Category Archives: scythe festivals & events

NW Group Meeting Jan 2011

In the depths of winter, when there’s not much around to mow the next best thing is to meet up with friends and spend the evening talking about scythes and mowing.  Following on from the National Scythe Association meeting the … Continue reading

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Apple Day 2010

Inspired by our meeting in the orchard at Sprint Mill, I organised a stand at this year’s Apple Day at Acorn Bank near Penrith. One of the organisers, Sara Braithwaite, told me that over the years the event has grown … Continue reading

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The Cumbrian Scything Challenge!

The first Cumbrian Scythe Festival back in July was probably held on the wettest weekend of the year, but it still managed to attract nearly twenty people for Saturday’s beginners’ scything course. Quite apart from imparting the joys of mowing … Continue reading

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Cumbrian Scythe Festival 2010

After who knows how many weeks without rain, fears the grass would all be burnt off and the commencement of a lakes-wide hosepipe ban, the first Cumbrian Scythe Festival took place amid pouring rain. Nonetheless, 18 hardy souls turned up … Continue reading

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