Castle Quarry Activity Centre is in Tytherington, in a beautiful natural setting. Choose from indoor climbing, archery, shooting, caving, open canoeing or our 80 metre aerial runway.
All instructors are qualified and experienced - all necessary safety equipment is supplied. One call takes care of it all - 01454 411474
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We offer one hour, half day and full day experiences flying hawks, owls and falcons, for private and corporate events. Gift vouchers are available for any session.
We also provide authentic medieval falconry displays suitable for parties and fetes.
Tel: 01454 294258
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We have regular social events such as skittles evenings, quiz nights, barbecues and the like, and there is always a Christmas dinner.
However, we are more than just a walking club. The Ramblers is a registered charity and one of its aims is to campaign to keep the footpath network open.
Click below to visit the website or download the newsletters, which contain details of walks.
Click here to download the Severnside newsletter, with details of local walks
Click here to download Avon Area News, which has details of ‘railway walks’
Thomas Dagg gave the field to Thornbury in 1546, so we tend what must be some of the oldest allotments in the country.
There are 120 allotments, and the Association has over 100 members. It organises social events such as the Summer BBQ, the Autumn Talk, the Christmas Meal as well as distributing monthly newsletters, running the Allotment Shop and offering discounts to some local retailers.
Gillingstool Primary School has a large plot which offers all pupils the opportunity to grow and eat their own produce.
Membership costs just a couple of pounds a year, and brings many benefits. You don't need to be a plot holder to become a member. We have discounted seeds, competitive prices on gardening items, guest speakers and visits.
If you would like to become a member, or be added to the waiting list for a plot, click the website link below.
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We have now been granted access to the new plot which has enabled us to erect a storage container at the bottom of the Garden which is covered with mesh to enable shrubs to grow over it, making it less conspicuous. We have just finished planning the main pathway and other hard landscaping areas and plan to start construction in February 2008. For all info' on previous garden, including photos of the NEW one, please visit the Thornbury Community Garden website.
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Come and enjoy a wide selection of fresh, high quality produce from local suppliers.
For more information, contact Alan Cole on 01454 888822.
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Its objectives are:
- To bring enjoyment to its members through an appreciation and love of the countryside.
- To endeavour to preserve footpaths and means of access to the countryside.
Contact the secretary Gill Davies on 01454 414198.
7.30 pm at The Chantry, Thornbury
...and every 3rd Thursday
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29th-31st August, Rose Cottage, Shellards Lane, Alveston
Jekka’s Herb Farm is an organic herb nursery which grows over 600 varieties of herbs, usually supplied by mail order. The Herb Farm holds 4 open days each year, when the public are welcome to browse and buy organically grown herbs and seeds.
There will be a talk on ‘Maintaining your Herbs: cutting back, splitting and Potting’ by award winning Jekka McVicar, and bargains to be had from the annual end-of-season plant sale.
Entry is usually free on the Friday, and £2 per person on Saturday and Sunday. Catalogue holders, members of the RHS, BBC Gardener’s World, West of England Herb Group and the Soil Association also receive free entry on all days for two people.
For further details, click below or telephone 01454 418878.
www.jekkasherbfarm.com
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7-9pm in the Cossham Hall, Thornbury
AGM - Val Bourne – The Natural Gardener
Click the link below for more information.
www.mythornbury.co.uk/hobbies.php
7:30pm, Felicity and Brett Harrison's house, 60c Gloucester Road (one of the new houses, so the "c" is important), Thornbury
How does your garden grow? Bring along anything surplus in the way of gardening and produce.
www.sustainablethornbury.org
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11am-3pm, Tortworth Estate Dairy Farm, Tortworth Estate, Box Walk, Tortworth, Wotton-under-Edge
Guided tours every half hour (approx). Trailer rides to
the dairy unit to see milking parlour, cows and calves.
Learn about how your ‘pinta’ is produced.
Parking at The Estate Shop, Tortworth.
Directions: Signed to Damery off B4509, one mile
from M5 Junction 14. Please bring suitable clothing /
footwear (wellies!)
Tel: 01454 260268
This event is part of the South Gloucestershire Local Food & Drink Festival.
www.southgloslocalfood.org
7.30 pm at The Chantry, Thornbury
...and every 3rd Thursday
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11am-1.30pm, Grey’s Organics, Lowgoods Organic Farm, Shepperdine Road, Oldbury-on-Severn, Tel: 01454 413470 or 01454 412022
Meet farmer Richard Grey and his sister Maria Willcox. See how an organic beef farm runs and hear about the good environmental practices in action on the farm such as hedge laying and the use of reed beds. Be introduced to the newest family venture “Sorori Design”. Maria is an experienced florist and now runs her business from Lowgoods Organic Farm using flowers from a variety of sources. Meet Jemima and Josie the slug patrol Call Ducks - Henny Penny the Pekin Bantams and Spot & Dot the resident sheep and their offspring! Refreshments available.
This event is part of the South Gloucestershire Local Food & Drink Festival.
www.southgloslocalfood.org
10.30am-3.30pm, Winterbourne Medieval Barn, Church Lane, Winterbourne
Celebrate the richness and variety of English fruit at this 14th century historic barn, and taste food created from local produce. Come and press your own fruit. Lots of other events and stalls on the day with activities for children – fun for all ages! BBQ also available.
This event is part of the South Gloucestershire Local Food & Drink Festival.
www.cotswoldbrewery.com
7-9pm in the Cossham Hall, Thornbury
Speaker: Derry Watkins – “Year Round Conservatory Gardens”
Click the link below for more information.
www.mythornbury.co.uk/hobbies.php
7.30 pm at The Chantry, Thornbury
...and every 3rd Thursday
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