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Learn to Scythe course

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

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

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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Scythe Teachers’ & Group Leaders’ Training Course 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Teachers’ and Group Leaders’ Training Course for mowing instructors, group leaders or those wanting to perfect their scythe skills Thursday 14 to Saturday 16 June at Muchelney, Somerset culminating in the West Country Scythe Fair on Sunday 17 June The … Continue reading →

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One-to-One Scythe Tuition at Somerset Scythe Festival

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Christiane and I will be running a small number of one-to-one workshops in mowing and peening at this year’s Somerset Scythe Festival on 16-17 June 2012 at Thorney Lakes, Muchelney. You can learn to improve your scything with individual attention … Continue reading →

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Bradwell Community Orchard Scythe Course

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

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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Scythe Course dates 2012

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

My course dates and prices for 2012 are finally set, more details on the courses page: Learn to Mow with an Austrian Scythe  26 May, 30 June, 9 Sept 2012  - £60 Scythe Improvers   11 Aug – £70 Improve your … Continue reading →

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Improve Your Peening workshop

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

I like peening for all sorts of reasons but one of my favourite aspects is the amazing rhythms which are created by several people peening scythes together. The hammering comes in and out of sync in a way I find … Continue reading →

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Peening Course new date

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Due to a clash with the second round of filming for Anna K, I’ve moved the date of my ‘Improve your peening’ course to Saturday 24th September. Still only £45 to learn the why’s and wherefore’s of hammering your scythe … Continue reading →

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Feedback from Mowing Courses

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

It’s always nice to hear back from folk who’ve been on a course, especially to find they’ve been bitten by the scythe ‘bug’.  These folk were on the ‘Learn to mow..’ course at Sprint Mill at the beginning of July. … Continue reading →

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Mowing on the Black Isle

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Continuing our international mowing theme, Christiane & I are just back from the Black Isle, Scotland where we ran a two day mowing course for members of the Transition Black Isle group. We took a few days to work our … Continue reading →

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