Interest Weekends and Interest Days at Trelay Farm
- Are you interested in living in an eco-village, a small community or a co-housing group?
- Are you considering coming to live with us at Trelay?
- Might you want to invest in our project or work with us?
If so, our Interest Weekends and interest days are designed especially for you. You will meet many of the residents of Trelay, experience the beauty of the location and have a taste of our lifestyle.
The following dates are available:
- Saturday 14th June 2008 INTEREST DAY ONLY - SPACES AVAILABLE
- Saturday 19th July 2008 INTEREST DAY ONLY - SPACES AVAILABLE
- Saturday 20th - Sunday 21st September 2008 SPACES AVAILABLE
- Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th October 2008 SPACES AVAILABLE
Typical programme of activities
Friday evening
Arrive 6.00pm for supper at 7.30pm.
After supper will be an informal evening, with either a drink at the local pub, games in the games room or just chat with residents around the fire.
Saturday
8.00 Breakfast for Friday night participants.
9.00 Introduction to the weekend.
9.15 - 1.00 Introductions - who we are and what we do. And who you are!
Walk around the farm.
Slide shows and discussions about Trelay Farm since we moved in.
To include a break for coffee and cakes.
1.00 Soup and sandwich lunch
2.00 Woodland walk
3.00 Participate in Trelay work.
5.30 Free time
7.30 Meal in local pub (pay for your own)
9.00 Music, singing, dancing, poetry, etc. in games room.
Sunday
8.30 Breakfast
9.30 Slide shows about:
i) legal and financial structure
ii) joining process.
Questions and discussion.
11.00 Coffee and cakes
11.30 Creative activity
1.00 Cooked Sunday lunch
2.00 Local trip: Walk on beach, cliffs or up to Bodmin Moor or quick trip into Bude.
4.00 Tea and last-minute questions.
INTEREST DAYS WILL RUN ON A SATURDAY FROM 10AM - 6PM AND INCLUDE TOUR OF THE FARM, LEGAL AND FINANCIAL, JOINING PROCESS AND TRELAY IN PICTURES SLIDE SHOWS. THERE MAY ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A PROJECT WORKING PARTY. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED. LIMITED B&B ACCOMMODATION MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE ASK US ABOUT AVAILABILITY.
Costs and accommodation
| Friday supper | £ 5.00 |
| Friday bed and breakfast | £25.00 |
| Saturday day, including lunch | £25.00 |
| Saturday bed and breakfast | £25.00 |
| Sunday day, including roast lunch | £25.00 |
| Full weekend Friday 6.00 pm to Sunday 5,00pm | |
| £105 less discount of £15.00 | £90.00 |
| Interest Day only day, including lunch | £30.00 |
Overnight accommodation is in a private room, either single or family, with a shared bathroom.
Getting to Trelay
Please ask us if you need collecting from Bodmin Parkway railway station or bus stop; we will be happy to help.