It's been a while since my last entry- my apologies to those of you who have been faithfully checking in for new updates to find none! It's been a very busy, and very rough, few months for myself and my family. It's not entirely back on track but we must push forward.
So here I am to talk about the very first Witchfest Midlands, formerly the Staffordshire Pagan Conference.
A few of my friends have said that they found it really bizarre to say that they're attending Witchfest in May. Having been attending Witchfest since 2005, I was already used to the concept, having attended Witchfest England and Witchfest South- both of which took place in early May (actually, it coincided with a good friend's birthday- shout out to Amy at From the Cauldron). After the England/South events came to an end, I found May feeling rather empty. Then Elric developed the Staffordshire Pagan Conference and Children of Artemis got behind him, and his hard work paid off into creating a brand new Witchfest event.
Which brings us to the Rose Theatre, Rugeley on Saturday 26th May 2018.
After the mayhem I had trying to get to Rugeley on time last year (quick recap: horrendous traffic, missed the first talk and half of the second), I decided to stay over from Friday and make a weekend of it, dragging Mr Shanti along for the ride. Of course, the event coincided with a few other festivals and it took us twice as long as we'd planned to get there. Traffic. Everywhere.
But we made it and wouldn't have to worry about traffic the next day since the hotel was only a short walk to Witchfest itself.
The next day, I was buzzing from the moment the alarm went off (can't say the same for my poor husband!) and was soon up and ready. Witchfest is one of the few times of the year that I can go "Full Shanti", as it were. Broke out the dramatic Goth clothing, cloak, New Rocks (which are a little bit more worn in now) and my top hat, slapped on a lot of glitter and went to meet my friend Jenny for a quick breakfast, then off to Witchfest Midlands. On time and everything!