| The Public Bodies Liaison Committee for British Paganism |
Partner Organisations
The following is an exhaustive list of organisations that have joined with each other to form PEBBLE, with a short statement about each.
- The Council of British Druid Orders
- The Druid Network
- The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids
- The Pagan Federation
- The Pagan Network
- Pentacle Media
- Police Pagan Association
The Council of British Druid Orders
The Council was originally formed in 1988 by several major Orders to lobby over access to Stonehenge. It now consists of more than twenty Orders, individuals and like-minded groups. Meetings are held four times a year to discuss common Druid policy.
For further information: Please email CoBDO
The Druid Network (TDN)
An international organization, TDN aims to be a source of inspiration and information about the Druid tradition, ancient and modern. Definitively not an Order itself, TDN brings together Orders, Groves and individuals, offering a forum for sharing skills and teachings, inspiration and experience, supporting environmental and community projects, providing information about courses and sponsoring learning opportunities, creating camps and public rituals, encouraging the creative active expression of living Druidry in its many forms. The magical heart of the Network is the Druid Order of the Yew.
Website: http://druidnetwork.org
For further information: Please write to PO Box 3533, Whichford, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire CV36 5YB or email The Druid Network.
Media contact: Phone the media hotline on 0779 229 4414
The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids
The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids is a spiritual group dedicated to practising, teaching, and developing Druidry as a valuable and inspiring spirituality.
Membership of the Order is open to followers of all faiths and none, regardless of gender, sexual orientation or ethnic origin, and there are currently over eight thousand members in fifty countries.
Both the Feminine and the Masculine principles are celebrated and represented in the Order's teachings and membership. The Order is not patriarchal or biased in favour of men - many women are in leadership roles and over half the membership is female.
Although most members practise Druidry on their own, there are over ninety groups around the world that offer the opportunity for members to meet and celebrate together. In addition individual members and groups organise gatherings, retreats, conferences and workshops.
For the last twenty years the Order has been offering a comprehensive training in Druidry which covers all three grades of Bard, Ovate and Druid.
Website: http://www.druidry.org
For further information:
Please email OBOD or ring or fax 01273 470888 or mail to OBOD, PO Box 1333, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1DX.
Media contact: Adrian on 01273 470888
The Pagan Federation
The Pagan Federation(PF) is an organisation that any Pagan may join. The PF is continually active in bringing Pagans together to promote and educate about Paganism in the wider community. Local and national events are organised and advertised through the website, Pagan Dawn magazine and the various PF District websites.
The Aims and Objectives of the PF as set out in the Constitution are:
- To seek to support all Pagans in their personal and public life, to help ensure that they have the same rights as the followers of other beliefs and members of other religions.
- To promote a positive profile for Pagans and Paganism and to provide information on Pagan paths and beliefs to the media, official bodies and the greater community.
- To facilitate effective communication, education and dialogue within and between Pagan communities and with non Pagans, through publications and events.
Website: http://www.paganfed.org
For further information: Please email The Pagan Federation
Media contact: Email the PF's media email address
The Pagan Network
Pagan Network is an organisation set up to promote the acceptance and tolerance of Paganism as a faith system within the UK, and to provide a safe and informative social network both on- and off-line for Pagans in the UK. As part of our social networking aim, we run social moots on a regular basis across the country, as well as occasional national events including Sabbat Parties, conventions and open rituals. All our events are open to Pagans of all ages (except those held in licensed premises), experience levels and paths, and we do our best to ensure newcomers feel welcome and comfortable.The website provides a regularly updated news service and listings sections, and a very active online forum where dozens of members from across the country talk on a huge number of topics. Anyone can join our forums for free.
Website: http://www.pagan-network.org/
For further information:
Please email Jon Randall at The Pagan Network
Pentacle Media
Pentacle Media (PM) grew from the UK's best selling independent magazine and has become a strong community on-line and in the real word for pagans of all religious traditions. PM regularly organises event such as spring, summer and autumn camps held in the pagan owned Ravenswood and organises the annual Lammas picnic in north London (currently the longest running event of it's kind in London). We have in the past supported numerous pagan events by supplying volunteers to assist in their smooth running and helping with advertising. We strive support those events, organisations and institutions whose aim is to work towards the betterment of the contemporary community.
For more information see Pentacle Media's website at www.pentaclemagazine.org
Police Pagan Association
Police Pagan Association is a national organisation supporting Pagan police officers and staff. Working together, we aim to improve the relationship between the Pagan community and the police.
When it became apparent that Pagans working in Hertfordshire and the Metropolitan police services were pressing for parity with other faith-based associations, it seemed sensible to join forces, and work towards a national association. Humberside police are now part of the PPA and represented on the executive committee.
We will work in fellowship with all forces to support Pagan personnel, and raise awareness of Pagan issues. The association has submitted its constitution, and terms of membership to the Home Office, and we expect their endorsement by Yule.
For more information email Police Pagan Association