Clay ovens - how to make one
21 July Assington Mill, Bures Road, Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 5LZ Learn to make a clay oven for baking bread or pizzas just in time for the summer holidays. We can promise you a very enjoyable day playing around with mud, in beautiful surroundings! Jon will explain... |
Clay ovens - how to make one
22 July Assington Mill, Bures Road, Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 5LZ A one-day course learning to make a clay oven for baking bread or pizzas just in time for the summer holidays. We can promise you a very enjoyable day playing around with mud! Jon will explain about ... |
Beanstalk project - bug hunt
25 July Wallington Library, Surrey SM6 0HY Bug hunt - wildlife friend or foe? Which insects are good for your garden and which ones don’t you want? Go on a bug hunt and find out how to defend your plants from garden invaders! Advance booking ... |
Coracle making
28 July Assington Mill, Bures Road, Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 5LZ We shall be making a coracle (for you to take home) based on traditional Welsh styles, with the Ironbridge and Wye and Usk style having most influence on Alistair's design. Suitable for one or two pa... |
Strawbales - building with
20 August Assington Mill, Bures Road, Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 5LZ This year we will be building a 50m cartlodge at the traditional brickworks, Bulmer Brick & Tile, which is south of Sudbury and some 20 minutes away from Assington Mill by car. This is a marvellous p... |
Letter carving in stone - an introduction
02 September Assington Mill, Bures Road, Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 5LZ The day will start with a talk on materials and tools, and what you hope to get out of the course. Then you will spend a couple of hours drawing up a design on paper. Neil will bring a piece of stone... |
Wild food foraging weekend
02 September Troed y Rhiw Farm, Llwydafydd, Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales, SA44 6BY Our hedgerows, meadows, woodlands and coastal areas are full of a fantastic range of edible plants that are there for the picking if you know what they are and how to use them. Three guided walks thr... |
Food for free - foraging
08 September Carshalton Girls High School, West Street, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 2QX Learn all about storing your harvest including making tasty jams, pickles and preserves. Get hands on practice as well as lots of theory and tips. Costs just £30. To book: e-mail food@ecolocal.org.uk... |
Wild food foraging weekend
22 September Troed y Rhiw Farm, Llwyndafydd, Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales, SA44 6BY Our hedgerows, meadows, woodlands and coastal areas are full of a fantastic range of edible plants that are there for the picking if you know what they are and how to use them. Over the course of a w... |
Felt-making, for beginners and returners
22 September Assington Mill, Bures Road, Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 5LZ Felt making is an ancient textile process. Come and learn, in one day, how to transform washed and combed sheep's fleece into beautiful, tactile, durable felt; using nothing more than soap, water and... |
Herbal remedies: autumn
12 October Trill Farm, Musbury, Axminster, Devon, EX13 8TU. Become immersed in the delights of medicinal plants. Christopher Hedley, a leading Herbalist, will bring together the historical uses, folklore and latest scientific research into plants. Using the r... | |