There and Back Again

My wife Vivienne recently made the following post on her popular blog, Stuck in the Mud  www.stickinginthemud.blogspot.co.uk
about an interesting forthcoming Tolkien related event in Birmingham associated with the release of the first Hobbit film. She posted:
“I write, not just as a volunteer gardener at Sarehole Mill, but donning my other hat, as a founder member of Shire Productions, a theatre group who have long been associated with the Middle-earth Weekend held annually at Sarehole Mill  www.middleearthweekend.org.uk  
We are very pleased the group are associated with this pre-Christmas and pre-'Hobbit' film event at Sarehole Mill.  Come with us on an unusual journey.
‘There and back again’.
Readings, poetry and songs by J.R.R. Tolkien in Moseley Bog starting from Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Road, Hall Green, Birmingham B13.
2.00 - 4.00 p.m.  Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th December 2012 
Join a winter afternoon walk to Moseley Bog and feel the magic of 'the Old Forest' that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien. Members of theatre group Shire Productions will join you on the walk from the Mill to the bog and lighten your travels with songs and anecdotes.
Once there, surrounded by ancient trees, you might meet Thorin, Bilbo, Lord Elrond and other characters from The Hobbit.
Tolkien’s stories and songs will come alive through his readings, poetry and songs and on the way back again, magic lanterns will light the path for you.
On your return at the Mill it will be time for a well-earned 5th breakfast of hot drinks and sweet cakes.
Start at 2pm from bridge at the mill car park. Please dress appropriately for a winter afternoon in December. The cost is £6 (including 5th breakfast), children under 16 free.
Booking is essential, as numbers are limited.   Tickets are available from the on-line box office  www.bmag.org.uk  or phone 0121-303 1966.
Come in costume if you wish.”
Since the posting, tickets have been going fast and there are only a few remaining for the Saturday event. Once again Birmingham leads the way in community led Tolkien related activities.