Just posted some (unedited) photos from Malvern's 2026 Well Dressing event. There's a _lot_ of natural springs around Malvern (which is known for its water, which the Victorians used for its supposed healing properties). So every May Day then they dress all of the springs and wells (and even water pumps and baptismal fonts!).

This year's theme was Birds.

https://ibboard.co.uk/gallery/gallery.php?gallery=Well_Dressing_2026

#Photography #WellDressing #MayDay

I had a go at making a mini well dressing using a spare block of clay and flowers from the allotment.

My grandparents and extended family in Derbyshire used to make them when I was growing up and I’ve always wanted to have a go myself. Well dressings are a long standing local tradition to use petals and other plant materials to make mosaics celebrating wells and springs.

Compare my attempt with the proper ones from this year here: https://welldressing.com/photo.php?year=2025

#bloomscrolling #welldressing

Not often that my home village gets mentioned in the news. A rainy bank holiday weekend means the annual Well Dressing Festival, this year being the 181st. When I was a kid the most exciting part was the funfair, which back then had a few arcade machines as well as the rides, something I didn't get to play too often.

It's a few years since I last went—moving out of the county does create an obstacle—but I'm glad to see that the event continues. Well Dressing Queen, maypole dancing, and all the other odd traditions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czdy05m3jn1o

#Endon #WellDressing #Staffordshire

St. Alkmund's #WellDressing in #Derby will be happening on the 26th May at 1pm

Location: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/504495551

#Tradition

Checked out some of the dressed wells in Malvern this weekend. The theme was "folklore and fairy tales".

By far the best two: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Eco Bhakti Sangha's Krishna and Kaliya (with SO MANY BANGLES making the snake!)

Now I just need to sort through the pics, crop and edit 😐

Edit: https://ibboard.co.uk/gallery/gallery.php?gallery=Well_Dressing_2025 (no edits, just the best photos straight from the camera)

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Tomorrow, 19th March at 1pm:

"Come and mark the Feast Day of St Alkmund, Derby’s patron saint, on Wednesday 19th March at 1pm.
Everyone is welcome to join our gathering at St Alkmund’s Well on the corner of Bath and Well Streets, 10 minutes’ walk from
#Derby Cathedral.

Find out about St Alkmund, the history of the Well, and our plans to create a traditional well dressing in May.
Floral tributes (without plastic) can be left at the Well."

Location: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/504495551

I'm not religious, but it would be nice to learn about some local history, and I can go during my lunch hour 😀

More information about the well: https://www.thenorthernantiquarian.org/2014/04/05/st-alkmunds-well-derby/

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