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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So you’re disappointed that an event in a tiny place has been cancelled?

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

And it’s half fallen down to. Bloody untidy if you ask me

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity


"So you’re disappointed that an event in a tiny place has been cancelled?"

A bit like a party in my underpants

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny. "

Sad but as it’s.every year, there’ll be plenty more opportunities to attend

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Axial tilt is the reason for the season

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

no its still happening but we just can't celebrate it in the same way.

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

Its not cancelled. You can still celebrate it just not at Stone henge. I have been many times... but also celebrated it in quieter way.

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By *lan157Man
over a year ago

a village near Haywards Heath in East Sussex

I had to smile at the thought of " authorities cancelling the summer solstice ". Maybe they could change the tide times too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I had to smile at the thought of " authorities cancelling the summer solstice ". Maybe they could change the tide times too. "

Nice to see you posting.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The solstice isn't cancelled, only the mass celebration. The tree hugging, lentil eating sandal wearers will just have to stay at home.....like the rest of us

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By *JohnMan
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

So the sun's just going to keep heading north? I'm booking a beach holiday in Greenland for Christmas

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"I had to smile at the thought of " authorities cancelling the summer solstice ". Maybe they could change the tide times too. "

That won't happen although strangely the tides rise and fall at different times during the day and night. I learned this when I found a book that was actually a forecast of tide times and heights. I found that quite fascinating. There is a legend of King Kanute or Canute trying to stop the tide by royal decree. He actually got his feet wet so there is much more to this than meets the eye

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I had to smile at the thought of " authorities cancelling the summer solstice ". Maybe they could change the tide times too.

That won't happen although strangely the tides rise and fall at different times during the day and night. I learned this when I found a book that was actually a forecast of tide times and heights. I found that quite fascinating. There is a legend of King Kanute or Canute trying to stop the tide by royal decree. He actually got his feet wet so there is much more to this than meets the eye "
truth is Can ute went out to prove he could nt govern the tide

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny.

Sad but as it’s.every year, there’ll be plenty more opportunities to attend "

Yeh I mean Stonehenge has been there for twenty thousand years so one years not going to make much difference...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So you’re disappointed that an event in a tiny place has been cancelled?"

You're thinking of the Stonehenge in Spinal Tap...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is the earth going to stand still?

There's a couple stone circles up not too far away from here, not sure if many attend these during solstice though.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny.

Sad but as it’s.every year, there’ll be plenty more opportunities to attend

Yeh I mean Stonehenge has been there for twenty thousand years so one years not going to make much difference..."

20,000 years????

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Summer soltice is alright I always find it a bit sad though, like you know from that point the summer is waning... Im a bigger fan of Beltane myself and winter Solstice.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"Summer soltice is alright I always find it a bit sad though, like you know from that point the summer is waning... Im a bigger fan of Beltane myself and winter Solstice. "

Technically summer doesn't start until the solstice

Meteorological summer starts 1st June

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny.

Sad but as it’s.every year, there’ll be plenty more opportunities to attend

Yeh I mean Stonehenge has been there for twenty thousand years so one years not going to make much difference...

20,000 years???? "

About 5000 years is more accurate, although a wooden henge is thought to have existed there since about 8000 BC.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny.

Sad but as it’s.every year, there’ll be plenty more opportunities to attend

Yeh I mean Stonehenge has been there for twenty thousand years so one years not going to make much difference...

20,000 years???? "

Oops my mistake. Ten thousand years is the earliest archeological evidence.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The solstice isn't cancelled, only the mass celebration. The tree hugging, lentil eating sandal wearers will just have to stay at home.....like the rest of us"

I celebrate solstice, but I don't eat lentils, or wear sandals, I may hug the odd tree though.

Nothing wrong with that. We're all different

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The solstice isn't cancelled, only the mass celebration. The tree hugging, lentil eating sandal wearers will just have to stay at home.....like the rest of us

I celebrate solstice, but I don't eat lentils, or wear sandals, I may hug the odd tree though.

Nothing wrong with that. We're all different "

Hippy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The solstice isn't cancelled, only the mass celebration. The tree hugging, lentil eating sandal wearers will just have to stay at home.....like the rest of us

I celebrate solstice, but I don't eat lentils, or wear sandals, I may hug the odd tree though.

Nothing wrong with that. We're all different

Hippy "

Was the name a giveaway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The summer solstice event as it is now was only started in the early 20th century by wealthy young people who would motor out in their cars, wear false beards and generally have a big party. There isn't any evidence that similar happened in BC times, and as druids were all killed off by the Romans and no written texts have ever been found, the current solstice celebrations have no reference in history.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The summer solstice event as it is now was only started in the early 20th century by wealthy young people who would motor out in their cars, wear false beards and generally have a big party. There isn't any evidence that similar happened in BC times, and as druids were all killed off by the Romans and no written texts have ever been found, the current solstice celebrations have no reference in history."

And it was revived by hippies in the seventies. The free festival then continued every summer until the early eighties when it was brutally suppressed by the Thatcher government. Watch a documentary called Operation Solstice on youtube and you'll see police brutality that you'd expect to see in China or south america.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Id quite like to be a stonehenge policewoman, I reckon there will be some who will try to get there anyway, but if not the lucky policewoman gets to see the sunset/rises anyway whilst being on guard.

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By *eliciousladyWoman
over a year ago

Sometimes U.K

Stonehenge used to be part of our yearly school trip in the 70’s

You could wander freely around the stones, no security and free of charge.

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By *erdyWoman
over a year ago

wiltshire


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny. "
I don't mind, means less tourists in our area

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The summer solstice event as it is now was only started in the early 20th century by wealthy young people who would motor out in their cars, wear false beards and generally have a big party. There isn't any evidence that similar happened in BC times, and as druids were all killed off by the Romans and no written texts have ever been found, the current solstice celebrations have no reference in history."

I have to laugh at these self proclaimed 'Druids', wearing their historically accurate immaculate bright white robes. Who knew that Ancient Britons had access to Persil Whiter Than White...

Right I'm off on my hunt for the Thirteen Treasures of Britain...

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

I read it in the news that the Soltice has been cancelled although I thought you could meet outdoors.. better to be safe than sorry..

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"I read it in the news that the Soltice has been cancelled although I thought you could meet outdoors.. better to be safe than sorry..

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The solstice can't be cancelled ... it a celestial event that happens every year around 21st June for the summer and 21st December for the winter... has done for millennia... and will continue to

The gathering at Stonehenge however ...

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

It is cancelled...it's in the newspapers..

No solstice this year but maybe next year if social distancing relaxed...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To be fair you can celebrate the solstice where ever you choose.

My choice would be under an ancient Oak Tree, taking in its growing shadow as the midsummer sun emerges over the horizon, thinking about all the other people who might have sat under that tree, watching its shadow like me...

Fuck I'm a hippy...

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"It is cancelled...it's in the newspapers..

No solstice this year but maybe next year if social distancing relaxed..."

Point.... missed ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It is cancelled...it's in the newspapers..

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You can't cancel a naturally occurring phenomenon. It'll occur whether you like it or not.

The daft gathering of hundreds of people to celebrate has however been cancelled

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

It's not happening this year but I hope next year.. I won't be going..it's like any other festival these days.. a rip off and not paying a fortune for a bloomin hotdog ..

If it fails this year there may be no solstice next year either

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It is cancelled...it's in the newspapers..

No solstice this year but maybe next year if social distancing relaxed...

Point.... missed ... "

Damn you got there before me...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"It is cancelled...it's in the newspapers..

You can't cancel a naturally occurring phenomenon. It'll occur whether you like it or not.

The daft gathering of hundreds of people to celebrate has however been cancelled

"

Exactly

But you'll get more sense banging your heads against a wall however

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury

The 303 just won't be the same...

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate


"It is cancelled...it's in the newspapers..

You can't cancel a naturally occurring phenomenon. It'll occur whether you like it or not.

The daft gathering of hundreds of people to celebrate has however been cancelled

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Think most festivals not happening this year..

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

solstice— noun

Astronomy - either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point.either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

They can move the solstice to December if there is less risk and crowds probably smaller

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

Oh

Wake up peoples

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By *rPeachyMan
over a year ago

Bristol


"They can move the solstice to December if there is less risk and crowds probably smaller "

It'll clash with the one already booked for December 21st

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

They can double up. The busy one is the June one and the December one is quiet.. just have the one solstice festival this year..

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By *rPeachyMan
over a year ago

Bristol


"They can double up. The busy one is the June one and the December one is quiet.. just have the one solstice festival this year.. "

You mean combine the summer and winter solstices on Dec 21st? Hmmm it might just work

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I bet nothing will stop Arthur Uther Pendragon attending. He walks from Aldershot if I remember correctly, or he use too x

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

It makes sense to just one per year at the moment, maybe in December if it's safe

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

Maybe we could move sunrise to a more reasonable hour tomorrow ... I mean, around 5.15 am is a little early

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

People you are not listening..

It's over, kaput, end of,

No soltice this year...

Argue with the authorities not me..

I am out

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up


"They can move the solstice to December if there is less risk and crowds probably smaller "
you are now being silly. You can't move something or cancel something like this.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has someone turned the Sun off?....

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"Has someone turned the Sun off?...."

Yes ... it's due to be turned on again tomorrow morning ... unless it's deemed necessary to keep it off to prevent people being drawn to going out on the first day when people are allowed out more

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

I have been reading up on the Summer Solstice. It is a natural phenomena that happens every year. It cannot be moved but can still be celebrated but not this year at Stonehenge. Seems strange because there could be mass gatherings at other monuments with the same risk. My advice. Stay away.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Is it worth the risk this year?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Is it worth the risk this year?"

if nobody is allowed to gather at Stonehenge then there is no risk Tom.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is it worth the risk this year?

if nobody is allowed to gather at Stonehenge then there is no risk Tom."

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"Is it worth the risk this year?

if nobody is allowed to gather at Stonehenge then there is no risk Tom."

Some of the buggers will not listen though and gather..

Not for me. I will avoid large gatherings from now on. Too risky

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By *asques and boxersCouple
over a year ago

Ashford and dept16


"no its still happening but we just can't celebrate it in the same way. "

Spot on its a naturally occurring celestial event, the celebration however.......

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury


"Is it worth the risk this year?

if nobody is allowed to gather at Stonehenge then there is no risk Tom.

Some of the buggers will not listen though and gather..

Not for me. I will avoid large gatherings from now on. Too risky"

They won't gather because they won't be allowed on site! If they try they'll get nicked.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"Is it worth the risk this year?

if nobody is allowed to gather at Stonehenge then there is no risk Tom.

Some of the buggers will not listen though and gather..

Not for me. I will avoid large gatherings from now on. Too risky

They won't gather because they won't be allowed on site! If they try they'll get nicked. "

It has never deterred them before. These people are dangerous.

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury


"Is it worth the risk this year?

if nobody is allowed to gather at Stonehenge then there is no risk Tom.

Some of the buggers will not listen though and gather..

Not for me. I will avoid large gatherings from now on. Too risky

They won't gather because they won't be allowed on site! If they try they'll get nicked.

It has never deterred them before. These people are dangerous. "

You clearly have no idea what you you're talking about.

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton

Just to state for all you pagans out there. The summer solstice has NOT been cancelled. The seasons will still turn, there WILL be a longest day(s). However the gathering at Stonehenge is cancelled.

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury


"Just to state for all you pagans out there. The summer solstice has NOT been cancelled. The seasons will still turn, there WILL be a longest day(s). However the gathering at Stonehenge is cancelled.

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I heard "lunchtimes" were being cancelled? Can you confirm this?

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"Just to state for all you pagans out there. The summer solstice has NOT been cancelled. The seasons will still turn, there WILL be a longest day(s). However the gathering at Stonehenge is cancelled

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It won't stop the buggers believe me

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton


"Just to state for all you pagans out there. The summer solstice has NOT been cancelled. The seasons will still turn, there WILL be a longest day(s). However the gathering at Stonehenge is cancelled.

I heard "lunchtimes" were being cancelled? Can you confirm this?"

Ask chicken little above “the sky is falling” (should it do this in a responsible manner and ensure it maintains social distancing?)

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Is it worth the risk this year?

if nobody is allowed to gather at Stonehenge then there is no risk Tom.

Some of the buggers will not listen though and gather..

Not for me. I will avoid large gatherings from now on. Too risky"
I

I'm going to avoid large gatherings too. I have no influence over what other people do I'm not going to worry about them.

The solstice is still a month or more away though and who knows what will happen between now and then. We might even be back in full lockdown

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By *hor ThumbMan
over a year ago

bristol


"Is the earth going to stand still?

There's a couple stone circles up not too far away from here, not sure if many attend these during solstice though. "
many stone circles have hgatherings at summer and winter solstice. Stonehenge is just the most famous. Its not even the oldest stone circle

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By *hor ThumbMan
over a year ago

bristol


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny. "
i run an entertainment business, we completely rely on an audience, crowds.etc. my industry won't be operating until next year IF we hae a vaccine. Following government advice is like following lemmings off of a cliff. They closed the country down too late, they've opened it up too soon. The second and biggest spike is immanent.

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By *atEvolutionCouple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION. Stoke FREE ENTRANCE ALL WEEKEND


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny. "

Nope it will still happen lol but peoples attendance at it may not.

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury


"Is the earth going to stand still?

There's a couple stone circles up not too far away from here, not sure if many attend these during solstice though. many stone circles have hgatherings at summer and winter solstice. Stonehenge is just the most famous. Its not even the oldest stone circle"

It's a henge.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Better not cancel it. Mid summer solstice is my birthday!

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury


"Better not cancel it. Mid summer solstice is my birthday! "

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By *entle giraffeMan
over a year ago

Minehead


"Just to state for all you pagans out there. The summer solstice has NOT been cancelled. The seasons will still turn, there WILL be a longest day(s). However the gathering at Stonehenge is cancelled.

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How can you be so sure? Are you the giver of all things seasonal? Arch Druid?

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"Better not cancel it. Mid summer solstice is my birthday! "

And the sun will rise for you..

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By *ecadent_DevonMan
over a year ago

Okehampton


"Just to state for all you pagans out there. The summer solstice has NOT been cancelled. The seasons will still turn, there WILL be a longest day(s). However the gathering at Stonehenge is cancelled.

How can you be so sure? Are you the giver of all things seasonal? Arch Druid?"

Errr. No. But I do have a calendar and a basic understanding of the Earth's obliquity, you can borrow the former and google the latter if you like...?

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By *hloevtTV/TS
over a year ago

norwich

Big pile of bricks beside the road x

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

I have looked at this..

Celebrate it at home...

No large groups please

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Big pile of bricks beside the road x "

It's really not. It's the best known prehistoric monument in Europe. I find it a very spiritual place.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

It's tiny

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By *eoeclipseWoman
over a year ago

glasgow


"The summer solstice event as it is now was only started in the early 20th century by wealthy young people who would motor out in their cars, wear false beards and generally have a big party. There isn't any evidence that similar happened in BC times, and as druids were all killed off by the Romans and no written texts have ever been found, the current solstice celebrations have no reference in history."

stone henge is a calendar much like a lot of the ancient sites we ponder over. These seasonal changes are important to those who live with the earth as seasons dictate what is grown, what is available to eat ect ect ect celebrations can be seen around the world with indigenous tribes, we don't need written evidence of it, it still happens and is still celebrated.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

So it's a glorified sun clock

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By *uccubus19Couple
over a year ago

North London & Manilva Spain


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny. "

You can still see it - and be creative hold your own celebratory party

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny.

You can still see it - and be creative hold your own celebratory party "

Celebrating what exactly ?

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny.

You can still see it - and be creative hold your own celebratory party

Celebrating what exactly ?"

An annual turning point

I'd suggest not underestimating the power of sunlight

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny.

You can still see it - and be creative hold your own celebratory party

Celebrating what exactly ?

An annual turning point

I'd suggest not underestimating the power of sunlight "

Sunlight is powerful and effective against some virus

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up


"Is it worth the risk this year?"
I will still be celebrating it. There will be no risk

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

But seriously.. Stonehenge is as impressive as a sandcastle on a beach built by 5 year olds

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up


"Big pile of bricks beside the road x

It's really not. It's the best known prehistoric monument in Europe. I find it a very spiritual place. "
I will say I loved stone Henge till I went to the Maltese islands and visited their stone circles and ancient monuments... totally stunning.

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By *eavenscentitCouple
over a year ago

barnstaple


"But seriously.. Stonehenge is as impressive as a sandcastle on a beach built by 5 year olds "

Right

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up


"But seriously.. Stonehenge is as impressive as a sandcastle on a beach built by 5 year olds "
how can you say that... it's a stunning piece of history... when with me saying what I have about the Maltese ones.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

It's a few stones jiggled around with no meaning

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch


"But seriously.. Stonehenge is as impressive as a sandcastle on a beach built by 5 year olds "

Love to see you do it

You do know where the stones came from dont you

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Yes..

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch


"It's a few stones jiggled around with no meaning "

Heres a point

Let's for a moment say we do not know their meaning

I think it reasonable to suggest the effort they took they had significance to our ancestors and that's significant for me

Thanks for your input those Tom very informative about your purpose x

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"It's a few stones jiggled around with no meaning

Heres a point

Let's for a moment say we do not know their meaning

I think it reasonable to suggest the effort they took they had significance to our ancestors and that's significant for me

Thanks for your input those Tom very informative about your purpose x"

Indeed. It's a feat of ancient engineering, an historical monument. Whatever you think of the ancient or modern beliefs surrounding it.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Compared to the pyramids in Egypt they are like a bus shelter

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"Compared to the pyramids in Egypt they are like a bus shelter "

It's not a zero sum game...

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

They are a few random blocks..

Pitiful to visit if you are expecting a spectacul

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I was awed by them when I visited.

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up


"Compared to the pyramids in Egypt they are like a bus shelter "
they are just the remains of what would have been a much grander structure. They see outstanding feats.. and stone henge had been built for about a 1000 years when the pyramid were built

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up


"They are a few random blocks..

Pitiful to visit if you are expecting a spectacul "
it's a powerful place

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

If you look at Stonehenge in the context of the ancient landscape in which it stands it takes on a much greater significance. If you then look at it in the context of Britain's archaeology as a whole it's incredible. There's evidence to suggest that people travelled there from all over the country for specific ceremonies. Just thinking about how people knew to do that in those days is fascinating

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"If you look at Stonehenge in the context of the ancient landscape in which it stands it takes on a much greater significance. If you then look at it in the context of Britain's archaeology as a whole it's incredible. There's evidence to suggest that people travelled there from all over the country for specific ceremonies. Just thinking about how people knew to do that in those days is fascinating"

Absolutely. It's all contextual.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

It's just a few stones with no context.. nobody knows so we guess...probably built by the Victorians

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's just a few stones with no context.. nobody knows so we guess...probably built by the Victorians"

No, it wasn’t.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"It's just a few stones with no context.. nobody knows so we guess...probably built by the Victorians"

If you aren't aware of the context it is just a few stones. The thing about archaeology is that most things are open to interpretation. You've chosen to interpret it as just a few stones which is fine

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch


"It's just a few stones with no context.. nobody knows so we guess...probably built by the Victorians

No, it wasn’t. "

Tom

Iv made a thread on goats for you enjoy

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By *eoeclipseWoman
over a year ago

glasgow


"It's just a few stones with no context.. nobody knows so we guess...probably built by the Victorians"

Definitely not, it's one of the oldest calenders & back then before clocks & a calender in your wall/phone or computer these were used to accurately determine the season of the year beyond how the plants behaved & snow melts allowing them to plan their year, what to plant when, what was available to forage, when herds would migrate, so many uses that we take for granted today.

Plain old stones they are not & placed there before the invention of the wheel.

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By *uckslut and MCouple
over a year ago

Poole

The village of Imber on the down is just up the road from the Henge. It was abandoned and handed over to the millity in the 40's. It's open a couple of times a year for visitors.

So this years open days are cancelled. So yet again, desendants are "locked out", so a double lock out this year .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

WE are all DOOMED, DOOMED I say the earth will stop spinning and we will all be thrown forward at 100s of MPH to smash into walls buildings or what ever is in front of us..or do the government refer that the celebrations of the solstice are cancelled or there actually going to ban the sun rising on that day...

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich


"But seriously.. Stonehenge is as impressive as a sandcastle on a beach built by 5 year olds "

You've never been there have you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's just a few stones with no context.. nobody knows so we guess...probably built by the Victorians"

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up


"It's just a few stones with no context.. nobody knows so we guess...probably built by the Victorians"
you dont have a clue do you... built before the pyramids

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury


"It's just a few stones with no context.. nobody knows so we guess...probably built by the Victoriansyou dont have a clue do you... built before the pyramids "

Well, only recently reassembled to a "best guess".

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Well they were higgledly piggedly at one stage. Engineers rebuilt it I am sure

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up


"Well they were higgledly piggedly at one stage. Engineers rebuilt it I am sure "
malta has similar temples that are in a better state of repair. Pretty amazing for 5000 year old temples. The Hal Saflieni Hypogeum is stunning.. but there are other smaller temples that have similar attention to detail that Stonehenge has

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

Although Stonehenge was rebuilt in the 1950s I believe to stop it collapsing further.

It originally started in Wales I believe where it was then moved x if I remember rightly

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By *untocum1000TV/TS
over a year ago

newmarket

Be nice when its finished ...

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

I think it had a wooden roof and doors.. long since rotted away.. probably a fire in the middle to keep the people warm

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury


"I think it had a wooden roof and doors.. long since rotted away.. probably a fire in the middle to keep the people warm"

good God i hope you're winding us up!

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By *rPeachyMan
over a year ago

Bristol


"I think it had a wooden roof and doors.. long since rotted away.. probably a fire in the middle to keep the people warm"

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Of course it would have...

Use your imagination folks

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By *one_Fishing83Man
over a year ago

Nottingham

There's some amazing ones not far away in the peak District

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By *one_Fishing83Man
over a year ago

Nottingham

I will still be celebrating outside near a circle, although it will be a bit different this year with social distancing

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Not sure when it this year.. it's usually on a weekend

But the government have called it off..

Best thing I m o

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Be nice when its finished ..."

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Not sure when it this year.. it's usually on a weekend

But the government have called it off..

Best thing I m o"

its on Saturday. It will be on Saturday regardless of whether people celebrate it or not

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By *wosWoman
over a year ago

east london

Its streaming online ..

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"Not sure when it this year.. it's usually on a weekend

But the government have called it off..

Best thing I m o

its on Saturday. It will be on Saturday regardless of whether people celebrate it or not"

But next year it won't be

The government may even decide to make it mid week to reduce the potential numbers

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

I think it's usually on a Saturday ..

If the infection rate drops it could happen later in the year

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham


"I think it's usually on a Saturday ..

If the infection rate drops it could happen later in the year"

Has someone told the big great sky daddy to slow the sun down so we can delay it until it's safe?

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

There is a winter one...perhaps bring forward and have a joint one if the R Rate keeps dropping

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"I think it's usually on a Saturday ..

If the infection rate drops it could happen later in the year"

I don't know if you're having us on Tom. The summer solstice is usually the 20th or 21st of June and its the longest day. I think you know that though because I've seen you have this discussion before

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"I think it's usually on a Saturday ..

If the infection rate drops it could happen later in the year

I don't know if you're having us on Tom. The summer solstice is usually the 20th or 21st of June and its the longest day. I think you know that though because I've seen you have this discussion before"

Yes but it can be moved.. and it has been suspended

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"I think it's usually on a Saturday ..

If the infection rate drops it could happen later in the year

I don't know if you're having us on Tom. The summer solstice is usually the 20th or 21st of June and its the longest day. I think you know that though because I've seen you have this discussion before

Yes but it can be moved.. and it has been suspended "

the solstice absolutely cannot be moved. The celebrations however can take place anywhere

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"I think it's usually on a Saturday ..

If the infection rate drops it could happen later in the year

I don't know if you're having us on Tom. The summer solstice is usually the 20th or 21st of June and its the longest day. I think you know that though because I've seen you have this discussion before

Yes but it can be moved.. and it has been suspended

the solstice absolutely cannot be moved. The celebrations however can take place anywhere"

Yes that's what I meant.. move the celebration to a safer time

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"I think it's usually on a Saturday ..

If the infection rate drops it could happen later in the year

I don't know if you're having us on Tom. The summer solstice is usually the 20th or 21st of June and its the longest day. I think you know that though because I've seen you have this discussion before

Yes but it can be moved.. and it has been suspended

the solstice absolutely cannot be moved. The celebrations however can take place anywhere

Yes that's what I meant.. move the celebration to a safer time"

a bit like celebrating Christmas on February 12th though. I think anybody who genuinely wants to celebrate the solstice will do it somewhere safe on Saturday

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"I think it's usually on a Saturday ..

If the infection rate drops it could happen later in the year

I don't know if you're having us on Tom. The summer solstice is usually the 20th or 21st of June and its the longest day. I think you know that though because I've seen you have this discussion before

Yes but it can be moved.. and it has been suspended

the solstice absolutely cannot be moved. The celebrations however can take place anywhere

Yes that's what I meant.. move the celebration to a safer time

a bit like celebrating Christmas on February 12th though. I think anybody who genuinely wants to celebrate the solstice will do it somewhere safe on Saturday "

Agreed... Stay safe everyone...Stay away from Stonehenge

There is always next year

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By *rank speakerMan
over a year ago

Worcester


"Big pile of bricks beside the road x

It's really not. It's the best known prehistoric monument in Europe. I find it a very spiritual place. "

Given your look and location. Shouldn't you be listed as one of the local attractions?

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By *emma HoldenTV/TS
over a year ago

Ramsey

I'll get my jenga out & build my own version of stonehenge.

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

I was there on Solstice two years ago, except I was on a training exercise on Salisbury plain watching the gathering through binoculars, closest I've ever been to Stonehenge! What was more fascinating was being able to explore Imber village nearby, it's been out of bounds to civilians since WW2 except on certain days each year.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

You can see Stonehenge from Imber village.. ?

Great eyesight

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By *lbinoGorillaMan
over a year ago

Redditch


"So you’re disappointed that an event in a tiny place has been cancelled?

You're thinking of the Stonehenge in Spinal Tap..."

I think you're making a bit of a big thing out of this....

Making a big thing out of it would have been a fucking good idea!

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

It is what it is but we can delay celebration...it's just a date...

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York


"You can see Stonehenge from Imber village.. ?

Great eyesight "

I'm well aware of how big Salisbury plain training area is and how far Imber village is from Stonehenge, I didn't say I was watching it from Imber, I said I explored Imber while on the exercise, I was down there for weeks on Wessex Storm.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"You can see Stonehenge from Imber village.. ?

Great eyesight

I'm well aware of how big Salisbury plain training area is and how far Imber village is from Stonehenge, I didn't say I was watching it from Imber, I said I explored Imber while on the exercise, I was down there for weeks on Wessex Storm. "

I thought it would be bigger

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"It is what it is but we can delay celebration...it's just a date... "

it isn't just a date. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year it doesn't occur on any other date

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"It is what it is but we can delay celebration...it's just a date...

it isn't just a date. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year it doesn't occur on any other date "

Of course it can. The longest day is what you make it..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's just a few stones with no context.. nobody knows so we guess...probably built by the Victorians

Definitely not, it's one of the oldest calenders & back then before clocks & a calender in your wall/phone or computer these were used to accurately determine the season of the year beyond how the plants behaved & snow melts allowing them to plan their year, what to plant when, what was available to forage, when herds would migrate, so many uses that we take for granted today.

Plain old stones they are not & placed there before the invention of the wheel. "

Well said that woman, there’s an eclipse on it this year too, though not visible in the uk

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Just watch it online the house of the modern world you don’t need to be there to celebrate the solstice

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"It is what it is but we can delay celebration...it's just a date...

it isn't just a date. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year it doesn't occur on any other date

Of course it can. The longest day is what you make it.."

. Ok Tom, now I know you're winding me up.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Hope the dkiesare clear this Saturday for those celebrating wherever you are.. I am guessing the best views will be away from streetlights and further north..

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Tonight is the summer solstice...apparently it's being live streamed.

Not sure from which year..

Surely it's always the same

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury


"Tonight is the summer solstice...apparently it's being live streamed.

Not sure from which year..

Surely it's always the same "

It was Sunday morning

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Bloody fly tippers

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Tonight is the summer solstice...apparently it's being live streamed.

Not sure from which year..

Surely it's always the same "

It will have been from 2020 I suspect it it was love streamed.

I heard the guy who did it being interviewed on the radio

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And we still had the 'rent-a-mob' turning up, climbing over the fence! The A303 was jam-packed. Bloody idiots!

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

And for what? The sun rises everyday..

Surely they could have staggered this sight over several days or weeks...

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area


"And it’s half fallen down to. Bloody untidy if you ask me "

Yeah, but it'll be brilliant once it's finished

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"And for what? The sun rises everyday..

Surely they could have staggered this sight over several days or weeks..."

The summer solstice only occurs once a year, staggering it over several days or weeks is not possible. It's like asking people to stagger Christmas over several weeks except we mostly seem to nowadays

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"And for what? The sun rises everyday..

Surely they could have staggered this sight over several days or weeks...

The summer solstice only occurs once a year, staggering it over several days or weeks is not possible. It's like asking people to stagger Christmas over several weeks except we mostly seem to nowadays "

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury


"And we still had the 'rent-a-mob' turning up, climbing over the fence! The A303 was jam-packed. Bloody idiots! "

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By *JohnMan
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne


"It's like asking people to stagger Christmas over several weeks except we mostly seem to nowadays "

It's more like saying it's too dark at night, we should move it to the daytime. Christmas and Easter are already celebrated on different days depending on which church you belong to.

The confusion comes from there being three things that are being called 'solstice'. Solstice itself (strictly speaking, summer solstice, because there are two of them) is an astronomical event, which happens when it happens. It's always on roughly the same date, because it's one of the things the calendar is defined by. The exact moment can be at any time of day because there is no relation between the earth's rotation (which determines days) and its orbit (which determines the year).

The second one is the celebration of the solstice. It is often observed at sunrise, so it usually won't correspond exactly to the astronomical solstice, although it will be on the same day.

The third is the celebration at Stonehenge. Stonehenge is a popular place for it, because it's a very famous ancient monument, and many people believe it's (part of) what it was originally built for (I think it's much more likely that the important event back then was the winter solstice, but that's no reason not to have a summer event now. Traditions change, and new ones can still be significant).

So - the celebration at Stonehenge was cancelled. It doesn't make sense to move it to another date, because it's tied to an event that defines the calendar. People who belong to traditions that celebrate the solstice were still able to celebrate it elsewhere. The solstice itself occurred just as it always does.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"And for what? The sun rises everyday..

Surely they could have staggered this sight over several days or weeks...

The summer solstice only occurs once a year, staggering it over several days or weeks is not possible. It's like asking people to stagger Christmas over several weeks except we mostly seem to nowadays "

I have friends who are taxi drivers and others who work in retail.. they have their Christmas parties in January because it's so busy in December.

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Surely the solstice is no different..

Celebrate it just before or or after has its advantages..

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"And for what? The sun rises everyday..

Surely they could have staggered this sight over several days or weeks...

The summer solstice only occurs once a year, staggering it over several days or weeks is not possible. It's like asking people to stagger Christmas over several weeks except we mostly seem to nowadays

I have friends who are taxi drivers and others who work in retail.. they have their Christmas parties in January because it's so busy in December.

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Surely the solstice is no different..

Celebrate it just before or or after has its advantages.. "

you're free to celebrate it when you wish Tom

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

It's very corporate now and too many people buying into it..

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over a year ago


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny. "
Yes, and it's never been the same since human sacrifices were banned.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny. Yes, and it's never been the same since human sacrifices were banned. "

I think that was Mexico and the Incas..

They killed sheep and fed workers who worked on the project I heard

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"The Summer Solstice has been cancelled this year. Authorities did not want too many people at Stonehenge. I have been there. Huge disappointment. It's tiny. Yes, and it's never been the same since human sacrifices were banned. "

damn! Have they banned them? I didn't get that memo. Walks away whistling and orders cement for the patio

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury

Built by slaves, pull it down...

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