Many Hands Market — Summer Solstice Launch

Our invitation goes out to you — to be part of this.

Many Hands Market is a gathering of creative businesses, rural growers and farmers, crafters and makers, and anyone drawn to a more local, inventive, hands-on way of living. We're here to rouse interest in natural building, growing, art and craft — with fun, with action, and with all the interesting and quirky people we can find.

We believe that by gathering as a community, we can show there are many ways to meet like-minded people, stretch our sense of what's attainable, become a little more self-reliant, and discover the unique skills each of us carries — some of them not yet realised, explored, or even imagined.

This is the first of our taster events, workshops, and action-oriented gatherings: places to meet new people and new ideas, to learn, and to come away with something rewarding in your hands. Any form of practical engagement reinforces memory, stirs the senses, and brings that quiet feeling of fulfilment, reward, and — most of all — joy.

It's a small recipe for transformation, both individual and collective, at a time that feels interesting and challenging for many.

Let's paint our own unique pathway to the future.

What you'll find on the day

A circle of local growers, makers and healers — smallholders, herbalists, weavers, woodworkers, beekeepers — each bringing what they grow, make, or heal with.

Demonstrations and workshops you can join: sowing seeds, spinning wool, preserving the harvest. Hands-on, no fuss, all welcome.

Real food, slowly made — raw produce, surplus from local kitchens, fresh juices, honey, wholesome things to taste and to take home.

Live acoustic music through the afternoon. A small fire to gather around and mark the longest day. A children's corner and an ice cream van for the little ones.

Who it's for

Families, the curious, the hands-on, the open-minded — and the quirky, the inventive, the ones with an idea they haven't tried yet. People who care where their food comes from, who like to make things, who want to meet the growers and makers near them. Bring the children, bring a friend, bring nothing but yourself.

Practical things

Sunday 21 June 2026, 2–6pm. The Beverley Barn, near Beverley, East Yorkshire — the full address and parking details will be sent to you after you register. Entry is free; just register so we know roughly how many to expect. There's parking on site. Bring a layer for the evening — it's June, but it's Yorkshire.

For the people, by the people. From field to hearth, by many hands.

We can't wait to meet you.

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