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