Saturday 20th January 2024: 2:30 pm

Event Details

2.30 – meet on site by raised beds (see Directions )
2.45 – move off around allotment site for Wassailing of Trees
3.30 – for Jacket Potatoes, hot mulled juice & cider.
4.00 – return from allotment,  retire to 10 Walters Way for drinks and nibbles 

Bring snacks to share, drink of Apple Juice or Cider.
Noise making instruments.
Wrap up Warm!

Cider from Local Producer One Tree Hill will be available – Bring own mugs if possible.
Please wear decent footwear it could be very slippery 

Wassailling apple orchards is an ancient tradition in cider-making parts of the country, and is a way of blessing the orchard to ensure a good crop. It involves making noise to scare off evil spirits, pouring libations of cider on to the roots and consuming a certain amount of it too.

More details at ianwhite.info/Wassail.html.