Cassandra Latham
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Cassandra Latham is an English witch. She lives and works in the small community of St Buryan
, Cornwall
.
She is notable as being the first person in the UK to have registered her occupation as 'village witch' with the Inland Revenue
.
She is a committee
member of the Pagan Federation
as Vice President overseeing campaigning.
In the late eighties Latham was a student at the experimental Dartington College of Arts
, where she completed a Bachelors degree in theatre. Before enrolling in this program she had served as a nurse, caring for the builder of the Minack Theatre
, Rowena Cade in the last years of her life.
St Buryan
St Buryan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village of St Buryan is situated approximately five miles west of Penzance along the B3283 towards Land's End...
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
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She is notable as being the first person in the UK to have registered her occupation as 'village witch' with the Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue
The Inland Revenue was, until April 2005, a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including income tax, national insurance contributions, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax, petroleum revenue tax and stamp duty...
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She is a committee
Committee
A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole"...
member of the Pagan Federation
Pagan Federation
The Pagan Federation is a UK-based voluntary organisation, formed in 1971, which campaigns for the religious rights of Neo-pagans and educates both civic bodies and the general public about Paganism. It is active throughout Europe and organises a large number of Pagan events. The organisation...
as Vice President overseeing campaigning.
In the late eighties Latham was a student at the experimental Dartington College of Arts
Dartington College of Arts
Dartington College of Arts was a specialist arts institution near Totnes, Devon, South West England, it specialized in post-dramatic theatre, music, choreography, Performance Writing and visual performance, focusing on a performative and multi-disciplinary approach to the arts. In addition to this,...
, where she completed a Bachelors degree in theatre. Before enrolling in this program she had served as a nurse, caring for the builder of the Minack Theatre
Minack Theatre
The Minack Theatre is an open-air theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea...
, Rowena Cade in the last years of her life.