Name: Blessing and Bards 2023
Uploaded: 2023-05-21T10:56:42Z
Description: The Annual Act of Regret, Remembrance and Restoration performed by the Dean of Southwark followed by local Bards offering poetry+songs 2023

Blessing and Bards 2023

Jennifer Cooper

The Annual Act of Regret, Remembrance and Restoration performed by the Dean of Southwark followed by local Bards offering poetry+songs 2023

The Ribbon Gates, The Crossbones Graveyard, Redcross Way

The Crossbones Graveyard – Blessings and Bards 2023In 2015, the Dean of Southwark, the Very Reverend Andrew Nunn, processed FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, with his clergy to Crossbones Graveyard, memorial garden for the Outcast Dead. He came to offer an Act of Regret, Remembrance and Restoration to the Winchester Geese, and to offer a blessing for all the people, some 15,000 women, children, men, for whom Crossbones is their last resting place.The Winchester Geese were the sex workers of the medieval Liberty of Winchester, licenced by the Bishop, their landlord, to ply their prostitute trade but reportedly denied a Christian burial.Crossbones lies at the very heart of the OLD Liberty and is said to be the VERY un-consecrated burial ground where these women lie.All the people whose remains lie here are Outcasts of some kind, whether through the hypocrisy of the medieval church OR from poverty, disease and prejudice. The Dean&#x27;s Act of Regret has become an annual tradition, although the last two years have seen a very restricted number of attendees.This year however, the organisers of the Blessings and Bards are very happy to welcome the new Dean of Southwark to the Crossbones Graveyard and be able to open the Garden to a larger audience for a longer time, both to witness this moving and beautiful ceremony and also to enjoy afterwards the songs, music and poetry session, led by George of Peckham.Organised by the MC, the Magical Collective who, since the retirement of John Constable/Crow, lead the monthly Vigils at the Crossbones Gates which were instrumental in saving Crossbones for posterity. THE VIGILS HAVE BEEN HELD EVERY MONTH FOR OVER 19 YEARS. 23RD OF EVERY MONTH, 7 PM, REDCROSS WAY.The Vigil will also be later on this evening at 7pm - all welcome.Jennifer Cooper, the current Madam of Ceremonies at the Vigil says, &quot; the people of the Vigil hold that transformation is possible, however long it takes and that the Garden is an example of this. From being a place of desolation and pain to our beautiful pilgrim&#x27;s destination of peace, HEALING and beauty, Crossbones is a place of historical, social and spiritual significance.We are very happy and grateful to the Dean for creating this Act of Regret, Remembrance and Restoration and look forward to welcoming him once more to Crossbones Graveyard.&quot;Leaves Southwark Cathedral at 12.30Arrival at Crossbones approx 12.45Act of Regret from 1 -2 pmThe Bards from 2 - 4pmDue to the limited space, please come early to secure admittance. This event is free and open to all, wheelchair accessible. Dogs on leads welcome.

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