We want to bring the Brighton “Burning the Clocks” lanterns to EMF. Every year, on 21st December, 1000s of residents make lanterns that are lit with LEDs and then parade them through town, past enormous crowds, to a large bonfire on the beach to mark the shortest day of the year, and the beginning of the days getting longer. This will be a sticky, crafty workshop, where you can choose to make either a star, a heart, or a clock lantern. We’ll provide the willow sticks, the tape, the LED light, the tissue paper to cover them, and the glue, and of course the instructions! You’ll bring your creative flair, and at the end of the workshop, you’ll have a lovely (if slightly damp) lantern to take away. The lanterns are made by bending and taping together pre cut lengths of willow to form a frame. Then comes the messy bit - you wet sheets of tissue paper with watered down PVA glue, and cover the frame. As this dries, it tightens to form a rigid and surprisingly robust lantern. Once your lantern is dry, you can leave it plain and simple, or decorate it at your leisure (we’ll give you the stuff you need) or you can pop into the drop-in decorating area at our trailer tent. As night falls, you can poke the provided LED light through the hole you cleverly left, and the lantern will take on an eerie glow.