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Bodger

  • Joined Jul 2009
Courses at Acton Scott for 2014.
« on: December 03, 2013, 02:56:27 pm »
Hi  :wave:   I've just had this E-mail from Acton Scott, the digits at the end of each line are the cost of the course.

April Keeping Pigs for Pork & Bacon Sunday 13 April 80
 Working with Heavy Horses Saturday 26 April 80
 Greenwood & Pole Lathe Saturday 26 April  65
 Plight of the Bee Saturday 26 April 45
 Greenwood & Pole Lathe Sunday 27 April 65
 Pig Breeding for Smallholders Sunday 27 April 80
May Use of the Scythe Saturday 3 May 80
 Greenwood & Pole Lathe Saturday 10 May 65
 Introduction to Blacksmithing Saturday 10 May 100
 Introduction to Blacksmithing Sunday 11 May 100
 Plight of the Bee Sunday 11 May 45
 Patchwork & Quilting for Beginners Sunday 11 May 55
 Greenwood & Pole Lathe Sunday 11 May 65
 Working with Heavy Horses Saturday 17 May 80
 Willow Obelisks Saturday 17 May 70
 Willow Hurdles & Screens Sunday 18 May 70
 Introduction to Breadmaking Thursday 22 May 90
 Building a Cob Oven Saturday 24 May 65
June Children's Farmhouse Baking Saturday 1 June 40
 Making a Coracle Sat 7 & Sun 8 June 280
 Introduction to Blacksmithing Saturday 7 June 100
 Introduction to Blacksmithing Sunday 8 June 100
 Lime & Traditional Plastering Friday 13 June 65
 Greenwood & Pole Lathe Saturday 14 June 65
 Spinning for Beginners Saturday 14 June 55
 Greenwood & Pole Lathe Sunday 15 June 65
 Working with Heavy Horses Sunday 15 June 80
 Stick Carving & Whittling Sunday 15 June 65
 Victorian Housewife's Herb garden Sunday 15 June 55
 Brinkley Loom Weaving Saturday 21 June 65
 Working with Heavy Leather Saturday 21 June 70
 Make a Pork Pie & Pickle Sunday 22 June 60
 Traditional Dairying Saturday 28 June 55
 Spinning for Beginners Saturday 28 June 55
 Decorative Blacksmithing Sat 28 & Sun 29 June 200
July Create a Dry Stone Wall Saturday 5 July 70
 Victorian Housewife's Herbal Sunday 6 July 55
 Building a Cob Oven Saturday 12 July 65
 Corn Dolly Making Saturday 12 July 55
 Make a Rake Saturday 19 July 70
 Create a Dry Stone Wall Saturday 26 July 70
Aug Dressmaking Skills from the Past Sat 2 & Sun 3 August 90
 Victorian Housewife's Still Room Sunday 3 August 55
 Victorian Farmer's Wife Day Monday 4 August 60
 Flowers from the Bailiff's Garden Sat 9 & Sun 10 August 80
 Making Bobbin Lace Saturday 16 August 55
 Make a Bent Stick Chair Sat 16 & Sun 17 August 150
 Rag Rug Making I  Saturday 23 August 55
 High Summer Dyes from Garden Sunday 31 August 55
September Working with Heavy Horses Saturday 13 September 80
 Energy Efficiency of Trad Buildings Saturday 13 September 65
 Working with Lime Friday 19 September 65
 Hedgerow Fruits Preserving Day Saturday 20 September 60
 Decorative Blacksmithing Sat 20 & Sun 21 September 200
 Victorian Corsets Sat 20 & Sun 21 September 90
 Breadmaking Thursday 25 September 90
 Working With Donkeys Saturday 27 September 45
 Family History for Beginners Sunday 28 September 40
 Baking Day in the Cottage Monday 29 September 60
 Ploughing with Heavy Horses Mon 29 & Tue 30 September 195
October Ploughing with Heavy Horses  Wed 1 & Thurs 2 October 195
 Ploughing with Heavy Horses Fri 3 & Sat 4 October 195
 Working with Heavy Horses Saturday 4 October 80
 Willow Basketmaking Sat 4 & Sun 5 October 140
 Victorian Housewife's Sewing Box Sunday 5 October 55
 The Art of Repousse Sat 11 & Sun 12 October 250
 Make a Game Pie & Shrewsbury sauce Sunday 12 October 65
 Harness Making Mon 13 - Fri 17 October 420
 Wheelwrighting Fri 17 - Sun 19 October 325
 Working with Heavy Horses Saturday 18 October 80
 Orchard Fruits Preserving Saturday 18 October 60
 Crazy Patchwork Christmas Stocking Sunday 19 October 55
 Rag Rug Making II  Wednesday 22 October 55
 Stars & Angels Saturday 25 October 55
 Hedgelaying Saturday 25 October 70
 Introduction to Cidermaking Sunday 26 October 80
November Orchard Restoration Saturday 1 November 65
 Hedgelaying Saturday 1 November 70
 Selection for a Christmas Hamper Sunday 2 November 60
 Decorate a Christmas Wreath Sunday 2 November 55
 Hedgelaying Saturday 8 November 70
 Hedgelaying Saturday 15 November 70
 
 
 
It hardly seems possible that its two years ago since I attended this course, its certainly a memory that will stay with me for the rest of my natural.  :farmer:
http://overthegate.myfreeforum.org/about24586.html&highlight=acton+scott
I'd also like to point out that I'm a couple of stone in weight lighter these days.  :innocent:

lachlanandmarcus

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: Courses at Acton Scott for 2014.
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2013, 03:09:58 pm »
Wow what a great choice, I'd want to go to all of them!!!! (if I wasn't so many hundreds of miles away!)

Daisys Mum

  • Joined May 2009
  • Scottish Borders
Re: Courses at Acton Scott for 2014.
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2013, 07:02:13 pm »
Oh it is so unfair too far away! :huff:
Anne

Bodger

  • Joined Jul 2009
Re: Courses at Acton Scott for 2014.
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2013, 07:34:52 am »
At last, I've managed to fathom a user friendly link.

http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/acton-scott/courses-at-acton-scott/

mowhaugh

  • Joined Jul 2013
  • Scottish Borders
    • Facebook
Re: Courses at Acton Scott for 2014.
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2013, 08:23:48 pm »
Wow, what an amazing range of courses, wish I was closer.

 

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