Walkspace Erratics: Walk the Stirchley Skull this Halloween
Hello walkers!
This is the newsletter of Walkspace, the art-walking collective for the West Midlands.
For this month’s Halloween-themed Erratic we invite you to walk the Stirchley Skull with us. We created the skull last year by overlaying a map of Stirchley with a spooky skull and then walking it into existence on Halloween night. We were necessarily limited to six people due to plague restrictions but this time we hope a few more of you will be able to join us.
Halloween is a time when the veil between this world and the spirit world is at its thinnest and for one night only the spirits of the departed may return to walk the earth. It’s possible that some demons may get through too so for protection we recommend walking with a lantern. A limited number of jar lanterns will be provided on the night but please feel free to bring your own if you prefer. We shall also be providing home-made soul cakes, tasty baked treats said to contain the souls of Christians trapped in Purgatory.
This gentle but chilling walk will start at 7:30pm, Sunday 31st October, outside Stirchley Library. As long as we don’t lose anyone to the spirit world along the way then it shouldn’t last longer than 90 minutes. The terrain will mostly be pavement and roads, with a bit of grass and a gravelly track. Prepare for muddy conditions and incursions from the Otherworld. It’s a circular (or skull-ular) route finishing back at the library, at which point you’re free to leave or come with us to the pub to de-spook.
Although the Erratic walks are free to attend and open to all, booking in advance lets us know what sorts of numbers to expect and also makes it easier for us to communicate any changes or announcements.
We’ll write again soon with news about our next public event along with all the other fun things we’ve been up to. And if you’re an artist who uses walking in their practice and would like to join Walkspace, please get in touch.
All the best,
Andy, Fiona and Pete: The Walkspace Committee.