by Neil Hickson | Mar 20, 2018 | Event
Spring into action at BCF next Sunday March 25. The growing season is upon us and we want you to be a part of creating and sharing all that will happen on our farm this year, so come out and join in as we get warmed up on the farm with lots of springtime activities...
by Neil Hickson | Feb 25, 2018 | Cultivate, Event
'Cultivate' Creative Writing Workshop The start of an exciting year of arts projects based at Burscough Community Farm On the 25th March from 11am-1pm, we are launching CULTIVATE, a year-long series of arts-based activities at BCF. Starting with Creative Writing, the...
by Neil Hickson | Oct 29, 2017 | Event
Our Samhain event turned out to be quite spectacular. The day started with us all being taught to make willow lanterns by artist, Becky. It was satisfying to know that all the lanterns made from our willow, grown on the field. If there are any willow lantern makers...
by Neil Hickson | Oct 15, 2017 | Event
Come join us at the farm on Saturday the 28th October for a FREE day of crafting, festivities and eats as we mark the end of the growing season with our 3rd annual Samhain event; SAMHAIN 2017! Samhain (pronounced SAH-win) is a Gaelic festival marking the end of...
by Neil Hickson | Sep 3, 2017 | Event
I have been asked to give a presentation for a new project being run by Burscough Hub Group. The Hub have previously run a project to help people gain access to the internet. The new project wants to tackle the issue of loneliness and its negative effect on our health...
by Neil Hickson | Aug 26, 2017 | Event
Let’s just say that food is important to us at Burscough Community Farm. Eating good food is a pretty big incentive to growing it as far as I am concerned. It’s a good job that earning money isn’t at the top of the list of reasons why we do it. Seeing what someone...