http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp Camphill Family News and Events en-gb Camphill Family Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:47 GMT 60 http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=188 In the Botton Weavery, Lucinda has a beautiful new loom. "It's really nice. I really like it", she says. "To start with, I'll be making oven gloves." She only came to live in Botton last year and everything about her new life pleases her. ‘I can walk from my home... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=187 With so many of you donating last Christmas towards the new Phoenix Community Centre in Newton Dee, we wanted to bring you an update before the year was out. Thanks to your help, the builders have made good progress – and with a bit of luck and no repeat of last year’s winter weather,... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=189 It’s mid-morning in Larchfield. In the empty Hall, a ray of sunlight beaming through the stained glass window makes a colourful pool in the centre of the smooth wooden floor. The door swings opens and in come members of the Eurythmy group. Dressed in loose, comfortable clothing, they chat as... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=190 Katharine and Kristian from Oaklands Park are here to tell you about ‘Get Fit, Feel Better’ – a course on fitness and healthy living they chose to take this year. For two hours a week over six weeks, Katharine, Kristian and others from Oaklands gathered together with Marie an... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=191 Here’s what some of us at The Croft are looking forward to this December. "I like the gatherings in Camphill so I will stay here and go home to Essex after Christmas." Paul "This year will be my first Christmas with my parents in their new home in Harrogate. My best... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=192 "Angels for me are very special", says Angela from Grange Village. "When you look at an angel it can be like when you go into a church and see the stained glass windows. It uplifts you.’ She enjoys making angels in the community’s Aurora Workshop. It’s been 25 years... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=186 Nick Renshaw didn't just go the extra mile – he went a thousand miles this summer, pedalling from Lands End to John O’Groats in aid of The Camphill Family. "I’ve been donating for a few years now", he says. "I can’t remember what prompted me to start, but... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=179 ‘It was very interesting, in what people were doing and what people were saying’, says Pat, from Botton Village. ‘I liked all of it’, adds James.  They’re talking about It’s My Life!, the conference which they and 50 other Camphill residents attended back in... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=178 Hip hip hooray for the sixth formers at Oaklands College in St Albans, who cleverly turned £100 into a £577 donation to our Camphill St Albans community! Matt, Lucy, Maria and Liam, who are doing their A levels in Business Studies, took on the challenge of raising money for charity as... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=183 Like most people who live at Francis House in Newton Dee, Jane needs a little extra assistance as she goes about her daily life. In turn she takes great pleasure in making each day that little bit nicer for others.  ‘I help in the house’, Jane explains – and everyone... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=184 Leave the everyday behind and enter a spectacular, sculpted arena of tunnels and caverns. Light and colour spill through winding paths and soaring domes. Wander at will and let your senses succumb to the otherworldly beauty. You’re inside a Luminarium – a monumental, dazzling form of... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=182 Nick has only been living at Delrow for two months but so far everything’s been great, he says – apart from one pairof wellies. ‘I work in the garden in the afternoons’,he explains. ‘But yesterday when I was wearing the boots my foot started hurting. At Delrow we... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=180 May and June were short of sunshine in Loch Arthur. The rain poured. And poured. ‘It was very cold’, says Pat, who runs the Garden Workshop. ‘Plants were slow to grow. It felt like we were a month behind. ’So wasn’t it lucky that a little seed of an idea took root and... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=181 Q: What kind of Botton Farmer doesn’t weed fields,milk cows, or track mud into the house?A: Our new ‘Botton Farmer’. It’s a cheese! It tastes mellow and sweet – rather like Gouda. And it’s one of a delicious new range of organic cheeses we’re making at the... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=164 No, they’re not a new Camphill football team. They’re five little feathered additions to the family of animals living at Ashfield Gardens, the garden ‘workshop’ of our Camphill Houses community in Stourbridge. Jennifer and Carl, their keepers, have been enjoying getting to... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=165 …and inside the white marquees on the village green, the cups of tea, plates of cakes and charcoal-grilled savouries are flowing. Melodies from the band drift over the fields where groups of picnickers are enjoying the sunshine. Others are browsing the stalls full of tempting things for... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=166 Communicating with each other and with the outside world can take many different forms. In this issue we meet Jeff, a Camphill Family Life stalwart and Natalie, who is also in the business of publishing. The Botton Village Choir communicate with fellow Botton residents and now the outside world, in... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=167 ‘In the weeks since I last put fingers to keyboard to create an introduction, the view outside the family study has subtly altered. Snowdrops are giving way to crocuses and daffodils. Tree buds are bulging and swelling, preparing to explode with new green leaves and spring... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=168 For seventeen years, the Botton Choir has entertained and delighted people. The group performs regularly at festive events in the village and occasionally performs at concerts which are held weekly at Linden House for elderly members of the community.  But the Choir had never sung outside... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=169 Everyone at Oaklands Park is very proud of Ian, who has recently been elected as a Director of Gloucestershire Voices, an independent advocacy group for people with disabilities.Ian, who has lived at Oaklands Park, Newnham for 30 years, is very pleased to have this chance to be involved in helping... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=150 When they were teenagers, Joanna, Ian, George and Maria all lived atthe Pennine Camphill community. Today, they’re adult members of The Croft. Here they share some thoughts about returning to Pennine for a special event. Held over four days, it drew together some 50 people from our Northern... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=170 Congratulations to Larry and Fiona, residents of The Croft, based at Malton, who have recently made a move into greater independence.After a number of years living within large, shared households, in the two have take on the responsibility of sharing a small house and all the daily tasks and... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=155 A dream realised As a teenager, Charles Noble dreamed of swimming the Channel. Today, he’s realised that ambition and achieved a feat that few dare to attempt. As a supporter of The Camphill Family, he has also donated an incredible £12,388 of his sponsorship money to help our... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=151 It happened one tea-break… ‘We were making apple juice in the Food Centre. Magnus, Julia Hanna,Julie Schofield, Howard, Gail, me and a few others’, remembers Sara.‘It was September, we had twelve tons of apples to get through and we were working hard. Someone from the... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=149 Our community at Newton Dee turned 50 last autumn. It was a huge event for us all and while the memories are still vivid Simon and Ann would like to share theirs. ‘On Friday, we had a ceilidh’, says Simon. ‘We decorated the barn with signs saying Happy Birthday. Lots of people... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=152 Let’s follow the path round Botton Hall and through the old kitchen garden at the back, to see what'sgoing on in the Garden Workshop. Weighing herbs Mark (above) is in the herb room, where we clean and package up to 35 differentkinds of home-grown and wild-harvestedherbs. ‘Once... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=154 On Grange Farm, everyone plays their part in keeping the animals fed and healthy.It’s Alex’s job to look after the pigs: Doctor Foster, the boar, and Molly and Daphne, the sows. ‘Molly has just had piglets and Daphne is pregnant’, he says. ‘They really like to eat the... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=153 This spring in Botton Village is our first without our dear friend, Angus Elliot MBE. Please join us in looking back on his remarkable life.On a cold November day in 1955, a young man called Angus Elliot arrived in Botton Village. Throughout his life he liked to recall how it felt, coming up the... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=140 The jolly bowlful of snowmen you see above were made by Rylla in the Needlecraft workshop at Delrow.  Like everything she turns her hands to, each one is a little gem, from its soft and fluffy sheep’s wool body to its tiny hand-stitched features. They look charming on a Christmas tree... Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=139 As he wheeled his mountain bike to the starting line, Botton’s Neil Shearer knew he was taking on a course designed to challenge the best. Ahead of him were 15 adrenaline filled kilometres of off-road riding. A trail ploughing up through thickly-forested slopes, hurtling down rocky... Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=137 It is with a real sense of losing a friend that we wave farewell this Christmas to Nicholas Poole, who is stepping down from our fundraising team. Never one to seek the limelight, Nick may only be known to you through the letters you receive from him with your Camphill Family Life. You... Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=136 When you’re an artist, how does it make you feel to have your work exhibited?   ‘Happy’, says Alice, who lives with our Camphill Houses community in Stourbridge. She and others from her community were really pleased to see their creations go on display in the Christian... Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=135 Imagine Brian’s surprise when he opened a letter from the Royal Forest of Dean College – and discovered he’d won their Early Years and Childcare Learner of the Year Award.‘I studied at the College’, he says, ‘for my certificate and diploma in Pre-School Practice.... Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=134 You may have heard that on Wednesday 22 September a fire broke out in the food centre at Botton Village. The good news is that the blaze was quickly dealt with by local firefighters and no one was hurt. The cause was accidental and started by an electrical fault in one of the fridges. We will fully... Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=133 For 15 years, St Michael’s House in Delrow needed rebuilding. Thanks to your generous donations, this long-held wish will soon come true. The New Year will see a family gathered round the hearth, in celebration and gratitude for the home you have given them. The new St Michael’s... Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=132 Even when winter bites, and the seasons of growth and harvesting seem far away, the Garden Workshop at Loch Arthur remains a hive of activity.Chairs are pulled up to the glowing wood burner, where people sit and chat as they bag up fragrant dried herbs for teas and cooking. Others learn basket... Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=127 'People from Newton Dee and the surrounding area gathered to celebrate the birthday of this very special village. Our pioneering community at Newton Dee in Aberdeenshire, which has touched thousands of lives since it opened its doors to adults with special needs, turned 50 just before this... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=128 Share the joys of riding tractors in Oaklands Park and hay-making and potato harvesting in Botton Village, right here…. The Red Devils!If there’s one thing that Adam and Victor love it’s tractors. Ask them about tractors, and they can’t wait to tell you all about their... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=125 'Do you remember the recent appeal for the Camphill community in Poland?' Reeling from severe flood damage, the community turned to our supporters for help – and were met with a wave of donations, good-will and kindness. The founder and head of the community, Aleksandra, says,... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=130 When Saul glimpsed a funny little bundle at the foot of a tree, he stopped his car and got out to have a look. There, just by the entrance to Loch Arthur, was a tiny baby crow. Saul takes up the story: ‘He was a wee little thing, perhaps only 20 days old – all wriggle, squawk and... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=129 Virginia’s cheerful presence has been felt at The Croft for 34 years! One of the community’s founder members, she lives in a small house with two other senior residents, with support from Gabi and Howard who live opposite. She recalls the ‘early days’ with ease. ‘There... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=126 From June…While Britain basked in the late June sun, Botton farmers were hard at work getting the hay in.‘It’s great weather for it’, said Charlie, who was working in the fields of New Botton Farm. ‘The overall hay yield is down, because the long cold spells of... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=117 For nearly a year now, Nicky Everitt, who is a member of the Camphill Social Work Advisory Team, has been helping people at Botton Village to realise their aspirations. ‘I grew up around people with disabilities; my brother has cerebral palsy and my mother worked at special... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=123 Thursday. 8.00 pm. It’s the time everyone makes their way to the Coffee Bar at the Grange, manned by the ever reliable duo of David and Tom.  Together, they love taking on the responsibility of setting it up and doing it all by themselves. They serve a good range of hot drinks... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=122 If you want to talk about walking, Mark, who lives at The Croft community, is your man. ‘I knew I liked walking when I was 16’, he says. ‘I did the Cotswold Way that summer, in ’97. I liked being in the countryside, meeting people, talking to people and looking at... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=121 If you visited the Pennine community today you might be forgiven for thinking that a flying saucer had landed! In fact, it’s the brand new Rural Crafts Centre – now fondly nicknamed the Starship Enterprise. As William, a Pennine co-worker explains, ‘Before, we just... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=120 There’s nothing Christopher likes better than splitting wood. In fact, he says ‘I like anything with big machinery.’ He was recently awarded a certificate in chainsaw maintenance and felling, and he’s now qualified to fell trees.  HandymanHe already does all... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=119 I came to Camphill St Albans on 27th November 2006’, says Louise. ‘I remember the day because it’s my sister’s birthday.’  Louise joined the community because she needed a change – and it’s really worked out well. ‘It’s different... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=118 Taking a computer course has been a big step for Derek from Botton Village. Since this spring, he’s been taking the train on his own from Danby to Whitby, then walking independently to his weekly class at the Green Lane Centre. Since starting the course, Derek has enjoyed meeting new... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=111 Every visitor to Falcon Farmhouse admires the new conservatory, which brings extra space, light and cheer into what would otherwise be a darker and more cramped living area. We’d like to say a very special thank you to our longtime friend, James de Sausmarez for covering the cost of building... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=112 Many readers of Camphill Family Life will remember our fundraising appeal to renovate Falcon Farmhouse in Botton Village. Well, we’re pleased as punch to say another big ‘thank you’ to all of you who responded. With your help, the farmhouse has been lovingly restored and improved... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=113 Newby and Chris are proud to show you some of the lovely things they’ve made in the Weavery at Delrow.Newby‘I made this table runner in a rainbow of colours’ says Newby. ‘Red, pink and all different colours. I chose which ones I wanted.’‘I’m doing some nice... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=114 All our communities are built on the unique qualities each of us has to offer. With the support and encouragement of our friends, we contribute our best and take pride in our achievements.‘I like keeping things clean’Meet Katie, the one-woman dynamo behind the spotless surfaces at our... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=116 As Easter approaches, what could be more cheerful than a colourful display of gaily-painted eggs to remind us that spring is on its way? And for many of us, like Debbie and her friends in the Larchfield Craft Group, decorating the eggs is a fun experience too.‘I really like it’The group... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=115 Anthony Saunders has been living at Camphill St Albans for over 11 years. ‘My main job is gardening and I live in the city centre in a flat, with my fiancée Aminta’, he says. 'I wrote this poem because I really like writing poetry and I like the snow.’ He is delighted... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=108 When you’ve lived in one place for a long time, an exchange visit can be refreshing – as Joanne from Botton Village, North Yorkshire, and Danny from Copake Village, New York, discovered this year.Very interesting’‘Botton is very big compared to Copake’,... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=106 When Jonathan Bradley plunged into the water at the start of the 100 metres relay at the Special Olympics in Leicester, he didn’t dare hope that he would win.As part of a big international movement, this event enables people with disabilities to compete at the highest level,... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=105 Camphill communities are not just found in the UK, they’re scattered throughout Europe and the world. All of them celebrate Christmas in different ways, but with the same Camphill spirit which is unique. Take our Wspolnota w Wojtowce community in Poland. ‘On Christmas Eve,... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=104 Come to the Advent Fair…At Delrow, the lead-up to Christmas is a particularly busy time in all the workshops as everyone is preparing for the Advent Fair. Marco, for instance, has helped to make things like cards, mittens, willow stars and colourful Christmas stockings, each topped... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=110 Soon it will be midnight… in the Hall at Loch Arthur we gather round the candle-lit Christmas tree. Earlier in the evening our Hall was full of music, dancing, sketches and laughter; now we mark the turning of the year in quiet, looking back over the passing year and looking to the... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=107 This November marks the 25th anniversary of the Loch Arthur community. As Denis Chanarin said at an evening of storytelling, the opening event of their weekend of birthday celebrations, “So many life stories are woven into the fabric of the last 25 years, lives which have made this... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=109 Dr Dolittle said that he could talk to the animals… Well, at Camphill we sing carols to them on Christmas Eve, as part of a folk tradition that stretches back centuries. ‘People gather in the main hall and then we all parade out, holding candles and torches’, explains... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=102 Last autumn an unusual event took place in Botton Village: a huge apple tasting session. A delicious variety – 75 in all – were lined up for everyone to savour. The reason? To pick the favourites for a new apple orchard. The winners were such delights as the Yorkshire Beauty, the... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=101 'The thing was,’ says Archie, ‘I observed that sometimes people were riding around on bikes that were not quite right. Well, I thought, bikes should be safe. I was concerned.’ And that was the beginning of ‘Archie’s Repairs’ – the home of Newton... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=100 From a very early age, Christina’s art has given pleasure to others. ‘When I was two I did a picture of a duck’, she remembers, ‘which my father kept in his desk until the day he died.’ As a child Christina was taught professionally, and later she did an Art Foundation... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=99 John, who lives at Delrow, is a man with many interests – coins being one of them. He began collecting as a child and, as he explains it, ‘once interests start, they stay.’ Sit with him as he looks through his collection and you’ll learn a lot. He’ll point out the... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=103 An acting troupe from Newton Dee community – seen above in rehearsal – delighted an audience of 2,500 in Norway this August. Dressed in sacking and wearing long tails made of rags and wigs made of sheep’s wool, their exciting performance of the ‘Hall of the Mountain... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=98 The Birch housemates get ready to eat in their new dining area.It’s finished. It looks a lot different. It looks brand new.’ That’s David’s verdict on Birch House at Oaklands, which has now become his home – thanks to renovations made possible by all the kind and... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=97  We’d all like to say a big thank you to Susan Kirby, who raised over £1,000 for our communities by doing the famous ‘Coast to Coast’ walk – after a double hip replacement! Susan took on the 197-mile challenge, from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=95 Excitement is growing about a big event coming up at Taurus Crafts: a celebration of ceramic art, over the weekend of 5th – 6th September 2009. ‘Ceramics Southwest’ will be a feast for the eyes and senses, with many of the UK’s best-known and up-and-coming names... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=92 Meet Maria, who came to Newton Dee from Norway and is staying on longer than she expected. Not only that, she’s recently stepped into the role of running the community’s Confectionery. What inspired her to come…stay…and get more involved? ‘People... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=94  Life ebbs and flows for us in Camphill just as it does for people everywhere. But for many of us the challenges are greater. How can we help each other make changes and grow?Three life-changing daysConferences give Camphill residents opportunities to get together, swap... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=96 John is a man full of enthusiasm for his community, Loch Arthur. ‘I’ve stayed single’, he says, ‘but I wouldn’t like to be alone. I like being with people. I’ve got settled here and have lots to do.’ John (left, and right with some of his friends)... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=93 Jennifer’s making changes in her life. At the moment, she divides her time between living with her parents and, during term time, living in Ashfield House at our Camphill Houses community and attending the Glasshouse College in Stourbridge, West Midlands. She loves Camphill... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=91 ...with your help, it’s transformed The Barn at the Croft Community has been through many changes. At the turn of the last century it stored hay for the original owner’s horses – one Lady Fitzwilliam – while in the 1970s it housed animals.... Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=90 Thanks to the generosity of two well-known friends, we are delighted to be able to offer you a special opportunity to support The Camphill Family whilst becoming the proud owner of one (or both!) of two fine items.Pembridge Village, Herefordshire by John Chapman Evoking the landscapes,... Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=86 Pamela loves making scarves. When she comes into the Weavery at Loch Arthur, she enjoys making all sorts of different things, including table cloths, blankets, rugs and purses, but it’s the scarves, made of linen and cotton, that she likes most of all. Pamela says, ‘Red and rainbow... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=83 Susannah Unwin’s brother Rupert has been living in Camphill communities since he was ten, so she’s wanted to do some fundraising for ages. Little did she know that she would raise as much as £3,200 thanks to all her friends and family supporting her. A keen runner, she hit on the... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=85 From glossy bowls to generously-sized coffee cups, tempting objects beckon from every polished shelf and surface in the Taurus Crafts pottery. Having recently had a makeover, the shop front now provides a perfect, welcoming showcase for the creations of the friendly team often who work here.From a... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=87 We’re always learning at the Metal Workshop,’ says Pauline, one of the co-workers at Newton Dee. ‘There’s a lot of trial and error, but whatever we learn we share. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. That’s all part of the journey. ‘Every activity has... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=88 When I first saw Bertie I was like, oh, I want to drive! She’s a sit-on lawn mower. I use her all the time. I cut all the grass around the site here. And also I do all the orchards, around the trees, as well. It’s a big place so I need her to help me do it. ‘There she is. My girl.... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=89 Ginney Stones and Jim Scott will remember 18 October 2008 forever – because it was the day they got married. The ceremony was held at the church in Botton Village; everybody came, cried, and showered the happy couple with good wishes. Ginney says ‘on the day, I felt so special. I was... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=84 Generous contributions from our friends have brought about major improvements at Grange Farm – and we’d like to say a big thank you to each and every one of you! With its new, brick-paved farmyard, stone and oak barn, red tile roof cattle sheds, feed store and a lovely warm tea room,... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=82 Like many Camphill centres, Pennine community has close links with an urban area  – Wakefield in West Yorkshire. Its leafy location, small farm, stables and well-tended gardens also make it feel part of the countryside.And just like the eleven centres you support as a friend of The... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=81 Our friends at Milltown in Scotland have had a hard-working summer and autumn – building their new home, ‘Peesie’s Knapp’. Your response to the tiny community’s need for a second house was utterly heartwarming and we’d like to say a big thank you to all of you... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=80 For Matthew, who lives at Loch Arthur, Christmas is all about the play. ‘I like to be a different character each time’, he says. ‘I’m a good inn-keeper.’‘I like to see my friends in it and I laugh when the shepherds wake up and dance about’, says... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=79 The story of Martinmas’, says Rebekah from Botton Village, ‘is that St Martin met a beggar on the road in winter. It’s cold so he tears his cloak and gives half of it to him. Martin doesn’t know who this beggar is. But then he has a dream and realises it was... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=78 A 20-foot sculpture of a wild boar delighted thousands of end-of-summer visitors to Taurus Crafts, who flocked to see the giant wooden beast go up in a blaze of glory.The huge artwork, created by renowned sculptor Phil Bews, stood on site at Taurus for a month prior to the ‘fire event’... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=77 Friendly…hardworking…faithful… That’s how people describe Jeremy, who’s been a part of Larchfield community since it began – and in those twenty years he has never missed a day’s work. He’s always worked outdoors, planting and tending... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=76 On a chilly November afternoon at the far end of Danby Dale, the Papercraft Workshop at Camphill Press is busy. Jon Ranson and Julian are making school books. Mary is painting a handmade notepaper holder for the Botton Village Advent Fair. And Danny has just gone to deal with the recycling bins.... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=71 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 working life as well as those like Margaret Hammond who are enjoying their retirement. Margaret, who... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=65  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 moves with the times. All who work there are particularly proud of their latest product: fully... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=66 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 working in groups to bring together everything that’s needed. Some go to work in the gardens... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=67 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 that was going to be built through Newton Dee’, explains Harriet. ‘We had to stop it. It... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=68  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 Houses residents, who help staff our Cockleshell Craft Centre in Stourbridge, have recently joined... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=70   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 times, because their accommodation was rented. The community lacked the means to buy a house to... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=72  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 farmhouse whose history stretches back centuries. This is Falcon Farm, one of the places where the... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=69  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 garden with balloons and ribbons. Their garden is beautiful, with fabulous roses.  ‘We... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=57 The finishing touches are being made. And by the time you read this, nineteen people in Newton Dee will be living in three wonderful new homes you’ve helped us build. It’s been a big project, and taken some time to complete – so we didn’t want to wait a minute longer to tell... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=62 Since 1969, Joan has kept an eye on the changing seasons in Botton Village. Now in graceful retirement, her gentle gaze is as watchful as ever. ‘The weather is always changing every day, every minute’, she says. ‘It was cold this morning, and now it’s sunny.’ ... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=56 Cathy, a potter and a member of our Taurus Crafts community, played an important part in its Creative Clay Festival in April.       The event was the second such festival Taurus Crafts has organised, featuring demonstrations from leading potters, a Potters Market... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=58 ‘If I had to choose…’.  Deborah – Botton Village   Why did I come to Botton Village? I’ll try to remember’, says Deborah Kent. ‘It was maybe 20 years ago. I was living in Oxford at that time. With my parents. They heard about it. When I came... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=59  ‘Everyone in our house was my family’. Thomas – Newton Dee What’s it like to grow up in Camphill? ‘I don’t know that I ever really thought about it’, says Thomas Balls, who was born in Botton Village and now lives in Newton Dee, where he runs the... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=61 Our annual Open Day at Botton Village is on Sunday the 6th of July. Don’t miss it! Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=63  We went in a big limousine’, says Sheila, whose friends at Delrow gave her a really special treat for her 60th birthday: a night at the ballet in London. ‘It picked us up from the main house. There was me, Roxanne and Tom, Linda, Pippa, Brian, Cathleen and Max, Pippa’s mum... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=60  ‘I’ve got friends who support me’.  Maria – The Croft  I’m very happy here – it’s nice that I’m part of it’, says Maria Isabel, who has recently joined The Croft community in Malton. ‘It’s nice to have teamwork.... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=55 Every one of our five farms in Botton Village has a henhouse. Our organically reared hens provide lots of tasty eggs. And because they’re free to forage and roam, they also give us the extra benefit of natural traffic calming. ‘Yes, we don’t need any ‘go slow’ signs on... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=54  At the Loch Arthur Creamery we’re thinking of Jorg Hoyland, who has been ill and unable to play as full a part in our lives as he usually does. If it weren’t for Jorg, the Creamery wouldn’t be here today providing good work and delicious food for so many people. Loch Arthur... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=53 Robin at Camphill Houses has been awarded both a National Certificate and an NVQ in horticulture, and has set his sights on going further. ‘First I did my NVQ at Pershore College’, explains Robin. ‘It was a part-time course. It took two years. Then I was doing a full-time National... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=52 A relaxing massage can make tension melt away and boost health. But giving a good massage takes skill. So let’s congratulate Tom at Grange Village, who has become a qualified masseur. ‘My certificate is in Swedish massage.’ It was something Tom had thought about for a long time:... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=51 Since having a major operation five years ago, Fiona has had to take life at a slower pace. But it hasn’t stopped her from making a positive contribution to her community, The Croft. ‘Two mornings a week I’m in the craft workshop – here I am doing papier maché. On... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=50 About this time last year, a group of us at Loch Arthur performed a concert with our very own set of handbells, writes Barry Graham. ‘Along with the joy of the music, there was a wonderful story behind that day. We were reminiscing about it recently and wanted to share it with you.  Why... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=49 We’d like to say a big hello and welcome to Anna Robertson, who joined Botton Village a few months ago. How is she finding life in the village? ‘One of the things I like most is working in the Weavery’, Anna says. ‘I learned how to weave when I was living in a similar... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=45 Over the years, you, our loyal friends and supporters, have done a wonderful job of helping us raise the money we have needed to grow. When we sent out our very first fundraising appeal in 1983, for Botton Village, no one knew what to expect. ‘We were in uncharted waters’, remembers our... Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=46 ‘The integration of disabled people into society is not meant to happen because our society is glorious; rather it ought to happen because through their integration society will slowly progress to more human standards.’  These words were written by the Rev. Peter Roth OBE, who died... Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=43  Less than an hour’s drive from our community at Newton Dee is the small and welcoming Camphill community of Milltown in Aberdeenshire. Set in gently rolling farmland between the Highlands in the west and the stunning North Sea coastline to the east, Milltown is very much a rural... Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=47  Gilbert, who lives at Newton Dee, has many hats. ‘I have lived in the same house as Gilbert for many years’, says his friend Vibeke, ‘and I have never seen him leave the house without a hat. If he has been on holiday, he likes to come back with a new hat. If he’s not... Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=48 As the leaves fall and light of day decreases, in Camphill we turn to the world of arts and crafts to bring colour and warmth into our lives.  Some of the things we do all year round come into their own at this time. Making candles, hand-dipped over and over in hot, flowing wax. Weaving... Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=44  Our communities will always need friends – so it was a delight to meet three new, young friends this year: Rebecca, Chloe and Faye. The trio did a project on Botton Village for their GCSE Citizenship coursework and raised a fantastic £3,000 through a sponsored walk around Virginia... Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=42  Last Christmas, we wrote to all our friends about Martin House in Botton Village. As one of the first homes in the very first Camphill community for adults, it has a fascinating past. And now, with the help of all your generous donations, its future is looking bright too. An eventful... Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=32 Before she heads home to Japan, our friend Coco shares a few thoughts about her year at The Croft community. ‘I think the way people live together in Camphill is really great. I lived in a house with many other people and got to know everyone very well.’ ‘The activity I... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=31 Ever since he came to Grange Village five years ago, Mark James has worked on the land. But now the community’s beautiful and thriving gardens are more than his workplace. They’re also his classroom.  Learning more  Mark is on a formal training course in biodynamic gardening... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=33 Many people at Newton Dee have lived here for most of their adult lives, benefiting from the calm and safe surroundings in which happy homes play such an important part. And as you wander around, you’ll pass dwellings of every shape and size. Surrounding our gardens, farms and workshops, they... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=34 No more taxis’. For Ewan Stables, that’s one of the best things about being Newton Dee’s newest resident. Before he joined in June this year, Ewan had a day job in the community’s Roadside Garden and Café. He loved the work but had to commute from his parents’... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=35 Colourful paintings, mosaics and collages line the walls and shelves of Newton Dee’s newest and most creative space, the Craft Studio. There are also unusual clocks, whose faces have been set into a variety of surfaces: polished wooden blocks, old vinyl records and even hand-made tapestries.... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=36 Three cheers for Larchfield’s Jonathan Meacham, who competed in two Riding for the Disabled Championships this summer. Riding his horse Murphy, Jonathan really impressed the Regional Championship judges with his skills and deportment. ‘You have to go through gates, round tyres, and to... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=37 As anyone who has bought Camphill crafts and foods will know, our workshops turn out superb home-made products, from pottery and toys, to juice and jam. This July, thanks to our generous friend Jim Walsh, we were able to take a stall at the Great Yorkshire Show near Harrogate – bringing a... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=29 Thanks to the tremendous support of everyone who responded to our Christmas appeal, work to renovate and improve Martin House started in February. ‘The first tasks – renewing the roof on the main building, pulling out defective floors and laying the foundations for the new rooms –... Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=28 A warm summer morning. Birds sing in the garden, a cat washes her paws by the kitchen range, two ponies wait patiently in the field. In small, simple ways, our animal friends enrich our lives – by depending on us, trusting us and knitting us closer in kinship with the natural world.... Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=27 Susie at Loch Arthur has many interests. But feeding birds is one to which she’s totally dedicated – so for her birthday, her friends gave her a bird table. It was made by hand in the community’s own wood workshop and ‘has loads of things hanging from it’, Susie says.... Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=26 Rosie has lived in Botton Village for thirty years and been a member of several different households. She now shares her room at Amber House with Holly, her much-loved feline companion. ‘How did I get Holly? When I was living at Falcon Farm, the tabby at another Botton house, Skylark, had... Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=25 Marco at Delrow has found a great outlet for his abundant energy: going to the gym. ‘At the gym I do loads of exercise. My friend Caroline takes me and Anthony, who also lives at Delrow, twice a week. We get there at 10am. I use the walking machines, bikes, the swimming pool and... Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=24 A new social enterprise, inspired by the successful café and bakery at our Newton Dee Community, is now up and running in nearby Aberdeen. It was a proud moment when The Bread Maker bakery and coffee bar, at 50-52 Rosemount Viaduct, was officially opened in March by the Lord Provost of... Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=30 Every Thursday, Sueky is one of the first out the door of Orchard Housein Grange Village, where she lives in a house community with fourteen people. By 9am she has travelled to Heart of the Forest Community Special School in the Forest of Dean, for children with severe and multiple learning... Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=21 It was a beautiful day and England was playing in the World Cup – but that didn’t stop the brothers and sisters of Grange Village residents from attending a special siblings day. Some travelled vast distances, but all agreed it was worthwhile.  ‘It was lovely to mix and... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=17 Christmas is a magical time at Camphill and everyone shares in our special traditions and the warm and wonderful atmosphere. Stephen from Larchfield, near Middlesbrough, loves every moment: ‘There’s a Christmas tree in the corner with red and white candles, and we make shiny brass... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=18 Agnes Riley has been coming to Loch Arthur, near Dumfries, for fifteen years, ever since she was invited to teach piano to the children there. ‘Coming to Loch Arthur has brought a wonderful dimension to my life. No matter what time of year it is, it’s always uplifting – and... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=19 One December, half a lifetime ago, I arrived in Newton Dee for a sixmonth stay and entered into an amazing experience of Christmas. I knew nothing about Camphill and not much more about Christmas. All the festivity and delight was there; the presents and cards; food and carols; the enjoyment made... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=20 The needlecraft workshop at Delrow, near Watford, had a very special customer recently – none other than HRH Prince Charles! Here’s how it happened. Delrow basket-maker Martin is close friends with Aidan Hart – a professional icon maker who paints those exquisite frescoes of... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=16 We all have possessions that are special to us. Jenny at Oaklands Park collects rings and snow globes and Angela at Grange Village collects DVDs. They would like to tell you all about them. Jenny (shown above): ‘I have seventy-five rings and forty snow globes. I buy them when I go on outings... Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=15 Matthew and Juliet in Newton Dee help to make decisions on behalf of the whole community through their role on our Local Management Committee.  ‘It’s nice to feel part of the wider community.’  Matthew and Juliet were invited to join the committee after attending several... Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=11 At Camphill we recognise that death is a part of life. We believe everyone should be involved when we lose someone in our community. Lana Chanarin from Loch Arthur writes about the legacy of affection another of our founding members left behind him – and the special approach we have to death... Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=10 When the decision was made to renovate Rogers House everyone agreed it was due for an overhaul – but baker and house parent Andy Barnett was worried it would lose its special atmosphere. To his relief, it’s one thing that has stayed the same. ‘We’ve been here for four weeks... Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=12  Every person within Camphill has a valuable contribution to make and plays an important part in community life. When someone dies, they leave a legacy that endures – in our hearts and in our lives. Two of our communities have recently lost well-loved people. Here we remember them and... Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=13  All of us in Camphill were very sad to hear about the death of Ann Harris, MBE, who played such a big part in the history of Camphill and will be fondly remembered by many of us. Ann was part of Camphill life for sixty years and one of our trustees. She founded our Delrow community and lived... Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=14 The Choice, a play about a couple expecting a Downs’ Syndrome baby, has been given a stunning premiere tour by a small group of Camphill actors. Written by Claire Luckham and directed by Teo Gwynne Evans in one of his many theatrical collaborations with residents at Grange Village, it... Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=9 It’s a rare morning when Michael Crook isn’t busy at the Loch Arthur creamery. ‘I arrived on the 13th of January 1985. I’ve worked in the creamery for a long time. I go there every morning after breakfast. When I get there I change into a white apron, a white hat and white... Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=2 Scrumptious loaves, cakes, biscuits and buns… you can taste the love and care that Botton’s bakers put into their work. At the heart of it all stands a parting gift from a friend – who, by remembering The Camphill Family in their Will, helped buy the Bakery a new and much-needed... Tue, 22 Aus 2006 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=8 Jamie, who lives at the Croft community, is very keen on football and Liverpool FC. He never misses a game – and had a wonderful day out visiting his team’s stadium with his friends Nik and Andy. ‘I have supported Liverpool for quite a long time, about twenty years’, says... Tue, 22 Aus 2006 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=7 Those of you who visited Botton for Open Day this year may have noticed that our new Store is finished! By the time this issue of Camphill Family Life goes to print, the shelves will be stocked and the doors open for business. We’re no longer in a jam The Store team couldn’t be more... Tue, 22 Aus 2006 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=6 We work hard at Loch Arthur: our large organic farm, vegetable and fruit garden, seven houses, weavery, creamery, bakery, wood workshop and housework see to that. But we are also good at having fun, as we did for our friend David’s birthday this year when we all turned out for a great big... Tue, 22 Aus 2006 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=5 All our lives are enriched by Ian, whose musicality is as much a part of him as his intelligence and shy demeanour. He was born with a gift, says his friend Barry: ‘His mother told us that when he was a wee boy and she used to sing to him, he would block his ears! It turned out that he had... Tue, 22 Aus 2006 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=4 Running marathons may have given our friend Charlie Jack a few aching muscles in the last several years, but it has provided him with a warm glow too. Beginning with the London marathon in 1998, followed by New York in 2000, and Paris in 2006, Charlie has donned his trainers three times to raise... Tue, 22 Aus 2006 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.camphillfamily.com/default.asp?ART=3 Katrina, a co-worker at Camphill St Albans, would like to tell you about the puppetry workshop and the wonderful marionettes she and her friends have been making this year: ‘The workshop was started by our friend Tim. It has a place upstairs where ten of us make the bodies, feet and hands of... Tue, 22 Aus 2006 00:00:00 GMT News