​​​​CREATIVE WRITING GROUP
Wednesday 27 Nov 2024 - Final of this series

The Great Green Barn is trialling a series of creative writing meet-ups hosted by Mark Insoll; each participant's first session is complimentary so you can determine whether this series of meet-ups is for you.

Whilst being published may be the dream, a rewarding writing experience doesn’t necessitate seeing your name in print. Meeting with other writers in a friendly and supportive environment can be fun, thought-provoking and motivating.​

​​​​EVERLASTING WILLOW CHRISTMAS WREATH   
Tutor:  Linda Mills   * LIMITED PLACES REMAINING *
Friday 29 November 2024

The festive spirit will be alive and well at our Everlasting Willow Christmas Wreath class.

Linda Mills has been working with willow for 20 years.  She will take us through making a wreath with a white willow base, then different naturally coloured varieties are added. Natural fabric ribbons are then added, and the wreath can then be embellished with foliage and other natural materials - the wreath can be used an refreshed repeatedly, year-on-year!

​​​​CHRISTMAS WREATH MAKING CLASS    
In aid of The Joanna Wildlife Hospital
Wednesday 4 December 2024

Come and enjoy a morning of festive wreath making using our native hedgerow and garden bounty.

You will be taken through step by step to help you create your vision or follow the design instructions with the tutor's guidance.

​​​​THE ESSENCE OF AUDREY    *Live Theatre *
Written & Performed by Helen Anker
Saturday 7 December 2024

Audrey Hepburn, one of the world's most beloved icons invites us to a private viewing of her film memorabilia at her home in Switzerland, prior to the items being auctioned in aid of UNICEF.
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As Audrey takes us through the items, she shares her successes and failures, her triumphs and disappointments, confronting her anxieties and fears with joy and laughter, and finding the truth she's never been able to voice before.

AN AFTERNOON WITH NOEL COWARD  *Live Cabaret *  
With Stefan Bednarczyk, the "King of Cabaret" (BBC) on piano
Sunday 15 December 2024, 3pm

The fabulous “King Of Cabaret” (BBC R4), Stefan Bednarczyk returns to the Great Green Barn with a live performance of his acclaimed show An Afternoon with Noël Coward; offering up some of Noël Coward's f​inest songs and verses – hilarious and poignant in equal measure.

Included in the ticket price is a delicious Christmas Afternoon Tea; tea, finger sandwiches, scone and festive treats... what's not to like! 

​​​AFTERNOON TEAS
Tuesday 21 Jan, 18 Feb & 18 Mar, 22 Apr, 20 May & 17 June 2025

Join us for Afternoon Tea under the beams of the Great Green Barn; tea, finger sandwiches, scone and cake... what's not to like!

Whether Afternoon Tea for two, or a group, or on your own there will always be an opportunity to make new friends.

​​​BOARD GAMES NIGHTS
Thursday 23 Jan, 20 Feb, Mar, 24 Apr, 22 May & 19 June 2025

Join us for an evening of fun and board games!  Whether you’re in on the board gaming action or prefer just watching from the sidelines and having a chat; this event is for you!
We’ll have board games such as Monopoly, Cluedo and Snakes & Ladders... and if you've a favourite board game please bring it along! We’d love to see your interesting games.

​Winter Wassail 2025
with Hook Eagle Morris
Sunday 26 January 2025​

Join Hook Eagle Morris at noon on Sunday 26 January in the For Earth's Sake orchard (behind the For Earth's Sake plastic free and waste free shop) to help scare away evil spirits by making as much noise as possible by shouting, clapping, blowing whistles, banging on drums, saucepans or other inventive ways!

​​THE SHAKESPEARE SOLITAIRE
A 1920s-inspired Dinner Murder Mystery
Saturday 8 February 2025   ** BOOKING SOON **

Immerse yourself in the 1920s, and dress for the occasion... and dinner!!

It’s 1922 and you’re invited to town’s best kept-secret – Solanio’s Swinging Speakeasy – for a very special event: the auction of the infamous Shakespeare Solitaire.  This priceless diamond is rumoured to have been gifted to William Shakespeare by Queen Elizabeth I herself… but the jewel also carries with it a curse... everyone of its owners has died in mysterious circumstances!

​​​​THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE
 *Live Theatre *
By Robert Louis Stevensen.  Adapted & Performed by Mark Stratford
Saturday 1 March 2025

Jekyll and Hyde - a mystery tale about the timeless conflict between good and evil - caused a sensation when it was published in 1886.  In this highly acclaimed, gripping solo play, Mark Stratford offers a compelling and faithful adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic classic.

​​​​AN EXQUISITE HARMONY    *Live Theatre *
With Christopher Kent, Sarah Sherborne & Gamal Khamis
Sunday 23 March 2025

When composer Robert Schumann tried to commit suicide in 1854 and was subsequently committed to an asylum, his wife Clara, celebrated across Europe as a virtuoso concert pianist, was left at home with their six young children. The young Johannes Brahms had just been introduced to the family and rushed to offer his support to Clara. What happened next has been the subject of speculation ever since. Clara was later to describe their relationship as “an exquisite harmony of souls”.

​​​​CAN'T STOP CARRYING ON *Live Theatre *
With Darren Haywood
Friday 2 May 2025

An ageing film producer tries to resurrect his past cinematic successes by revitalising the Carry On franchise with a brand new film. Saucy seaside humour, double entendre and cheeky sexual innuendo. Just what a millennial audience wants, right? 

A new play about ageing, the human spirit and changing attitudes, and of course an affectionate tribute to the Carry On films, one of the most successful film franchises in British cinema history. 
One actor plays Peter Rogers (producer of all the Carry On films) plus all the Carry On stars. 

​Midsummer Revels 2025
with Hook Eagle Morris
Sunday 22 June 2025​

An family fun afternoon of Summer Solstice weekend Midsummer Revels - join in the dancing and music of Hook Eagle Morris, and games in the orchard.  Refreshments will be available throughout the event, or simply take time out wandering and relaxing in the gardens and Great Green Barn. 

Photos courtesy:  Lavender & Tea @ Mareefe & Monopoly @ Suzy Hazelwood - all @ Pexels.com