environmental courses in the midlands
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May 5 |
preserving food: spring fruit chutneys & jams Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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May 7 |
gardening: planting inspiration Gloucestershire, 9.30am-1pm, £50 |
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May 7 |
crafts: willow sculpture Derbyshire, 10am-5pm, £80 |
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May 10-12 |
build your own solar pv panel Bucks, residential weekend, £150/170/190 |
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May 11 |
allergy-free baking Gloucestershire, 2.30pm-5pm, £45 |
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May 11 |
cold smoking food Bucks, 10am-4.30pm, £89 |
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May 11 |
willow hurdle making Shropshire, 10am-5pm, £75 |
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May 11 |
blacksmithing - taster day Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £99 |
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May 11 |
preserving food: spring fruit chutneys & jams Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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May 11-12 |
introduction to small woodland management OCN level 3 Shropshire, 2 days, £96 |
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May 11-12 |
dry stone walling - beginners Gloucestershire, weekend, £99 |
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May 12 |
artisan slow bread making Gloucestershire, 10am-2pm, £55 |
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May 12 |
crafts: willow sculpture Derbyshire, 10am-5pm, £80 |
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May 13-17 |
lime plastering on straw Cheshire, 5 days, £325 |
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May 14 |
planning & planting borders Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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May 14-19 |
green wood chair making Worcestershire, 6 days, £420 |
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May 16 |
men in the kitchen: cooking for beginners Gloucestershire, 10am-1pm, £55 |
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May 16 |
a day to make a basket Gloucestershire, 10.30am-3.30pm, £65 |
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May 17 |
building recording day Oxfordshire, 10am-4pm, free |
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May 18 |
beginners bread making Gloucestershire, 9.30am-12.30pm, £45 |
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May 18 |
bread making: adding variety Gloucestershire, 1.30pm-4.30pm, £45 |
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May 18-19 |
introduction to permaculture Gloucestershire, 2 days, £115 |
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May 20-21 |
woodland monitoring & evaluation Shropshire, 2.5 days, £100 |
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May 20-24 |
building a straw-bale extension Warwickshire, 5 days, £180 |
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May 21 |
hand-tied bouquet workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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May 21-26 |
green woodworking: spoons from the wood Worcestershire, 6 days, £420 |
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May 24 |
preserving food: professional day Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £120 |
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May 28 |
introduction to garden design Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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May 28-Jun 2 |
green wood chair making Worcestershire, 6 days, £420 |
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May 31-Jun 2 |
longbow making Shropshire, 3 days, £300 |
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Jun 1-2 |
dry stone walling - improvers Gloucestershire, weekend, £119 |
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Jun 4 |
gardening: propagation morning class Gloucestershire, 9.30am-1pm, £50 |
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Jun 7 |
pond creation & conservation Oxfordshire, 10am-4pm, £100/75 |
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Jun 8 |
preserving food: summer fruit jams, jellies & cordials Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Jun 8 |
cold smoking food Bucks, 10am-4.30pm, £89 |
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Jun 8 |
preserving the harvest: early summer Gloucestershire, 10.30am-1.30pm, £55 |
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Jun 8-9 |
Cotswold tile roofing - beginners Gloucestershire, weekend, £99 |
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Jun 9 |
artisan slow bread making Gloucestershire, 10am-2pm, £55 |
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Jun 10-15 |
green wood chair making Worcestershire, 6 days, £420 |
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Jun 11 |
gardening for beginners Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Jun 12 |
wildlife gardening: wild flowers for nectar Milton Keynes, 10am-4pm, £40/25 |
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Jun 14 |
bread making Gloucestershire, 9.30-4pm, £75 |
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Jun 14-16 |
straw-bale building Bucks, residential weekend, £150/170/190 |
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Jun 15 |
willow sculpture Oxfordshire, 10am-4pm, £69 |
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Jun 15 |
beginners bread making Gloucestershire, 9.30am-12.30pm, £45 |
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Jun 15 |
bread making: adding variety Gloucestershire, 1.30pm-4.30pm, £45 |
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Jun 15 |
organic mediterranean tapas, using local ingredients Gloucestershire, 10am-2.30pm, £65 |
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Jun 15-16 |
lime mortar for beginners Gloucestershire, weekend, £99 |
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Jun 15-16 |
dry stone walling - beginners Warwickshire, weekend, £99 |
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Jun 20 |
preserving the harvest: early summer Gloucestershire, 10.30am-1.30pm, £55 |
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Jun 22 |
build & take away your own earth oven Gloucs, 8.30am-6pm, £180, couples £220, families £250 |
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Jun 22 |
traditional stone wall building Oxfordshire, 10am-4pm, £65 |
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Jun 22 |
deliciously raw summer Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £75 |
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Jun 23 |
preserving food: summer fruit jams, jellies & cordials Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Jun 24-25 |
dry stone walling - beginners Gloucestershire, weekend, £99 |
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from Jun 25 |
professional garden design Gloucestershire, 10 weeks, £850 |
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Jun 29 |
hand-tied bouquet workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Jun 29 |
make a willow basket Oxfordshire, 10am-4pm, £75 |
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Jun 29-30 |
coracle making Shropshire, 2 days, £225 |
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Jun 30 |
bake it: pastry basics Gloucestershire, 9.30am-1.30pm, £60 |
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Jul 5 |
rag rugging day workshop Herefordshire, 10am-4pm, £55 |
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Jul 6 |
cold smoking food Bucks, 10am-4.30pm, £89 |
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Jul 6 |
arranging & growing summer flowers Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Jul 6 |
preserving food: summer jam, beena & chutney Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Jul 7 |
preserving food: summer jam, beena & chutney Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Jul 9 |
plant dyeing Herefordshire, 10am-5pm, £60 |
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Jul 12 |
beginners bread making Gloucestershire, 9.30am-12.30pm, £45 |
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Jul 12 |
bread making: adding variety Gloucestershire, 1.30pm-4.30pm, £45 |
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Jul 13 |
cheesemaking Gloucestershire, 9.45-2.30pm, £85 |
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Jul 13 |
kitchen garden planning Gloucestershire, 9.30am-1pm, £50 |
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Jul 13-14 |
dry stone walling - beginners Gloucestershire, weekend, £99 |
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Jul 14 |
artisan slow bread making Gloucestershire, 10am-2pm, £55 |
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Jul 14-16 |
dyeing, weaving, spinning & felting Herefordshire, 3 days, £210 |
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Jul 20 |
preserving food: jam master class Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Jul 20 |
planning & planting borders Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Jul 21 |
preserving food: summer jam, beena & chutney Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Jul 21 |
cooking: simply fish Gloucestershire, 10am-2pm, £60 |
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Jul 25 |
constructed wetland systems Herefordshire, 9.30am-4pm, £100/75 |
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Jul 27 |
blacksmithing - taster day Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £99 |
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Jul 27 |
hand-tied bouquet workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Jul 29-Aug 3 |
green wood chair making Worcestershire, 6 days, £440 |
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Aug 2-5 |
fleece processing, dyeing, weaving, spinning & felting Herefordshire, 4 days, £270 |
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Aug 3 |
build & take away your own earth oven Gloucs, 8.30am-6pm, £180, couples £220, families £250 |
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Aug 3 |
container gardening Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Aug 4 |
preserving food: summer jams, jellies & chutneys Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Aug 10 |
the cutting garden morning class Gloucestershire, 9.30am-1pm, £50 |
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Aug 10-11 |
dry stone walling - beginners Gloucestershire, weekend, £99 |
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Aug 11 |
artisan slow bread making Gloucestershire, 10am-2pm, £55 |
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Aug 12-17 |
green wood chair making Worcestershire, 6 days, £440 |
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Aug 15 |
survival in the kitchen: cooking for beginners Gloucestershire, 9.30am-4.30pm, £75 |
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Aug 17 |
gardening for beginners Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Aug 17 |
survival in the kitchen: cooking for beginners Gloucestershire, 9.30am-4.30pm, £75 |
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Aug 17 |
preserving food: summer jams, jellies & chutneys Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Aug 18 |
preserving food: picalilli, relishes & flavoured vinegars Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Aug 23-25 |
coracle making Shropshire, 3 days, £345 |
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Aug 23-26 |
fleece processing, dyeing, weaving, spinning & felting Herefordshire, 4 days, £270 |
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Aug 24 |
bake it: pastry basics Gloucestershire, 9.30am-1.30pm, £60 |
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Aug 24 |
hand-tied bouquet workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Aug 24-25 |
dry stone walling - beginners Gloucestershire, weekend, £99 |
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Aug 27-Sep 1 |
green wood chair making Worcestershire, 6 days, £440 |
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Aug 31 |
introduction to garden design Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Aug 31 |
preserving food: picalilli, relishes & flavoured vinegars Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Sep 1 |
shingle making Gloucestershire, 10am-5pm, £60 |
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Sep 6-11 |
round wood timber framing Gloucestershire, 5 days, £300 |
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Sep 7 |
build & take away your own earth oven Gloucs, 8.30am-6pm, £180, couples £220, families £250 |
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Sep 7 |
gardening: planting inspiration Gloucestershire, 9.30am-1pm, £50 |
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Sep 7 |
beginners bread making Gloucestershire, 9.30am-12.30pm, £45 |
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Sep 7 |
bread making: adding variety Gloucestershire, 1.30pm-4.30pm, £45 |
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Sep 7-8 |
Cotswold tile roofing - beginners Gloucestershire, weekend, £99 |
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Sep 7-9 |
dyeing, weaving, spinning & felting Herefordshire, 3 days, £210 |
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Sep 8 |
artisan slow bread making Gloucestershire, 10am-2pm, £55 |
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Sep 9-14 |
green wood chair making Worcestershire, 6 days, £440 |
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Sep 14 |
preserving the harvest: late summer/early autumn Gloucestershire, 10.30am-1.30pm, £55 |
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Sep 14 |
preserving food: stone fruit jams Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Sep 14-15 |
dry stone walling - beginners Gloucestershire, weekend, £99 |
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Sep 14-19 |
round wood timber framing Gloucestershire, 5 days, £300 |
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Sep 14-15 |
dry stone walling - improvers Oxfordshire, weekend, £119 |
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Sep 14-16 |
natural dyes: mud resist, Indian block printing & shibori Herefordshire, 3 days, £250 |
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Sep 15 |
preserving food: stone fruit jams Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Sep 16-21 |
green wood chair making Worcestershire, 6 days, £440 |
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Sep 17 |
planning & planting borders Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Sep 19 |
preserving the harvest: late summer/early autumn Gloucestershire, 10.30am-1.30pm, £55 |
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from Sep 21 |
professional garden design Gloucestershire, 10 weeks, £850 |
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Sep 21-22 |
lime mortar for beginners Gloucestershire, weekend, £99 |
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Sep 22 |
preserving food: apple chutney, lemon curd & mincemeat Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Sep 24 |
hand-tied bouquet workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Sep 28 |
cheesemaking Gloucestershire, 9.45-2.30pm, £85 |
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Sep 28 |
cold smoking food Bucks, 10am-4.30pm, £89 |
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Sep 28 |
30-minute vegetarian meals Gloucestershire, 2.30pm-5.30pm, £55 |
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Sep 28 |
world fusion vegetarian meals Gloucestershire, 2.30pm-5.30pm, £55 |
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Sep 28-29 |
dry stone walling - beginners Oxfordshire, weekend, £99 |
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Oct 1 |
arranging & growing autumn flowers Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Oct 2 |
introduction to macrobiotics Gloucestershire, 10am-2.30pm, £45 |
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Oct 5 |
preserving food: apple chutney, lemon curd & mincemeat Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Oct 6 |
men in the kitchen: cooking for beginners Gloucestershire, 10am-1pm, £55 |
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Oct 8 |
gardening: propagation morning class Gloucestershire, 9.30am-1pm, £50 |
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Oct 12 |
allergy-free baking Gloucestershire, 2.30pm-5pm, £45 |
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Oct 12 |
edible fungi & plant forage Oxford, 10am-5pm, £115/80 |
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Oct 12-13 |
dry stone walling - beginners Warwickshire, weekend, £99 |
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Oct 13 |
artisan slow bread making Gloucestershire, 10am-2pm, £55 |
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Oct 13 |
blacksmithing - taster day Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £99 |
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Oct 15 |
gardening: problem area clinic Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Oct 19 |
beginners bread making Gloucestershire, 9.30am-12.30pm, £45 |
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Oct 19 |
bread making: adding variety Gloucestershire, 1.30pm-4.30pm, £45 |
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Oct 19 |
preserving food: christmas mincemeat & picalilli Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Oct 20 |
preserving food: spicy chutney, mustard & mincemeat Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Oct 22 |
hand-tied bouquet workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Oct 26 |
deliciously raw in cold weather Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £75 |
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Oct 26 |
cold smoking food Bucks, 10am-4.30pm, £89 |
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Oct 26-27 |
hedgelaying for beginners Cotswolds, weekend, £109 |
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Oct 29 |
kitchen gardening & propagation Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Nov 2 |
curing basics Gloucestershire, 10am-2pm, £65 |
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Nov 2 |
preserving food: spicy chutney, mustard & mincemeat Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Nov 3 |
preserving food: christmas mincemeat & picalilli Rutland, 10am-4.30pm, £99 inc. materials |
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Nov 3 |
bake it: pastry basics Gloucestershire, 9.30am-1.30pm, £60 |
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Nov 5 |
the cutting garden morning class Gloucestershire, 9.30am-1pm, £50 |
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Nov 9 |
cooking: simply fish Gloucestershire, 10am-2pm, £60 |
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Nov 10 |
artisan slow bread making Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £85 |
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Nov 12 |
planning & planting borders Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Nov 16 |
beginners bread making Gloucestershire, 9.30am-12.30pm, £45 |
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Nov 16 |
bread making: adding variety Gloucestershire, 1.30pm-4.30pm, £45 |
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Nov 19 |
hand-tied bouquet workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Nov 23 |
cold smoking food Bucks, 10am-4.30pm, £89 |
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Nov 23 |
home-made xmas: edible gifts from the kitchen Gloucestershire, 10am-2.30pm, £65 |
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Nov 23 |
cheesemaking Gloucestershire, 9.45-2.30pm, £85 |
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Nov 26 |
container gardening Gloucestershire, 10am-4pm, £95 |
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Dec 7 |
wreath-making workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Dec 7 |
allergy-free baking Gloucestershire, 10.30am-1.30pm, £55 |
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Dec 9 |
wreath-making workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Dec 10 |
wreath-making workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Dec 11 |
wreath-making workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Dec 12 |
wreath-making workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Dec 13 |
wreath-making workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Dec 14 |
bread making: christmas breads Gloucestershire, 9am-12pm, £55 |
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Dec 14 |
wreath-making workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Dec 15 |
wreath-making workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Dec 16 |
wreath-making workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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Dec 17 |
wreath-making workshop Gloucestershire, 10am-12.30pm, £35 |
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