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candy

17-Mar-10, 22:17

Are there any courses running in the county? Does anyone have a contact number, Thanks :D

seadog

17-Mar-10, 22:43

Are there any courses running in the county? Does anyone have a contact number, Thanks :D

George Gunn has run courses in the past. Sorry I don't have a contact number but I believe he is Thurso based.:D

Aaldtimer

17-Mar-10, 22:51

George Gunn has run courses in the past. Sorry I don't have a contact number but I believe he is Thurso based.:D

Try here:-
http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/business.php?id=1957 :)

charlie

18-Mar-10, 00:58

Castlehill Heritage Centre in Castletown - http://www.castletownheritage.co.uk/ run such courses occasionally. I see one listed for 24th /25th April but that may be fully booked by now. You can only ask :D

Dunnet Forestry trust also run them occasionally http://www.dunnetforest.org/ so might be worth contacting. When they do run such courses they usually post them in this forum.

Hope that helps

Dog-eared

18-Mar-10, 15:56

http://www.georgegunn-walling.co.uk/

George is an International Award Winning DSWA Master Craftsman and DSWA / LANTRA Advanced Trainer and runs courses for Dunnet Forest and Castletown Heritage groups, amongst others.
His courses are very enjoyable.

candy

18-Mar-10, 19:35

Thanks everyone for your help :D

Boozeburglar

18-Mar-10, 20:51

Doesn't this belong in the music section?

Oh, they are not a band.

Had some experience rebuilding walls, it certainly is an art.

George is as good as it gets, a real asset. We need much more money going into our crafts, before it is too late.

ducati

18-Mar-10, 20:55

I need about 120 metres of dry stone dyke building so if anyone wants to practice....:lol:

skinnydog

19-Mar-10, 21:45

Once you have been shown the basics of the whole thing it is easily done. We have done one wall and then an L shaped small wall for a shrub border and it looks perfectly good.

Anji

20-Mar-10, 19:02

I did a weekend course with George, and it was fun. He made it all seem quite simple, but now I haven't the courage to repair our 60 feet of falling down wall.

I think it would be easier starting from scratch. As it is, I'm scared to dismantle a bit in case I can't get it back together again. If I do that, I'll have cattle in the back garden.