Coppicing weekend near Yeovil in Somerset

somerset | the environment | event notice Sunday February 10, 2008 21:55 by Mary Durling - Tinker's Bubble Trust Little Norton, Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset 01935 881975

weekend of volunteering - please call for further info.

Fancy a weekend of collective graft at an ecovillage near Yeovil?

Tinker

Hello everyone.

Spring is about to spring and its time for Tinkers Bubble's coppicing weekend. It is on the weekend of 23rd/24th February 2008 at Tinkers Bubble near Yeovil, Somerset. Lots of sumptious food provided, and cider, and accomodation (not quite so sumptious but adequate). We work from 9am ish to dusk on each day, coppicing hazel - some old derelict stools and some cut some years ago, working with hand tools in teams of 3-5 with at least one experienced coppicerper team.

If you want to come please telephone 01935 881975 to let us know so we can keep track of numbers. You'll need to bring sleeping bag if you're staying over night, torch, sensible footwear and clothing according to weather etc.,and, if you want to bring your own tools that can be really handy - billhooks, bowsaws (with greenwood blades) , pruning saws, loppers, and gloves if you like working in them. You MUST mark them in some way so you can tell them apart from other people's.

You can come on the Friday afternoon. Parking is very limited. We can pick you up from railway stations in Yeovil on Friday (not Sat) and from the Berry's bus — the Hammersmith to South Petherton flyer.

Its lots of fun. I hope you can make it.

Best wishes from Mary and all the Tinkers Bubble folk.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Bus Service Number: 350
Route Name: London - Yeovil - Taunton
Service Provider: Berry's Coaches
http://www.carlberry.co.uk/rfnshowr.asp?RN=SO350A

Train Service from Bristol to Yeovil
http://www.heartofwessex.org.uk/