On Saturday 20th June from 2-4 pm bring your bike along to the Village hall and learn how to do some basic maintenance. Mark James from the Dunbar Bike hub will be there to share his expertise and diagnose that horrible grinding noise from your back wheel. The event is free and open to all. Ice cream cones will be available to buy and don’t forget to join in Le Grand Depart along Garvald Champs Elysees at 4 pm.
Please bring some snacks / nibbles / light bites to share as well as your preferred drink.
See you there!
The annual summer Church Garden Party will take place in the Manse garden, Gifford ( just at the end of Tweeddale Avenue) on Saturday 30th May at 2 pm. Everyone is very welcome to join the fun.
On Saturday 20th June we will have a real bike expert from Dunbar Bike Hub in the village to help us sort out any mechanical problems before we take to the road.
Come along to the village hall at 2 pm, bring your bike and learn how to do some basic maintenance.
Ice-cream cones will be for sale and we’re hoping to muster as many cyclists as we can for a mass ride along the Champs Elysees of Garvald at 4 pm.
Please see poster for details:
Discussion led by Louise Welsh (Professor of Creative Writing at the University of
Glasgow), Jude Barber (Architect and Director at Collective Architecture) and Rowan
Cruft (Professor in Philosophy at the University of Stirling).
All welcome! Thursday 28th May, 8pm until 10pm, at the Garvald Inn.
If you have any questions about the event, please use the contact form, below:
There will be two sessions:
- Coffee and Cake – Tuesday 26th May 2026, 10:30 – 11:30am – Carfrae Farm Snug
If you are unable to make one of the meetings but would still like to offer your feedback, please do just get in touch via the same contact details.
Thank you! And looking forward to seeing you,
The Carfrae Farm Team
Thursday 28 May, 8pm until 10pm: Who Owns the Clyde?
Discussion led by Louise Welsh (Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow), Jude Barber (Architect and Director at Collective Architecture) and Rowan Cruft (Professor in Philosophy at the University of Stirling).
Associated podcast here: https://www.empire-cafe.org/podcast
All welcome!
Thursday 11 June, 8pm until 10pm: What Good is War Play?
Discussion led by Ebba Theorell, flying in from the Department of Child and Youth Studies at Stockholm University. Her PhD thesis considers aesthetic, musical, and athletic dimensions of children’s war play.
More information here: https://newworkinphilosophy.substack.com/p/transformative-aesthetic-dimensions
All welcome!
Dear Friends and Neighbours,
We’ve loved welcoming this community via our farm shop over the last three years and are keen to keep providing you with the products and experience that will support you best going forward. We would love to hear directly from you on what this could look like.
If you are interested in taking part in a relaxed community conversation about Carfrae Farm and how we could develop our offering to further meet your needs, please email info@carfraefarm.com or contact Trudi on 07709752871 to let us know you are coming to one of our events (see details below). Irresistible farm shop refreshments will be provided!
There will be two sessions:
Coffee and Cake – Tuesday 26th May 2026, 10:30 – 11:30am – Carfrae Farm Snug
Fireside Treats – Thursday 28th May 2026, 7:30 – 8:30pm – Carfrae Farm Snug
If you are unable to make one of the meetings but would still like to offer your feedback, please do just get in touch via the same contact details.
Thank you! And looking forward to seeing you,
The Carfrae Farm Team