As spring rolls into summer, many people get together to celebrate the longest day – and the shortest night – also known as the summer solstice. On 21st June, the larks and the night owls both get to celebrate, with an early dawn and a late dusk marking the day out as special with over 16.5 hours of daylight in between!
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Dawn and Dusk - in celebration of Midsummer
Martin Maudsley celebrates the summer solstice with a tale of dawn and dusk.
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Poems of Summer
Talking Tent host Sarah Acton reads poems from Elizabeth Jennings and John Clare celebrating summer.
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Come along to our Summer Walk-Shop!
Sarah Acton invites you to the Talking Tent Summer Walk-shop on Black Down on 1st July 2021
Talk Tent stories
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Talking tent
Hyde Hill
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Talking tent