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A series of community gatherings offers local residents space to pause, reflect, and connect. Outdoor enthusiasts can start early with Fresh Mornings: Half an Hour to Ground Yourself for the Day at The Point on Maidenstone Hill in London, where guide Kathi leads a free, gentle thirty-minute session of breath awareness and nature connection on uneven grass, collecting optional donations for The Albany's community garden.

Later, community conversations turn to more profound themes. In Somerset, the Glastonbury Pilgrim Reception Centre hosts Living Well - Dying Well -Week 1, an open discussion led by Lucy Lord and Nicky Sutton that invites up to eight people to share thoughts and lessen fears around death. In Bristol, Pictures in the Pack Shed at Grow Wilder will screen the farm labour documentary The Unseen in the Sims Hill Pack Shed, featuring a guest speaker discussing the UK asylum system and raising funds for Justice is Not Seasonal.

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Singers of all abilities found a warm reception in Ashburton, where the Over the Moon (Drop-in Community) Choir met at the town hall to practise harmonies in an encouraging and spacious setting. Over in Totnes, curious locals gathered in a field for From the Ground Up: Soil Workshops at Yeoland, praising the chance to study mites and nematodes through a 3D microscope guided by a university professor.

Meanwhile, dancers of every generation joined the Samhain Fairy Tale Ceilidh at Stroud Baptist Church Hall, enjoying traditional tunes and callers, though one guest felt the provided refreshments fell flat. In Henfield, participants seeking peace attended the Sound Healing with Horses Experience, which combined song, reiki and animal company in an open pasture. Visitors loved the calming atmosphere, though some found the location map confusing and suggested wrapping up warmer for future sessions.

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A varied selection of gatherings has joined the listings on Dandelion. In Lewes, the Autumn Open Day at Rodmell Forest Garden invites visitors to tour the grounds with Marc Stenham, gather plants to start their own plots, and brew winter immune tonics from elderberries and other garden produce. Children enter for free.

Over in South East London, fibre crafters of all abilities can head down to Plot 9 Maze Hill for Hearth & Hand: A monthly fireside handcraft circle @ Plot 9, bringing their own knitting, crochet or weaving to work on beside the fire, with kits available for beginners. Meanwhile in New Mills, the Women's Story Circle gathers at Spring Bank Arts Centre. Open to women assigned female at birth, the session uses the English folk tale Habetrot to explore inherited expectations around work and identity through storytelling, movement and reflection. Finally, Brighton's BMECP hosts Men, Mushrooms, Maca & More, an open discussion on sleep, stress and the health benefits of fungi, led by mushroom educator Oli Genn-Bash and welcoming to trans men.

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At Bar A Bar on Stoke Newington Road in London, ALEX AKAL - SOUNDS OF TRIBE - Tribal EDM with Live Music + World Jam Session offers an electronic tribal live set featuring didgeridoo, flutes and electronic beats, followed by an open world music jam session where musicians can bring their own instruments. Free birthday cake will be shared during the evening, and the event welcomes anyone coming on their own or with friends.

Over in Bristol at The Mount Without, Samhain Portal: Ecstatic Dance, Ancestor Ritual & Live Sound Bath · The Mount Without · Bristol hosts a sober gathering for all ages inside a 900-year-old deconsecrated church. Carolyn Hillyer and Nigel Shaw lead a ritual using bone whistles, drums and shared songs, followed by an ecstatic dance session from DJ Osara and a live sound bath with crystal singing bowls and gongs.

For those at home, the Headless Way: Online Q&A with Richard Lang provides a free online discussion exploring the experience and practice of the Headless Way.

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