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Diary 2005

Jan 11/18/25 :

and Feb 1/8/15: Oak bench making with Boldon Detached Youth Project

Jan 14 :           Enrolement day for Certificate in Green Woodworking at Houghall           

                           College, Durham. Most Thursdays and Fridays until early May

Feb 8/9/10   Woodland Trust contract to remove sitka spruce from a 'PAWS'

                           woodland nr Medomsley, Co. Durham

Feb 12 / 13 : Durham Scouts 'Camp Frostie'. Pole lathe Turning Workshop

Feb 17 :           National Trust, Wallington Hall.  Besom broom making and pole-lathe     

                           turning

March 3/4:     Charcoal Burning Training for Certificate in Green Woodworking (CGW)

March 10/11:Green Woodworking - An Introduction for CGW

March 21/23/24:    Clearing trees around Industrial remains Blaydon Burn                                        for Gateshead Countryside Team

April 7/8:        Cleft Gates for CGW

April 14/15:   Wooden Bowls for CGW

May 5/6/ 12: Building Pole Lathes for CGW

May 13  :          Final Day of CGW

May 18  :         Charcoal Burning and Greenwood Craft demo for

                            Durham Wildlife Trust, Low Barnes Nature Reserve

June 6:             Start round 3 of bin stores at Dunston South Staithes

June 11:           Bowl Carving workshop for Ouston and Urpeth Conservation Volunteers

June 19:           Bowl Carving workshop for South Tyneside Conservation Group

June 26:           Bowl Carving workshop for South Tyneside Conservation Group

June 23:           Woodcraft demo for Durham Wildlife Trust, Low Barnes Nature Reserve

July 3 :            Pole lathe Turning Workshop and Besom Broom Making

                            for Northumberland Wildlife Trust, Duridge Bay

July 9 / 10 :    Chopwell Forest Festival. Pole Lathe Come and Try it Workshop,   

                            The  Woodsmith's Store and maybe..... mobile bandsaw demo

July 16 / 17 :  Durham County Show, Green Woodcraft demo

July 24 - 31:   Woodland Week, Hoya Valley Project, Eastern Norway

August TBC:    Kielder Forest Festival

August 13/14: Horse Driving Trials, Alnwick, Pole Lathe Turning Demo

August 27 :      Ploughing Match, Beamish Museum

August 20/21: Weekend in the Woods, Cumbria

August 29:            Talkin Tarn Countryside Event

Sept 9/10/11:  Build A Pole lathe and Learn to use it .  GNF course

Sept 17/18 :   Wooden Bowls.  GNF Course

Sept 24:          Green Woodworking workshop for Archimedes Training, Sheffield

Sept 31/Nov 1: Heritage Skills Conference, Wallington

October 3 - 7: Woodland Pioneers, BHMAT week in the woods, Stavely-in Cartmel,

                             South Lakes

October 8/9: Confido, Durham Scouts Fun Extravaganza

October 10-14:  Timber Framing Course, Woodcraft Course in the GNF

October 15:          Spoon Carving Course with David Knight, Woodcraft Course in GNF

October 22/23  :  Green Woodworking - An Intro.  GNF Course

October 24-28: Timber Framing Course, Woodcraft Course in the GNF

October 29/30: Yorkshire Woodfair, The Woodsmith's Store and GW demo

Nov 5/6  :          Cleft Ash Gates.  GNF Course

Nov 12/13:      Bede's World with The Woodsmith's Store

Nov 26/27  :  Charcoal Burning - An Introduction.  GNF Course

Dec 3  :             Xmas Crafts with Maurice Pyle and James Bedingfield