Beating the Bounds
Thursday 9 May 3.30 pm
This ancient custom, still practised in places ranging from rural Dorset to central London, involves hitting the parish boundaries with sticks, a useful aide-memoire before the invention of Google Maps. Our own celebration involves a rough and ready procession around some of the College boundaries, to check that St John's hasn't encroached on our territory. Be prepared for singing, silliness and incense. Sticks provided.
Published on 26 April 2024
