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Britain's cutest log cabin

Posted on February 10, 2011 by stevetomlin

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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Call your MP

Posted on February 2, 2011 by stevetomlin

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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Grizedale 'Save Lakeland's Forests' Rally

Posted on January 30, 2011 by stevetomlin

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

Posted on January 25, 2011 by stevetomlin

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 →

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Apple Day 2010

Posted on October 18, 2010 by stevetomlin

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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Mowing the Orchard at Sprint Mill

Posted on September 27, 2010 by stevetomlin

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!

Posted on September 1, 2010 by stevetomlin

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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Mowing wheat at vintage weekend

Posted on August 24, 2010 by stevetomlin

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 →

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Cumbrian Scythe Festival 2010

Posted on July 20, 2010 by stevetomlin

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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