by Robin Whalley | Oct 23, 2022 | News
Pop the champagne, crack open the cava and pour the prosecco because the hills are alive with the singing of the hammers of our wallers once again. It has seemed an interminably long time since the Branch had been able to convene for a practice Meet but at last with a...
by Robin Whalley | Oct 23, 2022 | News
News from the Lancashire Branch is “thin” at this time. Sadly, the restrictions imposed have greatly reduced our walling activities this first half of the year. May saw the first Branch Practice meet of the year albeit with limited numbers and fortunately we were able...
by Robin Whalley | Oct 23, 2022 | News
Greetings from the Lancashire Baking Club. Well it might as well be as all our normal walling activities have been curtailed: no Practice Meets and no courses, and that strikes me as rather odd – building and repairing our glorious dry-stone walls must rank amongst...
by Robin Whalley | Oct 23, 2022 | News
So much has change d for us all since the last submissions to Waller & Dyker. There is, at least for now one constant, our beautiful Dry Stone Walls. These stout monuments in our countryside are reminders of where we came from and decorate our countryside like...
by Robin Whalley | Oct 23, 2022 | News
For those members of the Branch fortunate to have been able to take part in the Reeth Wallathon the abiding memories are of fine walling, good company and a terrific sense of a community “coming together.” The announcement of a further Wallathon this Spring was soon...
by Robin Whalley | Oct 23, 2022 | News
As the Summer got under way our exhibition skills were put on display once more at the Saddlewort h Show (June). Although we had a fine day in front we did lack one vital ingredient from the off – Stone. Fortunately, our Diplomatic Head and Branch Secretary, Paul...
