Wassail 2025
November 25, 2024
It was a beautiful night for a wassail – dead calm with enough frost in the orchard to make it look that it had been snowing. We raised £400 for Afghanaid in the end thanks to all that came and in particular all the groups and individuals who came...
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Adstocktoberfest 2024
August 6, 2024
Adstocktoberfest just gets bigger and bigger and this year we managed to raise a total of £3680 for Afghanaid. Thank you so much to all who came and donated so generously. Nine bands played this year and put their hearts and souls into making this year the best...
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Wassail 2024
January 3, 2024
In spite of Storm Isha our annual wassail went ahead, the only difference being is we did the majority from the safety of Rural Ronnie’s. This made the ceremony so much more inclusive and intimate – a perfect wet weather alternative. Thank you so much to the wonderful Adstock...
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Adstocktoberfest 2023
September 10, 2023
Thank you so much to all that attended and contributed to the most successful Adstocktoberfest yet, raising nearly £4500 for Afghanaid, which is much needed after the recent earthquake in Herat province. Thank you to all those that organised games, made juice, whittled, judged booze, brought their art, took...
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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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Adstockistan 2019
August 31, 2019
This year’s Adstocktoberfest, made a fantastic £3000 for Afghanaid, despite the fact that it was probably our soggiest event so far. Thank you so much to those who came along with apples for cider making and juicing and to all the helpers under the supervision of Nick Kelly who...
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Campfire Songs
April 2, 2019
On 27 April 2019, the Adstock Singers hosted their first soiree al fresco in the orchard. Due to the 40 Kn winds in the early part of the evening, the majority of the talent was shown off in one of Adstockistan’s new shelters. There were some excellent turns from...
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Adstocktoberfest 2018
August 19, 2018
Adstocktoberfest grows and grows and is measurable by the amount raised – this year £2535 for Afghanaid, £700 up on last year! Thank you so much to all who came and supported and a huge thanks to all who helped with all food, games, drinks, shooting, stalls, shops, setting...
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Aedda’s Feast 30 June 2018
June 6, 2018
Again the weather was on our side for the the second Aedda’s Feast, and a good amount of revellers managed to make a grand total of £510 for Afghanaid – a teriffic result. Thanks must go in the main to Richard Inman who organised the event again and put...
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