Dancing During December

SPECIAL EVENTS:  WINTER 2024
 
CHRISTMAS FAIR SUNDAY 1st DECEMBER: 11am-4pm. Farmhouse Stalls Only.
This will tie into our celebrations for Edinburgh 900. There will be children’s games, themed food, a shield exhibition, and lots of Bridgend Makes and Produce available for your treat and gifting lists- from woodcrafts, to jams and chutneys, to fabric crafts as well as our bought in soaps and honey skin care products.
 
CHRISTMAS CEILIDH SUNDAY 1st DECEMBER: 6pm-9pm [told you there was dancing!]
The festivities continue with an outdoor ceilidh in our marquee with a live band. This lively event is not to be missed, so be sure to grab your tickets in advance on the Bridgend Farmhouse Eventbrite page - tickets are £5 each, children are free. 
 
SOAP MAKING: SUNDAY 8TH DECEMBER: 2pm-4pm       SOLD OUT
[for eventbrite wait list please add entries equal to number of spaces required]
 
Community Conversations – Discussion Group: Wednesday 11th December: From 5:30pm: The next in a series of facilitated discussions to be held the 2nd Wednesday of the month. All Welcome
 
BABY MASSAGE CLASS. Noon - 1pm, Mondays: £6 per week [£5 with neighbours’ card]. About half an hour of easy to follow massage strokes using nursery rhymes with time to chat thereafter. Enquiries for future blocks via [email protected].
 
ADULT ADHD ‘MANAGEMENT’ COURSE: AUTUMN COURSE FULL
Understand your ADHD brain, find/ gain strategies for daily life, make supportive connections. £90 course fee for 6 weeks- discounts may be available for low income/ unwaged. Contact [email protected] for details/ to record interest in future courses.
 
BALANCE BIKE LESSONS: Saturdays with A Wee Pedal. £5 per class, aimed at under 6yo, a parent/ carer should accompany their child. AUTUMN BLOCK FULL – register your interest for future blocks with admin@ bridgendfarmhouse.org.uk

STAINED GLASS WORKSHOPS: SELECTED SATURDAYS: 10AM-~3:30PM
Winter/ Spring Dates! [Remaining] February 15th, March 15th & 22nd, April 5th.
Make your own agate tealight holder, all materials and tuition supplied.
Cost £25 [£20 with neighbour card]. Book via [email protected]

 
BRIDGEND FARMHOUSE WHAT’S ON:
November/ December 2024

OUR CAFÉ IS OPEN UNTIL THE 22ND DECEMBER [REOPENING 8TH JANUARY]:  WED - SUN 11am – 4pm (last orders for hot meals: 2:30pm) Delicious scones, cakes, hot meals, drinks. Daily specials. Vegetarian and vegan options available.

ONSITE PARKING:  IS LIMITED TO BLUE BADGE HOLDERS AND OUR LESS MOBILE CUSTOMERS: Please come by foot, bike, or scooter or on public transport if you can. The 24, 33, 38, & 49 buses stop just outside. Cameron Toll Shopping Centre has parking only a few minutes’ walk away.
TO HELP MAINTAIN LOCAL GOODWILL PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THE RESIDENTS’ PARKING NEAR THE ROADSIDE GATE, OR THE LARGE ALLOTMENTS ACCESS GATE.
 
THE BIKE WORKSHOP IS OPEN for hires, sales, repairs & other maintenance, and bike donations Wed,Fri & Sat , 11am-4pm. [also breaking up for Christmas]. For drop offs/ appointments/ enquiries, please use [email protected] / 07591 882 779.
 
 
REGULAR WEEKLY ACTIVITIES 
(gardening/outdoor/cycling activities listed separately at end)
 
TUESDAY
2pm – 3.30pm: “TALK TIME” WELLBEING GROUP. Our regular drop-in providing a space to come and chat about how you’re doing and listen to others in a relaxed, supportive environment. Open to all.  You can let us know you are coming via [email protected] or just pop along.
 
1:30pm-3:30pm: WORDS FOR WELLBEING. Create and learn with Ellie from Word Well. Current term runs through to 10th December [Cost £6/£5 per session].
 
WEDNESDAY
10am-noon: NATURE PLAY: In the bothy/ play space with Trees and Seas
Book via their website for assorted child-led outdoor activities from crafts and construction, to bug hunts and bushcraft. For children 6 & under and their carers.
PLUS… STAY and PLAY: 1ST Saturday of the month [next event 7th December]
FORESTS FOR ALL: 2ND Saturday of the month [next event 14th December]
 
10am – 11am: WALKING GROUP: Meet at the farmhouse. The group goes on short, local walks at a relaxed, chatty pace, led by trained Health Walk leaders.
 
11am – 12pm, Alternate weeks, W/shop 3: WELL BEING WOMEN’S GROUP: This group is an opportunity to chat in a friendly, welcoming environment over tea and biscuits, no subject is off limits. The group next meets on Wednesday 20th November [note there’s no need to book for 'normal' meetings].
 
2pm - 4pm: ARTS AND CRAFTS WEDNESDAYS: Suitable for all experience levels. Informal - bring your own projects & get some ideas, hints, & tips from your fellow participants. This is a facilitated session so assistance would be available.
 
5pm – 6pm: COMMUNITY MEAL: Our weekly, home-cooked community meal for anyone wanting good food and company. You can book for free at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1002313575887 so we make enough nosh!
 
5.30pm – 8.30pm WOODCRAFT with Oliver   . FREE! Learn wood working skills with an experienced woodcarver, in workshop 4. Booking now required due to high numbers - [email protected]
 
THURSDAY
*Relaunched Activity* 10am-1pm: Making for BRIDGEND Group
Reuse materials to create items for sale in our café and at external events. Products include fabric crafts, cards & jewellery. Tea‘n’biscuits & cheery chat provided. Proceeds from sales go directly to further farmhouse’s work & aims of self-sustainability. Contact [email protected] for more info.
 
6pm - 8pm THURSDAY CRAFT CLUB: Workshop 3   £4 per session Bring along your own craft project to sit with likeminded crafters who enjoy a cup of tea, a bit of cake and a bit of banter in a casual relaxed atmosphere, swapping crafting tips.  Spaces are limited so please book via [email protected]
 
FRIDAY
2pm-3pm ADULTS’ YOGA: Whether you are new to or familiar with yoga these classes will help you develop balance, strength & flexibility through movement & stretching. Book via [email protected] and pay on the day [£4, or £3 with neighbours’ card]. [NB Later start re local roundabout partial closure.]
 
GARDENING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES     
For either set of sessions - first timers/ visitors/ workers sussing us out, etc should arrive between 11:30am and noon only please.
                                                                                                                    
GET GARDENING:
TUESDAY AND / OR FRIDAY, 10.30AM – 3.30PM
Note: Recruitment now paused until January 25.
We welcome gardening volunteers to help us manage our gardening allotment plots. Lunch provided. To register interest please email [email protected] or [email protected] .
 
THE BIG WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY SESSIONS:
SUNDAY AND / OR  WEDNESDAY, 11am – 3pm
Note: Recruitment now paused until January 25.
These volunteers’ activity sessions are outdoors. Expect tasks from gardening, to re-building walls, & everything in-between. There will also be a supervised, coached, woodwork offering. Lunch provided. If you haven’t been before, please phone 0131 564 0068 or email [email protected].
 
CYCLING RELATED ACTIVITIES: BOOKING ESSENTIAL

WHEELY FUN FRIDAYS with ‘A Wee Pedal’. At, or starting at, at Bridgend Farmhouse! Supported by Cycling Scotland, & Paths for All. Suggested donations in brackets [£]. Booking essential via [email protected]
 
INCLUDING… GUIDED BIKE RIDES: Winter Rides run 1-3pm on the first Friday of the month only, November –March, [except January 3rd which will be replaced by January 10th to avoid the holiday season].
Pace is gentle and social on mostly flat, off main road, routes. Destinations vary within an 8-10 mile range – the group has visited the Meadows, Portobello Beach, and more.  Hire an e-bike [£5] or borrow a pedal bike for free [Helmets included]. Children welcome - but must be accompanied by, and be, a capable rider.
 
AND… BASIC BIKE MAINTENANCE Monthly sessions [on the last Friday of the month] will resume in the Spring.
 
Our ‘Neighbours' Card’ is still available for collection with proof of EH16/17 address and provides discounts on some activities/ events