Norwich Pagan Moot logo: three symbols: Pentacle, Thor's Hammer and the Awen - public domain images

Norwich Pagan Moot

Events

Our face-to-face events are the PAN Coffee Moot (fourth Saturday of the month), talks and workshops at the Silver Road Community Centre (second Sunday of the month - except October when the Brocante is later, and this year the venue is being rewired in June, so we have a walk instead) and, in the summer part of the year, walks. At the moment, our on-line talks are on holiday. The silver lining to lockdown was the people who have joined us on-line that couldn't do so in person. We have been joined by people from distant parts of England, Wales, Canada, France and the USA! So, we hope to tap into this network again in the future.

If you join our Facebook group you will automatically get notifications of our events. If you’re not a Facebook person, don’t worry, the links will be given here for each event. Alternatively, contact us using the following e-mail address and we can put you on our e-mail list to get the links (please copy out the e-mail address to avoid spam).

Chris' e-mail address, not given as a link to avoid spam; it can be typed in as thecatscradle at btinternet dot com

We are (still) currently investigating mailing list service options. Once we have chosen one, people will be invited to sign up afresh.

Our next events

Image promoting the inter=faith event on climate with a tree whose leaves are the symbols of various faiths and religions.

Norwich Moot is supporting this in-person event

Norwich Inter-Faith Climate Event

Faith-based communities will come together at St Peter Mancroft Church to show their support for action on climate and nature and to call on our elected representatives to ACT NOW!

Friday 11th July 2025, 5:00 p.m.

No charge.

At St Peter Mancroft Church - by the Forum and Market.

Change to the previously advertised event!

Image promoting the talk by Chris Wood, showing an illustration of the Crouching Venus, a charcoal drawing by John Dowman, 1774, Art Institute Chicago, Public Domain.

In-person talk

Chris Wood

'The Naked Goddess: Mirror of the Patriarchal Gaze?'

Sunday 13th July 2025, 7:00 p.m.

£5 cash

At the Silver Road Community Centre, 34 Silver Road, Norwich NR3 4TB
(Easily walkable from the city, but if driving, use QD’s car park, through arch immediately north of zebra crossing.)

Image promoting the Norwich Pagan Coffee Moot, with the Norwich Moot logo

Face-to-face

Coffee Moot

Cafe Bar Marzano at the Forum in Norwich

Saturday 26th July 2025, from 10:30 a.m.

Image promoting the talk by Claire of the Blue Flame Glass STudio, showing her with a flame torch and some of her creations: glass leaf pendants, heart (clear/blue) pendant and a blue dragon's head.

In-person talk

Claire of the Blue Flame Glass Studio, Reepham

'The Magic of Glass: Melting Rainbows Into Dreams Through the Ages'

Sunday 10th August 2025, 7:00 p.m.

£5 cash

At the Silver Road Community Centre, 34 Silver Road, Norwich NR3 4TB
(Easily walkable from the city, but if driving, use QD’s car park, through arch immediately north of zebra crossing.)

Image promoting the Norwich Pagan Coffee Moot, with the Norwich Moot logo

Face-to-face

Coffee Moot

Cafe Bar Marzano at the Forum in Norwich

Saturday 23rd AUgust 2025, from 10:30 a.m.

Image promoting the workshop on protection in ritual, including text and a pentacle.

In-person workshop

'Protection In Ritual'

Perspectives from Wicca (Graeme Gee), Traditional Witchcraft (Val Thomas) and Druidry (Rijusiddha)

Sunday 14th September 2025, 7:00 p.m.

£5 cash (TBC)

At the Silver Road Community Centre, 34 Silver Road, Norwich NR3 4TB
(Easily walkable from the city, but if driving, use QD’s car park, through arch immediately north of zebra crossing.)

Image promoting the Norwich Pagan Coffee Moot, with the Norwich Moot logo

Face-to-face

Coffee Moot

Cafe Bar Marzano at the Forum in Norwich

Saturday 27th September 2025, from 10:30 a.m.

Image promoting the Norwich Pagan Coffee Moot, with the Norwich Moot logo

Face-to-face

Coffee Moot

Cafe Bar Marzano at the Forum in Norwich

Saturday 25th October 2025, from 10:30 a.m.

Image promoting the Norwich Moot Boudica's Brocante, 26th October 2025, by Stellabox Design.

In-person craft sale of new and pre-loved items with a Magical and Pagan theme

'Boudica's Brocante'

Sunday 26th October 2025, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. GMT

At the Silver Road Community Centre, 34 Silver Road, Norwich NR3 4TB
(Easily walkable from the city, but if driving, use QD’s car park, through arch immediately north of zebra crossing.)

More information on the Brocante page!

Bring cash!

We thank all our speakers who have generously donated their time to research and present talks, but the Moot still has running costs! So, we would welcome any donations, large or small (the price of a chocolate bar even…). Our PayPal address for donations is (please copy out to avoid spam):

Norwich Moot's Paypal e-mail address, not given as a link to avoid spam; it can be typed in as norwichpaganmoot (all one word) at hotmail dot com

A Sample of Past Events

Video Links

Image promoting the Norwich Moot on-line talk by Chris Wood on 24th November 2024, with a picture of a pair of carved wooden livestock amulets from the Swat Valley in Pakistan, in the Ickeny Collection, taken by Chris Wood, forming a link to a video of a shorter version of the talk on YouTube, as given to the International Conference on Amulets on 15th November, entitled 'Recognising Amulets'.     Image promoting the Norwich Moot virtual herb walk with Val Thomas, 13th June 2021, with a close-up of a Cleavers plant, taken by Chris Wood, forming a link to the video of the ritual on YouTube.     Image promoting the Norwich Moot on-line talk by Pete Jennings, 14th March 2021, with illustration of a carved stone woodwose on St. Mary the Virgin church, Burwell, Cambridgeshire, taken by Chris Wood, forming a link to the video of the talk on YouTube.

Image for the Living Norfolk Magic and Norwich Moot on-line ritual for Imbolc 31st January 2021, forming a link to the video of the ritual on YouTube.     Image promoting the Norwich Moot on-line ritual for the Spring Equinox showing crocuses blooming, forming a link to the video of the ritual on YouTube.

Downloads

Some of our speakers have kindly provided texts or presentations from their talks which you can download here.

Advert for Chris Wood's talk on the Ickeny and His kin from February 2025 forming a link to the handout from the evening as a PDF.     Advert for Michael Clarke's talk on cunning folk from April 2022 forming a link to his slide show as a PDF.     Image promoting the Stone Circle Pagan Moot on-line talk by Chris Wood, 22nd February 2022, with a foliate head and extra mugwort leaves, forming a link to download the talk write-up.

Advert for Anna McKerrow's talk on the occult in fiction from October 2021 forming a link to her slide show as a PDF.     Advert for Chris Wood's talk on Paganism for Norwich InterFaith Link from May 2021 forming a link to download the presentation slides.     Image promoting the Norwich Moot on-line talk on 10th January 2021, by Chris Wood, on the Wild Hunt, forming a link to download the talk write-up. The background is a detail from 'Wodan's Wild Hunt' by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine, 1882, from Wilhelm Wägner (1882) Nordisch-germanische Götter und Helden, Otto Spamer, Leipzig & Berlin. Design by Chris Wood.

Advert for Chris Wood's Boudica talk from September 2020 forming a link to an article by Chris covering the same ground.     Advert for Chris Wood's Statues and Heroes talk from July 2020 forming a link to download the talk write-up.     Advert for Hazel's talk on Japanese Elementals from July 2020, forming a link to download the presentation.

Images

Twelfth Night Wild Hunt Ritual, 7th January 2023

The Ickeny, with horse's skull glistening from the rain, stands in the centre of the circle, with officers standing behind with lit posts, at the end of the rite.

The Ickeny glistens in the rain at the end of the rite. (Picture: Claire Bullion)

Lammas, 1st August 2021

The Lammas altar with (left to right) Hazel as the Lady of Norfolk, the Ickeny and Flint, as Lord of Norfolk.

The Lammas altar with (left to right) Hazel as the Lady of Norfolk, the Ickeny and Flint, as Lord of Norfolk. (Picture: Val Thomas)

Twelfth Night 2021

The Ickeny on Mousehold for Twelfth Night 2021     Ickeny charm with bells and bones.

The Ickeny was on Mousehold, along with His support bubble, at Twelfth Night 2021, so that dark forces could be expelled and the energy of new life be welcomed (left).
Ritual preparations for the event (right). (Pictures: Annette Dewgarde)

Brocante page.       Image of a head of Goat's Beard seeds forming a link to the Moot home page       Image of books forming a link to the Resources page


view over Norwich from St. James' Hill forming a link to the Norwich & Norfolk page       Image of barley, a favour of wheat and a sickle on a Lammas altar forming a link to the About Paganism page       Image of the Ickeny forming a link to the Ickeny page

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