RURAL VOICES
Welcome to Rural Voices, our new monthly series of carefully curated talks served with a full cooked breakfast!
Get your weekend off to a fantastic start - arrive at 9am for a delicious home-cooked breakfast made with locally sourced produce from September House smallholding, Till Valley Eggs and more (vegetarian/vegan/gluten free options available). Then, whilst you drink a cup of fresh-ground coffee, enjoy a talk exploring our theme of Rural Creative Communities. We are inviting a range of fascinating speakers including farmers, writers, artists, historians and much more - many of them local - who all share an interest in rural communities and the many varied ways we can find collective strength and resilience.
Please arrive promptly at 9am for breakfast, the talk will begin at 9.45am.
BOOK NOW! Links are below. Tickets are currently £10 plus the Humanitix booking fee - All profits go to the Village Hall Regeneration Fund.
If you need any help with booking please contact cherry@horningshamvillagehall.com
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1st February 2025 - Dr Olivia Chapple
THE HEALING POWER OF GARDENS: The Connection Between Nature and Wellbeing
In February 2025 we are very lucky to be joined by the High Sheriff of Wiltshire, Dr Olivia Chapple OBE. Olivia is the founder of Horatio’s Garden, an incredible charity which nurtures the wellbeing of people after spinal injury in beautiful, vibrant sanctuaries within the heart of NHS spinal injury centres. Leading designers create the accessible gardens where the charity’s team, alongside volunteers and creatives, care for people and plants alike. At this talk, Olivia will talk about the importance of the link between nature and wellbeing, how it has driven her work with Horatio’s Garden and how it guides her activities as High Sheriff of Wiltshire. -
1st March 2025 - Dr Andrew Pickering
THE WITCHES OF SELWOOD FOREST
More info to follow soon
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5th April - Merlin Labron-Johnson
in conversation with food artist Cherry Truluck
CREATING EXTRAORDINARY FOOD ‘FROM FARM TO TABLE’
Our speaker for April is Michelin starred Chef Merlin Labron-Johnson of Osip restaurant in Bruton. Merlin will be in conversation with Horningsham resident and international food artist Cherry Truluck about the joys and challenges of creating Extraordinary Food from 'Farm to Table'. Osip, which now has its own 'Dreamer’s Farm' nearby, offers an ever-changing, seasonal and hyper-local menu based on the produce received from the farm each day.