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Sunday 20th January - All Welcome, Croeso i Bawb!
We invite you to our third annual Community Wassail! Come along and help to celebrate your community orchard and encourage the trees for the coming year.
The event will follow the same schedule as last year - let's cross our fingers for dry weather so that we can get to the orchard this time! As ever though, check the Facebook event page for updates in case we have to change our plans at the last minute.
4pm - Noisy procession from the Bandstand to the Community Orchard - bring your shakers and drums and voices!
4:30pm - Tree dressing, music, hot drinks and snacks in the orchard.
5pm - Wassail ceremony, more music and general merriment.
6pm (ish) - Finish
What to bring:
A mug - there'll be a hot drink provided for everyone. To help us save on waste, please bring your own cup/mug/beaker if you can. The drinks will all be free but there will be a small charge for a disposable cup to encourage their reuse.
A slice or two of toast - yes really! We'll be hanging the trees with toast as an offering to the tree spirits and to the birds.
Brightly coloured ribbons - for dressing the trees with.
A noise maker (optional) - children especially are encouraged to bring a rattle, shaker or something to bang, to help us scare away any dark spirits that might be lurking!
A musical instrument (optional) - if you'd like to join in with the music making.
A torch or lantern - it'll be dark by the time we're done, so make sure you bring a light of some kind with you.
Dress code = WARM. Bright colours, garish patchwork, silly hats and cloaks are actively encouraged, but above all make sure you will be warm enough.
Make sure you wear suitable shoes for potentially wet and slippy ground!
If you'd like to get involved in organising the event or helping out on the day we'd love to hear from you! Just send us a message.
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We recently put together a presentation as part of the celebrations of ten years of Trawsnewid Llandrindod Transition, which gave us a chance to look back at what we've achieved in the three years since the first plantings in our community orchard.
So far:
5 planting days held
57 trees and innumerable soft fruit bushes planted
3 benches and 1 sign installed
1 scything course
1 pruning course
2 wassails held
Many picnics enjoyed!
Coming up:
Curry & Quiz fundraiser – Friday 11th January 2019, 7pm in the Herb Garden Community Cafe
Wassail 2019 – Sunday 20th January 2019, 4-6pm
Tesco bags of help grant – vote for us in January and February!
Development of a community scything group to help us keep the grass cut
Installation of picnic benches, raised beds, maybe even a shelter?
More courses and events
Many more picnics!
As always, we'd love to hear from you if you have any ideas about how you'd like to see the orchard develop as a space for all the community to use and enjoy, or if you'd like to get involved in any way. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact us via Facebook.
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Sunday 21st January - All Welcome!
We invite you to our second Community Wassail! Come along and help to celebrate your community orchard and encourage the trees for the coming year.
4pm - Noisy procession from the Bandstand to the Community Orchard - bring your shakers and drums and voices!
4:30pm - Tree dressing, music, hot drinks and snacks in the orchard.
5pm - Wassail ceremony, more music and general merriment.
6pm (ish) - Finish
What to bring:
A mug - there'll be a hot drink provided for everyone. We'll get some paper cups just in case, but to help us save on waste, please bring your own cup/mug/beaker if you can.
A slice or two of toast - yes really! We'll be hanging the trees with toast as an offering to the tree spirits and to the birds.
Brightly coloured ribbons - for dressing the trees with.
A noise maker (optional) - children especially are encouraged to bring a rattle, shaker or something to bang, to help us scare away any dark spirits that might be lurking!
A musical instrument (optional) - if you'd like to join in with the music making.
A torch or lantern - it'll be dark by the time we're done, so make sure you bring a light of some kind with you.
Dress code = WARM. Bright colours, garish patchwork, silly hats and cloaks are actively encouraged, but above all make sure you will be warm enough.
Make sure you wear suitable shoes for potentially wet and slippy ground!
If you'd like to get involved in organising the event or helping out on the day we'd love to hear from you! Just send us a message.
Check the Facebook event page for updates.
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The planting of our edible hedge
In November 2016 we welcomed singer-songwriter Emma Stevens to the orchard to help local volunteers plant a new edible hedge. Thanks to the Woodland Trust we were given a hundred trees of various edible varieties including hazel, blackthorn, crab apple, dog rose and elder. Emma and her team went on to plant more trees with community projects around the UK and have just released this short film about the project. Perhaps you'll spot someone you know!
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A one day course suitable for absolute beginners
Unfortunately we've had to cancel the course on the 26th August
Apologies to all those who had shown interest - we will be looking to hold the course on another date - watch this space for more information
Following a successful scything course in the orchard last year, a few volunteers have been using their new skills to manage the grass, particularly around the soft fruit. We have arranged another course so that more people can learn the technique to use in their own gardens, in the orchard or on other projects. Open to all, no prior experience necessary!
At the moment there is a scything revival in Britain. This wonderful tool is a great replacement for the mower or strimmer. It produces no noise, vibration or fumes & is a joy to use. Scythes can cut tough plants such as brambles, bracken, nettles & saplings through to fine grasses, lawns & wild meadows.
This one day course covers:
- How to set up the scythe for your body dimensions
- Selecting the right blade for the job
- Altering the angle of the blade
- How to sharpen the blade
- How to mow with ease & flow!
- Later in the day we cover how to repair blades & have a go at ‘peening’ the blade with the peening jig.
Austrian scythes will be available to use but if you have your own scythe feel free to bring it along.
Our experienced tutor for the day is Andrea Gilpin, who also runs courses in her beautiful wildflower meadow near Presteigne, and teaches volunteers for the conservation charity Caring for God's Acre.
Thanks to the support of the Powys Transition and Low Carbon Communities network, we're able to subsidise the cost of the course. The fee for the day will be £20 if you live in Powys (£42 for others). Bursaries for the full amount may also be available for Powys residents if the cost is prohibitive - please contact us to discuss.
Teas and coffees and all necessary equipment will be provided.
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