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Rory's Well events 2025...
We are thrilled to announce that we have once again been invited to participate in The BIG GREEN GIVE campaign when ALL donations made between noon 22nd April and noon 27th April 2025 will be DOUBLED! Click on the BIG GREEN GIVE links to find out more and to donate and help us reach our target!
Alternatively, please join us at any of the THREE events below which are all taking place during the BIG GREEN GIVE week. All donations made at any of the events will be doubled, 'helping us to help them'... Thank you!
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Matara Spring Gathering
Open Gardens, tea, cake, crafts, picnics... April 21st (Easter Monday) 2 - 5pm Geoffrey has very kindly agreed to let us use the Palm House again on Easter Monday for what is becoming our regular garden celebration. We are again part of The Big Green Give campaign so all cash donations at that event will be doubled and support the women’s loan scheme and Inga farming. Hope to see you there… 
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A Ride Round England: One Man, One Horse, 2,700 Miles and 30 Cathedrals
A talk at Stroud Brewery about riding around England which is raising money for Rory's Well... Thursday April 24th, 7.30 - 9pm Free entry with all donations to Rory's Well doubled as part of The Big Green Give campaign. https://stroudbreweryevents.eventcalendarapp.com/u/52914/366644 
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Polly and Kim
Two folk musicians playing English Folk Music at The Wine Shack in Wotton Also on Thursday April 24th 7.30 - 9pm Free entry with all donations to Rory's Well doubled as part of The Big Green Give campaign. 
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THANK YOU for supporting us at any of these events during this year's BIG GREEN GIVE campaign!
Rory's Well events 2024
** THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all of you who braved gales, fallen trees and the power cut to come up to Matara for our Christmas tree event on Dec 8th. The big room at Matara was quite cozy by candlelight and buzzing with craft stalls, cakes and even hot drinks, courtesy of an army of thermos flasks! We sold 100 trees and many beautiful and tasty things, raising around £2,500 which was amazing. The spirit of Rory’s Well supporters is indomitable!
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Join us for our Christmas Tree sale outside Matara on Sunday 8th December from noon-3pm. There will also be carol singing and craft stalls to enjoy including jewellery, woodcrafts and wreath-making (with the opportunity to buy those last minute Christmas gifts!) plus mulled wine and refreshments for all ages. Come along and join in the festive fun! *If you would like to request a special tree size, please click on the box below: |
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Grab your dancing shoes and join us on Friday October 11th for a Barn Dance at 'Cattle Country'! Sue and Tony Cullimore have kindly offered us the use of their beautiful barn, bar and lounge area for this event. All dances are taught and called, so no prior experience needed - just come along and enjoy the fun! Not to be missed, they are a great band! *Tickets £20pp (which includes supper) plus booking fee* Available in advance by clicking on the button below: |
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A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who joined us in the Palm House at Matara for our Summer Picnic on Sunday August 18th.
The weather was perfect and we had a huge turnout for 'tea and cake' in the gardens. We so enjoyed meeting you all to share our latest news and, with your amazing support, we have raised over £1000 which will go towards covering sanitation kit, training, rainwater harvesting (and more) for one of our village communities struggling with a cholera outbreak. This should help them to get on top of the disease until we can dig a vital well this winter. |
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Thank you to everyone who joined us in the Palm House at Matara for our Spring Picnic on Saturday April 13th! We enjoyed meeting you all and sharing our latest news over tea and cake, and are looking forward to seeing you all again soon!
... and as an extra plus, we raised £590 on the day which was doubled through our 'Big Green Give' Appeal! - and the final total at the end of the campaign was £7042.34! THANK YOU! 
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Rory's Well events 2023...
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"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..." and hopefully this year we won't get snowed in!
Join us for our Christmas Tree sale outside Matara on Sunday 10th December from noon-3pm. There will also be carol singing and craft stalls to enjoy including jewellery, woodcrafts and wreath-making (with the opportunity to buy those last minute Christmas gifts!) plus mulled wine and refreshments for all ages. Come along and join in the festive fun! *If you would like to request an alternative tree size, or wish to pre-order your Christmas Tree beforehand please click on the box below:
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at Matara for our 'Fun, Food and Film' evening! We enjoyed the opportunity to share all our latest news and exciting new projects with you and look forward to seeing you all again soon!
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Rory's Well events 2022...
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Rory's Well events 2021...
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Ceramics and Art Exhibition at Matara
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at Matara's 'Charity Open Gardens' Fun Day!
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Rory's Well events 2020...
Rory’s Well Christmas Trees 2020
Sunday 6th Dec Noon - 4pm
outside at the Matara Centre
Hope you can join us for some festive fun!
With only 45 days to go until Christmas, we are pleased to announce that the annual Rory’s Well Christmas Tree Sale will take place on Sunday 6th December, but due to the pandemic we are having to do things a little differently this year!...
All trees must be pre-ordered by emailing the size and quantity to: r[email protected]
Confirmation of your order and how to pay will then be provided.
We will be doing our usual Christmas festivities of mulled wine, craft stalls and refreshments up at Matara, with the hope of allowing everyone to pick up their trees and enjoy the day - however, everything is COVID-19 dependent so watch this space for updates!
All trees must be pre-ordered by emailing the size and quantity to: r[email protected]
Confirmation of your order and how to pay will then be provided.
We will be doing our usual Christmas festivities of mulled wine, craft stalls and refreshments up at Matara, with the hope of allowing everyone to pick up their trees and enjoy the day - however, everything is COVID-19 dependent so watch this space for updates!
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Rory's Well events 2019...
Rory’s Well Xmas Trees 2019
(with a festive touch)
Sunday 8th Dec Noon - 4pm
at the Matara Centre
Hope you can join us for festive fun!!
Rory’s Well at Glastonbury Festival 2019
Rory’s Well at Green Drinks
Combating Deforestation Presentation
Wednesday 22nd May 2019 8:00 - 9:30pm
at the Star Inn Function Room - Wotton under Edge
Come alone to hear about the revolutionary alternative to "slash and burn" deforestation in Africa and across the world
Combating Deforestation Presentation
Wednesday 22nd May 2019 8:00 - 9:30pm
at the Star Inn Function Room - Wotton under Edge
Come alone to hear about the revolutionary alternative to "slash and burn" deforestation in Africa and across the world
"Nearly 35% of our Co2 emissions are caused by deforestation" - David Attenborough
- Climate Change The Facts
“Inga Alley Cropping, a groundbreaking way to stop vast areas of rainforest from being destroyed".
- The Ecologist
"Inga alley Cropping rated no. 44 in the top 100 contributors to saving the planet"
- The Guardian
- Climate Change The Facts
“Inga Alley Cropping, a groundbreaking way to stop vast areas of rainforest from being destroyed".
- The Ecologist
"Inga alley Cropping rated no. 44 in the top 100 contributors to saving the planet"
- The Guardian
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What is Inga Alley Cropping?
Inga Alley Cropping is the revolutionary alternative to slash and burn developed by Inga Foundation’s Director, Mike Hands, based on the insights gained through over a decade of research into slash and burn in partnership with Cambridge University. Of the different potential alternatives investigated by Mike Hands, the only truly sustainable system to emerge from years of scientific research was alley cropping using nitrogen-fixing tree species from the genus Inga. Inga Alley Cropping is capable of maintaining soil fertility and good harvests year after year, thereby breaking the cycle of slash and burn and allowing families to gain long term food security on one piece of land
Inga Alley Cropping is the revolutionary alternative to slash and burn developed by Inga Foundation’s Director, Mike Hands, based on the insights gained through over a decade of research into slash and burn in partnership with Cambridge University. Of the different potential alternatives investigated by Mike Hands, the only truly sustainable system to emerge from years of scientific research was alley cropping using nitrogen-fixing tree species from the genus Inga. Inga Alley Cropping is capable of maintaining soil fertility and good harvests year after year, thereby breaking the cycle of slash and burn and allowing families to gain long term food security on one piece of land
Rory’s Well - Helping “slash and burn farmers” in the tropics of Sierra Leone change their environmentally destructive practices into a financially sustainable, organic, carbon-saving and productive alternatives:
’The Inga Alley Cropping System"
’The Inga Alley Cropping System"
Rory’s Well Xmas Trees 2018
(with a festive touch)
Sunday 2nd Dec Noon - 4pm
at the Matara Centre
Hope you can join us for festive fun!!
(with a festive touch)
Sunday 2nd Dec Noon - 4pm
at the Matara Centre
Hope you can join us for festive fun!!
Rory’s Well "Kayak Down The Wye" to raise funds for Bees farming in Sierra Leone
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Angela Salter and Kath Brent are Kayaking 40 miles of the River Wye from Hoarwithy to Brockweir from 19 July to 21 July 2018 to raise funds for “Rory’s Well Gets Buzzing”. Funds are needed to increase the number of hives for current bee farmers and to provide training and hives for more villages.
All funds raised will train and support bee farmers to make hives, manage bees, process and market honey and other hive products. This is a sustainable project that will add to the livelihood opportunities of villagers in the Pujehun District of Sierra Leone.We aim to use resources that are locally available and to facilitate training beyond the timescale of the project.
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Xmas Tree Event 2017 - UPDATE and Photos
A belated HUGE thank you to everyone that supported Rory’s Well Xmas Trees this year on and after the day itself. We raised around £1,500 which was amazing given the “winter wonderland” conditions!
We hope you all had a lovely festive time and that your tree gave you great joy and a feel good factor. With your support the 500 villagers of Grima will be healthier and happier next year as we can now get them on to the full farming for livelihood and nutrition programme.
There are a few more photos and video on xmas-trees-2017.html and of course loads of info about Rory’s Well on the website.
Happy New Year and Huge Thanks on behalf of the people of Sierra Leone and Rory’s Well
Love Karen and Tony
UPDATE at 11:30 Sunday morning
We are at Matara and the good news is its very snowy and pretty, the bad news is the roads are a bit tricky!
Should be OK for 4x4 and good drivers but don’t recommend it for any cars that are not good in the snow.
As it’s just Tony and I we’ll just be manning outside Xmas Tree sales for the intrepid but we will keep you posted for plans for Monday.
Let us know if you want to reserve a tree for collection tomorrow when the roads are safer!
Tony & Karen
Rory’s Well Xmas Trees at Matara 2017
UPDATE at 10:30 Sunday morning
Matara is beautiful and we will be open to sell Xmas trees at noon but with a reduced program and in a bit of chaos as many of the helpers (no jewellery/wreaths) are snowed in! We’ll close at 3:30 to get everyone home in the llight! There’s a lot of snow around at Matara but it is melting but please put safety first and make your own call.
Anyone who can’t make it please don’t worry we can hold a tree for you and make arrangements for collection on Monday if you can confirm what you’d like 5, 6 or 7 foot by mail to [email protected]
Hope you enjoy the snow but put safety first!!
UPDATE at 10:30 Sunday morning
Matara is beautiful and we will be open to sell Xmas trees at noon but with a reduced program and in a bit of chaos as many of the helpers (no jewellery/wreaths) are snowed in! We’ll close at 3:30 to get everyone home in the llight! There’s a lot of snow around at Matara but it is melting but please put safety first and make your own call.
Anyone who can’t make it please don’t worry we can hold a tree for you and make arrangements for collection on Monday if you can confirm what you’d like 5, 6 or 7 foot by mail to [email protected]
Hope you enjoy the snow but put safety first!!
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Rory’s Well Xmas Trees
(with a festive touch) Sunday 10 Dec Noon - 4pm at Matara Hope you can join us for festive fun!! |
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Ceramics Exhibition 2017 - in Aid of Rorys Well Charity.
18th October 2017 at Westonbirt School
Following the fantastic success of last year’s exhibition with Sean Mills and Tom Knowles Jackson where we raised over £3000, we are holding another exhibition on Wednesday 18th October at Westonbirt School . All the details are on the enclosed png images but suffice to say that in addition to the sparkling array of ceramics, Louise Green, a Tresham artist, will also be selling her pictures in aid of the charity. Sean will be selling functional earthenware and decorative porcelains. There will be wine and canapes and a great opportunity to see friends and pick up Christmas and wedding presents AND know your money is going to a great cause. We hope you can join us and do bring a friend and pass on the invite.
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Rory’s Well Spring Fling Sunday 14 May
Hope you enjoyed the event! Click Here For Spring Fling Photos
Spring Fling Photos |
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Chilli Cook Off at The Old George Inn
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Ceramics Exhibition in Aid of
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Matara Centre
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