May pole dancing during May – decorate the Maypole with flowers and with the ribbons and dance around it, making pretty patterns on the May tree.

Easter eggs will be replaced on the branches above the table by 12 golden goose eggs (if you don’t have any then they are easy to make) until Whitson. Walk around the boundaries and have tea-break together at highest point (if weather agreeable).

Whitsun – Pentecost – Golden eggs will be replaced with 12 Doves.

A day to celebrate all the dads!

BBQ with everyone. After BBQ a St John`s event/play will be performed.

A date will be confirmed in the coming weeks for our Olympic games day – please get the training started now!

Morning workshops followed by a communal lunch together of various soups prepared by each of the houses. Bakery will provide bread rolls and cheeses will also be served. Gardeners will set up a harvest table of vegetables and fruit grown in Garvald. In the afternoon there will be a Michaelmas event/play followed by singing around […]

Time to put the Halloween decorations up and start the pumpkin/turnip carving!

Hallowe'en party in one of the houses, or main house, and each house to do a game – dooking for apples (with forks!), treacle scones, flower and sweet game etc. Residents and staff to dress up! Rehearsals for the Christmas plays will begin around this time.

All Saints Day is a feast day observing the lives of the many saints for whom there is no specific feast day during the year.

Fire works with hot chocolate in one of the Houses or in Willow

We'll make lanterns with glass jars and tissue paper on the outside, and have a Lantern walk with a story about St Martin and the Beggar. We'll have small paper lanterns available for decoration in the houses.

Advent wreath making in the dining room for all – day service will provide the greenery, candles and equipment.

Haggis pizza from the bakery

Advent celebration at the Main house. 5 pointed star to be laid out by Estate/Maintenance in preparation for each house to light their candle and leave at the star to bring light to the occasion/winter. Bell ringing and singing too followed by hot chocolate and a biscuit. A large Christmas tree will be put up […]

We polish the shoes and put them outside the residents door for the night into the 6th, make parcels with napkins and sweets and place one on the shoe for each resident.

A Christmassy fair with workshops and Houses selling their items they have made

Stollen provide by the bakery - Christmas day Service - Christmas meal in the main house –Each house to be cooking the allocated part of the communal meal – Turkey, Vegetarian dish Roast Potatoes, and Brussel sprouts with Carrots, Gravy and Lingonberry sauce ( Bread sauce), Pudding.

Relax!