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Ale and Hearty - Chipping Sodbury's Beer Festival!

  • By Jo MacArthur
  • 27 Jun, 2016

Press pause, shelve your schedule and book into The Moda House for a short break 

To recharge the batteries, collect your thoughts and to feel fresh and wide awake! 

For a quick fix come to Chipping Sodbury and restore your vigour and vim 

And do exactly what inspires you and whatever takes your whim! 

The annual Chipping Sodbury Beer Festival takes place with ciders and real ales 

To go with the live music, home-cooked food, tents and hay bales! 

Wimbledon gets under way and it’s the summer season of strawberries and Pimms 

And perhaps the opportunity to finally enjoy some sun and expose those pale limbs! 

So after all the drama of the Brexit bombshell, come to us to get sensible and sane 

And you’ll soon be ready for action and willing to press that play button again!

By Jo MacArthur 25 Mar, 2024

Hooray! – Spring is on the way with longer and brighter days resulting in a dose of natural light,

Which is so important for health and happiness and making us feel a bit better than just alright!

We can open up the windows, give everything a good airing and begin a ‘de clutter’ campaign

To re charge the batteries, lift our mood and make us feel refreshed, renewed and almost humane!

We can enjoy the infectiously cheery songs by the birds and watch the plants and trees bounce back,

And finally pack away the heavy overcoat, scarves and gloves for a colourful lightweight anorak!

Here in Chipping Sodbury, we have more concerts, a Carpenters Experience and an 80’s Rock Show,

Plus the very first Sodbury Yarn Over Festival with a chance to see demonstrations and to say ‘hello’!

Badminton House is opening its gardens for all to explore and to see the Spring colour palette show

As we prepare for the unpredictable April weather of mini heatwaves, sharp winds, rain and even snow!

 

 

By Jo MacArthur 25 Feb, 2024

 

Hopefully the grip of Winter is firmly behind us as the days slowly get longer and lighter,

With the birds sing louder and louder, and we can finally get the feeling of all things brighter!

The earth pulls at us all to stir and move, and to start making plans and prepare for new goals

As we can begin to think about putting the boots away in readiness for the shorts and plimsolls!

We have the long Easter weekend to enjoy, plus St David’s and St Patricks day, and Mothering Sunday

And a chance to spoil her rotten with perhaps a meal more gourmet, and a stunning floral display!

In Chipping Sodbury we have concerts, a gala dinner for the RNLI, plays and the spring MOP Funfair,

Plus further afield The Gold Cup, and bread making at the Badminton Estate complete with crafty cookware!

So let’s enjoy the clocks going forward and the arrival of the glorious daffodils to make us all smile,

And plan a trip to our lovely town to explore, plus a visit at The Moda House and stay for a wee while!

 

 

By Jo MacArthur 25 Jan, 2024

 

Now that January is out the way we can begin to look forward to the arrival of longer days,

With the merest hint that the winter months are gradually going, and we can anticipate some warming rays!

But there is still Pancake and Valentine’s Day to enjoy with sugar, lemon juice and roses all round,

With the usual frying and flipping, and the romantic and commercial celebration merry go round!

In Chipping Sodbury there are concerts taking place plus a tribute to ELO and Lionel Richie,

And the Fawlty Towers dining experience, with Basil and Sybil causing chaotic mayhem and being bitchy!

More Moda marmalade has been made and the new dining room table has gone down a storm,

And the heating has been on full blast to cope with the arctic air, keeping the house all toasty and warm!

So let’s begin to await some early occasional sunshine and to all those women who are in love and carefree,

It is time to bite the bullet, buy a sparkling ring, chose a special location and get down on one knee!

 

 

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