On the 11th birthday #FolkloreThursday sharing your favourite folklore, this is @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social with my favourite Todmorden folklore, discussed in one of my favourite books! Fairies, aliens, Alan Godfrey… & so handing on to my favourite Otherworld person @botanicafabula.bsky.social …

Happy 11th Birthday to #FolkloreThursday! Today we invite you to share your favourite #folklore with us. Folk generally know I- @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social love things with toadstools, it must stem from my favourite childhood jumper, so here are some good luck fly agaric from a favourite book…

Thrilled to be welcoming @witchofsalopia.bsky.social Always a delight to listen to! Can’t wait to hear of stories woven around fossils & practices they were incorporated into! Tomorrow, via Zoom 7pm. Replay available for all ticket holders to watch later. www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

The Angelio Book Club is now on Thursday, 11th June. 📖 still at 7pm (UK time) 📖 still online 📖 still free 📖 still need to book your ticket! Come and chat about Tammo, Carlo & Celestina! Come and chat about Tammo, Carlo & Celestina! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/angelio-bo...

Angelio Book Club

It's the first ever Angelio Book Club ! Come and chat about all things Tammo & Carlo, along with the author.

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#FolkloreThursday was brought to you today by: @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social @willowwinsham.bsky.social @botanicafabula.bsky.social @mythcrafts.bsky.social @shanonsinn.bsky.social Thanks to everyone for a fab day and we'll see you all next month! 🎨Circe and her Swine, Briton Rivière

Huge thanks @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social! @willowwinsham.bsky.social here now for the next hour of folklore of the animal kingdom! #FolkloreThursday (🎨Joanna Lisoweic. Puss in Boots, from Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines by Willow Winsham)

This is @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social handing over to @willowwinsham.bsky.social with today’s #FolkloreThursday - #folklore of the animal kingdom. Sheep have many healing properties- though the sheep tick cure for ague 🤢 (9 live ticks swallowed on 9 mornings in a row) -but these ones made me smile!

Good morning #FolkloreThursday folk! This is @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social with you for the next hour with today’s theme of #folklore of the animal kingdom. While these cows reliably predicted sunshine yesterday, I wonder if they were lying down this morning with the unexpected downpour!

Tomorrow! Join us for a wonderful talk and some truly magical storytelling from Amanda Edmiston, Botanica Fabula: herbal storyteller. Replay available for all ticket holders to watch at your leisure if you can’t make tomorrow evening. Tickets: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Folklore Centre Todmorden@folkloretodmorden.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Join the inspiring and magical Amanda Edmiston, Botanica Fabula: herbal storyteller for an evening of stories, herbal remedies and an insight into her family history. 💚 Wednesday 6th May, 7pm via Zoom. Tickets: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail... @botanicafabula.bsky.social

Join the inspiring and magical Amanda Edmiston, Botanica Fabula: herbal storyteller for an evening of stories, herbal remedies and an insight into her family history. 💚 Wednesday 6th May, 7pm via Zoom. Tickets: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail... @botanicafabula.bsky.social

As we tentatively plan for the future and reemerge from hibernation, our library will be open on Fridays from 1st May. Do pop along and say hello! 😁

The Horned God of the Witches: A History in Images How did the Horned God come to be horned/antlered, sitting, furry legs crossed, with a ram-headed serpent or an owl? Join Dr Anna Milon to explore the influences which brought us this iconic deity Tickets: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Thank you @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social for a fabulous start to our spring, rebirth and renewal themed #FolkloreThursday! @willowwinsham.bsky.social here for the next 60 mins – keep the lore coming! (Image: Burim Syla)

You can catch my online herbal storytelling session talking about the herblore and this particular chapter with @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social on May 6th details and booking: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail... @folklorethursday.bsky.social 😊🌱✨💚📚

Amanda Edmiston, Botanica Fabula@botanicafabula.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A new book full of new beginnings my author copy of Collected Curiosities arrived this week,at one point I joked there was a baby, a spring herb or a cradle in every chapter because there was a baby sat on me while I wrote🌱#folklorethursday friends may enjoy😊 www.botanicafabula.co.uk/collected-cu...

How indeed? Come to my online talk at @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social on April 1st to find out: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Wishing everyone spring sunshine on this Spring, rebirth and renewal themed #FolkloreThursday. 🌞 This is @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social handing over to @willowwinsham.bsky.social with a spring lamb- good luck to see your first lamb of the year facing you!

Good morning! A lovely spring day for #FolkloreThursday with the theme of Spring, rebirth and renewal for the #SpringEquinox This is @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social with some cheery daffodils; though in folklore they herald death and disaster due to their solemn lowered heads! 😱

This talk was excellent! Thoroughly enjoyed it- thank you so much! 💚

Elizabeth Hopkinson@hidden-grove.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Thanks to everyone who came to my merfolk talk with @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social last night 🧜🏿🧜‍♀️🧜🏻‍♂️

Have you all got your tickets for my online merfolk talk with @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social on Wednesday? I’m getting in the mood by rereading this on BorrowBox 🧜🏿

Elizabeth Hopkinson@hidden-grove.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Fresh from its triumph (or whatever) at #AoGVC Massaged to Death By Mermaids comes to @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Get your ticket & support this excellent centre! #folklore #LGBTQIA #mermaids 🧜🏿 www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Our next online talk for @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social is at 7 pm GMT on 4 March, and it's all about merfolk legends from around the world, and how they show representation of different LGBTQIA+ identities! Buy tickets here: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Elizabeth Hopkinson- Massaged to Death by Mermaids | Centre for Folklore

Merfolk of the World and LGBTQIA+ Representation.

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1 week until Massaged to Death by Mermaids online with @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Here’s Anna Hopkinson’s artwork of The Ice Queen & the Mer-King, my definining Asexual Fairy Tale. It’s in the talk!! 🧜🏿 #folklore #asexuality #LGBTQIA #mermaids

Elizabeth Hopkinson@hidden-grove.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Fresh from its triumph (or whatever) at #AoGVC Massaged to Death By Mermaids comes to @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Get your ticket & support this excellent centre! #folklore #LGBTQIA #mermaids 🧜🏿 www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Really looking forward to this new workshop from Leaping Hare! An opportunity to discover stories behind the Medieval tiles at Malvern Priory & make your own folklore inspired tile. Sat March 7th, 6-8pm, £10, materials provided, booking essential. www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

The theme for the hosted #FolkloreThursday 19th Feb is Water Spirits and Shape-Shifters: Creatures of Lakes, Rivers, and Seas! Our hosts will share your posts to the hashtag at these times GMT: 9am-1pm 3.30-4.30pm 6.30-7.30pm Don't forget to join us 1-2pm for: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-spir...

Mer-pic of the day on the run-up to my Merfolk online talk with @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social on 4th March. MerStede & Ed key charm by @neslee.bsky.social check into the Old Ship Inn, Hackney. (They had a lovely time btw).

Elizabeth Hopkinson@hidden-grove.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Fresh from its triumph (or whatever) at #AoGVC Massaged to Death By Mermaids comes to @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Get your ticket & support this excellent centre! #folklore #LGBTQIA #mermaids 🧜🏿 www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Our next online talk- mermaids!! Join author, Elizabeth Hopkinson, for an exploration of tales of merfolk from around the world and their relationship to LGBTQIA+ representation. Wednesday 7th March, 7pm. www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Sharing merfolk on the lead-up to my online talk for @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Here’s a very enjoyable book I just finished reading. The Mermaid the Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall 🧜🏿 Sapphic love and nonbinary rep!

Elizabeth Hopkinson@hidden-grove.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Fresh from its triumph (or whatever) at #AoGVC Massaged to Death By Mermaids comes to @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Get your ticket & support this excellent centre! #folklore #LGBTQIA #mermaids 🧜🏿 www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Sharing mermaids to celebrate my merfolk talk coming to @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Here’s my toy mermaid Moana recommending the excellent anthology Mermaids Never Drown.

Elizabeth Hopkinson@hidden-grove.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Fresh from its triumph (or whatever) at #AoGVC Massaged to Death By Mermaids comes to @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Get your ticket & support this excellent centre! #folklore #LGBTQIA #mermaids 🧜🏿 www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Sharing mermaids on the lead-up to my talk at @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social This one is in my hometown of Bradford. She has a little frog! She was originally created for an event called Bubble Up Bradford and has recently been relocated behind City Hall. www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Fresh from its triumph (or whatever) at #AoGVC Massaged to Death By Mermaids comes to @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Get your ticket & support this excellent centre! #folklore #LGBTQIA #mermaids 🧜🏿 www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Elizabeth Hopkinson- Massaged to Death by Mermaids | Centre for Folklore

Merfolk of the World and LGBTQIA+ Representation.

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Still time to book your ticket for this wonderful talk! And if you can’t make it this evening but would still like to hear Amy, the replay will be sent to all ticket holders. Looking forward to seeing you there! www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Amy Boucher- Ann Morgan: the Shropshire Witch | Centre for Folklore

Discover the story of Nanny Morgan, the so-called Wenlock Witch…

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Folklore Centre Todmorden@folkloretodmorden.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Join us for the first talk of the 2026 online speaker programme with the spellbinding Amy Boucher exploring the story of Nanny Morgan… Your support for the Centre and our amazing speakers is very much appreciated! Tickets: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...