Sustainable building & eco houses courses

Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners in Somerset: one or two days

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Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners in Somerset: one or two days

Somerset

£90

You can choose just to do the Upcycling with Pallets course as a one day course or stay for the whole weekend (for just £165)! The course will cover the tools and techniques used in taking apart a pallet and turning it into something new, using upcycling skills and reclaimed timber. This course is for anyone who wishes to learn how to turn pallets into something useful. Courses are run every month throughout the year (except August). just ask for the updated list. Day one: During the day we will...

Cob clay pizza oven building with David Alty: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

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Cob clay pizza oven building with David Alty: a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

Cumbria

£100

DATES: Our full year of 100+ set workshop dates are on OUR website (purple tab) along with availability and how to book. Next year’s extensive programme of Quirky Workshops will be launched in late October; often courses fill quickly as they make popular Christmas gifts. To be amongst the first to receive the new dates, please use the ‘Keep me Posted’ icon, at the top RHS of our website page. Thank you and Happy Crafting! ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Over this busy one day course (originally a two day affair) you...

Grow your own, resilient organic produce, polytunnel growing - one day workshop in West Wales

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Grow your own, resilient organic produce, polytunnel growing - one day workshop in West Wales

Ceredigion - Next course on 15th February 2020

£95

Growing some of your own produce is one of the most empowering experiences going. Join us on a beautiful smallholding in the wild, wild West of Wales to learn organic gardening techniques. This day is ideal for beginners as well as experienced gardeners looking to learn how to nurture delicious home grown fruit and vegetables with a greater resilience around our changing climate, with little to no fuss at all. This accessible, hugely informative and fun course runs 9.30 through till 3 and includes tasty treats, refreshments, lunch and plants...

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Cob Maintenance

Dorset

£45

Half-day cob cottage maintenance course in Dorset. A half-day with Rob Buckley looking at cob cottages; from understanding their original earth construction techniques to discussing suitable methods of repair and upkeep, using Lime and natural materials. A lecture and demonstration based half day packed full of invaluable information for anyone living in an earth constructed home. Please contact us to request a place on a course, or register your interest. Past Quotes "Covered lots more than I was expecting. Loads of information. Brilliant! " Jenny, Dorset Dorset Centre for Rural...

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Earth & Cob Oven Building

Dorset

£95

Cob oven workshop in Dorset. A one-day course with Rob Buckley, building a working earth oven in the beautiful Blackmore Vale. With a maximum of just eight people on the course, you will work together to build an earth cob oven on a plinth. During the day Rob will discuss different techniques for different earth mixes, so that you will have the skills to build one at home for yourself. This day is also a good introductory day to working with earth as a building material. Dorset Centre for Rural...

Strawbale Building Course in Devon

Devon

£230

An exciting and hands on course to equip you with the knowledge and experience to build with this ecological and versatile resource. Straw bale construction has many advantages. Straw is widely available and a by- product of crop production. It’s affordable and renewable, and carries a far smaller carbon footprint than more commonly used building methods. Straw bales are incredibly insulating and make exceedingly energy efficient buildings. A straw bale construction will save you money not only in the initial building costs, but year after year with its insulating properties....

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Vernacular building - environmentally sound, small scale

Suffolk - Next course on 2nd May 2020

£95

Lower your carbon footprint by learning traditional methods of converting earth into cob, daub or clay lump. Make your own earth sculpture to take home. Find out how to use coppice woodland materials in construction. Try your hand at using a shave horse and draw knife. This experience day shows you how our ancestors built with their local landscape in low-tech and sustainable ways. Building is fun and easy. Think small and local. Involve your friends and family. Celebrate a special event or birthday by having fun in our rural...

Window Tinting Course

Dorset

£475

Why not try a window tinting course. We teach this for automotive mainly but we do get students that want to learn to do offices and hotels. A brilliant course where you will learn a lot in 2 days, then its down to you to practice with your free fixing kit you go away with from the course. A fantastic 2 day course where you will learn how to tint windows. You can use this skill for Automotive, Commercial or Residential. You will learn from one of our experienced tutors...