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Beltane Fire Society

Formed in 1988, Beltane Fire Society is a community arts performance charity that hosts the Beltane Fire Festival and Samhuinn Fire Festival in Edinburgh.

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    Category: Personal Experiences

    Welcome, fiery traveller!

    Fire performer, Jay, got in touch with us earlier in the year about getting involved with Beltane. He has since joined us in Edinburgh (from Bristol!) to… Read more “Welcome, fiery traveller!”

    April 24, 2013April 24, 2013 by Beltane Fire Society

    Creating the building blocks of magic

    Tom Watton, BFS Festival Producer extraordinaire and loyal supporter of MORE FIRE ALL THE TIME, took a break from welding to write a blog entry… Alan, Tom… Read more “Creating the building blocks of magic”

    March 24, 2013March 24, 2013 by Beltane Fire Society

    A poster is born

    Before I say anything else, I’d like to extend absolutely massive thanks to Paul McDowell, the very talented artist who designed the poster for Beltane 2013. When… Read more “A poster is born”

    March 12, 2013March 12, 2013 by Beltane Fire Society

    Great Expectations

    Nyree, co-organiser for Whites at Beltane 2013, shares her perspective on the difficult task of group selection… So, the first couple of rehearsals have come and gone… Read more “Great Expectations”

    March 7, 2013March 7, 2013 by Beltane Fire Society

    Getting ready for the Open Meeting – a GO perspective

    Nyree, who is co-organising Whites for Beltane 2013, shares her (nerve-wracking!) experience of getting ready for the Open Meeting. As I was getting ready for yesterday’s Open… Read more “Getting ready for the Open Meeting – a GO perspective”

    February 26, 2013 by Beltane Fire Society

    What I Did On My Holy Days

    Judy shares her experience of organising groups at BFS festivals… What I did on my Holy Days… *pun intended* 🙂 When asked “Why did you fancy becoming… Read more “What I Did On My Holy Days”

    February 14, 2013 by Beltane Fire Society

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