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Wassail 2025

November 25, 2024
In a slight change to tradition we will be wassailing the orchard on a Saturday (11 Jan)  in the hope that it not being a school night we can celebrate properly. This year we will be supported by the wonderful Adstock Singers, Owlswick Morris and also we will be...read more

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...read more

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...read more

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...read more

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...read more

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...read more

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...read more

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...read more

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...read more

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...read more