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Record crowd for Solstice sunrise

A record crowd of about 36,500 revellers has welcomed the dawn of the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge. Druid ceremonies took place alongside music and Morris dancing, however overcast skies obscured the sun. The event to mark the dawn of the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere has grown in popularity since a four-mile exclusion zone around the site was lifted nine years ago. English Heritage, which manages the ancient monument, said the car park was full with 6,500 cars two hours before sunrise...

Winter Solstice

The Winter Solstice occurred on Sunday morning (21st Dec 08), druids, pagans and tourists alike flocked to Stonehenge in Wiltshire to celebrate. For some people it is a religious festival, for others it is pagan tradition of celebrating the shortest day of the year. Nearly 2,000 people, some dressed in cloaks and robes, saw the sunrise at the prehistoric site. A £20m visitor centre is to be built at the site but Heritage minister Barbara Follett has postponed an announcement about the location of...