Courses 2022 By ndecomp22nd December 202122nd December 2021 Tags: ashby, basket weaving, basketry, bothy, forestry, Leicestershire, national forest, staunton harold, willow weaving Leave a comment Courses 2022The programme is now organised and on the website. One or two more courses are still to be added and other courses can be organised for private groups by arrangement. To see the courses click here
The shop may be closed in January but we are still very busy! By ndecomp21st December 202121st December 2021 Tags: forestry, gardeners bothy, Leicestershire, national forest, staunton harold Leave a comment The shop may be closed in January but we are still very busy!During January we are busy planting woodland, coppicing hazel and willow and giving the shop a Spring clean.
Place available on Trophy Reindeer Course this Friday 26th November 2022 By ndecomp23rd November 202123rd November 2021 Tags: ashby, basket weaving, basketry, bothy, Christmas, Christmas decoration, craft, forestry, garden, gardeners bothy, national forest, Staffordshire, staunton harold, willow weaving, Xmas Leave a comment Place available on Trophy Reindeer Course 26th November 2022 A place is available on the above course or this Friday 26th November 2022 – led by eminent Staffordshire Weaver Rachel Evans – Contact us to book
National Forest Grant Awarded for City and Guilds Diploma Level 3 in Basketry By ndecomp22nd April 202122nd April 2021 Tags: ashby, basket weaving, basketry, bothy, craft, forestry, garden, gardeners bothy, national forest, staunton harold Leave a comment We applied to the National Forest for a WEG grant to support Jam’s professional development and were successful in our application. The course at Westhope College, which was postponed for obvious reasons in October 2020, will now start this year in October. Expect to see the products of her labours at The Bothy.
Course dates 2021 By ndecomp22nd April 202122nd April 2021 Tags: ashby, basket weaving, bothy, craft, forestry, garden, gardeners bothy, national forest, sculpture, staunton harold, willow, willow weaving Leave a comment Our 2021 course programme is up and running and filling up fast. The number of places will be limited to 5 participants, to allow for 2m social distancing – and also just in case the rule of 6 comes back. Some courses which demand more space than available at The Bothy will be run at…
National Forest Grant Awarded By ndecomp13th January 202116th January 2021 Tags: ashby, bothy, craft, forestry, garden, gardeners bothy, national forest, staunton harold Leave a comment National Forest Grant AwardedAs part of a planting scheme we set up a little willow bed and we have planted a considerable amount of hazel for other schemes which we can regularly harvest leading us to consider purchasing a set of electric cutters. We applied to the National Forest for a WEG grant and were…
Opening and 2020 courses By ndecomp11th January 202012th January 2020 Tags: bothy, craft, forestry, garden, gardeners bothy, wood Leave a comment We reopen for 2020 on Thursday 30th January. During January, we are getting on with forestry work and spring cleaning the shop. We can still be contacted for enquiries about our usual stock, courses and log deliveries via the website or by ringing the shop and leaving message. Our 2020 programme of courses starts on…
