Women of the Dark Skies Storytelling and Walking Experience
Friday 15th March 2024 from 19:00pm to 23:00pm
Chettle Village Hall
Chettle, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8DB
Women of the Dark Skies is an immersive storytelling pilgrimage for women, exploring darkness, power and freedom, crossing the ancient lands of Chettle at night…
Travel back in time nearly 2,000 years and meet the local Story Weaver from the Durotriges Tribe. She will lead you on a pilgrimage across the dark landscape to hear the story of Arla the Hare Runner’s journey from child to woman. But the Story Weaver brings word that an uprising against the Romans is being seeded by a formidable female Iceni warrior. As Rome threatens to extinguish your freedom and culture, will you heed the call to keep the powerful lore of your lands alive?
Women of the Dark Skies is led by creator Becky Burchell, walking at night without torches over the ancient landscape surrounding Chettle, in the heart of the Cranborne Chase. This magical and unique experience combines storytelling, night walking, ritual, history, nature connection, stargazing, feminism and spirituality. The evening will finish with Women’s Circle around a fire.
Please note that this has already taken place on 15/03/2024
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Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
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Local light pollution
Chettle Village Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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