Little Ouseburn Village News

22/04/2026

10/04/2026

Blossom tunnel time 🌸🌸🌸

04/10/2025

Morning everyone! Sam’s Cookie Cupboard will be open again this weekend outside Cherry Tree House.
Amended opening times for today because of the weather. We’ll have the cupboard out at 12 o’clock onwards but the doors will be closed because of the wind. I’ll keep the cupboard out until 7pm tonight.
Normal opening hours tomorrow all being well but I’ll keep an eye on the forecast.

In the cupboard this weekend we have:
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting, Toffee Apple Cake,
Chocolate Orange Brownies, Shortbread, Cranberry and White Chocolate Cookies plus some Rolo Cookie Bars.

Hope you all enjoy them as much as I have baking them! Sam xx

20/09/2025

Cakes all ready for our stall outside 98 Main Street this morning in aid of MacMillan Cancer.
The weather forecast has now changed to raining all day. We are still going ahead and putting a gazebo up to shelter under in the entrance to our driveway as it was far too late to postpone the stall and I have gone to a lot of trouble with my baking.
I am worried that the weather will put people off coming.
Payment is just a donation to MacMillan (whatever you are prepared to pay and can be cash or by scanning a QR code on your phone).
Hope you can come. Love Sam xx

14/09/2025

Hello everyone!
After the success of my MacMillan cake stall last year and also my Alzheimer’s one I did back in Spring, I’m doing another one!
Unfortunately it also clashes with the one in Great Ouseburn Village Hall but I couldn’t do it at any other time.
There’ll be all my usual treats and there will be no set price for the cakes, just donations in the MacMillan box.
Spread the word!
Thankyou once again. It means a lot. Sam Smith xx

02/09/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zctdjn5ru2g&t=172s
Fascinating history!

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02/09/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjAwgZUkILo

Really interesting mini history - goes much further back than anything else we've read

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21/08/2025

Lost dog

19/04/2025

A massive thankyou to each and every one of you who came to buy cakes from us today. Totally overwhelmed by your generosity. We raised £314.50 which is just incredible. Have a Happy Easter! Love Sam (and Sam’s Mum, Penny) xx

18/04/2025

Hi everyone! My mum and I are having our Cake stall outside our gate (Cherry Tree House) in aid of Alzheimer’s Society tomorrow between 10am and 2pm.

There’ll be some Easter themed treats to choose from as well as a few of my traditional favourites (not all pictured)
🍪chocolate chip cookies
🍪Terry’s Chocolate Orange Mini Egg cookies
🍪Gluten Free Mini Egg cookies
🍪Percy Pig Gluten Free Empire Biscuits

🍫After Eight Mini Egg Brownies
🍫Galaxy Truffle Egg Chocolate Traybake
🍫Malteser Bunny Tiffin
🍫White Chocolate Milky Bar Toffee Krispie Slices

🍰 Carrot Traybake

🐣Simnel Traybake

🧁Vanilla Easter Cupcakes

Hope to see you there. Sam xx