Category Archives: scythe festivals & events

Scythe Festival on R4 Farming Today

Posted on June 19, 2014 by stevetomlin

The scythe is becoming more and more mainstream which is great news. A couple of weeks ago I was contacted to discuss the Scythe Revival with a producer for Radio 4 who then sent one of their team to the … Continue reading →

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Russian scythe competition

Posted on June 11, 2014 by stevetomlin

The scythe competition season is getting underway with the British competition due to take place at the Scythe Festival in Somerset on 15th June.
Meanwhile, for those of you looking for a bit more adventure, I’ve been contacted by Aleksandr Shatokhin with an invitation slightly further afield. Continue reading →

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Scythe Champions 2013

Posted on June 11, 2013 by stevetomlin

After a 6 year reign by Simon Damant, the UK has a new Scythe Champion. On a beautiful day 28 competitors took part in the mowing finals at the Somerset Scythe Festival 2013. Simon made a time of 1:35 with … Continue reading →

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Advanced Scythe Course in Somerset

Posted on May 24, 2013 by stevetomlin

It’s only a couple of weeks now until the 9th West Country Scythe Fair in Somerset. Prior to the festival as usual there will be a series of special training courses for people who either want to teach mowing, lead … Continue reading →

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Scythes at Highgrove

Posted on February 9, 2013 by stevetomlin

There’s one more special ‘Learn to scythe’ course from last year that hasn’t had a mention here on the blog. I didn’t write about it at the time in the hope that there would be a photo to accompany it … Continue reading →

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What Joe Wright really thought of the scythers

Posted on January 25, 2013 by stevetomlin

It may have only got 12 seconds in the final movie but it’s nice to know that the time we spent on Salisbury Plain in 2011 filming the scythe scenes for Anna Karenina was appreciated. We certainly made an impression … Continue reading →

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Anna Karenina filming photos

Posted on January 21, 2013 by stevetomlin

It may have been out for a while now but Christiane only just went to see Anna Karenina (2012) at her local cinema in Austria last week which brought back some great memories and reminded me that I’ve never posted … Continue reading →

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Hay Meadow seminars in Brussels

Posted on October 26, 2012 by stevetomlin

Barbara Knowles, who organises the Hay Making festival in Transylvania has just sent me details of these two events taking place in Brussels looking at the issue of supporting Europe’s hay meadow. Europe’s hay meadows in decline – what are … Continue reading →

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Countryfile scythe lesson

Posted on August 19, 2012 by stevetomlin

A look behind the camera during the filming at Brantwood House when I was asked to teach John Craven to scythe for BBC tv’s Countryfile. I would have preferred to give John some instruction in advance but they wanted it ‘live’ … Continue reading →

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Love in the Meadow

Posted on July 30, 2012 by stevetomlin

During preparations for the Northern Scythe Competition, Christiane and I found ourselves mowing the same swath, perfect opportunity for some love in the meadow.

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