Photos from Spaghetti Pilgrimage

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For May's Erratic we teamed up with Flatpack Festival for a pilgrimage to Spaghetti Junction to celebrate its 50th birthday. We had a great turn out of 25+ people and the weather was kind, which all made for a delightful and profound day.

The walk began in Victoria Square and from there we made our way down to the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal which we then followed the rest of the way to Spaghetti Junction; a total distance of 3.5 miles. We took in the sights, basked in the sun and considered the significance of Spaghetti Junction as a "confluence of confluences": a meeting point for two motorways, multiple trunk roads, three canals, two rivers and a brook.

Upon arrival we performed a sacred rite involving the music of Black Sabbath and water from the Grand Union Canal. This was in tribute to the artist Bill Drummond who witnessed a miracle here in 1973 and who chose this site to begin and end his ongoing twelve year world tour The 25 Paintings.

We finished with a picnic on the banks of Aston Reservoir before making our way back into town (by train this time) for the final night of the festival. We were fortunate enough to have the event documented by a professional photographer, the hugely talented Katja Ogrin and so we include some of her pictures below, alongside others taken on the walk. Thanks to all who came! Details of next month's Erratic up soon.

Photo © Liberty Rowley
Photo © Andy Howlett
Photo © Andy Howlett
Photo © Katja Ogrin
Photo © Katja Ogrin
Photo © Katja Ogrin
Photo © Katja Ogrin
Photo © Katja Ogrin
Photo © Katja Ogrin
Photo © Katja Ogrin
Photo © Andy Howlett