Wassail - celebrate our fruit trees

Name: Wassail - celebrate our fruit trees
Start: 2026-01-17T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-17T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Gate next to 53 Riverview Park, London

Schedule

Sat Jan 17 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Gate next to 53 Riverview Park, London | London, EN

Wassail – celebrate our fruit trees 17/1/26 2-4pm. Everyone welcome and suitable for all ages.
The Wild Cat Wilderness is classified as a veteran orchard because of our many old trees, plus we have a newer orchard we planted from trees we grafted.
Our first community event for 2026 will be a wassail on Saturday 17th Jan 2.00-4.00pm which is an ancient custom of visiting orchards and reciting incantations and singing to the trees to promote a good harvest for the coming year.
There will be instrument making, music and singing and a procession to visit our old and new apple trees. The Rushey Green Timebank choir will be singing and encouraging you to join in some traditional wassail songs. This will be followed by storytelling and mulled cider and apple juice around the campfire. Please bring any instruments you can play whilst walking as the more noise we make the better
All welcome but places are limited so please book a space for every adult and child. Bring a torch as it will get dark.
2.00-4.00pm entry from 1.30, last entry 2pm sorry no latecomers.
2pm instrument making
2.30pm music and singing and chance to learn some songs
3pm apple tree parade followed storytelling and mulled cider and apple juice around the campfire
All welcome but booking essential. Donation for drinks so please bring cash