Assuming the UK Government's projected pathway back to normality stays vaguely on track, as a hearth we've started making plans as to what we might be able to achieve in 2021.
As a family and, by extension, this hearth as a whole, we are hoping to be able to attend Sumarrblot 2021 in August. With this goal in mind, it would be beneficial to be able to have held a couple of Salgofnir's Call moots before then. Not simply to get the ball rolling but also to open up the possibility of having met other heathens in the area before we attend the event.
We haven't really attended any heathen events since we stopped travelling to That London to attend the Kith of Yggdrasil moots just after the birth of our daughter. Similarly, we haven't really hosted any other heathens since we moved out of Manchester's Northern Quarter a few years later. Back then, we used to hold a monthly moot on a Tuesday in The Angel, in Angel Meadows, just off Rochdale Road. It was a historic pub with excellent ales and impromptu live music, thanks to some old instruments cluttering up the decor - so it very much suited our tastes.
Now, we live closer to Bolton, and so we have been forced to find an alternative venue for our heathen get-togethers. At the moment, this venue is The Beer School, in Westhoughton. Due to the limited seating and popularity of this, though, we also have a backup venue, The Brewery Tap, just down the road.
So, as Sumarrblot is in August, and we've decided on attempting a couple of moots before then, the provisional date for the next Salgofnir's Call moot will be Sunday, 27th June 2021. It will start around 2pm in The Beer School, Westhoughton and will continue for as long as people are willing to remain. Though no late nights, as we have work the morning after. ;)
If all goes well, there will be another, similar moot in July - though the usual August moot will not go ahead, due to Sumarrblot.
If anyone is thinking of attending and/or has any queries, either comment on this post or contact the organisers at: salgofnirscallhearth [at] gmail [dot] com
