workshops

'Celebrating Herbs' Festival - 9th to 11th September 2011

We are again holding a Festival at Springfield Sanctuary to celebrate herbs and all their uses. The programme is now ready and can be viewed if you CLICK HERE. NOW UPDATED!

Please note the 2011 programme currently shown is now ready but could still be updated as we confirm final details.

Information and Programme

There will be Workshops, talks, crafts, live music (in the evenings), and even some kites (a display choreographed to music) all set in the beautiful Cotswolds!

Please book in for the weekend (see below) for the Celebrating Herbs Festival 9-11 September and put the dates in your diaries, and don't forget to tell your friends! There will be talks and demonstrations on all aspects of herbs from medicinal and culinary to craft and arts.

Speakers and Contributors


Sarah Head	Lucinda Warner	Louise Twigger and Samantha Green	Denise Fiddaman	Kristina Patmore	Heather Caddick

Once again for 2011 there will also be special guests Sky Symphony Kite Display Team! (see photo). Members of the Team will be camping on site again and will be happy to talk kites and give 'hands on' lessons to anyone interested!

FOOD - Please bring any food and drink you need as we are unable to provide food. However, we do intend to have tea and coffee facilities freely available throughout the weekend (any donations gratefully received!). Bring something to share (e.g. cake or biscuits) with the tea and/or coffee.

The programme should allow a suitable 'lunch' time, and there is a reasonable time set aside on Saturday evening to find something. There are a couple of local pubs within about a mile from the site. There is also Tesco's up in Stow on the Wold if you need to stock up on sandwiches or other food options.

CAMPING? - Not a problem, but please contact us in advance so we know how many tents and/or caravans we need to accommodate on site (basic facilities only - water tap and portaloos!)

Music - There will be music and entertainment both Friday and Saturday evenings. Please bring your instrument and/or 'party piece' (story, poem, dance, juggling, etc etc ...) to join in the fun! There is also likely to be some live lunchtime music while you eat.

Got a stall? - If you would like to exhibit something herbal or crafty, please let me know to book a table in the craft tent.

Sponsorship - If you feel able to sponsor a toilet or shower block, please let Chris know at chris@headology.co.uk.

For the FULL 2011 Programme (as of 6th September) please click here

To book a place at the weekend for this year we are asking for donations, and the suggestion is for a donation of about £40 for the weekend, or £20 per day. To make a donation for attendance at the Festival please click the DONATE button below. The amount is left open to your discretion, although we are suggesting a donation of £40 for the weekend, or £20 per day. All proceeds will go towards expenses we incur for the weekend, any remainder going towards upkeep of the Sanctuary.

You can make your donation online by clicking the DONATE button below - this will link securely to our PayPal account. PLEASE ENSURE you see the https: prefix on the address AND that the little padlock symbol (top or bottom of your web browser) is shown 'locked' before commencing any payments. The address bar of the page you go to will usually also show a yellow background - this is yet another indication that the connection is secure.

Note: this will link you securely to PayPal.

(You can if you wish donate by cash or cheque before or at the Festival itself)

Springfield Sanctuary is reached by walking through two fields and is a sloped site with limited disabled facilities. For further details please contact:-

Sarah Head, Tel 0121 707 8269 or email sarah@headology.co.uk

Sarah Head B Soc Sci, Dip SFT, MNFSH is a member of the Herb Society and has been studying the medicinal uses of herbs for the past thirteen years, growing over eighty different varieties of herbs in her two herb gardens. She is a solution focused therapist and trainer, helping to support distressed individuals on a local and national basis through her work with a leading personal injury law firm. Sarah is also a spiritual healer, providing healing to the public with Solihull Healing Group and helping others to develop their healing capacity through Solihull Healer Development Group. Sarah is a published writer on health service and complementary therapy issues and regularly contributes articles for the Herb Society website.