Adrian James, freelance photographer and gardener, takes us through the year with stories & folklore associated with plants and trees, the turning of the seasons, seasonal festivities & celebrations etc.

From the snowdrop in January, allegedly given to Eve by an angel to symbolise hope, to evergreens used at Christmas to deck the halls, you will learn many curious facts about some of our common flora. The Foliate Head or Green Man, is one of the earliest elements in paganism, yet is used in church and cathedral decoration around the country. Each year in Shropshire the Battle of Spring and Winter is re-enacted, and the Ice Queen is always defeated by the Green Man and Gaia the goddess of the harvest!

Thursday 18th July 2024 - 2.30 pm - Join us for a tea/coffee and a chat from 1.45 pm - Kenilworth Methodist Church, Kenilworth CV8 1LQ

Members free - Visitors £1

u3a Kenilworth is part of a UK-wide network of 1000+ charities that provide the opportunity for those no longer in work to come together and enjoy developing a wide range of interests in a social context.

Open meetings usually comprise an approximately 45-minute presentation by an accomplished speaker.

Visitors are always welcome.