Tonight our hamlet will 'Cry The Neck', an ancient custom where the last sheaf of the harvest is cut with a scythe, held aloft and cried to the East, West and South with the words, What 'ave ee?, the company responding 'a Neck'. It is then tied with a red ribbon and taken back in procession to the farm where it is put in the beams of the barn to ensure a good harvest next year. Alcohol comes into it [of course] as we all drink from a jug of ale and the rest is poured into the ground as an offering for future harvest and thanks for the past. Tonight we will be at Treovis which is on the top of a hill overlooking the moors at sunset. A stunning venue. Then back for food and drink, singing and music. I would be very interested to know just how widespread this custom still is and if it still happens in your area. I have some 16th century plasterwork on my lounge ceiling of a sheaf of corn decorated for harvest so would say that it eveidence of the tradition here back that far.