Shake, shake the apple tree, apples ripe and rosy! The tree did get shaken and a very many beautiful apples did get pressed; the sun shone and all was merry!
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Gingerbread Hall of Fame
We had a wonderful time at the Blackthorn Christmas Fair! Here are some fantastic efforts from our gingerbread decorating stall. Thank you to everyone who came along!
Harvest Open Afternoon 2023
Join us for our May open afternoon!
A calm evening for our Martinmas Lantern Walk
At dusk on Sunday 13th November the children and families connected with Cobnuts Kindergarten met at the Blackthorn garden to celebrate Martinmas. Carrying their homemade lanterns and singing, they wound their way around the garden in a traditional lantern walk. It was a lovely still and clear evening, with stars shining above us. Refreshments of… Continue reading A calm evening for our Martinmas Lantern Walk
Apple Pressing ’22
The sun shone on our harvest apple pressing afternoon! We made some lovely autumn garlands with ivy flowers, hips, berries, leaves and acorns. We shared delicious homemade cake, live music and of course, apple juice!
Martinmas, the lantern festival
Thank you to everyone who joined us for a magical celebration of Martinmas. It was wonderful to be back in the Blackthorn garden, enjoying the soft glow of our lanterns together.
Harvest Festival
A joyful time was had by all at our Harvest Open Afternoon! It was wonderful to see so many families from the Kindergarten and Parent & Child groups, present, past and – hopefully – future! The sun shone, a staggering quantity of apples were pressed and we also made a record amount from the raffle… Continue reading Harvest Festival
POSTPONED – Harvest Open Afternoon
Due to a really terrible weather forecast, we will be holding the Harvest Open Afternoon this SUNDAY, 3rd October, 2.30 – 4.30pm. We hope you can still join us!