MATERIAL WOMAN IN ORBIT : WAYS TO JOIN IN

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LAUNCH

Gather for the full moon on Friday 1 June at Wandlebury Ring.

On the A1307 Cambridge to Haverhill road, 2 miles south-east of the Addenbrooke's Hospital roundabout. Drumming and feasting from 8 pm - please bring a picnic and a musical instrument. A chance to sleep out together. Moonrise 10.30 pm.

FINDING

The ORBIT CALENDAR page of this website provides information on Material Woman's location on any given day in June. You are welcome to set out in search of her.

LANDRANGER 154 Ordinance Survey map covers the route in detail.

DOCKING

Docking companions will arrange a meeting point, date and time with Material Woman preferably BEFORE June 1. Docking Companions may spend part or all of the night with Material Woman. They will be asked to bring food to share with them as Material Woman is unable to enter shops. Material Woman askes them to take full responsibility for themselves throughout the docking. They will also be invited to write a report and/or send images of their docking by post or email to be added to the Docking Reports section of this website.

to arrange a DOCKING please contact Material Woman IN ADVANCE

EMAIL or landline: 01223 841297 (till 31 May)

or solar powered mobile: 07796 057746 (June only)

LANDING

PLEASE NOTE DETAILS HAVE CHANGED

Landing and Blue Moon watching 30 June will now take place at Nine Wells. Gather for celebration from 8pm onwards - moon rise soon after 10pm. Material Woman would like you to accompany her on a moonlit walk from Nine Wells to Grantchester to see her safely home.

Nine Wells can be reached on foot or bicycle from Trumpington, from Addenbrookes Hospiital and from Granham's Rd, Gt Shelford. Ring Audrey Vipond 01223 314267 for detailed directions. Please tell anyone you know who may be planning to come about the new arrangement and come without a car if you possibly can.