For May Day this year: a quiet celebration with Maria Strutz, who created our labyrinth in 2013 — 10 years ago! Last December it was renovated, with as little intervention as possible, by our trustee, Bruno Roubicek. After some experimentation, we decided on the simple use of gravel to better define the path. This means that if and as hot or dry weather causes the labyrinth’s grassy areas to disappear, its winding structure will still be visible and walkable. The…
We’ve had a 7-circuit classical labyrinth on the Green since May 2013. Local artist Maria Strutz designed it for an arts festival that was held on the Green (LEAF 2013). Maria created it using stones and twigs and it wasn’t expected to last beyond the festival. But moss and grass gradually gathered and helped stabilise the fragile structure. And Maria has given it a lot of ongoing care. In more recent years, though, with several spells of hot, dry weather,…
Frog party in the pond / robins and woodpecker flitting between trees / Labyrinth sorted for another day
We all know Albion Millennium Green is that special place, almost our own (secret) ‘village green’. There are still a few clues about its former life as a tennis club. But what about before, what was it? Asking such questions often takes us on a journey as one set of answers lead us to a new set of questions. What happens when we ask such questions—knowing that we are leading into a ‘journey’ of discovery? This process can be used…