Besoms & Binding

Witches’ Besoms Workshop —
Havant, Hampshire

Craft your own witch’s besom in this ritual broom workshop for women. A hands-on day of foraging, binding, and magic in Havant, Hampshire.

A Ritual Workshop for the Modern Witch

A soul-sister collaboration: guided by Tania Meacher, Ancestral Alchemist,
in collaboration with Jo Edney of Kintala Healing.

You are invited into a sacred space of creativity and connection, where you will craft your own witch’s broom, known as a besom. A timeless symbol of cleansing, protection, and personal power. Our foremothers gathered, bound, and blessed their tools with reverence for the land. This workshop honours that lineage. You are not just making an object. You are creating a companion.
This isn’t just a craft session. It’s a rewilding — a return to the ways of our foremothers who gathered, bound, and blessed their tools with reverence for the land.

Forage, Craft & Connect

The Journey of the Day

This workshop follows a clear ritual arc, designed to support safety, presence, and depth.

Each stage is held slowly, intentionally, and with care.

Gathering with Intention

We meet at 9:30 am at the Coach House. Time to arrive, settle, and connect with the women in this circle over tea or coffee. At 10:00 am, we move together to our outdoor classroom. Nestled among trees, warmed by fire, and sheltered beneath a canopy, this space holds us close to the land while protecting us from the elements. We open with a grounding meditation and oracle card pull to anchor your intention. This is where your broom’s story begins.

Foraging for Your Broom

With your intention anchored, we journey into the nearby woodland to gather the natural materials that will become your broom. You will be guided to listen. To notice. To allow the land to respond. This is a slow, sensory experience rooted in intuition and respect for the plants and trees that offer themselves to your creation. Here, connection deepens. To earth, to ancestry, to the rhythm of hand and harvest.Here, connection deepens, to the earth beneath your feet and the ancestral rhythm of hand, heart, and harvest.

Sacred Spring Water Blessing

We then walk to a nearby spring, a place of cleansing and renewal. You are invited to collect sacred water to bless your broom and infuse it with the energy of flow and purification. Please bring a small jar or bottle. Any water you do not use can be taken home for future ritual or meditation.

Crafting Your Broom

Returning to the outdoor classroom, you will weave and bind your broom using traditional methods and your foraged materials. This is a tactile, meditative process. Each twist and knot becomes a quiet act of devotion. You will learn step by step how to assemble your broom’s framework, then adorn it with herbs, ribbons, feathers, charms, or symbols that align with your intention. This is where craft becomes ceremony.

Protection Sigil Creation

You will be guided through the creation of a personal protection sigil. A simple yet potent symbol born from your intention and rooted in folk magic tradition. Your sigil will be woven, tied, or inscribed into your broom, sealing its purpose. This is the moment your besom becomes more than an object. It becomes a living ritual tool.

Blessing & Activation Ritual

We close the day with a broom-blessing and embodied movement ritual. A witch’s dance. A waking of spirit through motion and breath. Surrounded by firelight, trees, and sisterhood, you will bring your broom to life and breathe your intention into form. Each sweep becomes a spell. Each movement, a remembering.

Your Magical Companion

How Your Besom Can Be Used

Your handcrafted besom can be used to:

Cleanse and protect your home or ritual space
Prepare altars and sacred circles
Support spell-work and intention-setting
Mark thresholds and sabbats on the Wheel of the Year
Honour your connection with land, ancestors, and the elements

This is a tool you will return to again and again.

What You’ll Receive

All materials provided: birch, willow, herbs, dried flowers, ribbons, charms, and string for binding
Step-by-step guidance in broom construction and sigil creation
An oracle card to inspire your intention
A completed handcrafted witch’s broom (besom) to take home
A digital “How to Use Your Witch’s Broom” guide to deepen your ritual practice after the workshop

Knowledge & Experience

This is a beginner-friendly workshop, suitable for the spiritually curious, creative souls, and practising witches alike. No experience is needed — just curiosity and a willingness to connect with your craft.

your guides

A Soul Sister Collaboration

This workshop is co-created and co-facilitated by two women devoted to the path of remembrance & ritual

Tania Meacher — Ancestral Alchemist

Tania is a highly experienced facilitator, guide, and coach with years of holding retreats, workshops, and transformational spaces for women. An intuitive energy worker and real-life practicing witch, she weaves ancestral wisdom, ritual, and embodiment into her work, offering a grounded yet magical professionalism that supports women to release, reclaim, and remember who they truly are.

Jo Edney — Kintala Healing

Jo has spent over 20 years on her own path of self-discovery, moving from fear and burnout into a way of being that feels authentic and empowered. A Reiki, Sekhem, and Multi-Dimensional Angelic Energy practitioner, as well as a yoga teacher, Jo combines energy work, movement, and circle facilitation to support others in processing what the body holds and creating balance in their lives.

Together, Jo and Tania weave their shared passion for craft, ceremony, and soulful connection into this offering —
creating a sacred, heart-led space for creativity, reflection, and magic.

Practical Details

When: Full-morning workshop, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
(Meet at 9:30 am for tea/coffee at the Coach House; workshop begins promptly at 10:00 am.)

Where: Sacred outdoor classroom, Staunton Farm, Havant, Hampshire

Parking: Available onsite (please note: additional cost applies).

Bring: Journal & pen, Jar or bottle for spring water, Any personal embellishments (feathers, crystals, ribbons, keepsakes)

What To Wear: Suitable outdoor clothing & sturdy footwear — this is a wilderness experience, and we will be outdoors for the duration. There will be a wood fire in our outdoor classroom to help keep us warm as we craft and connect.

Investment: £55

Weather Policy

As this is a fully outdoor workshop, in the case of torrential rain or unsafe weather conditions, the event will be postponed and rescheduled as soon as possible.
Your existing booking will be honoured and fully transferable to the new date.

pure magic from start to finish

“I came expecting to make a broom and left feeling like I’d reclaimed a piece of myself. The energy, the ritual, the sisterhood — pure magic from start to finish.”

“I loved every part of this workshop — from weaving my broom to learning how to bless it. It was creative, calming, and deeply soulful. I can’t wait for the next one.”

“The witch dance at the end was incredible — moving with my broom felt like a spell in motion. I’ve never felt so connected to my own energy.”

Join Us

Closing Invitation

Each broom made in this circle becomes a sacred companion — a bridge between craft and ceremony, creativity and magic.
When you weave with intention, you’re not just creating a broom — you’re awakening a part of yourself that remembers how to work with nature, energy, and spirit.

Step into the circle, bind your magic, and carry home a piece of your remembering.

YOUR INVESTMENT

£55

“When a woman weaves with intention, she doesn’t just make — she remembers. Every thread, every knot, is a spell of becoming.”

Tania Meacher, Weaver of Ancestral Alchemy®

FAQ

Do I need to have any crafting or spiritual experience?

Not at all. The Besoms & Bindings Workshop is open to everyone — whether you’re a practising witch, creatively curious, or simply drawn to ritual and nature-based craft. You’ll be guided through every step, from binding your broom to blessing it in ceremony.

What should I bring with me

All materials are provided, but you’re welcome to bring any personal embellishments — crystals, feathers, silk flowers, charms, or heirlooms you’d like to weave into your broom. These items carry your personal energy and make your creation truly unique. As well as, a journal and pen, jar or bottle for spring water.

Is there parking available?

Yes, there is parking available. Please use the main Country Park car park.
From there, it’s just a short walk to the Coach House. Please note, parking charges apply.

What if I need to cancel?

No refunds will be offered for cancellations made within 7 days of the workshop date. We understand that unexpected things happen, and we recommend letting us know as early as possible if you need to cancel or reschedule outside this window