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Monday 31st October 7:30pm-8:30pm Join us for the Autumn season of talks running this October to December at Arnos Vale Cemetery. On the anniversary date when her bones were finally laid to rest, we tell the tale of an alleged nineteenth century Cornish witch, Joan Wytte of Bodmin. Joan Wytte of Bodmin, a reputed witch was imprisoned for common assault in the early 1800s, but died in jail just before she could be tried. Her skeleton then experienced an "afterlife" on display in various museums before becoming the subject of a folk musical and being reburied in the late 1990s, subsequently becoming the focus of veneration by a variety of groups, both pagan and otherwise. With extracts from the musical composition, moving and amusing in turn, this discussion of the remarkable Joan Wytte raises throught-provoking questions about ethics, folklore, myth-making, contested reburials (for example the recent Druids at Stongehenge case), and how we approach the issues of death and remembrance today. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Dave Evans (PhD Bristol) is a social historian specialising in British occult and countercultural issues. HOW TO BOOK Tickets are £7 Adults and £5 Concessions (OAPs, Guardian Angel Members, Children) and can be purchased securely on-line via the Paypal link below. Alternatively visit our Gift Shop located in the East Lodge, the building to the left of the main entrance just off the Bath Road. The Gift Shop and Reception is open Monday - Saturday 10:00-4:00pm. E: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 0117 9719117 You can send a cheque for the full amount of the tickets required - please also add £1.00 for P&P to the total amount. Cheques made payable to Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust. Your tickets will be posted directly to you. OTHER TALKS IN THE SERIES 21st October - Therapeutic Landscapes. A history of English Hospital Gardens 31st October - Do we Gawp or do we bury? Joan Wytte, Witch-skeletons and museum culture 11th November - Dying Well in the Middle Ages. What makes a good death? Want to attend all three talks? SEASON TICKET: £18.00 WANT TO COME TO ALL THREE TALKS - BUY A SEASON TICKET?
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