Please bring your own picnic and drink. There will definitely be freshly pressed apple juice available! Do wrap up warm and bring a blanket to sit on if you’d like to. It would also be a good idea to wear strong shoes and trousers- there are some nettles about, and the ground is uneven in places. Please don’t buy apples, but if you have any growing in your garden that you’d like pressed, do bring them along (they don’t have to be in beautiful condition!). It’s a good idea also to bring a container (4 pint milk bottles are best) to take your juice home in – I’ll bring some spares, and some spare apples – so even if you don’t have any, you can still take juice home.

The Plan

We will be flexible and we also want to keep things fairly informal. Here is an outline of the afternoon:

3pm Introduction, welcome and an opening prayer

3.15-3.45pm Activities, which will definitely include supervised apple pressing!

3.45pm A worship service in church

4pm Picnic Time

Directions

1403 is well signposted from the A49 heading north out of Shrewsbury- after taking the A49 (north) from Battlefield Roundabout, you quickly come to a mini roundabout- turn left here. After going under the bridge, turn right for 1403, or keep straight ahead for the church.

 Caregivers are responsible for their children at all times. I will bring a First-Aid Kit and the Risk Assessment will be available to look at. We do have cover if it’s rainy so please don’t be put off by the weather!

Finally, there will be someone from the Diocese filming the event for a church conference – he may like to interview one or two of you, so watch out! The final film won’t have any names on without permission, and we are assuming consent to scenes of people engaging in the afternoon. If you do not consent to this, please let me know and I’ll make sure you’re not in the final film.

WIth thanks and blessings,

Hannah x