In what way does HAD represent British Paganism?
HAD is created of a Council of Theologians drawn from all the major strands of British Paganism. These people are priests, writers, teachers and others in the British Pagan community who are usually fairly well known and always well respected. All matters of policy and major decisions are sent out to the council and feedback is collated to ensure that all views are represented. If this collation results in a compromised action then that compromise is all we can do. More often than not, however, feedback from the council expresses a rich vision that allows for a clear direction and strong action to be taken.
The members of this council are also able to send out information from HAD into their own local and spiritual / religious communities, gathering feedback or disseminating information. As well as this group, HAD has a Council of Advisors, some of whom are practising Pagans and some not, but all of whom are involved in the area of interest professionally, whether working in archaeology, museums or other heritage organisations, or in academia, publishing and law, focusing on issues of archaeology, anthropology and sociology.