Over the next few days I am going to be posting a “Diary of Tissington Well Dressings”. In 2007 I was fortunate enough to be invited to join one of the Well Dressing teams, either they are desperate or I did a reasonable job last year because I am joining them again.
The Tissington Well Dressings are a fantastic tradition, something to be proud of, a part of our heritage which is all too often being eroded. Today for me was Day 1 – a very easy one. I joined some of the other Parwich Ladies who are involved in other wells at Communion at Tissington Church led by Christopher to celebrate the preparation for the Well Dressings. Afterwards we retired to the village hall for a wonderful cooked breakfast. Work for the Wells has been going on for days, with boards being soaked in the pond, clay puddled and designs drawn. The final boards were lifted today & taken to a “secret” location so that we can begin early tomorrow.
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