Category: Seasonal
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Winter Lanterns
In December 2023, The Village Hub and Stoke In Bloom teamed up to host a special Christmas tree lights switch on and market at Stoke Youth & Community Centre and in Stoke Village Square (on the edge of Blockhouse Park), and started a new annual tradition. For the 2024 celebrations, we’re encouraging people to make…
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What is the Blockhouse Flax Circle?
Planting the Blockhouse Flax Circle is a new annual tradition established by local resident Vicky Putler of The Flax Project CIC. Each year since March 2022, Vicky has been working with friends, neighbours and local people in the area to plant a circle of flax (the plant that grows fibre for making linen, and flaxseed…
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What is the Blockhouse Wassail?
The Blockhouse Wassail was established in January 2023 by The Village Hub’s Culture Club to help local people connect with each other and with the trees and nature in Blockhouse Park. Our Wassail continues historical traditions in cider producing regions of the UK (like Devon & Cornwall) where local people would sing songs to the…