NF01 November/December 2023
Issue one of nearfield celebrates new beginnings across the region. We get excited about the reopening of Bristol Beacon, meet the hardy dippers revelling in the cold waters of the restored Cleveland Pools, find out what the Bristol Old Vic's new artistic director has planned; and explore the vintage shops, upcycling workshops, and reclamation yards breathing fresh life into old. We also keep readers moving through winter with a guide to indoor and outdoor activities, and meet the Icebreakers in our first community takeover. Plus we round up all the best events, experiences, and food and drink in the southwest this winter.
Issue one of nearfield celebrates new beginnings across the region. We get excited about the reopening of Bristol Beacon, meet the hardy dippers revelling in the cold waters of the restored Cleveland Pools, find out what the Bristol Old Vic's new artistic director has planned; and explore the vintage shops, upcycling workshops, and reclamation yards breathing fresh life into old. We also keep readers moving through winter with a guide to indoor and outdoor activities, and meet the Icebreakers in our first community takeover. Plus we round up all the best events, experiences, and food and drink in the southwest this winter.
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THE REST<br />
Beaver Moon<br />
Glow Swim<br />
Vobster Quay,<br />
Upper Vobster<br />
Lighting up this<br />
beloved open-water<br />
swimming spot like<br />
a trail of confused<br />
out-of-season fireflies,<br />
the hardiest cold-water<br />
bobbers will be coming<br />
together under the<br />
light of <strong>November</strong>’s<br />
full Beaver Moon<br />
before defrosting with<br />
a bowl of cassoulet<br />
around the roaring fire<br />
pit. Non-members<br />
are welcome.<br />
24 <strong>November</strong><br />
nfld.io/beamoon<br />
PROMOTED<br />
Feasting at Pennard Hill Farm<br />
East Pennard, Somerset<br />
Pennard Hill Farm is flinging open the doors<br />
of its brand-new feasting barn this winter.<br />
Expect a celebration of wild food, regenerative<br />
farming, cosy bonhomie and some of the most<br />
delicious produce Somerset has to offer.<br />
11 <strong>November</strong>, 2 & 9 <strong>December</strong><br />
pennardhillfarm.co.uk<br />
Story Slam<br />
The Wardrobe<br />
Theatre, Bristol<br />
From the disgusting to<br />
the hilarious, the tragic<br />
to the heartbreaking –<br />
you’re never quite sure<br />
what you’re going to<br />
hear at Story Slam,<br />
where all the stories<br />
are offered up by<br />
members of the<br />
audience. Put your<br />
name in the hat for<br />
a chance to speak, or<br />
simply sit back and<br />
listen to everyone<br />
else’s tales.<br />
26 <strong>November</strong>,<br />
17 <strong>December</strong><br />
nfld.io/storyslam<br />
Medicinal<br />
Mushrooms<br />
42 Acres, Frome<br />
Start your day with<br />
a forage through<br />
42 Acres’ on-site<br />
woodland and learn<br />
to identify various<br />
fungi while learning<br />
about their medicinal<br />
properties. After<br />
a tasty lunch from<br />
their ‘Soil to Gut’<br />
menu you’ll explore<br />
ways to preserve<br />
mushrooms and<br />
master the basics of<br />
drying, powdering,<br />
and making tinctures.<br />
16 <strong>November</strong><br />
nfld.io/shroommed<br />
Tara Wigley: How to Butter Toast<br />
At the Chapel, Bruton<br />
TEDxBristol<br />
SS Great Britain,<br />
Bristol<br />
TEDxBristol is<br />
back for the first time<br />
in four years! Some<br />
of the southwest’s<br />
most innovative<br />
thinkers and bold<br />
idea generators are<br />
set to climb on board<br />
the SS Great Britain<br />
for three mindopening<br />
sessions.<br />
Hear from activists,<br />
artists, educators and<br />
adventurers on how<br />
they plan to change<br />
the world.<br />
18 <strong>November</strong><br />
nfld.io/tedxbriz<br />
Food writer and Ottolenghi collaborator Wigley<br />
drops in to talk about her latest foodie tome, How<br />
to Butter Toast – a cookbook that doesn’t offer<br />
recipes, but answers common culinary conundrums.<br />
Like, how long should you boil an egg? What’s the<br />
best way to crush garlic? And how do you make the<br />
perfect cup of tea? All the essential questions Siri<br />
has been getting wrong for years.<br />
29 <strong>November</strong> nfld.io/taratoast<br />
The Churchill Lecture: David Olusoga<br />
American Museum & Gardens, Bath<br />
As part of The Churchill Lecture series, the<br />
American Museum marks the 60th anniversary of<br />
Martin Luther King Jr’s famous “I Have a Dream”<br />
speech with a very special talk from British-<br />
Nigerian bestselling author, award-winning<br />
presenter, documentary maker and historian,<br />
Professor David Adetayo Olusoga OBE.<br />
24 <strong>November</strong> nfld.io/davido<br />
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