It's that time of year again. The nights are drawing in, the leaves are falling and the earth quietens as we prepare to enter the dark half of the year. It's now become a Walkspace tradition to mark this point in the calendar with a Halloween walk around the Stirchley Skull and we hope you can join us.
We created the Stirchley Skull two years ago in the midst of the plague by overlaying an image of a skull onto a map of Stirchley and then walking it into existence under the light of a full moon. We carried jar lanterns to ward off evil spirits and ate soul cakes for sustenance.
A year later our second skull walk was nearly thwarted by an early winter tempest but fortunately the howling gales and horizontal rain were short-lived and the walk was able to go ahead, albeit without the lanterns. Minus the protection of the lanterns we were subjected to many incursions from the Otherworld, this being the time of year when the veil between the physical world and world beyond is at its thinnest. Fortunately we still managed to complete the circuit without losing anyone along the way. Will we be as fortunate this time?
Join us on Monday, October 31st at 7:30pm, outside Stirchley Library on Bournville Lane. This is a gentle circular route lasting no more than 90 minutes with the option of going to the pub after to de-spook. The terrain will mostly be pavement and roads, with a bit of grass and a gravelly track. Prepare for muddy conditions and the first gales of winter. No need to book, just turn up. A number of jar lanterns will be provided, weather permitting, but if you'd like to bring your own please do so.
