so accomodating.
If we split the hall hire 50/50 then once that's covered (half of £100) then the rest of the food profits can go to the Mustard Tree charity. I'm still waiting to see if I get back my £20 deposit for returning the hall in a tidy condition!
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by rldixon on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | the cars parked on the Henge and beyond the barriers seemed to me to be the Football team and its followers | [ Reply to This ]
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by Runemage on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | This picture will clarify the parking situation.
Hmmm :-(
I'd guess the people parking could have been totally unaware that the rough ground they were directed to was part of the Henge? Just because we can all see what it is straight away, the average mortorist wouldn't.
Did you note any damage? I'd think that if they have had as little rain as I have in Yorkshire, that the ground would have been mercifully rock hard so wouldn't have reduced to a slushy mess. Not condoning it at all, just saying it could have been a lot worse.
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by Anonymous on Sunday, 31 July 2011 | I didn't see any damage, bar the grass being flattened by the vehicles tyres, and yes, i'd agree, the people parking on the henge probably had no idea they were doing anything wrong.
Sad thing is there was alternative parking, if you check the pic posted below you'll see the compound in the background (where the pick up and van are parked) that could have comfortably accommodated the offending vehicles, i shall suggest this be used in future when i contact Buxton council tomorrow.
http://i56.tinypic.com/2l24o9.jpg
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by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Geoff, yes that is where the overflow cars were supposed to have parked. Could I suggest that we take it up with the community association and the football team first as going to the council might appear a bit heavy handed.
The football organisers were trying to make the cars go in the right place, it just needs a bit more signing, temporary cones etc. We would like to keep on good terms with the local community and I think this would be more productive and likely to have the desired outcome in the long run.
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by Anonymous on Sunday, 31 July 2011 | This picture will clarify the parking situation.
http://i52.tinypic.com/2qtilgh.jpg
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by sem on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Hi Geoff
I was there when this area was opened up. An announcement was made that a black Fiat Punto was blocking the gate and some one in the MP audience went to move the car. A gate was opened, plus the gate to the "compound" and a sign went up that access was for football teams only. There was nothing directing the cars to the "compound" (it looked to be a netball pitch).
In all probability (as per Blingo), no-one was aware that the henge exists. And given the number of times the the ball came over the community centre and bounced off car roofs, wing-mirrors etc the footballers concerned would be more useful improving their ball-skills than their megalithic knowledge.
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by Anonymous on Sunday, 31 July 2011 | so parking on the actual henge was considered to be ok by the organisers?
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by Runemage on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | so parking on the actual henge was considered to be ok by the organisers?
Did you go in and draw this to anyone's attention at the time, when they would have had the opportunity to do something about it?
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by Anonymous on Sunday, 31 July 2011 | the person who took this photo did and was ignored!
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by Anonymous on Sunday, 31 July 2011 | not the same as parking a 4X4 on one is it?
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by Anonymous on Sunday, 31 July 2011 | | I'd class you both a numpties |
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by Anonymous on Sunday, 31 July 2011 | Firstly, yes that is me (megadread/Geoff) on the Devils Den, secondly, i didn't post the 4x4 pic here, though i have posted it in numerous places and forwarded it to a number of people also, anyone of which could have posted it here, which i have no complaint about.
I did draw this matter to the attention of several people, none of whom were able/willing to do anything about it.
The situation came about as the people attending the open day took up most of the car park leaving the football team nowhere else to park, though in no way does that excuse their behaviour, obviously.
I will be contacting the appropriate authorities with this matter tomorrow which will hopefully see it never happen again.
Geoff. |
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by Runemage on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Geoff/Megadred, just to clarify, please let me know if this is correct.
1) You took the pic of the football team's vehicles parking on the bank of the henge.
2) You went in to the event and spoke to several people but nothing was done.
3) You initially circulated this image around online but not here.
4) Someone else posted it here with that snippy comment.
5) You are contacting people to make sure no-one parks on any part of the henge in the future.
6) Somehow, you ascertained that the offending vehicles belong to a football team and were nothing to do with the Megalithic Portal's Event that day. |
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by Anonymous on Sunday, 31 July 2011 | Yes, all of that is correct Runemage, though i did mention when distributing that pic (and others) that it was fine for anyone to use it in any way they see fit to highlight the problem.
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by Runemage on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Hi Geoff,
It just seems a bit strange (to me anyway) and somewhat discourteous that you didn't comment here, the event was organised and publicised here with a lot of effort from folks on this site yet the first we* heard about it was by way of a deliberate sarcastic anonymous (they think !) comment.
* we in this context being the ones of us that weren't there, of course.
There's enough puerile spats going on without giving people the opportunity to create any more. We should all be working together on this and other important issues.
Rune
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by Anonymous on Sunday, 31 July 2011 | Runemage, i'm not a member here and didn't realise till i was pointed in the direction of the comment that you could post without registering, or i might well have done.
At the moment i'm lessening my activities on megalithic forums, after a good few years, last thing i wanted was to join another forum, for any reason.
Btw, one of the event organisers told me personally they would be posting a similar pic here to show the problem, i therefore didn't see any need to post myself.
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by Runemage on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Oops, sorry Geoff, I thought you'd posted here before. >blush<
I think everyone who went to the event is just arriving back home and hasn't had chance to post anything yet, that's why it seemed a bit odd for it to have appeared here the way it did. No worries :-)
We won't pester you to join, you can post comments here without registering and you can read but not post on the forums too, so you're welcome to use the site that way if you'd prefer :-)
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Sunday, 31 July 2011 | I used to have an account here but it was deleted at my request, that was around two years ago, and at the moment i'm concentrating on getting as many sites as i can onto Pecsaetan - http://pecsaetan.weebly.com/index.html
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Runemage on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Ah - I thought I knew your username...
Very good website, I've bookmarked it, thank-you :-) |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Beorwulf on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | That's a new site for me! Looks good, but will take a detailed look anon.
Good to see the old A-S Heathen name for this area still being used today! |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Sunday, 31 July 2011 | Btw, and for your info, i wasn't just atop the Devils Den for a pic opportunity, i believe the pics i took (with Pete's camera) are the only ones in existence, see link below. ;)
http://northernantiquarian.forumotion.net/t55-devils-den-cup-markings |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Monday, 01 August 2011 | | Hello Paul from TNA, would it have not been possible for you to take photos of the Devil's Den without climbing on the stones and jumping up and down on it? |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Monday, 01 August 2011 | | If you were actually Paul i'd reply. ;) |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Sunny100 on Monday, 01 August 2011
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Monday, 01 August 2011 | I think your being naive if you think there are 2 Paulses on TNA - it's the same one and it's his site so of course he's the forum moderator as well! I'm sure you know that though
There is a similar photo in circulation of Paulus jumping around on top of the Devils Den. But it's ok because they were taking photos of cupmarks. Idiots |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Runemage on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | The situation is resolved now, please don't add to it unnecessarily. This is a case of mistaken Identity. |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Sunny100 on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Ok Rune, thanks for adding that comment. |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Hello,
I've just got back home from staying near Macclesfield last night. I don't have mobile internet or email and was too knackered in any case.
There were three events going on that day. A cricket match, a football match and our open day. Yes it was the football people's idea to open the gate that led through past the henge to some hard standing that they said was overflow parking. It was first mentioned to me at about 11am and this was the first I had been aware of any overflow car park.
I said I would prefer they didn't open the gate due to problems with cars coming in and out when people were going to and from the henge but we didn't at that time know how many people would be arriving and ultimately we had no say in it.
When I was asked to announce about moving the car to allow the overflow gate to be opened we were well into our talks sessions in the hall and I was immediately concerned with good relations with the community association, whose hall we were using. The fact that opening the gate might cause the henge to be parked on was not, in the heat of the moment something that had occurred to me. Nor did we really have any means to control what was going on in that area.
The football players left after their game and locked the gates. The only parking problem I got to hear about was that a couple of the people attending our event got their cars locked in the overflow/football car park and we found someone to unlock the gates to let them out.
It doesn't matter whose cars it was, obviously it shouldn't have happened and we hope that making people aware of the problem will highlight this to avoid it happening in the future.
Some wooden stakes along the access track to the overflow car park would solve the problem but as these would be very close to the scheduled monument then it is not something anyone could just go and bang in without potentially causing more problems.
A great day other than this, thanks to everyone who attended and helped. More once I've unloaded my (slightly less overloaded) car.
Andy
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Number of Participants? Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge (Score: 1)
by bat400 on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Any estimate of how many people were there during the day? |
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Number of Participants? Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge (Score: 1)
by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Others were counting better than me but full hall most of the day, which probably seats about 100. Queues for the food. Approx 30 people on each of Tim's henge tours. People coming and going all day so certainly hundreds. |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Jez on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | A brilliant day, with more than 200 people attending!
Let's hope that this can become an annual celebration of the Portal, in as many different sites as we can.
Thanks to all those who made it possible.
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Thursday, 04 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Jez you were an absolute gem for all your help, many many thanks. Hope to see you again soon. Andy |
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Re: Bullring Henge event (Score: 1)
by TheCaptain on Saturday, 30 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Thanks Beorwulf, glad you enjoyed it. I too had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon listening to some very interesting talks, and meeting loads of you other megaraks in person, till now only computer nicknames to me. But I can now put faces to many of the names behind our wonderful contributors (but I didn't spot Cerrig). Unfortunately, still too many of you remain "anonymouse" to me because of my short time there, and as I had to leave just as beer and a natter was calling!
I think perhaps we need to wear hats with our pseudonym's written on them in big letters!
For me it was a long old day. Despite Google and The AA's best estimates of less than 3 hours, up to the Bullring Henge took at least 4 hours drive up, but the afternoon talks and displays once there were good. thankfully it was only 2.5 hours back.
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Re: Bullring Henge event (Score: 1)
by cerrig on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I couldn't make it after all, but I did send my great uncle, with funds to buy you all a drink (hope he didn't forget about that) . He was due to give a talk , sometime in the afternoon, all about the history of getting lost in the hills. It's a technique he has demonstrated to me several times, with great skill. |
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Re: Bullring Henge event (Score: 1)
by Sunny100 on Sunday, 31 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Sorry I couldn't be there - just getting over the flu. Hope everyone had a fab time and lots of new friends made. Also, hope the speeches went off ok. Bet the pop was flowing afterwards !!! Yes, I mean "pop" !!! |
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Re: Bullring Henge event (Score: 1)
by Beorwulf on Saturday, 30 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Just back from this wonderful event - thanks to Andy and everyone else for making it such a great day. Sadly I couldn't stay for the evening events, but here's to the next time!
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Re: Bullring Henge event (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Saturday, 30 July 2011 | apologies to Gordon the Toad, Chattering Magpie, et al...Just couldn't make it after all - car wouldn't start .. have a super day everyone, it is a fantastic event and opportunity that should not be missed :(
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Re: People who use Twitter please retweet (Score: 1)
by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Friday, 29 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Final post before big event !!
120+ neolithic stone artifacts (inc dozens of flint axes and battleaxes!) all packed up and ready to transport. Food is looking really good - arrive hungry !!
Still no idea of how busy we will be but I am quietly confident that it will be well attended. We'll have fun whatever happens.
If your still deciding whether or not to come and join us then just do it - events like this are very rare and there will be so many knowledgeable people in 1 room that it is really a megalithic convention! If you have the slightest interest in stones then this is the place to be. If successful then may become an annual event !!
Can't wait to meet some of you.
Rock on
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Re: Bullring Henge event (Score: 1)
by MikeAitch on Friday, 29 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Wish I could make it, sounds like it's going to be a really fantastic event, looking forward to seeing lots of photos!! :) |
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Re: Print and bring your own photos or posters to display (Score: 1)
by Anonymous on Thursday, 28 July 2011 | | Nearest cash machine is as far as I know, on the high street in Chapel en le Frith, 5 mins drive away. | [ Reply to This ]
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Print and bring your own photos or posters to display (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Thursday, 28 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Please print and bring your own photos, posters or artwork with a megalithic or prehistoric theme (or any of the other subjects we cover such as ancient crosses / wells etc)
I have at great expense obtained some string and old fashioned bulldog clips so the idea is we will and string these up and you help make the gallery by bringing and clipping up your own photos and prints.
If you want to pick them up at the end of the day (~6pm) then please make sure they are labelled with your name, and we cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to art, photos etc etc.
Bring some blutak for large items as well but we need to look after the paintwork of the hall!
Looking forward to seeing the most amazing gallery. We should have room for plenty.
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Re: Print and bring your own photos or posters to display (Score: 1)
by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Thursday, 28 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Just thinking - if you want chance to win a prize and are not staying all day you will need to write your email or phone number on the back of your photo prints... |
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Look out for the bargain book / CD / DVD / T shirt and mug stall (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Thursday, 28 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Look out for our bargain book / CD / DVD / T shirt and mug stall in the hall but bear in mind we can't take card payments and I don't think there's a cash machine in Dove Holes (correct me if I'm wrong). Portal memberships will be available as well.
The mugs and T Shirts are an exclusive trial run for Saturday only at the moment.
There will be a free souvenir postcard of the day with every purchase or these will be 50p. (Unfortunately the postcards were lost in the kerfuffle of the day but we'll hopefully use them next year!) Also a free Meg Portal fridge magnet with all purchases over £10.
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We will be there from 10am setting up, 11am start if anyone wants to come earlier (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Sunday, 24 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | We will be there from 10am setting up if anyone can't make it in the afternoon but wants to drop in earlier. We start officially at 11am and the talks from 1pm. | [ Reply to This ]
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Finds evaluation service . . . (Score: 1)
by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Sunday, 24 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Hi folks,
Hope to see you all on Saturday for a full day of 'hengeing'!
If you have any stone artifacts you wish to have evaluated by experts then feel free to bring them along. There will be several attendees that can take a look and give an opinion. I will be bringing some serious lithics reference books with me for anyone to peruse. I will also be bringing the usual Burl, Cope etc and all the archaeological dig reports (1949, 1984) so get your reading head on and start thinking about what questions you want to ask - there will be no better collection of people to talk to than on Saturday.
Here's hoping for a sunny day (does Ra read the Portal?) and a good turn out.
Rock on
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Re: Finds evaluation service . . . (Score: 1)
by AngieLake on Thursday, 28 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Found an interesting stone in a ploughed field on Tuesday, when staying with friend in mid-Devon. Would love to have an expert look at it but unfortunately can't make it to Derbyshire this weekend.
(Not a polished axe, but a rather lovely v.pale-pinky-orangey hand sized, heavy, almost lozenge-shaped stone. Horizontal ridged grain on two faces, sides worked to a tapering point, with a flat base, so will stand upright on its own. Faces are 2" at widest point, and stone is 4" high, and sides 1.5" thick. Might be a quartz, and wondered if it was intended for a tool or something better.)
You've all worked so hard to make this a great success, and you deserve to have a great day. Hope the sun shines on you and look forward to hearing all about it next week. |
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Re: Finds evaluation service . . . (Score: 1)
by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Friday, 29 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Hi Angie,
Thanks for the good wishes - it is a pity you can't make it up to Derbyshire. Please post a pic of your artefact or email me some at pointbutted@googlemail.com and I'll have a go at classifying it (much easier in the hand)
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Re: Finds evaluation service . . . (Score: 1)
by AngieLake on Monday, 01 August 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Thanks very much Blingo, have done this and look forward to your opinion when you've time. |
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Home made hot and cold food will be available in the hall (Score: 1)
by Andy B on Thursday, 21 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Guy has this food update:
As the hall have kitchen facilities we are going to do some home made catering
Home made soup(s) - probably a tomato but maybe others . . .
Home made cakes - cake experts - vegan and wheat free options
Teas
Herbal teas
Coffee
Cans of pop (hopefully cold).
Sandwiches - awaiting final details but certainly homemade and fresh
There will be vegetarian, vegan and wheat-free options for certain, reasonably priced and good quality.
Food profits will be split between funding the hire of the hall and a homeless charity in Manchester.
The henge awaits us
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Re: Listing on BBC Things to Do (Score: 1)
by Sunny100 on Wednesday, 13 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I have posted this event on the TNAs 'Forthcoming Events' sections, so there might be some northern folk on the day. Hope its a great day. | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Derbyshire's forgotten Henge, Derbyshire Life, July 2011 (Score: 1)
by TwentyTrees on Saturday, 09 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Maybe we should bring some bin-bags to clear up rubbish. Maybe have a look at the Peak Forest tramway to see if there are any large stones making the trackway. Maybe consider it is equidistant from Arbor Low with Chelmorton being the flulcrum, aligned to Midsummer/Winter? | [ Reply to This ]
Re: Derbyshire's forgotten Henge, Derbyshire Life, July 2011 (Score: 1)
by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Saturday, 09 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Any help on the day would be appreciated thanks, from about 10am onwards at any point until the very end - Cheers |
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Re: Derbyshire's forgotten Henge, Derbyshire Life, July 2011 (Score: 1)
by aveburyantiquity on Tuesday, 05 July 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | See you guys there.
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Re: Derbyshire's forgotten Henge, Derbyshire Life, July 2011 (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Monday, 01 August 2011 | Hold up!
"Runemage, i'm not a member here and didn't realise till i was pointed in the direction of the comment that you could post without registering, or i might well have done."
Err...
"by aveburyantiquity on Tuesday, 05 July 2011
See you guys there.
(megadread)"
"At the moment i'm lessening my activities on megalithic forums, after a good few years, last thing i wanted was to join another forum, for any reason."
I know I'd seen the name before so I did a search. You use this name here and also on TNA and TMA to anonymously insult people. How is that lessening activities on forums? Calm down why don't you? |
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Re: Derbyshire's forgotten Henge, Derbyshire Life, July 2011 (Score: 1)
by Runemage on Thursday, 30 June 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Excellent, fantastic publicity. The big day's nearly here.
Here's wishing everyone involved has a rewarding and enjoyable day, you all deserve it after working so hard. | [ Reply to This ]
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Derbyshire's forgotten Henge, Derbyshire Life, July 2011 (Score: 1)
by h_fenton on Wednesday, 29 June 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | You can view Blingo's article about the Bullring - "Derbyshire's forgotten Henge" in the digital edition of Derbyshire Life online (for free).
Follow this link: derbyshire.greatbritishlife.co.uk
Then click on the big picture of the magazine cover, click on the magazine cover on the linked page - this will bring you to the digital edition,
To quickly navigate to Bullring article click on the page number (at top of page) and enter '102' in the box and then click 'Go'.
The article is in the July 2011 edition of Derbyshire Life, beyond July '11 the article may be archived or could disappear altogether. | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Plans are progressing nicely (Score: 1)
by moptop on Friday, 24 June 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I can't come because I live in France, but I am really pleased to see such enthusiasm for maintaining and promoting important sites like this! I do hope it will be possible to see some photos on line after? | [ Reply to This ]
Re: Plans are progressing nicely (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Monday, 27 June 2011 | Yes definitely ! Derbyshire Life article out today - looks great. Should get the crowd swelling I hope.
Bon chance
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Re: Plans are progressing nicely (Score: 1)
by ShropshireTraveller on Tuesday, 28 June 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | moptop - do you use Facebook? There will certainly be pictures up there, and I wouldn't be surprised is there was an album created here on The Portal - will be a lot of users attending. |
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Plans are progressing nicely (Score: 1)
by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Wednesday, 22 June 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Flyers handed out to some lovely people at Avebury and left in the Red Lion. Posters up in Chapel-en-le-Frith and surrounding areas. Catering almost sorted. Display cabinet details finalised. More local interest all the time. This could be a busy event. My heart beats faster.
SAVE OUR HENGE
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Friday, 17 June 2011 | | Do we need to book for this. Six of us want to come. | [ Reply to This ]
Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by Andy B (andy@megalithic.co.uk) on Friday, 17 June 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Hello, no booking required but thanks for letting us know. There is plenty of room in the hall and the henge itself of course. However it's probably worth being early for the lunchtime talks to guarantee a seat.
Part of the Festival of British Archaeology 2011 |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: Talks and activities Sat 30th July, near Buxton (Score: 1)
by jackgolds on Thursday, 09 June 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | I will be there,
Looking forward to it.
regards
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Derbyshire Life July p102 (Score: 1)
by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Tuesday, 07 June 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Look out for page 102 of Derbyshire Life July edition (out end June). My article has been published along with one of my photos and one of Mr Fenton's marvellous kite photos. Thousands of people will read it. Another cog in the wheel of respect. The open day might get quite busy . . . | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: talks, displays and activities 30th July (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Saturday, 28 May 2011 | i shall be attending possibly bringing a couple of friends.
The bull ring has been neglected for too long so it's great to find out about this event
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: talks, displays and activities 30th July (Score: 1)
by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Monday, 30 May 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | Yes - neglected for centuries. No longer. I visited yesterday to get photos for my Derbyshire Life (July) article. Some rubbish was present but that is now recycled. Sadly the bonfire/tip just outside the henge is notably larger. May need some help removing some bits as they are fairly large. I shall report it to the relevant authorities and see if my Poll Tax counts for anything (hasn't done since that riotous day). I spotted 5 people that had obviously come to see the henge. Hurrah ! It is becoming more respected every day. It is a very powerful place and just feels stronger and more welcoming every time I go. I truly feel connected to this half acre of grass. The open day will be superb. I hope to meet lots of people that actually care about our heritage.
Love n Peas
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: talks, displays and activities 30th July (Score: 1)
by Runemage on Monday, 30 May 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | It's great to read of the success you've had with the Henge so far Blingo, if you hadn't started the ball rolling, it would have been left in a dreadful state. Bet you didn't realise how much of a difference you could make when you first decided to do something about it. The Open Day will be superb, I'm sure.
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: talks, displays and activities 30th July (Score: 1)
by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Monday, 30 May 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Just posted up a new photo I took yesterday. A fair bit of Photoshop work but a challenge to photograph on a grey day. Thanks for the support. I always seem to make things happen when I focus so I am expecting much much more of a difference. Rock on |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: talks, displays and activities 30th July (Score: 1)
by ShropshireTraveller on Tuesday, 26 April 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | This is the street map view of where to turn off the A6: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Dove+Holes+Community+Aociation,+Buxton,+United+Kingdom&aq=4&sll=53.261833,-1.924104&sspn=0.098984,0.338173&ie=UTF8&hq=Dove+Holes+Community+Aociation,&hnear=Buxton,+Derbyshire,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.302159,-1.886044&spn=0.02344,0.084543&t=h&z=14&layer=c&cbll=53.302236,-1.885965&panoid=oLHtgKdwOOepusofzRlqBA&cbp=12,60.19,,0,9.77 | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: talks, displays and activities 30th July (Score: 1)
by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Tuesday, 05 April 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | This will be a really great event. Getting lots of interest from far and wide. Looking forward to putting some faces to names !!
Rock on
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: talks, displays and activities 30th July (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Tuesday, 29 March 2011 | | Hi this looks very interesting. I have often walked around the bullring henge area and would like to know more. | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: talks, displays and activities 30th July (Score: 1)
by Judy6 on Tuesday, 29 March 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I will definitely be there and I am hoping to bring a couple of young people with me. Really looking forward to this. Already accepted Shropshire Traveller's invitation on Facebook ;o) | [ Reply to This ]
Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: talks, displays and activities 30th July (Score: 1)
by ShropshireTraveller on Thursday, 31 March 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Look forward to finally meeting you, Judy! |
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: talks, displays and activities 30th July (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Monday, 28 March 2011 | I was so delighted to see the Bull Ring celebration. I moved to Hayfield in 1969 and went to most sites and did my A-Level dissertation on Ritual Landscapes in the Bronze Age including the Dove Holes henge and Hob Hurst House. Dove Holes was always such a sad place - so different to Arbor Low which always had an air of mystery. When I started enquiries no-one wanted to know. Moved to Kintyre, Scotland, in 2006 and am immersed in archaeolgy there and have just finished giving a course to the local U3A.
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Re: Celebrating the Bull Ring henge: talks, displays and activities 30th July (Score: 1)
by astronomer on Sunday, 27 March 2011
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I look forward very much to this event, not only to recognize the importance of the Bullring Henge but also to meet other Portal members. | [ Reply to This ]
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