{"id":2574,"date":"2021-04-06T18:29:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T07:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2021-04-06T18:29:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T07:59:06","slug":"old-stirling-east-school-open-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?p=2574","title":{"rendered":"Old Stirling East School Open Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This local event is a part of South Australia’s History Festival and showcases the old Stirling East School, built in 1864 and still thriving as the “Old School Community Garden<\/a>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Community Garden is on 2 \u00bd beautiful acres of the Adelaide Hills – the former Stirling East Primary School.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The historic school and teacher\u2019s residence were used from the mid-1860s until 1969, when Mt Lofty CFS made it their base; it\u2019s now an expanding community hub.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tours or explore this wonderful space in your own time\u00a0(access inside buildings has been limited due to Adelaide Hills Council preservation work).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free workshops and activities for all ages (see facebook). Quality teas, coffee, cakes, wood oven scones, lunch options, trading table (all cash only); discover gardens\/trails\/art and more in this historical location.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This local event is a part of South Australia’s History Festival and showcases the old Stirling East School, built in 1864 and still thriving as the “Old School Community Garden“. Our Community Garden is on 2 \u00bd beautiful acres of the Adelaide Hills – the former Stirling East Primary School. The historic school and teacher\u2019s … Continue reading “Old Stirling East School Open Day”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paNLq6-Fw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63,"url":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?p=63","url_meta":{"origin":2574,"position":0},"title":"Come and visit","date":"February 12, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"The Mount Lofty Districts Historical Society is based in the beautiful Adelaide Hills of South Australia. 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