FoHC AGM
Saturday 16th May, 2:30 - 4pm, The Garden Room, Ardagh Pavilion
2:30pm - 3:15pm will be the official business (chair's report, accounts and achievements)
3:15pm - 4pm will be the social time - to chat and enjoy our Horfield Common quiz over some refreshments! It will be our first AGM, so it's a wonderful chance to reflect on our achievements as a group so far! Anyone interested in FoHC or wildlife, nature and future projects on the Common are welcome to attend. Come along and find out more!

We are very excited to launch our new series of guided walks on Horfield Common.
To book any of these events, please go to our Eventbrite page here.

Date: Saturday 2nd May
Time: 10am - 12pm
Place: The Garden Room, The Ardagh

Lots of exciting projects underway to discuss!
Come help out with projects and share your view to keep the Common amazing. ​No commitment required - all welcome to attend all or part of the meeting.

​Please send anything you'd like to add to the agenda to [email protected]

The Friends will be at the Ardagh Food and Craft Market this Saturday 11th April, from 10am to lunchtime!

Come visit our information stall and find out about the many exciting projects we have underway, including our 'Talks on the Common' and our upcoming AGM (more details on that soon!)

If you're interested in nature, or simply love the Common, come say hello!

The Market is always wonderful and a great opportunity to support local businesses (and get some treats for yourself while you're at it!)

More info can be found on the Ardagh's site here:
https://theardagh.com/event/ardagh-food-craft-market-9/ 

​This is a family-friendly guided walk led by wildlife educator, local historian and nature enthusiast, Steve England (Steve England Outdoor Learning). We will walk around Horfield Common to spot, identify and learn all about these wonderful flying mammals. Using bat detectors, we will identify species in flight. We will look at the various habitats and learn how bats see in the dark, how they find their food, how they find their way back home and why they are thriving in North Bristol.

Details of further walks to follow.

Lots of exciting projects underway to discuss!
Come help out with projects in 2026 and share your view to keep the Common amazing. ​No commitment required - all welcome to attend all or part of the meeting.
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Please send anything you'd like to add to the agenda to [email protected]

Date: Saturday 14th March
Time: 10am-12pm
Place: The Garden Room, The Ardagh

Date: Saturday 31st January
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Meet by the green "Horfield Common" sign at the front of The Ardagh's main gates (by the car park), or catch us on the way around the Common!

Come join us for the first Monthly Litter Pick of 2026! 
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All equipment is provided, but please be sure to dress appropriately for the weather. Suitable for all ages and abilities - please stay for however long you're comfortable with and take breaks when you need to. It's a very relaxed event and a great opportunity to chat and meet your neighbours!

We're off to an exciting start to the year, as in collaboration with our friends at The Ardagh, we're holding a wassail for Horfield Common's many wonderful fruit trees!

All the details are below, along with some words and music attached for the songs we'll be singing. If you play an instrument, come join in! 

Get practising, grab your pots and pans and we'll see you there!

Wassail at Horfield Common
Date: Saturday 17th January
Time: 5:30pm - 6:45pm (and longer!)
Location: Meet at the Cafe on the Common
Cost: Free, but bring money for drinks!
(In case of rain, the event will still go ahead under shelter in the Cafe on the Common)

5.30pm – Gather at the café
The café will be open, serving mulled cider and other warming drinks. Wassailers can pick up lyric and music sheets before we set off.

6.00pm – Procession to Horfield Common Orchard
We’ll head off together, singing and making joyful noise with pots, pans, and anything that rattles. At the orchard, we’ll hang toast in the branches and splash cider at the roots to bless the trees for the year ahead.
Once the trees on the Common have been suitably celebrated, we’ll continue to the small orchard at The Ardagh — and finally to the oldest apple tree on site for the traditional unaccompanied Old Apple Tree song. 

Around 6.45pm, back to the café for more mulled cider and a warm-up with friends and neighbours.

 Bring:
• Pots, pans, wooden spoons — anything to make a joyful racket
• Warm clothes
• Your best singing voice (enthusiasm counts more than accuracy)
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It’s a lovely, lively tradition and a brilliant way to brighten a winter evening together. See you there to toast the trees and the community! 
And a big thanks to The Ardagh for all their hard work and support with this event!