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Apple Day 2016

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Our annual Apple Day is to be SUNDAY 30th OCTOBER, 2-5 pm.

Come to the orchard and see what our wonderful trees are doing this year, and bring your own fruit for pressing, eat some lovely home made apple cakes, let the kids have some fun games ……Applympics!!

Some pots handmade in Knucklas for Knucklas Castle Community Land Project by our Kate Ritchie and Tony Hall will be for sale!

 

King Arthur Pottery

inspired by the legend that Arthur married Guinevere at Knucklas Castle, the images base on the 12th Century mosaic in Otranto Cathedral, Southern Italy.
THIS LOVELY PLATE (made by our Kate Ritchie and Tony Hall) WILL BE RAFFLED. Anyone buying 20 shares will get a ticket.
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Also by Kate and Tony are these lovely items, available from Castle Hill Arts website:

Ceramic Portfolio

A King Arthur jug:

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Also some King Arthur tiles:

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Cider Pottery

– with the words ‘everywhere about the sweet atmosphere of cider’  inscribed around the rim, based on a quote from Thomas Hardy and depicting a rather fanciful view of medieval cider drinking life around the castle.

A cider jug:

 

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Cider mug:cider-cup-medium
Prices are:

Jugs (c.900 mL) £90; Mugs £30; Tiles £20

See you there!

Knighton Tree Allotments Trust meeting

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Knighton Tree Allotments Trust talk and AGM on THURSDAY 25TH APRIL 2013 from 7.30–9.30p.m. at THE OFFA’S DYKE CENTRE.

There will be a talk on “Woodlands in Wales” by Guest Speaker KATH MCNULTY the CONFOR NATIONAL MANAGER FOR WALES

KTAT manages woodlands to allow its members and volunteers access to affordable woodland products such as firewood, timber, fruit and nuts. In coming together and sharing and learning woodland skills we aim to manage local woodlands sustainably and for the benefit of wildlife as well as our members. Do come and meet us to find out more about volunteering with KTAT and hear Kath update us on Welsh woods.

Heavy horse working 12-14 April

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On 12th to 14th April we will have a heavy horse working at moving some trees to a place where we can burn them. These have been cut down to improve the visibility of the castle site itself, with the advice of Cadw, and now need to be removed and … [CLICK TO READ MORE]