For the Chiltern Group, 2009 was full of interest with a mix of woodland meetings, local shows and a successful hurdle making workshop weekend to round off the season in October. Ted Tuddenham has written about this in a Gazette article.
Looking ahead to 2010, we have set some dates for our meetings, these are as follows –
April 10th & 11th – Longdown Wood, nothing specific organised yet but, it will be a good opportunity to start a project - perhaps an entry for the “Bodgers Ball” craft competition coming up on the second weekend in May?
Our local area show is at Great Missenden on the 17th & 18th July. For putting on a good demonstration at this event we get a fee which helps us to fund training workshops for the group. The more members that can be there the better so make a date!
The National Trust & Chilterns Conservation Group have invited us to demonstrate at their Countryside Festival at Ashridge near Berkhamstead on Sunday 26th September. This event is fast becoming the most popular show of its kind in the area and is well worth attending.
October 3rd & 4th – Longdown Wood autumn meeting, our most popular group event. Food will be provided for the whole weekend and we will probably put on another training workshop as we have done for the past two years. Any ideas for the theme for this are welcomed, please get in touch.
That’s all I have to report for the moment, will do a local newsletter in March 2010 to report progress on plans.
Please get in touch if you have any questions and let me know if you are coming to the meetings.
hillockcottage@btinternet.com or 01494 758633
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