26 Camphill Family Life

Come with us to the farmhouse on the edge of the moor 06 October 2008, News
Full of magical memories of when Botton began... Tucked against the slope of Danby Dale, where the pine trees rustle and the beck trickles over roots and stones, is a...
A chat with Margaret 06 October 2008, News
Margaret still helps out in the Coffee Bar three mornings a week. ‘I like to keep busy’, she says. The mix of people at Larchfield includes young adults starting their...
A new home 06 October 2008, News
Your wonderful response to Camphill St Albans’ fundraising appeal has resulted in a new home for the community – and Mel and James are over the moon. They had moved house many...
'It was a good party, I tell you' 06 October 2008, News
Charlotte shares her memories of the summer’s most talked-about social event for the Croft community. ‘Catharine and David threw a party in their garden. They put poles in the...
Qualified to help 06 October 2008, News
All our communities support people in developing their skills through learning and training – from life skills like learning to cook, to gaining recognised qualifications. Four Camphill...
Community Spirit 06 October 2008, News
When Harriet and Martin from Newton Dee were invited to join their local community council last year, they jumped at the chance. ‘I was interested because a few years before there was a bypass...
The harvest sheaf 06 October 2008, News
Every September at Michaelmas, members, friends and neighbours of Loch Arthur community gather in Cresset Hall for a wonderful harvest meal. The preparations take a full day, with the whole community...
Totally Organic 06 October 2008, News
It’s one of the oldest workshops in Botton and its charming cloth dolls, finger puppets and flower people have sold and sold all over the world. Yet like the village itself, the Dollshop...