Wassail 2023
December 28, 2022
Thank you to everybody that turned up to a beautiful evening on the 23rd January for the Adstockistan Wassail. After a hiatus of 2 years it was back and bigger than it’s every been. Vicar Ros rekindled her role as High Priestess of Adstockistan, the Owlswick Morris dances turned...
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Adstocktoberfest 2022
August 24, 2022
Without doubt, the best Adstocktoberfest so far! We raised over £5500 for Afghanaid which was later doubled due to a government campaign. There were 6 fantastic bands performing from mid afternoon until very late in the evening, we had archery, axe throwing as well as the usual apple pressing, liqueur...
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North West Bucks Agricultural Association Annual Prize Giving
May 18, 2022
The NWBAA tend to bring the beautiful weather and so it was for their annual prize giving that had to be postponed from February due to covid. Everyone took full advantage of the sunshine and ate paella cooked by Cracklin’ Fayre and drank out in the orchard until it was...
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Adstocktoberfest 2021
September 6, 2021
After a 2 year gap Adstocktoberfest is back!! This year, we were fully sheltered in “Rural Ronnie’s” our new live(stock) stage and we needed to be as the weather was atrocious, but that didn’t stop a huge amount of folk coming and creating the best atmosphere we’ve had at...
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Liqueur Competition – Adstocktoberfest 2021
March 15, 2021
The Adstockistan still is busy making 40% Eau deVie out of some of the cider that was pressed last year as well as some wine made at Bywater that didn’t hit the mark. For the ridiculous price of £5 you can buy 750ml of this in order that you...
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Booze Judging
December 6, 2020
18 entries were put forward for the Liqueur, cider and wine competitions which would have taken place at Adstocktoberfest. Thank you so much to Nick Sowicz, our wine merchant turned maths professor, who came all the way from London and Sue North from the wonderful Farm Deli in Winslow...
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Cider Making 2020
It was a real disappointment to have to cancel Adstocktoberfest this year, but we managed to successfully provide a juicing and cider making service for those that wanted it and with the introduction of the new scratter, the process was about 5 times quicker than it was last year....
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Adstocktoberfest 2020 – Saturday 3rd October – CANCELLED
September 5, 2020
Due to restrictions this years Adstocktoberfest had to be reduced to only the apple pressing element and thank you so much to Nick Kelly and Richard Inman for doing all the scratting and pressing. A few did turn up to take advantage of the service, but...
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Forces Fitness Farm Isolation Challenge
May 6, 2020
Every year, Forces Fitness Farm, run by Michael Heason try to challenge themselves in a one off event to top up the money raised at the weekly fitness sessions in the orchard. This year, for obvious reasons, this has to be done in isolation and will run continuously through...
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Wassail 2020
January 19, 2020
Again, the weather could have been much more of an issue, but the gusty squalls that were forecasted stayed away long enough for the Owlswick Morris dancers to give us all a fantastic display on the lane outside the orchard, before we all marched in, where pagan Rev. Ros...
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