Thanks to everyone who supported our charity weekend, it was a fantastic success and we were able to raise an amazing amount for our chosen charities.

Moving into the winter months and the lead up to Christmas, we have some exciting events planned. Further detail to be released over the forthcoming weeks, but here’s a flavour of what’s ahead: –

• Open every Monday – Saturday, with some Sundays, between now and Christmas
• Festive High Tea – a bespoke homemade/artisan offering served with vintage china by our award-winning team in a truly cosy and unique atmosphere. Enjoy with a glass of fizz or your favourite tipple!
• Several Festive High Tea events to be held on Sundays prior to Christmas. The last will be on Sunday, 22 December for which we are taking bookings – further dates to be announced.
• An evening Fashion Show – enjoy with a glass of fizz and some festive nibbles. A date during November to be released.
• Carols with the Community Choir – Saturday, 21 December. This always proves to be a popular event.
• Launching over the coming weeks, enjoy a unique Christmas shopping experience in our intimate Gift Shop. A true treasure trove of hand-picked and unique gifts, and Christmas items which you will find hard to beat. Combined with a spot of lunch and a seasonal hot chocolate, what’s not to like!
• Late night dedicated shopping evenings, with a glass of complimentary fizz or mulled with throughout November & December. Dates to be released.
• Book signing by local author, combined with a drinks and Christmas shopping evening.

Our Gift Vouchers have proved to be the ultimate Christmas gifts and these are on sale now. In addition we will be offering special packages. Further, and for the first time, we have partnered with some local loyal businesses and will be offering special activity/experience packages which may just solve your Christmas present dilemma!

As always, if you require any further detail just give Sarah a call on 01438 861930.

On the weekend of Saturday, 28 October, Brewery Tearooms was transformed into an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ woodland grotto for our tenth annual fundraiser. Blessed with the best weather of the week, with no rain and a little sun, our Mad Hatters Tea Party ‘theme’ proved popular with a steady stream of visitors throughout the day, and staff and volunteers dazzled in amazing costumes.

Although funds are still coming in, we collected a record amount on the Saturday through the events in the garden, the raffle and the auction.

The weather forecast for Sunday, the day of the charity rides, was poor and resulted in a number of riders to pulling out of the event. Several stalwart riders still registered on Sunday and completed the various routes. Frustratingly, the weather was not as bad as forecast with a few would-be participants wishing they had ridden as planned.

The fundraising activities continued into the following week with a charity Clubbercise at the Walkern Sports & Social club, which raised further funds for our chosen charity Cancer Hair Care.

Throughout our collecting period during this quarter, with the events over the Charity Weekend and beyond, between us and Cancer Hair Care we will raise in excess of £5.4k for which we are truly grateful.

The beneficiaries of our efforts are Cancer Hair Care (charity reg’ no – 1145258) and Macmillan (charity reg’ no – 261017)

So, a BIG thanks to all of you who have supported us, not only by visiting us over the weekend and at our other charity events, but also the volunteers who have given their time freely and anyone who donated a raffle prize, said ‘keep the change’ or baked a cake. Last, but not least, to team Brewery (you know who you are!).

You’ve all been amazing, a heartfelt ‘THANK YOU’.

Ps – I was only joking when I said ‘off with your heads’!

Sarah X