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Scythe weekend at Brantwood House

Posted on June 10, 2012 by stevetomlin

On 14-15 July I will be teaching a two-day scythe workshop with Paul Kingsnorth at Brantwood House on Coniston Water. During the weekend you will learn the art and craft of scything in one of the most iconic settings of … Continue reading →

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Scythe course in Westmorland Gazette

Posted on June 8, 2012 by stevetomlin

The weather in Cumbria has turned decidedly un-summer like so perhaps that’s part of the reason the Westmorland Gazette, our local paper decided to run a story of my Learn to Mow with an Austrian Scythe course. Somehow they managed … Continue reading →

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Open mowing day in Cumbria

Posted on June 3, 2012 by stevetomlin

On saturday 9th june we’ll be at Sprint Mill near Kendal mowing one of the meadows which is due to be used for car parking during an event there at the end of the month. Rather than spoil the grass, Edward … Continue reading →

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Hay Baler

Posted on June 1, 2012 by stevetomlin

With the hot, dry weather we’ve been having we decided to make hay from the grass cut on my learn to scythe course. The grass is quite light which made the scything easier and also meant it made in to … Continue reading →

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Fan Bird course

Posted on May 29, 2012 by stevetomlin

What a great weekend of courses, on Saturday I ran another of my Learn to Mow with a Scythe workshops on a glorious sunny day then on Sunday I was teaching a group how to carve fan birds. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Learn to Scythe course

Posted on May 29, 2012 by stevetomlin

It was hot, hot, hot in Cumbria this weekend – gorgeous weather to be out learning to scythe and that’s just what we were doing on my latest course. I love teaching folk to use the scythe and we’re lucky … Continue reading →

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Scythe weekend at Bradwell Community Orchard

Posted on May 24, 2012 by stevetomlin

The summer weather arrived just in time for my first scythe course of 2012, at Bradwell Community Orchard in the Peak District. I’d already done some mowing in the Lake District and in Austria but I was especially looking forward … Continue reading →

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Somerset Scythe Festival 2012 programme

Posted on May 15, 2012 by stevetomlin

Whatever the weather outside your window, summer is officially here as Simon Fairlie has just sent me the programme for this year’s Somerset Green Scythe Fair. This is the UK gathering for mowers and scythe enthusiasts. Nowhere else will hear the … Continue reading →

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Bradwell Community Orchard Scythe Course

Posted on April 17, 2012 by stevetomlin

In May, my first course of the year will be a Learn to Scythe weekend at Bradwell  in Derbyshire for Bradwell Community Orchard Group The group’s organiser, Eleanor Dunn writes: The village of Bradwell in the Peak District is perhaps best … Continue reading →

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