Here is the FIFTH possibility (see our original article in which we asked for ideas. More please.)
OK, it’s not quite new (it will be held a second time on 20th December 2012 ) but it’s so good we just had to mention it.
Amesbury Lantern Parade © Andy Rhind-Tutt, former Mayor of Amesbury
A while back someone put in a Freedom of Information request to find out the total cost of policing the summer solstice but Wiltshire Police refused to say. Maybe their computer melted. There’d be no such risk in the case of the superb (and quite likely authentic) Lantern Procession along the line of the original Avenue! More details of this year’s event can be found on the Visit Amesbury Facebook page, or see the BBC report on last year’s event.
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23/08/2012 at 17:46
George Donaldson
If it turns out that Stonehengen is the remains of an ancient abattoir, the latern procession would be taking the route of the animals due for slaughter after their fast at Bluestonehenge.
23/08/2012 at 18:22
heritageaction
Well, coming back in the opposite direction is maybe not so bad! :)
But maybe we shouldnt think too hard about whether contemporary activity around the stones is “authentic” as we’ll never know.