Come
and join us for the second annual
Transition
Shipston & Surrounding Communities
Harvest
Fayre
Sunday
30th September, 10am – 2pm
The
Fayre is set to be a relaxed family day, where residents and
visitors can buy local produce, find out more about environmental
initiatives and indulge in some additional retail therapy. The free
event will also showcase traditional crafts such as apple pressing
and provide information on how to get involved in local
environmental schemes, including “harvest share” and children's
games.
Don’t
forget that many of Shipston’s retailers will also be open to help
you make the most of your Sunday in the town.
For
many years now old fruit trees and orchards have been neglected and
the harvest left to rot. For the last two years Transition Shipston
has picked unwanted apples and other fruit from orchards around
Shipston then shared them with the High School who have pressed them
for apple juice and made fruit pies. Last year the Scouts &
Guides collected apples for their stall at the Shipston Harvest
Fayre and made a good amount of money to boost their funds.
Despite
these initiatives there is still tons of fruit in Shipston each year
which goes to waste so we thought it would be useful to set up a
wider "Harvest Share" group.If your group or Church would
like to be involved we have an organising meeting at 7.30 on
Wednesday 12th September at Verity Richardson's house, 11 Mill
Street, Shipston-on-Stour, Warks. CV36 4AN . At the meeting there
will be a short talk from Philip Morris who is from the very
successful Stratford Harvest scheme.
Basket-making
Course
Also
there will be a basket-making course at the farm on 5th October, run
by Norah Kennedy. The materials are supplied and you will go home
with a basket by the end on the day. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The cost is £50 including a light lunch, drinks, etc. Places are
strictly limited so book early to avoid disappointment
Details
from: Sue Finlay 01608 661157 or sue.finlay12@btinternet.com
Heart
of England Transition Networking
Meeting of Transition Town groups in and around Warwickshire
Saturday 22nd September, The Lodge, Leamington
We will be discussing how we can work together on our ‘bioregion’ towards planning for energy descent and the future. How groups can work together to look at issues and options that affect many areas – and even more so when there are many local factors in common. We hope to hold a consultation exercise to find out what the local communities want.
Ruth
Wallsgrove ruth.wallsgrove@tkpartners.com
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