We are holding a May Day Celebration at Meadow Orchard on Saturday 3rd May ’25. Lets celebrate the beginning of summer together at Meadow Orchard.
Proceeds to support Meadow Orchard Project community garden. Details TBC.
We will be offering a mixed range of activities during the day along with a Fireside song from 5.30. Check out our itinerary below:
Meadow Orchard Volunteering Session
12.00 – 4.00pm
Join us in the Garden Space as we mulch, sow and prepare our grow beds for the upcoming season.
Vagabondi Puppets
2.30 -3.00pm By the Scent of the Cherry Blossoms
A Vagabondi Puppets, Poetry and Play Production
Jo Muton & Natali Castro
by Donation to Meadow Orchard Project
3.00 – 3.30pm A Question and Answers session – meet the puppeteers!
Bursting with colour, flavour, and wonder, this delightful 25-minute outdoor show invites families on a joyful journey through the world of cherries! Blending puppetry, physical theatre, music, and storytelling, the performance celebrates the cherry’s voyage across continents, the seasonal magic of local food, and the fleeting beauty of cherry orchards in full bloom. With playful characters, enchanting visuals, and a touch of whimsy, this family-friendly show is a sweet and sensory-rich tribute to nature’s most poetic fruit — reminding us to savour each moment, just like a perfectly ripe cherry.
Queens Wood – Meadow Orchard Singing Walk
4.30 – 5.30 Emily Hannah, our local singing leader, will be leading a May Day singing walk from the top of Queens Wood to the magical Meadow Orchard, where we will enjoy the second fireside sing of the year celebrating the beginning of summer, May Day falling halfway between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice or Mid Summer.
We will spend the first 40 minutes nurturing our voices learning and singing a handful of beautiful 3 and 4 part songs about hope, light and spring, as we walk through the ancient Queens Wood stopping at specially chosen spots to sing.
Singing walk and fireside sing £15, Singing walk £10, Fireside sing £5. Concessions available.
Please contact Emily Hannah for tickets or if you have any questions. emilyvhannah@gmail.com
Upon arriving at the Meadow Orchard we will gather round the fire and sing a song of welcome…
Fireside song with Emily Hannah
5.30 – 10.00pm Fireside song with Emily Hannah
Fireside song, gathering around the fire and singing a song of welcome.
Then the musicians will join us (guitar, cajon, acoustic bass, darbuka, mandolin, fiddle, cello and more!) and we can all join together for a singalong till late. There will be a range of classic rock and pop songs, (requests welcome if enough people know it) from the Beatles and Bowie to the Mamas and the Papas and the Kinks. All welcome!
Fireside sing £5. Concessions available.
Please contact Emily Hannah for tickets or if you have any questions. emilyvhannah@gmail.com
Please Note Places on the Song Walk and Song Circle are limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment. Tickets will sell out.
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