This year's Holland House Friends' Weekend takes place from 4 - 6 May with the theme of In Harmony with Creation.
The weekend will start with tea and cakes from 4pm on Friday 4 May andend with a Garden Eucharist, written especially for the Holland Housegarden, followed by coffee at 11am on Sunday morning.
Asin previous years the Friends Weekend will be followed by the CropthorneWalkabout (http://www.cropthornewalkabout.co.uk), two days when the gardens of Cropthorne are open to the public andHolland House welcomes visitors and serves cream teas. This is only possiblewith the full support of Friends as volunteers, stewarding, serving teas,washing up, talking to visitors about the house, showing them around thegardens, looking after the shop and so on. We hope that as many Friends aspossible will be able to stay on and enjoy a free dinner, bed and breakfaston Sunday evening in return for helping out with the Cropthorne walkabout from12 oclock 5pm on Sunday, and if possible, from 11am 5pm on Monday 7 May (Mayday bank holiday).
The cost of the residential weekend with allmeals up to 11am on Sunday will be 125. Those staying to help with thewalkabout will enjoy a free sandwich lunch on Sunday and Monday and thedinner, bed and breakfast.
If you would like to join theweekend, please book by contacting Holland House: 01386 860330 or enquiries@hollandhouse.org
