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Smallholding => Crofting => Topic started by: Hamish Crofter on April 08, 2015, 02:26:19 pm

Title: Drystone walling & Heather thatch Course
Post by: Hamish Crofter on April 08, 2015, 02:26:19 pm

The Scottish Crofting Federation are trying to organise a course in drystone walling  and traditional heather thatching. Lucy Beattie at the SCF office says we only need another 6 people and the course can go ahead, it would be in Ullapool.

People don't need to be SCF members so if your interested please e mail Lucy on   

[email protected].     

Title: Re: Drystone walling & Heather thatch Course
Post by: bucketman on April 11, 2015, 08:48:49 am

Any idea on dates and cost. I would defo be up up for it but the dates would matter?

Title: Re: Drystone walling & Heather thatch Course
Post by: Hamish Crofter on April 16, 2015, 09:59:50 pm

No idea of dates yet. I think the courses are usually about £60, less if you are an SCF member.

Title: Re: Drystone walling & Heather thatch Course
Post by: crofter 65 on April 20, 2015, 06:41:37 pm

I enquired about the course, but did not even get an acknowledgement. 

Title: Re: Drystone walling & Heather thatch Course
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on April 20, 2015, 07:25:19 pm

I always wanted to learn how to build a stone wall, sadly I cannot afford courses and don't have the time. I've always dreamed of having dry stone walls on my farm, however having buffalo means that they would probably trash em. ::)

Title: Re: Drystone walling & Heather thatch Course
Post by: Hamish Crofter on April 21, 2015, 10:30:52 pm

Quote from: crofter 65 on April 20, 2015, 06:41:37 pm

I enquired about the course, but did not even get an acknowledgement.

Sorry to hear that, do you want me to pass on your details? Lucy e mailed me today to say she nearly has enough people to run a course so it looks like it will go ahead. Let me know......