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Forests saved
Today I feel very proud to have been a tiny part of the campaign to stop our government from selling off more of our national assets. We get used to feeling like national policies are out of our hands and … Continue reading
Britain's cutest log cabin
I’m not sure I would have used the word ‘cute’ to describe it but nonetheless it’s very satisfying to see the log cabin I worked on in 2009 getting national coverage. Over the course of 4 months I worked as … Continue reading
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Tagged cabin, cumbria, edenhall, log cabin, scribed
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Call your MP
I’ve been following the story of the forest sell-off, building up information from campaign sites, news stories and blogs like this one from my friend Mark Allery, another woodland worker. Today, as MPs were debating and voting on the governments … Continue reading
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Tagged 38 degrees, Forest, rory stewart, sell-off
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Grizedale 'Save Lakeland's Forests' Rally
Today I stood in the cold with hundreds of others to show my concern over the government’s plan to sell off our nationally-owned forests. The lively crowd was made up of a broad cross-section of society and it was great … Continue reading
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Wensleydale Header
Scytherspace has a new header! I’ve been looking for ages for a picture to replace the generic one supplied by wordpress and put in a request during the Scythe Association meeting. My search had taken me through the pages of … Continue reading
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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Tagged course, event, group, north west, scythe
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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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Tagged acorn bank, apple day, event, National Trust, rake
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Mowing the Orchard at Sprint Mill
Yesterday a small group of the North-West mowers met up at Sprint Mill, just north of Kendal. Edward and Romola, our hosts, have been working their unique smallholding together almost entirely by hand for nearly 20 years. Deeply connected to … 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
Mowing wheat at vintage weekend
This week I’m getting ready to mow wheat in Lancashire as part of Whitey’s Working Weekend. The hosts, Margaret & Andrew Webster, came to the Cumbria Scythe Festival with their family to see if they could find someone with a … Continue reading
Posted in cereals, Scytherspace, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged bow, cradle, scythe, vintage tractor, wheat
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