We had a special guest for our Christmas Party this year, storyteller Dan Broadbent.  Dan told us an amazing selection of local tales, legends and ghost stories.  Dan explained how important these stories were as they had been passed down through generations of local people and could reflect ancient beliefs and practices.  Dan also explained that telling ghost stories at Christmas was an old Victorian tradition.

We dimmed the lights and lit the room with about a hundred LED candles so it was very atmospheric – especially when Dan told us about the ghosts who were supposed to haunt Taunton Castle where we meet!

After Dan had finished, we had our Christmas party with loads of food, crackers and pass the parcel and a lucky dip.

It has been a really great year for MAYA and we have a lot of activities planned for 2026, which will be our tenth anniversary!  A huge thank you to Dan and to everyone who has supported us over the past year and helped to make MAYA such a success!