environmental courses in the north

environmental courses in the north of England

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date		course
2013
May 1		candle making Lincolnshire, 10-4pm, £60
May 1-2		sustainable buildings & services for professionals Manchester, 2 days, £240/199 or £130/99 for one day
May 3		breadmaking Cumbria, 10am-4pm, £75
May 4		bread making - the healthy option Lincolnshire, 9.30-5.30pm, £75
May 4-6		straw-bale building with lime key coat West Yorkshire, 3 days, £195
May 5		frame basketmaking Sheffield, 10am-3pm, £80
May 5		wild food (& game) Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £70
May 5-6		beginners beekeeping Cumbria, 2 days, £145
May 6		pole lathe turning Cumbria, 9.30am-3.45pm, £75
May 6		green woodwork: spoon carving Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £66
May 7		crafts: willow sculpture Derbyshire, 10am-5pm, £80
May 8		learn the art of Fair Isle knitting Lincolnshire, 9.30-5pm, £65
May 8		gluten free baking: bread & pastries Cumbria, 9.30am-2.30pm, £72
May 8-9		dry stone walling - beginners South Yorkshire, 2 days, £120
May 8-9		dry stone walling - intermediate South Yorkshire, 2 days, £120
May 9		hand-tied bouquet making Lincolnshire, 10am-2.30pm, £75
May 10		willow sculptures Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £66
May 11		hedgerow foods and medicines North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £45
May 11		pottery wall plaques Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
May 12		crafts: relief wood carving Cumbria, 9.30am-4pm, £74
May 12		crafts: willow sculpture Derbyshire, 10am-5pm, £80
May 12		build your own warre beehive Cumbria, 9.30am-5.30pm, £215
May 13-15		plant dyeing, feltmaking, peg loom & Brinkley weaving North Yorkshire, 3 days, £210
May 13-17		lime plastering on straw Cheshire, 5 days, £325
May 14		peg loom & Brinkley loom weaving Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
May 15		bread making day Lincolnshire, 9.30-5.30pm, £75
May 16		felt making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
May 18		introduction to edible forest gardens North Yorkshire, 9.30am-4pm, £45
May 18		willow sculpture: weave a sheep or other animal Lincolnshire, 10-5pm, £80
May 18-19		first foray: essential bushcraft skills Northumberland, 2 days, £90
May 18-19		green woodworking: spoon carving workshop Co Durham, 2 days, £160
May 19		learn the art of Aran knitting Lincolnshire, 9.30-5pm, £65
May 19		traditional herbal skin products Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
May 21		willow weaving Lincolnshire, 10am-4.00pm, £79
May 21		paper & card making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
May 21		artisan cheese making Cumbria, 9.30am-2.30pm, £75
May 22		wildlife gardening: wild flowers in the garden Liverpool, 10am-4pm, £40/25
May 22		lotions & lavender: natural skin care Lincolnshire, 9.30-5pm, £75
May 22-24		Brantwood's unique gardening course Cumbria, 2 days, £125
May 24-25		crafts: make a stained glass panel Cumbria, 2 days, £135
May 25		candle making Northumberland, 1pm-2pm, £5
May 25		green woodworking: straight from the wood Cumbria, 9.30am-5pm, £65
May 25		blacksmithing for beginners Cumbria, 9.30am-4.15pm, £115
May 26		introduction to woodcarving Sheffield, 9.30am-4.30pm, £65
May 26-27		beginners silversmith jewellery Cumbria, 2 days, £145
May 28		pottery wall plaques Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
May 28		natural dyes Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
May 29		baking scrumptious scones Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Jun 1-2		dry stone walling - beginners South Yorkshire, 2 days, £120
Jun 1-2		dry stone walling - intermediate South Yorkshire, 2 days, £120
Jun 5		willow sculptures Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £85
Jun 6		the first straw: introduction to straw-bale building North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £65
Jun 6		willow sculptures Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Jun 7		getting plastered: introduction to lime & clay plasters North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £65
Jun 7		sustainable buildings & services for professionals Manchester, 9am-5pm, £130/99
Jun 7-9		crafts: stone carving Cumbria, 3 days, £190
Jun 8		green woodworking: shrink boxes workshop Co Durham, 1 day, £80
Jun 8		introduction to pig keeping North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £55
Jun 8		breadmaking Cumbria, 10am-4pm, £75
Jun 8-9		breadmaking & more breadmaking Cumbria, 2 days, £125
Jun 8-9		dry stone walling North Yorkshire, 2 days, £116
Jun 9		more breadmaking Cumbria, 10am-4pm, £75
Jun 11		felt making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Jun 11		willow weaving Lincolnshire, 10am-4.30pm, £79
Jun 13		traditional herbal skin products Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Jun 15		really useful gardens North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £50
Jun 16		peg loom & Brinkley loom weaving Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Jun 18		breadmaking Cumbria, 10am-4pm, £75
Jun 20		baking: quiches, savoury tarts & pies Cumbria, 10am-2pm, £55
Jun 21		paper & card making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Jun 21-23		meadows & wild flowers Cumbria, 2 days, £110
Jun 22		blacksmithing for beginners Cumbria, 9.30am-4.15pm, £115
Jun 22-24		first coat lime render on straw Lancashire, 3 days, £65
Jun 26		baking: cake making Cumbria, 10am-2pm, £55
Jun 26		hay meadow restoration techniques Lancashire, 10am-4pm, £100/75
Jun 26		natural dyes Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Jun 26		the scented garden Lincolnshire, 10am-4.00pm, £59
Jun 28		seasonal salads Cumbria, 10am-2pm, £55
Jun 28		making felt slippers Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £66
Jun 29		gardening for wildlife North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £50
Jun 29		rag rug day Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Jun 29-Jul 1		second coat lime render on straw Lancashire, 3 days, £65
Jun 30		basket weaving & wild food walk North Yorkshire, 10am-5.30pm, £50
Jun 30		rag rug day Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Jun 30		pole lathe turning Cumbria, 9.30am-3.45pm, £75
Jul 1		weaving a scarf Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Jul 2		traditional herbal skin products Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Jul 2		natural dyes on merino silks Cumbria, 10am-4pm, £68
Jul 3		natural dye techniques Cumbria, 10am-4pm, £68
Jul 3		coracle building Cumbria, 9am-5.30pm, £85
Jul 4		making a felt scarf (nuno) Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £66
Jul 4		natural dyes Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Jul 6		rag rugging North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £40
Jul 6		peg loom & Brinkley loom weaving Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Jul 7		axes - an introduction Sheffield, 9.30am-4.30pm, £65
Jul 8		willow sculptures Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Jul 8-12		Five days of forest gardening North Yorkshire, 9.30am-4pm, £300
Jul 9		from landfill site to nature reserve Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £100/75
Jul 9		grow your own wedding flowers Lincolnshire, 10am-4.00pm, £79
Jul 9-10		beginning to spin Cumbria, 2 days, £110
Jul 12		breadmaking Cumbria, 10am-4pm, £75
Jul 13-14		rush seating restoration Cumbria, 2 days, £135
Jul 13-14		blacksmithing for beginners Cumbria, 2 days, £tbc
Jul 14		stake & strand basketmaking Sheffield, 10am-3.30pm, £80
Jul 16		felt making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Jul 16		willow weaving Lincolnshire, 10am-4.30pm, £85
Jul 17		scything for tomorrow 2: more techniques Cumbria, 10.30am-4.30pm, £65
Jul 18		scything for tomorrow 3: secrets of a sharp blade Cumbria, 10.30am-4.30pm, £65
Jul 18		grassland restoration Liverpool, 10am-4pm, £110/85
Jul 18		paper & card making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Jul 19-20		crafts: make a stained glass panel Cumbria, 2 days, £135
Jul 20		keeping chickens for meat North Yorkshire, 11am-4pm, £60
Jul 20-21		small-scale haymaking for profit Cumbria, 2 days, £130
Jul 21		natural dyes Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Jul 23		spinning on a spinning wheel & drop spindle Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Jul 23		pole lathe turning Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £75
Jul 26-28		crafts: stone carving Cumbria, 3 days, £190
Jul 27		the first straw: introduction to straw-bale building West Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £65
Jul 27		rustic stool making Sheffield, 9.30am-4.30pm, £80
Jul 27		preserving the harvest - summer North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £60
Aug 2		natural dyes Cumbria, 9am-4pm, £68
Aug 6		traditional herbal skin products Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Aug 6-8		making & using natural cord, twine & ropes Cumbria, 2 days, £125
Aug 8		peg loom & Brinkley loom weaving Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Aug 9		crochet for beginners Cumbria, 9am-4pm, £64
Aug 10-11		dry stone walling North Yorkshire, 2 days, £116
Aug 11		natural dyes Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Aug 11		coracle building Cumbria, 9am-5.30pm, £85
Aug 11		blacksmithing for beginners Cumbria, 9.30am-4.15pm, £115
Aug 20		felt making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Aug 22		artisan cheese making Cumbria, 9.30am-2.30pm, £75
Aug 22		green woodwork: spoon carving Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £66
Aug 22		natural dyes Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Aug 22		the first straw: introduction to straw-bale building North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £65
Aug 23		getting plastered: introduction to lime & clay plasters North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £65
Aug 23		wild food (game) day: pigeons, fish & smoking Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £78
Aug 25		paper & card making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Aug 31-Sep 1		dry stone walling - beginners South Yorkshire, 2 days, £120
Aug 31-Sep 1		dry stone walling - intermediate South Yorkshire, 2 days, £120
Sep 1		basket weaving & wild food walk North Yorkshire, 10am-5.30pm, £50
Sep 3		hand-tied bouquet making Lincolnshire, 10am-2.30pm, £75
Sep 3		natural dyes Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Sep 5		peg loom & Brinkley loom weaving Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Sep 6		seasonal salads Cumbria, 10am-2pm, £55
Sep 7		introduction to edible forest gardens North Yorkshire, 9.30am-4pm, £45
Sep 8		traditional herbal skin products Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Sep 10		baking: scones & pastry Cumbria, 10am-2pm, £55
Sep 12		organic cut-flower growing: roses Lincolnshire, 10.30am-12pm, £12
Sep 14		organic fruit & veg gardening North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £50
Sep 16		baking: quiches, savoury tarts & pies Cumbria, 10am-2pm, £55
Sep 17		organic cut-flower growing Lincolnshire, 10am-4pm, £59
Sep 17		natural dyes Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Sep 19		breadmaking Cumbria, 10am-4pm, £75
Sep 19		felt making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Sep 22		paper & card making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Sep 24		beginners guide to garden & border design Lincolnshire, 10am-4pm, £69
Sep 25		organic cut-flower growing: sweet peas Lincolnshire, 10.30am-12pm, £12
Sep 28		preserving the harvest - autumn North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £60
Sep 28-29		basketmaking for beginners Cumbria, 2 days, £120
Sep 28-29		dry stone walling North Yorkshire, 2 days, £116
Oct 1		willow weaving Lincolnshire, 10am-4.30pm, £79
Oct 5-6		dry stone walling North Yorkshire, 2 days, £116
Oct 5-6		green woodworking: an introduction II Co Durham, 2 days, £175
Oct 6		rag rugging North Yorkshire, 10am-4pm, £40
Oct 7		creating new ponds for wildlife Cheshire, 10am-4pm, £100/75
Oct 8		willow weaving: random weave basket Lincolnshire, 10am-4.00pm, £79
Oct 8		rag rug day Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Oct 8		traditional herbal skin products Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Oct 10		felt making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Oct 11		jam & jelly making Cumbria, 10am-2pm, £55
Oct 12		green woodworking: axe workshop Co Durham, 1 days, £80
Oct 13		peg loom & Brinkley loom weaving Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Oct 13		make a carpenters trestle Co Durham, 1days, £85
Oct 14		making a felt scarf (nuno) Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £65
Oct 16		paper & card making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Oct 17		willow sculptures Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £85
Oct 18		willow sculptures Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Oct 18		breadmaking Cumbria, 10am-4pm, £75
Oct 18-20		build your own pole lathe Co Durham, 3 days, £370
Oct 21		green woodworking: shavehorse Co Durham, 1days, £85
Oct 27		candle & lamp making North Yorkshire, 10am-2pm, £38
Oct 28		family pottery Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £65 adults, £25 kids
Nov 5		peg loom & Brinkley loom weaving Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Nov 7		traditional herbal skin products Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Nov 10		introduction to basket weaving North Yorkshire, 10am-4pmpm, £40
Nov 10		felt making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Nov 13		paper & card making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Nov 14		rag rug day Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Nov 14		making a felt scarf (nuno) Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £65
Nov 15		spinning on a spinning wheel & drop spindle Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Nov 19-20		crafts: make a stained glass panel Cumbria, 2 days, £135
Nov 26		willow weaving: xmas decorations Lincolnshire, 10am-4.00pm, £79
Nov 26		willow sculptures Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Nov 27		weaving a scarf Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Nov 30		breadmaking Cumbria, 10am-4pm, £75
Nov 30-Dec 1		breadmaking & more breadmaking Cumbria, 2 days, £125
Dec 1		more breadmaking Cumbria, 10am-4pm, £75
Dec 3		peg loom & Brinkley loom weaving Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Dec 5		felt making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50, 12pm-4.30pm, £30
Dec 8		traditional herbal skin products Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Dec 10		paper & card making Northumberland, 10am-4.30pm, £50
Dec 11		xmas wreaths Lincolnshire, 10am-4.00pm, £79
Dec 11		willow sculptures Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
Dec 12		willow sculptures Cumbria, 9.30am-3.30pm, £68
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