walthamstow wassail 2016 photos and videos

Thankyou to Lucy Gibson for organising this year's Wassail. Thankyou to everyone, who took part in the Walthamstow Wassail 2016. The Mari Lwyd was a galloping success! 

 The horse was loved so much, I believe the Horse will be wandering around the Ferry Boat inn this weekend, to wassail once more. Well done all my little artists who came along to make such a wonderfully majestic horse.

I will recover the rosettes and leave them in the Vestry House Museum next week for collection, from 20th January.

A big thankyou to Rachel, who rode the horse so well for the Family Wassail. Peter and another young Lady ( apologies I didn't catch her name) rode The Mari Lyd in the evening to all the way to Ye Olde Rose and Crowne pub. Thankyou to Vanessa for helping make this horse.

More photos will be posted on the Walthamstow Wassail! face book group from the evenings shenanigans.

Enjoy the Family Wassail photos below.

 This is the Mari Lywd horse to be decorated for the procession. 

Making rosettes for the Mari Lwyd Horse. They were wonderful!

Placing the rosettes onto the costume

 Out the The Vestry House Museum garden to Wassail the Apple tree.

  Wass Hail!

 The apple tree has a little piece of Wassail toast placed on the branch.

Lucy leads the procession starts through Walthamstow Village

  Wassail to the Mulberry tree

 Toast for the robins to bring good luck to the Mulberry tree. The oldest tree on Eden Grove.

 click videos below: https://youtu.be/byvoYfyhdbw

Hats full, caps full, three bushel bags full; Barn floors full and a little heap under the stairs
https://youtu.be/eup2JR_39To

Wassail through the village

https://youtu.be/IKGkCvoAVaI

Wassail 2016 with the Mari Lywd

Hope to see you this Sunday 10th January for the Wassail 2016 at The Vestry House Museum
The family wassail starts at 1.30. Where we will be decorating the Mari Lywd. A horse used for the welsh tradition of the Wassail. £1 entry per family. Drop in activity
Procession through the village to wingfiled wishing our neighbours good cheer.
 Wassail refreshment are available at The museum.

Adults who like to do the 'full Wassail' meet at the museum 2pm and wassail through the village. Highlights include  froth and rind, Bee17 and Eastville rd, ending at Ye olde rose and crowne pub. A meal is provided for those who take part and of course in return for your New Year cheer Wassail drink and more is offered in return. £5 entry per person.

 Thank you to all who are helping and who have taken the spirit of the Wassail to the heart of Walthamstow.

If you can not make it to the workshops just come out and greet us, we will be a-wandering around.

See details about the Walthamstow Wassail here.
If you wish to contact Lucy who organises the event here: walthamstowwassail@gmail.com

January scribble and smudge newsletter here:
http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=eb94832f6dc8bd0ff5f259019&id=75194d1722

PImped bikes and prams

I took some photos of the pimped bikes and prams made at Creative kids last week, in the William Morris Gallery.
 All in honour of the Bob and Roberta Smith exhibition, celebrating that 'Art is a human right."
They were given materials from paints, to foam, to glue, to ribbon, and they made art work to carry on their scooters, prams or bikes.
Boy did the act out their rights! They were all so individual. Very cool!