Video of Blessing the Brine at Salt Sunday 2015

Video by Andrew Fielding of Ailsa and John Booth singing the Nantwich, Ascension Day song, Blessing the Brine.

The song was set to the tune by Nigel Creasey and Terry Clarke, colleagues of Ecosal-UK's Tom Lane (archaeologist and folk singer).
Performed at the Bishop of Birkenhead's Salt Sunday celebration on 17th May, 2015 held at Reaseheath College, Nantwich.
Nantwich Museum will help to revive the song as an annual event in Nantwich in years to come.

Salt Sunday and Blessing the Brine

Pics from todays Salt Sunday event.
Video to follow.

Salt hearth and Ecosal-UK table at Salt Sunday 2015.

Left to right
Andrew Fielding, Ailsa Booth, John Booth and Tom Lane.

John and Ailsa Booth sing the Nantwich
Ascension Day song 'Blessing the Brine'
Salt Sunday 2015

Graham Dodd, Trustee, Nantwich Museum.

Salt Sunday and Blessing the Brine 2015 Poster

Sat Sunday 2011

Salt Sunday 2011 to be held at Northwich and Halton, Cheshire

Salt Sunday 2010 Visit to British Salt

Members of the Salt of the Earth Network were priviledged to be given a conducted tour of the  British Salt vacuum evaporation works at Middlewich. Thanks are due to Ron Barber (blue overalls standing next to Bishop of Birkenhead).

Display boards and objects showing the salt heritage of Middlewich were provided in St Michael and All Angles church by Kerry Fletcher, Middlewich Town Council heritage Officer, and from Ineos Enterprise, Solvay and British salt. This was as part of St Michaels Harvest Festival, with a salty flavour, and was followed in the afternoon by a service of celebration of salt led by the Bishop of Birkenhead . Link to Youtube video to follow here.