May - Welcome in the Spring

As winter gives way to spring communities in and around Somerset mark the occasion in their own particular way.

Kingsbury Episcopi is one such village that’s restored its May Day Festival by combining the old with the new.

Stalls, field sports and entertainment rub shoulders with the community’s traditional spring celebrations, which include the ringing of church bells, maypole dancing and a procession through the streets.

Our visit to Kingsbury Episcopi captures the atmosphere of an English village celebrating the arrival of the new season, and with it their hopes for a prosperous year ahead…