Our Christmas opening hours are Monday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm through until Saturday 23 December. Our door on Cranleigh High Street will then close!
The stock and fittings will be moved to our new space, For Earth's Sake at the Barn in Upper House Lane, Shamley Green, GU5 0SX. During January, the space will be kitted out for deliveries and drop-off and collection shopping which will begin again late in January. To ensure you are kept up to date, join our Newsletter mailing list.
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The past eighteen months have seen the renovation of Vanessa’s 17th century threshing barn - it's nearing completion and will open as a venue in the new year as The Great Green Barn.
The Great Green Barn has been traditionally, sympathetically and sustainably restored and from early 2024 we’ll be running a series of courses, talks and activities. We'll also be offering the space for use by local organisations that have the environment and sustainability at their heart. To view the courses we're looking at offering please visit our Google Forms survey where you can express your interest in the planned courses and suggest others. If you'd like to discuss use of the Great Green Barn or assist as a volunteer at events please drop us an email by clicking here. Over the last couple of years we've been planting young fruit trees in our heritage orchard; it sits behind For Earth's Sake at the Barn. It's a young orchard of apples, pears, quince, plums and gages, and we want your help to grow a fruitful future for it and for us all.
On Sunday 28 January from noon we'll be holding a Wassail; an ancient custom of visiting orchards in cider-producing regions of England, reciting incantations and singing to the trees to scare away evils spirits and promote a good harvest for the coming year. It's true that we only have a few cider apple trees... though a joyous event in the heart of mid-winter is always welcome!! Hook Eagle Morris will bless the orchard with cider and toast and encourage everyone to help scare away any evil spirits by making as much noise as possible by shouting, clapping, blowing whistles, banging on drums/saucepans or any other inventive way! Mulled cider and hot drinks to purchase will be available, as will hot refreshments for vegans, veggies and non-vegans. There will also be an opportunity to tour our new venue - the Great Green Barn, and learn about how the work of For Earth Sake will continue through 2024. To reserve a place for the Wassailing event and Great Green Barn tour please send us an email and we'll get back to you. |
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