![]() A special thank you to Clark's ACE Hardware for donating the paint for many years to keep all the attractions bright and alive with color!!! We repaired, primed and painted the Easter Egg, Mother Goose, the Rainbow Slide, Little Toot, Humpty Dumpty, Jack & Jill, the School Marm, the Birthday Cake, the Spider, The Old Woman's Shoe, the Merry Miller's House, Cinderella's Pumpkin Coach and the Mice, the candy canes, the mushrooms and flowers, Willie the Whale, the giant Sombrero, the Castle Store, the Giant at the top of the Beanstalk, the Gingerbread House, Little Red Riding Hood's Grandmother's House and Papa Bear. Clark's Elioak Farm's great staff and our wonderful volunteers were very busy as well. He built a cover for our Cavalry Wagon and did other repairs too numerous to mention. He fiberglassed the Easter Egg and the Sombrero, repaired the 3 Men in a Tub, the Dish and the Spoon and the leaves and bean pods on the Jack's Beanstalk. In the meantime, Mark Cline of Enchanted Castle Studios completed major renovations for us. He is a master builder and engineer and his entire crew worked hard and long to get the job done on time. ![]() George Miller and his crew did an amazing job of moving and rebuilding the Castle and putting the Storybook sign in place. We also have the Enchanted Forest Storybook entrance sign which we erected next to the Castle. ![]() ![]() George Miller and his crew worked all summer to rebuild the Castle at the entrance to our Enchanted Pine Tree Forest. Kimco Realty and Meckley Services managed the major effort to take down and move parts of the Castle structure to our farm. Of course, we said "YES"!!! The castle move took place on June 9, 2015. to see if we wanted the white Entrance Castle. We thought we were finished with moving attractions from the Enchanted Forest to the farm when we were approached by Kimco Realty Co. We really appreciate their generosity!!!! We are also delighted to report that the Leonard Hartman family of Essex, Maryland has donated Little Toot to the farm. We restored Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, the Three Little Pigs' straw, stick and brick houses, the Rainbow Bridge, and Little Boy Blue, the Old Woman's Shoe and the Three Bears House. All of these efforts were undertaken by some incredible friends: Marty Levine and Excel Tree Experts, Expert House Movers, and George Miller and his crew. Then we put it back together with loving care and lots of work. It is a short distance from the Enchanted Forest on Route 40 and Clark's Elioak Farm on Route 108, but every time we made the trip moving a major structure from the Enchanted Forest to the farm, it was an amazing adventure! We also had to cut the Three Bear's House in half to bring it to the farm. We had to cut the Old Woman's Shoe in half and put it on two separate trailers to get it down Centennial Lane under the telephone and electric wires. Groups of ten or more will benefit from a £1 discount per adult ticket.įor more information visit two major projects of 2006 were moving and restoring the Old Woman's Shoe and the Three Bear's House. This year, more than 65,000 tickets will go on sale on Friday 17th June. Last year’s event attracted 62,000 visitors and had to extend its season due to popularity. Ian added, “As the show goes from strength to strength, so our charitable net widens, which is extremely heartening.” Ian Sim, acting chairman of The Enchanted Forest, commented, “Every year our show lights up the countryside of Perthshire and boosts our tourist trade.The show we have planned for this year is remarkable and will prove to be a must-see for visitors.” There will also be a dedicated charity night on the opening night which will benefit three charities. The show should last between an hour and an hour and a half, during which time groups can explore the forest at their own pace more than once. This year’s Enchanted Forest will see the return of creative team Kate Bonney and Simon Hayes as lighting designers, as well as RJ McConnell and Jon Beales who will provide design and composition.Īs well as the light and music show, the woods will also be home to a storytelling yurt, where groups with children can listen to tales being told, and there will also be hot food on offer, including mulled wine and hot chocolate. The show will take place between Thursday 29th and Friday 30th October and groups attending will be able to see Faskally Wood lit up in bright colours and listen to new orchestral music. The Enchanted Forest - Perthshire’s sound and light show that takes place in the woods – will return this October with a shimmer theme.
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