This year sees the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. Celebrations take place throughout the year culminating in events on the 8 and 9 October. For more details, visit the dedicated Weirdstone website.

The first stage was begun in the repair and replacement of the finials at the gable ends of the Old Medicine House.

Griselda Garner gave an illustrated talk to the Friends of Weaver Hall Museum about the rescue of the Old Medicine House in 1970.

The Blackden Trust is featured in the Friends of the Salt Museum newsletter for September 2010.

Friends of the Blackden Trust gathered to see the progress during this year's archaeological dig at Blackden.

Emma Williams won the Frank Carter Memorial Plate for the heaviest Premier Berry shown at the 2010 Goostrey Gooseberry Society Show.

The 2009 Design a plate competition was won by Max Tittle. His drawing was made into this plate by John Hudson.

The Old Medicine House was the venue of an Away Day for staff from The Archaeology Department at the University of Manchester.

A Workshop for Archaeology MA students from the University of Manchester was held at the Blackden Trust.

Special tours were organised for the East Cheshire Organic Gardeners and for Friends of the Salt Museum.

Members of the Congleton Writers' Forum spend a day soaking up the atmosphere in and around the Old Medicine House.