KEMPLEY
DAFFODIL WEEKEND
Saturday 15th March and Sunday 16th March 2008
In and around the Village of Kempley.
Come and see the wild daffodils and spend the day in our lovely village.
Kempley Daffodil Weekend is a fund raising event organised in the tiny Gloucestershire village of Kempley by a team of volunteers from the village. It began over twenty years ago by a local lady who saw the potential of the natural wild daffodils which grow in abundance in the woods surrounding the village. Every spring time the woods are carpeted in yellow with these tiny daffodils. The countryside is unspoiled and famous for links with poets such as John Masefield and Robert Frost.
The small wild daffodils grow freely in many fields and the surrounding woods and can be enjoyed on the circular 'Daffodil way' footpath covering approximately eight miles. The daffodils may be seen from the roads and the many footpaths between Newent and Dymock which pass through the village of Kempley.
The Village Hall will serve home made refreshments from 11.00a.m. until 5.00p.m
Home made produce, plants stall and raffle
Organised guided walks through the woods to find as many daffodils as possible.
Several of the fields around the village are normally carpeted with daffodils and are designated areas of special interest
Daff’n’Ride Bus every 30 minutes
Linking village Car Park to St.Mary’s, Daffodil Way and Queens Wood Car Park. One-way or Return. Disabled/wheelchair facility. Tours around Golden Triangle & Daffodil hotspots of Dymock/ Newent.
Visit our two churches:-
St. Edward’s church will hold an exhibition entitled “Seasons and Celebrations” revealing the year in the life of St. Edward’s Church: The seasons of Advent; Easter; Trinity and Christmas and the many events that have brought villagers together in celebrating birth, marriage and lives well lived. There will also be a plant and spring bulb stall.
St. Mary’s church will be open to view the ancient frescoes. Also see the churchyard and daffodils and the Yew Restoration Project.
Daffodil Weekend is organised by an ‘ad hoc’ working party of local volunteers on behalf of the St Edward’s Church PCC. All funds raised during the weekend are used for the benefit of the church, including the ‘Fabric Fund’. The Friends of Kempley Churches, the Kempley Village Hall Trust, the Second Wednesday Club and the Parish Council support the DW working party but none of these bodies has any moral, fiscal or legal responsibility for the event.
Updated 28/01/08
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