April Update

Bridgend Farmhouse Summer Celebration (and AGM) Sunday June 18th 11am - 4.30pm​
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11-3pm at Bridgend Farmhouse - BBQ, Baking, Birds, Bees, Bamboo Bikes!
Family friendly event, with refreshments, live music and activities for all.
Join us to celebrate the joy of food, being outdoors, and the community renovation project! Including; Bird-Box Making, Tree I.D, mini-kites, musical performances, a talk on bee-keeping, bamboo bike demonstration and more... Part of the Power of Food Festival 2017 , flyer attached here for you to distribute please.
Bridgend Inspiring Growth AGM 3-4.30pm​

​Hard-Hat Tours (June 16th and August 11th)
​As part of our efforts to keep our supporters and the wider community updated, we have organised a series of three "Hard Hat" tours during the Farmhouse Renovation.
These are  opportunities for you to come and see round the site during the Build process, learn about the techniques, materials and what is happening, and ask the Build Manager and Board any questions.
Each event is from 1-4pm, including lunch from 1-1.30pm, Q&A session from 1.30-2pm, and half hour tours beginning at 2pm. 
We held a successful First Tour on March 31st, attending by nearly 30 people, including MP Tommy Sheppard, and were provided with an amazing lunch thanks to Hazel and the Bridgend Farmhouse Café team.
 
The second tour is on Friday 16 June 1-4pm. To find out more or to sign up go to:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bridgend-farm-hard-hat-tour-no2-tickets-33782633767
The third and final tour will be on Friday 11th August 1-4pm. You can attend both!

Bee Well Wildlife Day Thursday 11th May 10am - 3pm
Come along to help create a Bee friendly garden for the Bridgend Bees with the assistance of Skillspath.

​ Free Lunch included! Flyer attached here.

For more information or to register contact Lorna at lorna.kirk@edinburgh.gov.uk

Wednesday and Sunday Drop-in Sessions (and Cladding and Charring Training)
Continue every week 11am - 3pm, including free lunch and refreshments.
Free for anyone to take part in, just turn up any Wednesday or Sunday, or contact Hilary at bridgendbuild@gmail.com to find out more.
Coming up will be an exciting opportunity to take part in a training programme that will involve Timber Charring and Cladding of our community workshops, which should be taking place between June and July this year.
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The initial Timber Charring and Cladding Training Day is likely to take place on Saturday June 10th. Still to be confirmed, but if you're interested please let us know, email bridgendbuild@gmail.com

Upcoming Adult Education Classes
• Language of Birds (starts 30th April for 5 weeks)
• Wild Plants for Foraging (30th April for 5 weeks)
• Woodwork for Bridgend Farmhouse (Starts 2nd May for 10 weeks)
• Garden Sculpture Class (Saturday May 13th)
To sign up for any of these follow this link to find the courses you are interested in: https://www.joininedinburgh.org/organisation/153/

Craigmillar Castle Park Events
See attached here a whole host of exciting events coming up in Craigmillar Castle Park between April and June.

Organised and hosted by Ben, the Craigmillar Wood Engagement Officer from Edinburgh Lothians Greenspace Trust.

Please contact Ben directly if you're interested in any of the events on ben@elgt.org.uk





​Community Café
Running in Craigmillar every Monday 12-1pm with a free 3 course lunch.
To register to come along for the lunch please contact bridgendbuild@gmail.com 

Our updated Flyer/Poster
We continue to work to keep everyone informed of changes at the farmhouse as they are happening.

Attached here is our updated flyer and poster.
Please feel free to distribute, display and share this with others.