Join us for a Green Christmas as we put the joy of giving at the heart of Wiston! Let us take you back to a Christmas celebrating nature, in an interactive sensory experience. From 25 November, we’ll welcome you for a festive season like no other, where children will be
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We’ve got a great afternoon lined up for end of November to start our winter events. Join story tellers Kirsten Milliken and David Hughes for a guided walk with tales about nature and otherworldly creatures. There will also be some nature based games and creative activities, and the afternoon will
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Our garden team Simon and Daniel have had a busy year bringing the large kitchen plot back into use and have had huge success with fruit and veg. They have achieved this sustainably and promoted biodioversity, as well as trialling growing methods. Simon has written an update here on their
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Our Halloween fun fest is back next month, this year as part of Biggar Little Festival! Join us for Scream Sunday, an afternoon of spooking, story telling by the fireside and more! Brave the Tricky Trail – dodge the zombies and ghosts along the way to the witch’s cave. Come
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We’re delighted to be a venue on the art trail of Biggar Little Festival this year. Our own exhibition takes place over two days at the end of October and is a show of the creative work and people that Wiston Lodge has inspired and drawn in. Our photo show
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Last month we said farewell to our funding officer Mac after seven years in his post. Mac was the media and grant writing volunteer at Wiston Lodge from September 2014 until December 2016, when he was hired as a part-time grant-writer and funding officer. He has left to devote more
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Build fires, hunt for treasure, fly broomsticks, mix up a mud pie and help make a scarecrow this autumn! We’ll be welcoming back children at half term to help us warm up for Halloween! Our final school holiday week of the year will stretch their imagination and creativity, keep them
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We are thrilled to have received an award from the The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland for our Path of the Little People! The fund’s Young Start grant has secured £90,000 to secure its future. Since 2017, more than 4,000 children, many with vulnerabilities, have made use of the Path.
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Did you know nettles can be spun into silk? Have you heard of solar dyeing? Discover how textiles can be made from the plants and natural materials around us in a hands-on workshop with two parts. Textile artist and historical interpreter Kirsten Milliken will demonstrate a variety of ancient skills
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Visitors are now benefitting from two investments inside and out.
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