Elemental Tent

13/02/2026

We're delighted to announce that Wickham favourite Steve Knightley & The Winter Yards Band will be at this year's Wickham Festival on Fri. 31 July. Day & Weekend tickets selling fast. www.wickhamfestival.co.uk/tickets

21/12/2025

Happy Mid-Winter (hibernal) Solstice ☀️

21/12/2025

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." Attributed to Victor Hugo

The winter solstice. The longest night. The shortest day.
And a very funny time of year for me personally as it marks the slowing down after a busy period and the most joyous thing of all, the return of the light.

Yesterday's highlight was a lovely walk up a big hill (legs were strong, lungs were good) to drop off some calendars to someone in the neighbouring village. Spotting lots of old nests in the bare hedges, listening to lots of bird song, spotting where I think the Goldcrest lives. Mr Goldcrest, I'm going to be watching out for you.....

The low was my big toe that I did something stupid to recently and by the time I'd walked down the hill, was very unhappy with me.

And then I had a very funny Muldoon out at the stables who is such a stroppy little boy. Donkeys are meant to be incredibly stoic. Junior certainly is. Muldoon, he wears every emotion on his face and is all the funnier for it. He was obviously very itchy and so threw himself down on the concrete and had a big roll and scratch.
The others would never do this. But not Muldoon, he's got to deal with things and he'll do them right there, right now. Such a funny, foolish long eared little boy.

Have a good, short day. And I'll be thinking of an old friend, Wende Anne Maunder who I know loved the return of the light too ###

13/10/2025

WOW! Thank you for such a positive reaction to our 1st artists announcement for 2026, Ferocious Dog. So good that we'll be announcing more artists at 6pm on Tuesday. A trio making their Wickham debut tho' all 3 members have been here before. Any guesses?

06/10/2025

20/09/2025

Tickets for 2026 can be ordered below. Wickham Festival 2026 will take place between Thursday 30th July and Sunday 2nd August 2026.

25/08/2025

07/08/2025

06/08/2025

The prayer tree at the ELEMENTAL tent had 47 ribbons representing 47 individuals and 47 responses to this opportunity to lift up people and circumstances in prayer - we are aware of their significance and have prayed for each person and circumstance

04/08/2025

Another successful year as ELEMENTAL tent offering space to chill out, to chat, to be creative and be part of festival community

03/08/2025

Join us at 1330 today for a short Harvest Service