Past events at Plas Bodfa
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Welsh Dark Skies Week stargazing
The sky cleared and stars appeared, multiplying exponentially as the darkness fell. Magic!
Such an honour to be a part of 🌟Welsh Dark Skies Week! ✨ in collaboration with the Anglesey Astronomical Society.
We are in the process of establishing a dark skies observatory for the use of the local community and surrounding areas.
The project has been gifted an observatory and two deep-sky telescopes in honour of the late Robert Busby and Phil Braden. Renovated and refurbished by the Seiriol Men’s Shed and many dedicated volunteers, the observatory will be dedicated as the ‘Arsyllfa Busby-Braden Observatory’ in honour of the two amateur astronomers who had a shared curiosity for that which is unknown.
Working in conjunction with Anglesey AONB and Eryri Dark Skies team we are hosting events for the local community.
Hen Galan - Welsh New Year
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda - Hen Galan - the old new year - Calennig apples - toast with holes - joyful voices - Mari Lwyd - cider spilled - the trees awake! May the new year begin!
A magical afternoon with Kristoffer, the Anglesey Druid Order and many friends old and new.
🍎Old apple tree, we wassail thee
And hoping thou wilt bear
For the Lord doth know where we shall be
Till apples come another year.
🍎For to bear well, and to bloom well
So merry let us be,
Let every man take off his hat,
And shout to the old apple tree!
🍎Old apple tree, we wassail thee,
And hoping thou wilt bear Hatfuls, capfuls and three bushel bagsful
And a little heap under the stairs,
Hip, Hip, Hooray!
⭐️Calenning - tôn, Ymdaith Gwyr Harlech Blwyddyn Newydd dda, gyfeillion,
Rown i chwi o eigion calon, Nawr trwy ganu pêr alawon,
⭐️Blwyddyn Newydd Dda.
⭐️Yr hen flwyddyn a aeth heibio,
‘R hyn oedd ynddi gas ei guddion,
Blwyddyn Newydd wedi gwawrio,
⭐️Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
Filkin's Drift in the Moon Gate Garden
Residency of Alice McCabe & Amy Ash
Pleased to have hosted Alice McCabe (UK) and Amy Ash (CA) at Plas Bodfa in August 2023. Their collaborative work, under the moniker of Adventitious Routes & Rhizomes, looks to the characteristics, language, mythology and historical contexts of plants for guidance. With plants as their mentors, Adventitious Routes & Rhizomes translate plant wisdom through varied methodologies as a means to both disrupt systems and discuss difficult topics that resonate into the realm of human communities.
Their works at Bodfa were leading up to a show at window135, a small but active vitrine gallery and performance space in New Cross Gate, London, UK. Since opening in 2004, window 135 have developed a mandate of showing a new exhibition every week, highlighting exciting new works and practices.
