BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22319@xyzbrighton.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T230000 DTSTAMP:20231004T131310Z URL:https://xyzbrighton.com/events/over-and-under-lewes-festival-of-basket ry-ceilidh/ SUMMARY:Over and Under\, Lewes Festival of Basketry & Ceilidh DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the history of basket weaving in Lewes for a day of m aking\, learning\, music and dancing with ceilidh to finish the day!Join u s for a celebration of a full day of basket making\, workshops\, live musi c\, demo’s\, talks\, cafe\, gallery\, and a Ceilidh! If you have always wanted to try your hand at basket making\, or just love to try new things this event is for all of the family. Human Nature and sussex basketmakers have partnered to celebrate the history of basket weaving in Lewes with a day of taster sessions\, live music and a rip roaring Ceilidh by Folkadel ix. Doors open at 12pm for stalls and workshops followed by live local fol k bands and a lively stompin ceilidh from 6-11pm. Drinks supplied by Beak Brewery\, Pizza from Pat's Pizza and ceilidh with Folkadelix. - Tickets ar e £8 with children under 16 going FREE. - Try a taster session with an ex perienced basketmaker for £5 - slots will need to be booked in advance fo r children and adults. - Ceilidh only (6pm onwards) for £6A little about the history of basketmaking Found in almost all cultures across the world\ , basket weaving is one of the oldest known crafts\, predating even cerami cs and textiles. Here in Lewes\, local basketmakers used the marshy flood plain and river to cultivate willow plantations\, known as osier beds\, pr oviding them with a handy supply of material for making their wares. The Phoenix Estate\, where the festival is sited\, was an industrial site for hundreds of years. This area was home to factories\, workshops\, mills\, depots\, warehouses and wharves\, a tannery\, an ironworks and timber yard . Every one of these industries would have had need of its specialist bas kets\, for moving\, storing\, and measuring their products. Local basketm akers would have gathered their willow and made baskets that specifically fulfilled these industries' needs. Here on the Phoenix an industry of high ly skilled craftsmen was developed and thrived for hundreds of years. A tr uly local and sustainable economy! After the second world war\, the basket making industry fell into swift decline. Machine-made\, cheap moldable pl astics were being developed and quickly took over from baskets and the ind ustry almost disappeared\, but not quite. For example\, basketry had beco me a favoured activity of occupational therapists. It was found to be the rapeutic during the first world war and was found to have a beneficial eff ect on shell-shocked (PTSD) victims. Also blinded war veterans were train ed to make baskets and carried on their work\, often for hospitals (for la undry) the post office (for parcels). In the 1970’s basketmaking began to be enjoyed as a hobby and recognised as a heritage craft. With the sup port of the Basketmakers Association (founded in 1975) and the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers (founded in 1569) traditional and modern basketry survives. Today\, it is more important than ever that we can find joy and enjoyment from making things out of locally grown materials! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://xyzbrighton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 10/97534_image.jpg CATEGORIES:Family,Festivals LOCATION:14 Phoenix Pl\, 14 Phoenix Place\, Lewes\, BN7 1JX\, Lewes\, Engla nd\, BN7 1JX\, United Kingdom GEO:50.876171;0.014588 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=14 Phoenix Place\, Lewes\, BN7 1JX\, Lewes\, England\, BN7 1JX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X- TITLE=14 Phoenix Pl:geo:50.876171,0.014588 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230326T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR