Barnes Common Winter Wassail

Working in partnership with Richmond Council, Barnes Common Limited (BCL) a local independent charity oversees the stewardship of Barnes Common, the Leg o' Mutton Local Nature Reserve and Vine Road Recreation Ground (affectionately known as Vine Road Park).Conservation has always been at the heart of all that we do and continues to be today. Whether we are preserving precious woodlands, creating important wildlife habitats, sowing seeds in our Community Growing area, introducing the community to the bats at Leg o' Mutton or engaging the community in our Lifelong Learning program, the Vine Road Project and Flood Resilience.

Barnes Common

Join us as we make merry and celebrate the success of our community orchards with our very own Wassail!

Vine Road Recreation Ground

Family Activities

Come along on our activities planned with families in mind - join our nature walks, growing sessions, litter picks and the Yaffles monthly nature club!

Our weird and wonderful Wassail is back!An ancient rural English celebration giving fruit growers and pickers the opportunity to drink to the good health of their fruit trees and to an abundant crop in the coming year, as well as bring light, noise and cheer to long, dark winter months.We will enjoy storytelling, crafts and singing, with a Wassail Master to oversee proceedings. We are delighted to welcome back the Kingston Spring Grove Morris Dancers and the Age UK Richmond Patch Ukulele group. We are also delighted that the Pielarks community folk choir will be singing traditional folk songs at our Wassail.A community event not to be missed, so why not join us as we make noise, make merry and share Mike’s warm spiced apple cider and some tasty snacks. The theme for this year's event will be wellbeing and connecting with nature.All are most welcome.Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear sturdy footwear.The walk will meet at the <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Vine+Road+Recreation+Ground/@51.4680313,-0.2487235,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48760ef7265888f5:0xae051c43bd5ac43f!8m2!3d51.4680313!4d-0.2465348" title="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Vine+Road+Recreation+Ground/@51.4680313,-0.2487235,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48760ef7265888f5:0xae051c43bd5ac43f!8m2!3d51.4680313!4d-0.2465348" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Vine Road Recreation Ground</a> near the Pavilion.Tickets include a cup of cider / hot mulled apple juice, and a hot mug of soup from the Vine Road Community Cafe.The Cafe will also be selling hot and cold drinks and snacks on the day.

Timeline of the day: 10am - Arrival, hot mulled apple juice and crafts – mask making, noise makers and nature crowns.10:30am - Procession to the Orchard, led by the Wassail Master and Jester with lots of noise making.11am - The Wassail ceremony begins - including a brief history of wassailing, community singing and the blessing of a tree11:30am - Procession makes its way back to Vine Road Park, stopping for some themed storytelling and poetry around food growing12noon - Live performances by the Age UK Richmond Patch Ukulele group, the Kingston Spring Grove Morris Dancers and the Pielarks community folk choir; hot soup, wishing tree and socialising.1pm - Finish

Please note, dogs will not be admitted at this event except guide dogs. All our events are dog free unless specifically mentioned in the event listing.Tickets:All proceeds from ticket sales support future learning and conservation activities, and we would encourage you, if you can, to pay full price. We do not want cost to be a barrier to our activities, so if for any reason you are unable to pay for the full price tickets, we have a limited number of discounted concession tickets. Please contact development@barnescommon.org.uk for more details.Refund policy: Unfortunately, we are unable to issue refunds on cancellations made within 2 weeks of the event. In some circumstances we may be able to offer a rebooking for a similar event. Please contact development@barnescommon.org.uk with any questions.Not a member of Barnes Common yet? Why not join us and support all our activities?Find more information and join at <a href="http://barnescommon.org.uk/membership" title="http://barnescommon.org.uk/membership" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://barnescommon.org.uk/membership</a>

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