What's this all about?
We are a group of creatives, activists and spiritualists centred around Fountayne Road, Tottenham. We like to mark the changes of the season with fires, ceremonies and song. We want our events to be spiritually nourishing and politically charged.
There was a time when the calendar would be filled with communal celebrations. Seasonal changes, holy days and historic anniversaries were all marked with feasting, partying and rituals. Whole towns would be involved in celebrating these together. Now most people mark only Christmas, Halloween and perhaps Easter, often with only their immediate family. The necessities of work have pushed out our opportunities for communal celebration; we now work more days than your average medieval peasant.
It is important to restore and revive these celebrations. They will connect us with the environment and history. They will connect us as a community and fight against the mindset of hustle and grind. You do not need to subscribe to any particular spiritual or political belief to attend . We do not invoke any particular gods in our ceremonies.
We had our first fire to mark Winter Solstice 2023. It was a small event with maybe 15 attendees, best described as a bin-fire in a car park with ideas above its station. Since then we have grown as an event and a team. We have had maypole dances, feasts, craft sessions, workshops, bands, fire spinners and puppet shows. We are excited to see where this adventure will take us.
These events are co-created. Do not expect to turn up and have everything provided for you. Everyone attending is a participant and creator, not a consumer or observer. All food and entertainment is provided by attendees, not organisers. Please read the ”Songs and Stories”, ”What to Bring” and ”Manifesto” sections of the sidebar for extra information. Anyone is welcome to help organise and run the events, see below.
Photos from past events available from Will Walsh Photography
We are always on the lookout for more people on the team! These are increasingly large and complicated events, with increasing pressure being put onto a small group of organisers. Anyone is welcome to join the Fire Society Team chat on the WhatsApp and attend a meeting, and take on as much responsibility as they would like. We appreciate not all people have equal capacity to participate in organising, with marginalised groups facing particular barriers; Please let us know if there is something we can do to better accomodate your participation. Beyond the planning, everyone is invited to bring their thing. We would love to hear from:
- Musicians
- Clowns and roving performers
- Artists and Crafters
- Fortune tellers
- Magicians; both ceremonial and illusionists
- Activists
- Jugglers and fire spinners
This event is run entirely by volunteers. Even the most active organisers make no money from it. We apologise that we cannot renumerate performers or organisers for their work.
