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SUMMARY:Wassail at Whitchurch Community Orchard
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Queensway Playing Fields Association & Whitchurch Allotments and Community Orchard. \n  \nProcession from Queensway Playing Fields to the Community Orchard\, then Morris dancing at Kingsway Court. \n  \nA seasonal celebration for the Orchard — come and join the fun. Sturdy\, waterproof footwear recommended!
URL:https://severnfolk.co.uk/event/wassail-at-whitchurch-community-orchard-2026-02-08/
LOCATION:Whitchurch Allotment and Community Orchard Association\, Whitchurch Allotment and Community Orchard Association\, Queensway\, Whitchurch\, Shropshire\, SY13 1HG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dance,Morris,Wassail
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SUMMARY:Wassail Celebration 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Wolseley Centre will be hosting a Wassail ceremony to wake up the apple trees in our orchard. \nWassailing is a traditional ceremony that involves singing and drinking to the health of trees on the Twelfth Night. The purpose of wassailing is to awaken the cider apple trees and to scare away evil spirits to ensure a good harvest of fruit in the Autumn. \nThe ceremonies of each wassail varied from village to village but they generally all have the same core elements. A wassail King and Queen lead the song or a processional tune to be played/sung from one orchard to the next; the wassail Queen is then lifted into the boughs of the tree where she places toast soaked in wassail from the clayen cup as a gift to the tree spirits (and to show the fruits created the previous year). In some counties\, the youngest boy or “Tom Tit” will stand in for the Queen and hang the cider-soaked toast in the tree. Then an incantation is usually recited. \nOur Wassail will be hosted by local Druids who will be toasting the trees to ensure a good harvest\, so wrap up warm\, bring along your instruments and  toast (yes toasted bread) have a sing along or just spectate what we hope will become an annual event. Our cafe will be open for you to purchase drinks and snacks. \nVisitors will firstly be entertained by Morris dancers and then a play by the Mummers. Revellers will then be invited to make their way to the orchard where local druids will lead the ceremony of dancing and singing around the trees. Everyone is encouraged to bring along lanterns\, toast\, drums and bells\, or any instrument that can make a noise to wake up the trees. \nNo Booking Required
URL:https://severnfolk.co.uk/event/wassail-celebration-2026-01-18/
LOCATION:The Wolseley Centre\, The Wolseley Centre\, Stafford\, Staffordshire\, ST17 0WT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Wassail
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