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Agroforestry Open Day

Drop in and learn about Agroforestry on our Open Day.  Take a wander round an acre of Food Forest.  Refreshments available.

Sun 19th May

10:00 - 16:00

FREE

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Willow Obelisks tutored by Rachel Dixon

Join waitlist.  Create a willow plant obelisk, using traditional techniques.  Embellish with foraged materials to make a functional & decorative structure.  Includes materials & lunch.  More info in flyer

Sat 25th May

10:00 - 16:00

£90

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Food Forestry - an introduction with Sue Holland

Learn a little about Food Forests and whether you might want to grow one (you can even create one in the corner of a garden).  Includes tour, discussion, lunch & refreshments.  More info in flyer

Sat 8th June

10:00 - 16:00

£85

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Midsummer Kundalini Yoga & Sound Bath with Cass Collins

Join us for a nourishing journey - no experience required.  1 hour of gentle yoga, 30 min break then a sound journey.  Please bring your own mat.  (Sound Bath only is £20 and starts at 17:00.)

Sat 22nd June

15:30 - 18:00

£26 / £20

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Sculpting a Twisted Figure

2 places left.  Emphasis is on enjoyment of the process as we create from a life model.  Includes tuition from Martin Staniforth, clay, tools, prep for firing, refreshments, lunches.  More info in flyer

Thur 4th - Fri 5th July

10:00 - 17:00

£190

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Wild Fibres from the land with Alice Fox

Full. Join waitlist. Produce a selection of fibre & cordage samples & learn about times to gather, process & store wild fibres (nettle, bramble, etc). Includes materials, lunches & refreshments. More info

Fri 19th July 10:00 - 

Sun 21st 16:00

£250

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Foraging & Preserving

Safely forage for food in hedgerows & preserve it. Make cordial, jams, oxymel, smoked garlic, herbal teas & tinctures. Take home samples. Camp by Food Forest. Field barbecue. 2 tutors.  More info in flyer

Fri 30th Aug 19:00 - Sun

1st Sep 16:00

£220

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Confluence - Where Imaginations Meet - evening performance

Two poets, one musician, three landscapes, three journeys through memory, roots and spirit of place. Join poets Chris Fogg & Chris Waters plus saxophonist Rob Yockney.  Cash bar from 19:00.  More info

Sat 5th Oct

19:30 - 21:30

£14

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Botanical Contact Printing with Sue & Sue

Join for a creative nature-connection workshop.  Experiment with the natural pigments in autumnal leaves to make botanical prints.  No experience required.  Lunch included.  More info in flyer

Sat 19th Oct

10:00 - 16:00

£85

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Sculpting With Attitude - tutored by Lucianne Lassalle

1 place left.  Sketch from a life model and build with clay on an armature.  Then choose abstraction or remain focused on realism.  Includes materials, model, lunches.  £150 deposit.  More info in flyer

Mon 28th - Thu 31st Oct

10:00 - 16:30

£435

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5-week Life Drawing Course

Make marks in a warm studio, inspired by different life-models (1 each week). Lightly-tutored sessions. Occasional brief demos. Beginners welcome. Includes refreshments & light lunch after. 

2025 dates TBC

10:00-13:00 + lunch

£130

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Sing With Nature - led by Suthering

A joyful 4-part harmony course with singing & breathing techniques for Heg & Julu's folk arrangements. End the day singing by candle-light. Includes meals & refreshments.

2025 date TBC

11:00 - 21:00

£95

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Colour & Texture: Abstract Drawing from Nature 

Tutored by Katie Sollohub. Use rhythmical process to build up marks on large sheets, responding to sensation of deep immersion in nature, evoking sounds, smells, view.  More info in flyer

2025 weekend TBC

10:00-17:00/16:00

£190

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