Dry stone walling training on offer
Submitted by Steve on Fri, 10/07/2015 - 21:35
Come and learn the unique skill of building a herringbone dry stone wall in the beautiful Churnet Valley!
Come and learn the unique skill of building a herringbone dry stone wall in the beautiful Churnet Valley!
The Churnet Valley Living Landscape Partnership (CVLLP) is asking for your help again over the summer to tackle the Himalayan Balsam. You can either help by removing the plants whilst out walking or come along and join one of the partners’ work parties.
On Monday the 6th July (mid-winter) Bob Hockenhull and a cameraman from BBC Midlands Today came to film in the Churnet Valley.
A really successful Landowners’ Get-together was held at Lower Lady Meadows Farm, Bradnop, hosted by kind permission of owners Tracey & John.
Churnet Valley Railway’s supporting body the “North Staffordshire Railway Company (Ltd) 1978” have kindly provided an update to show the amount of work that has been completed so far in 2015.
The Churnet Valley has a rich and fascinating history; from post glacial outwash streams and lakes to post-war (WWII) forestry expansion, the story is there for those who can read it. Not least amongst these stories is the creation of our diverse dry stone walls.
The Churnet Valley Living Landscape supported by Heritage Lottery funding project is turing to film, social media and smart phones to bring to life the stories behind the food producers of the beautiful Churnet Valley through the innovative farmers on film #onyourdoorstep web series.
A series of free-to-attend courses have been arranged as part of our strategy to assist local food related businesses to get more customers and become more profitable. Places are limited so if demand exceeds supply we may have to restrict the courses to attendees who live/work in the CVLLP area.
Come and learn the traditional skill of dry stone walling in the beautiful Churnet Valley! Each course starts at 9.30am and will finish around 4.30pm. The cost is £40 per course (2 days), with concessions available.
The Churnet Valley Living Landscape wishes to appoint a contactor to design and construct a limestone aggregate trackway of approximately 800m length for use by pedestrians and ATV.
The Route runs across the top of a wooded slope at the edge of farmland pasture. The pasture is gently sloping and water runs off across the path line. The route meanders in and out of the wooded area and the ground has banks and slopes.