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Annual Plant Fair Sunday 5th May 10.30 am

Written on April 18, 2013 at 5:17 pm, by

  GREAT CHALFIELD PLANT FAIR 5TH MAY 2013Great Chalfield Manor, MELKSHAM,Wiltshire SN12 8NH Tel: Robert & Patsy Floyd 01225 782239; email patsy@greatchalfield.co.uk Friends of Great Chalfield is an Association of 100 local members who support maintenance and development of the gardens at Great Chalfield with events  We look forward to welcoming you at our AnnualContinue Reading

Snowdrop Sunday for Dorothy House 10th Feb 2013 2-4pm

Written on January 19, 2013 at 7:06 pm, by

Come and enjoy  snowdrops around the medieval fishpond on Sunday 10th Feb. Donations for Dorothy House £4 per person including from NT  members. Tea and cakes provided in the Motor House by Dorothy House volunteers : the beautiful parish church of All Saints’ Great Chalfield will be open, the manor is closed for the winter.Continue Reading

Christmas Fayre Sunday 16th December 2012 11.30am

Written on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 pm, by

Please join us for last minute shopping for delicious food and gifts : Tattie’s Quails Eggs , Charlotte’s pates, Rowland Read’s sausages  and Lick the Spoon chocolates among many others, or buy one or more of Richard Bill’s delightful pictures ; a draft excluder ( most useful) and Jane’s gifts : enjoy the Xmas tree inContinue Reading

Wine tasting with Jazz 28th November 2012

Written on October 31, 2012 at 6:17 pm, by

Great Western Wines are offering Wine Tasting at Great Chalfield again on 28th November 7-9pm .Tickets £12 to benefit Friends of Great Chalfield and Wiltshire Music Centre   St Laurence School has a long tradition of jazz bands and the present “Little Big Band” is young but has a promising vintage. They’ll be playing a rangeContinue Reading

Carmen at Great Chalfield

Written on August 3, 2012 at 1:04 pm, by

Contemporary Carmen: was a modern setting of Bizet’s opera in two Acts by Bath Opera with Sophie Yelland Mezzo Soprano as Carmen. We enjoyed two stunning performances in the Hall, on 26th & 27th July for Friends of Great Chalfield who support the gardens.

Annual Plant Fair Sunday 5th May 2013

Written on May 2, 2012 at 2:12 pm, by

  Friends of Great Chalfield is an Association of 100 local members who support maintenance and development of the gardens at Great Chalfield with events We invite you to join our Annual Plant Fair on 5th May 2013 in association with  Jamie’s Farm Registered charity number 1129544 Jamie’s Farm is based in Box, Wiltshire, and helps childrenContinue Reading

September News, Concert 1st October

Written on August 31, 2011 at 3:13 pm, by

We have enjoyed a busy Spring and Summer with 15,000 visitors; and there is still lots of colour in the garden. Harvest is late due to catchy weather but the combine is busy cutting wheat today, and the kingfisher whizzed by yesterday. The Friends invite you all to a lovely Concert in the Hall on Saturday 1st October,Continue Reading

The Marriage of Figaro

Written on May 24, 2011 at 3:41 pm, by

Friends of Great Chalfield brought Bath Opera’s touring production of  Figaro to the Great Hall last weekend. Full houses on both nights enjoyed fine voices enchanting music and  brilliant entertainment. “Friends of Great Chalfield bring Bath Opera’s Figaro to the Great Hall in July The weather was fine enough for hardy picnics, but the warmth ofContinue Reading