Glastonbury have arrived in Glastonbury and stuck his staff into the ground, when it flowered miraculously into the Glastonbury Thorn. The presence of a landscape zodiac around the town has been suggested but no evidence has been discovered. The Glastonbury Festival, held in the nearby village of Pilton, takes its name from the town. During the 7th millennium BC the sea level rose and flooded the valleys and low-lying ground surrounding Glastonbury so the Mesolithic people occupied seasonal camps on the higher ground, indicated by scatters of flints. The Neolithic people continued to exploit the reedswamps for their natural resources and
Whiteford Music Festival Whiteford Music Festival The Whiteford Music Festival was a non-profit music festival, hosted yearly on the grounds of the Whiteford House in Cornwall, UK from 2001 to 2012. The festival was held over three days with Friday night swing, Saturday night orchestral 'Proms in the Park' with fireworks, and Sunday family chill-out. The festival was organised by local residents Peter and Caroline Hammond. The first event was held in 2001 with one band, and was not planned as an annual event. Organised by the Friends of Stoke Climsland Parish Church, it expanded into a three-day festival. By 2008, the event