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- Jane Cox
- David McCaw
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BLUES AT THE FOLD 5 - The Blues Festival with a touch of Green! - Saturday 6th July 2013
For our fifth year we have an even bigger and better lineup – check out the announcement page on www.bluesatthefold.co.uk or under Events and Festivals for full details
Tickets now for sale in the cafe ~ take advantage of the early bird ticket price of £13 until 1/7/13
Open Now.... Studio A..... Hamps Food & Wine Shop
For the launch Hamps has discounted Fleur de Liz Rose only £7.50 a bottle and a delicious summer time drink!
The Cake Studio - has just opened in Studio 2 in the North Courtyard at the Fold
Pop in and see the stunning celebration cakes on display, Weddings, Birthday's (of all ages), Christenings in fact any celebration! Su & Chris's cakes are not only delicious they are beautiful too!
Whilst there why not sign up for sugar-craft lessons, and make your own works of art?
Change of Date
Italian Inspired Locally......
The Italian inspired food & wine tasting weekend will now take place on the weekend of Saturday August 24th & Sunday August 25th, as part of the Worcester Festival.
ADD COLOUR TO YOUR DRAWINGS – Day Workshop with Tony Muckle
Is on Saturday 29th June, and not Wednesday 12th as wrongly printed in the latest mail out of 'What's On... end of May and into June. For full details please see under Courses and Workshops.
Would you like a tour of The Fold to find out more about what we do?
Then please email Director, Janne Tooby, janne@thefold.org.uk
or phone 01886 832 846Two New therapists join the Natural Therapy Centre team
Mike Bourne an Osteopath and Dr Ian Jones a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor For contact details to make appointments for both Mike & Ian and our other new therapists please go to:NEW M.E RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP
Share With M.E.
A sharing of expertise with Sally Pasquill, Wellbeing Coach and Holistic Therapist.
A positive and holistic approach where you can meet the therapists and move towards recovery. M.E/Chronic Fatigue & Fibromyalgia sufferers, or their carers, welcome.
Come to the informal meeting at 1-2.30pm on 7 July.
New Meditation Group 7-8pm in the Natural Therapy Centre
For more details please see under Courses and Workshops.
New Massage Courses Start February 2014
for more details please see under Courses and Workshops.
For more details of our events click here.
Would you like to come along and join one of our regular groups:
For more details please see under Courses and Workshops.
We are looking for a new book group champion - having steered the book group since it's inception Tom would like to take a break - if you are interested please contact Lisa on 01886 833633 or drop us a line lisal@thefold.org.uk
Worcestershire's Sustainable Tourism Awards 2012 - WINNERS
I am delighted to say that The Fold won the Sustainable Tourism Award category of the 2012 Worcestershire Welcome Awards in association with Worcestershire County Council. Judging for this category was handled by Katie Bruton and Heather Lammas from the Sustainability Team at Worcestershire County Council.
A big thank you to all our customers who voted for us in order to get us through the first round and to the judging stages. There was a high judging criterion and we only just beat the 'Highly Commended' finalists, but good to know we are walking our talk.
Local Shopping at its best....
Why not shop local at the Fold? Whether you frequent the cafe, the natural therapy centre, designer-maker/artists or buy the wonderful herbs & vegetables and salad bags from our care farm, when you buy locally and support small local businesses you are supporting your own local economy. It is a more sustainable way to shop.
"The economic recovery starts with buying from small businesses"
We now serve Traditional Breakfasts at the Fold
We will be open and serving breakfasts 8.30am-11am, Tuesday to Saturdays. Traditional English cooked breakfasts and breakfast sandwiches in true Fold style, using only the finest local organic produce. From 10am-12pm you can order 'Brunch' from our new cook to order menu. See under 'The Fold Cafe' for more details
The Fold was Highly Commended by the first West Midlands's C+ Carbon Positive Awards on 1st May. Click here for more information.
The Fold at New House Farm, Bransford, midway between Malvern and Worcester on the A4103 Hereford Road, is a refurbished barn and other converted farm buildings. The refurbishment demonstrates sustainable building techniques and materials in action.
The Fold is run as a not for profit community enterprise mixing elements of inspiration, creativity and healing to provide a space away from the commercial norm where members of the public can take time to become who they truly are. If you would you like to get involved, click here.
At the heart of The Fold is The Fold Cafe; a place to meet in a welcoming atmosphere and eat quality food which you can see prepared in an open-style theatre kitchen. The food is local, seasonal, Fairtrade and organic wherever possible. In the café are quiet corners to meet with friends and more communal spaces where you may find yourself unexpectedly involved in a conversation about how to use less electricity or the best way to travel without costing the earth. There are also books, products and information supporting sustainable living.
You may also visit Natural Therapy Centre, where you can choose to take a positive step towards being healthier and happier in your every day life. The Fold Natural Therapy Centre is a centre of excellence for complementary therapies, and would like to work alongside the NHS. We offer a range of beneficial treatments, and also host a series of events and courses throughout the year, which help us to look after ourselves and to feel good about our lives.
We have an exciting range of designers and makers & Artists. There are up to nine designer makers & artists working on site in the open studio/shops producing beautiful crafts and artworks and representing some of the finest British talent. To see a full list of who is on site please click the blue link above.
The Fold also includes a Care Farm which provides meaningful work for people with different support needs growing vegetable, fruit, herbs and cut flowers using natural methods in a safe supporting space.
Help us to Improve The Fold. Any Suggestions?
We are committed to improve our service to all visitors. We would therefore love to hear your suggestions for how we could serve you better. Please use this form to send us your suggestions. To encourage you to do so we will recognise what we consider as especially good solutions with a free meal in the Fold cafe.
The Fold® is a Registered Trade Mark. Our registration number is 2379437.
The Fold® Bransford c.i.c. Number 6226374 Registered Office New House Farm, Bransford, Worcester, WR6 5JB.
This project is supported under the England Rural Development Programme by the Department for Environment, Food, Rural Affairs and the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.
