Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Hedgelayers Association
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Training Courses for the Public
Practical Hedgelaying Instruction Day
Saturday November 24th 2012.
Tutor Andy Williams
Cost £50
Hazel Wattle Hurdle making introduction day
Saturday March 2nd 2013.
Tutor Andy Williams
Cost £50
Both courses will be held in Flaxley. For any further details of these courses contact:
Andrew Williams
Tel 01452 760899, 07905 547618
Places should be prebooked so to secure your place send a cheque to:
Andrew Williams
Peglars Farm
Flaxley
GL14 1JW
Training Day at Pope's Hill
Thursday 8 November 2012
A training day was held for hedgers to network and have a go at the Midland Style of hedgelaying.
Our thanks to Chris Parsons of the Dean Meadows Group for allowing this event to take place on his land.
A training day was held for hedgers to network and have a go at the Midland Style of hedgelaying.
Our thanks to Chris Parsons of the Dean Meadows Group for allowing this event to take place on his land.
Bruce readying his saw for action
Dave, Hartley and Bruce hard at work
The finished job
Bruce and Dave next to their finished hedge
Hartley making a few finishing adjustments
Andy and Haydn
Hedgelaying Competition
Langattock October 28 2012
Members take part in the annual hedgelaying competition held in the Langattock area.
Judges viewing the work
Haydn Holder in the thick of it
The competition
Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Hedgelayers Association
These photographs date for the 1950's and were brought to a hedgelaying awareness day held in January 2012 at Bracelands Adventure Centre.
The Wye Valley AONB unit organised the day to test the interest in forming a local hedgelayers association. The photographs below document that day.
The overgrown hedge at Bracelands
Cutting back
Preparing the stakes with a billhook
And an axe
Material prepared
Dave Jackson Assessing the next pleacher
On with the task
John Flower with his axe
Alison filling in the gaps
Simon Johnson
Job done
The day was attended by the Wye Valley AONB volunteers, who were tutore by Dave Jackson, John Flower and Simon Johnson.
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