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http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/9391585.Should_Stonehenge_be_lit_up_at_night_/

...Wonder how they got permission for that?...

Sorry........ Should be this story

http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/9388950.Ancient_tradition_to_be_recreated_in_Amesbury/?ref=mr

I'm really digging the idea of "recreating a 5,000 year old tradition" which was ditched hundreds of years ago and is now going to feature a "solstice fairy".
I'm loving how people can purchase a lantern kit of £5 and that they can get a refreshment for £2 afterwards if they have already purchased a lantern kit. And the idea of craft stalls selling stuff to the "fairy followers" is simply breathtaking. Should be really magical... what with the "real" Olympic Torch coming to Amesbury next year. A "real" legacy for the future... Stonehenge, Olympics, Fairy, Craft Fair, Community Collage. A confusing discourse on which to base a new "tradition"...


We do things a bit differently up here...

http://www.biggarbonfire.org.uk/images/BB2010/lighting/20101231-1AW_4648.jpg

http://www.biggarbonfire.org.uk/images/BB2010/lighting/20101231-1AW_4811.jpg

Ha!
I'm from Amesbury - it'll probably end up in a fight in the car park!!!

Got to say, that although it's totally bogus, I do like the sound of it. A lot of people there have never really felt that much connection to the fantastic stuff that's all around, and the town has never really benefited that much from it's history imo. Good luck to 'em, I might even go down to see the folks and join in.