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Events & Gatherings

Small, ordinary gatherings — open to the whole district.

We hold around twenty events a year — eight large ones, twelve smaller. Most are free or pay-what-you-can. None require booking by phone except the Winter Lunch.

The Trust allotment on Apple Day — wooden cider press, baskets of apples, two volunteers in cream aprons.Garden open day
Sunday · 19 October 2025 · 10:00–14:00

Apple Day at the parish garden

Our 14th annual Apple Day. Bring a paper bag for apple-pressing (juice to take away, free), a curiosity for the seed swap, and a willingness to listen to the a neighbouring hamlet beekeepers explain why a hive needs heather. Kitchen-table reading at noon by the parish poet Rev Julia Curtis.

Where: The Trust Garden, rear of St Peter & St Paul's, Eastham. Cost: Free; donations to the Practical Recovery Aid programme. Suitable for: All ages.

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A small group at the Trust offices in the upstairs room at a volunteer welcome evening.For volunteers
Thursday · 6 November 2025 · 18:30–20:30

New Volunteer Welcome Evening

A two-hour, tea-and-shortbread introduction to the Trust for anyone curious about giving an hour a week. We are honest about the work and frank about the limits. No commitment required; come and have a look.

Where: Upstairs at Hockerills. Cost: Free. Suitable for: 18+. Booking: Not required, but helpful.

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A long trestle table dressed in cream linen with rosemary sprigs at the parish hall.Community lunch
Saturday · 13 December 2025 · 12:30–16:00

The Trust's 39th Winter Lunch at the parish church

Three courses — leek-and-potato soup, a roast (or nut roast), trifle — cooked by the Practical Recovery Aid programme volunteer team, a small choir from the parish primary school, and a raffle for the Small Grants Fund. £8 a place; free for over-80s and unpaid carers; £4 for under-12s.

Where: the parish hall, Eastham. Booking: Essential — ring 01584 781237. Capacity: 96 places.

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A lantern-lit churchyard with carol singers gathered around a brazier.Carol service
Wednesday · 17 December 2025 · 18:00

Lantern-Lit Carols in the Churchyard

Forty-five minutes of lantern-lit carols under the sycamore tree, with the Rev Julia Curtis, the Eastham Town Band, and a small brazier for the chestnuts. A retiring collection for the Carer Relief. Bring a torch and a friend.

Where: the parish churchyard, Eastham. Cost: Free. Suitable for: All ages and weathers.

A 'Welcome Back to the Practical Recovery Aid programme' breakfast — tea, toast, marmalade and a small bunch of dahlias.the Practical Recovery Aid programme
Saturday · 6 September 2025 · 09:30–11:00

'Welcome Back' Breakfast at the Practical Recovery Aid programme

The the Practical Recovery Aid programme reopens after its annual summer week off with a free breakfast for members — tea, toast, marmalade, a small bunch of allotment flowers on each table, and Daniel quietly explaining what is new on the shelves this autumn.

Where: Eastham Village Hall. For: the Practical Recovery Aid programme members & their families. Cost: Free.

A long table covered with envelopes of seeds at the spring seed swap, with a small notice board behind.Garden
Saturday · 7 March 2026 · 10:00–12:30

Spring Seed Swap

Our annual seed swap — bring your spare seed envelopes (clearly labelled, please), and leave with somebody else's. a trustee, our allotment lead, will run a short 'first vegetable patch' clinic in the corner from 11am. Free tea and seed-cake.

Where: The Trust Garden shed. Cost: Free. Suitable for: All ages, very gentle.

A wide view of the allotment in late June — bunting, two long trestle tables, broad-bean flowers and a small string quartet.Summer party
Sunday · 28 June 2026 · 13:00–17:00

The Trust Summer Garden Party

Our largest event of the year — held in the allotment on the last Sunday of June. Bunting, a string quartet from the parish Conservatoire, an open-flame bread oven, a hand-cranked ice-cream maker, and the trustees serving lemonade. The Trust's annual report is gently presented at three o'clock.

Where: The Trust Garden. Cost: £3 entry; under-12s free; ticket price banks into the Practical Recovery Aid programme. Booking: Not required.

A row of folding wooden chairs at St Peter & St Paul's, Eastham for the Trust's AGM.Governance
Tuesday · 14 October 2025 · 19:00–20:30

Annual General Meeting

The Trust's AGM. Open to the public, all are welcome to attend. The Chair presents the annual report; the Treasurer reads the accounts; trustees stand for election. A small wine reception afterwards. Notice has been published in the parish newsletter.

Where: the parish hall, Eastham. Cost: Free. Booking: Helpful.

A guided heritage walking tour group on a the parish village cobbled street.Heritage
Saturday · 22 May 2026 · 11:00

Heritage Walking Tour — 'Five Wards, Seventy-Nine Years'

A two-hour, four-mile walking tour of the Trust's geography, led by trustee a trustee. We start at Hockerills, pass the parish church, the allotment, the Practical Recovery Aid programme, Teme Valley Heritage Trust offices and the river, and end at a tea-room in Tenbury.

Cost: £6 (£3 over-65s). Capacity: 24 places.

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A round table in a sunny tea-room with cups, scones and a small notebook.Carers
First Wednesday monthly · 14:30–16:30

The Carer gathering

A monthly informal tea for unpaid carers in the parish — no agenda, no introductions required, no minute-keeping. A safe pair of hours in a corner of Eastham Village Hall, with cake, a kettle on a constant boil, and one trustee in attendance.

Where: Eastham Village Hall, side room. Cost: Free.