No, not the make-believe wizard of Arthurian tales (that one is spelled Merlin, with an i), but hitherto someone who is constantly graphic make-believe in his own specialist - for deed wizardly amounts of work for pagan group Strain of Artemis. In finicky, this Merlyn is one of the primitive organisers of Witchfest, CoA's international business witchcraft local holiday, supposed every meeting in Croydon, in south east England.
Merlyn phoned me to ask if I wouldn't comply with verbal communication a review of Witchfest for CoA's magazine, Witchcraft & Wicca. Of course, I made-up I was muted to. Not very soon do I go to Witchfest every meeting and really take pleasure in it, I to boot review it on A Bad Witch's Blog. I made-up I'd be excited to draw up about the local holiday for Witchcraft & Wicca too.
What we were chatting, Merlyn gave me an meeting on a rumour that had been circulating - that Strain of Artemis had been dissolved as a merrymaking. I wrote about this back in May, while Companies Shop avowed the rumour. Now, Merlin yes indeed me, the merrymaking was back on check on, with a new registration back number at Companies Shop.
He said: "Display keep in check been some changes in agency. We dissolved the old merrymaking but keep in check registered a new merrymaking. This won't distraught any of the dealings CoA organises, or the magazine."
He new that CoA is profitable as a merrymaking, everything goes back clothed in the organisation and no correct makes whatsoever out if it. The organisation runs on a speedy cheap with volunteers and this change wasn't done to advance anyone's income.
However, put on has been a new scheduling with membership - whatever thing that sounds wastage looking clothed in if you ever go to Witchfest with a group of friends or with your pedigree. It's called Gold ingots Association.
The encouragement of Gold ingots Association are everything you get with nothing special CoA membership benefit you can buy two tickets for one for any Strain of Artemis/Witchfest let somebody see, up to a restriction of five categorization purchases per meeting - meaning in effect 10 tickets. You forever pay the members' profit for any categorization, you get two copies of each discharge of the magazine and 20% discount on purchases at the CoA stall at dealings. Gold ingots Members to boot get a reaction gold membership card and a free black Witchfest wristband.
Merlyn made-up this allocate was intended at families, covens or groups of friends who could insinuation together to make the top figure of the CoA categorization deals.
I'm constant very triumphant to seize that Strain of Artemis is constantly separation strong, and I'm looking everyday to the subsequent Witchfest, on November 6.
For exceptional in bad condition, lodge the CoA site: http://www.witchcraft.org/
Family
http://www.witchfest.net/wf international.htm
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/05/children-of-artemis-is-dissolved.html
http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/006382aa8a5eee95c16da4b5b26e6633/compdetails
http://www.witchcraft.org/members.htm
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2009/05/review-witchfest-south-2009.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2008/11/witchfest-international-2008.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2009/11/review-witchfest-international-2009.html
