THE Wellington Folk & Custom Society celebrated this year’s harvest supper with feasting and festive music.
To honour the bountiful harvest of crops, fruit and wild food this season, the Wellington Folk collective gathered together on October 19 with members from Wellington Folk & Custom Society, Wellington Bootstrap Border Morris and Wellington folk musicians at West Buckland Village Hall.
The evening boasted a great selection of food produced by members of the Folk collective, alongside a Folk version of Punch & Judy show and renditions of traditional tunes and songs.
Co-ordinator and founder of Wellington Folk & Custom Society, Lee Edmead, otherwise known by his folk character name Mr Double Danger the 2nd, joined as ‘Lord of the Wild’ who traditionally led the folk parade and harvest meal.
Attendees gathered to feast, socialise, and reflect on the success of their 'Folk Parade' in the recent Wellington Carnival and their celebration of 14 years of putting on public events of English and British folk custom events in Wellington.
Plans were also put into place for forthcoming events, including Mayday, Wassail, Blaize 'n' Bridget Night, Clipping the Tower, Wellington Carnival 2025 and the next harvest meal.
The following Monday (October 21), the Wellington Folk & Custom Society received their certificate for second place in the walking non-federation from the Wellington Carnival Committee as well as receiving a cheque for the £82 that the society raised.
Played be Nicola Dee, the Harvest Queen featured in the society’s Folk Parade, a character who represents gratitude for abundance and success of the crops, fruits and wild food harvest as well as the fertile earth.
The group’s inaugural harvest meal received high praise and many attendees said they hoped it would continue for many years to come.
One attendee said: “It was a lovely way to come together to share food, and to gratitude for our crops, fruits from the harvest and reflect on the last 14 years putting on English & British folk Custom events in Wellington.”
To find out more about the Wellington Folk & Custom Society, contact Lee Edmead at [email protected]