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Dronfield Genquip Band

appearing at

Eyam Well Dressing

Eyam, Derbyshire

Saturday 25th of August 2018

14:30

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Dronfield Genquip Band

Genre

Live Performance
Brass Band

Description

3rd Section Brass Band from North East Derbyshire, 2nd Section 2019 - proud to play in Yorkshire area.

The bands sponsor, GenQuip, is the worlds leading mobile and static welfare accommodation manufacturer.

Eyam Well Dressing

Venue Type

Festival

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Description

This ancient custom is all but unique to Derbyshire. It's the art of decorating wells and springs with pictures made using only natural materials

The well dressing procession starts from the church at 2:30pm.

There are 3 wells in Eyam located as follows...

1/ Town End Well Dressing, on the square at the eastern end of the village.

2/ Children's Well Dressing, near the Town End dressing.

3/ Town Head Well Dressing, at the western end of the village just down a lane on the north side of the main road.

What are Well Dressings

The blessing of the water supply, in the form of a well is an ancient ceremony dating back to the Celts or even earlier.

It is only found in or near Derbyshire.

Well Dressing is the art of decorating springs or wells with pictures made of natural products.

Clay is pressed into boards, then the picture is traced onto the clay using a pointer. Then comes the delicate task of infilling with flower petals and other natural materials.

Each petal has to be put in separately and they overlap like tiles on a roof so that rain will flow off the picture. This process takes many hours and usually occupies most of the week prior to the well being dressed.

Brass Band

The Village,

Eyam,

Derbyshire,

England,

S32 5RB.

Family FriendlyDog Friendly

Free Admission

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