by Chris Bolshaw | May 22, 2023 | Walling Diary
DATE: May 21st & 22nd LOCATION: Lark Hill Lane, Dobcross CONDITIONS: Beautiful sunny day with a slight cooling breeze. OBJECTIVE: To instruct beginners how to take down and rebuild a dry stone field wall and finish this section along the lane. Ready for the new...
by Robin Whalley | Apr 2, 2023 | Walling Diary
Walling Report April 2023 Date: 2nd April 2023 Location: Lark Hill Lane, Dobcross Conditions: Unusually dry and sunny for April. Objective: Take down and rebuild a 15m section of wall. Cracking day for the PM at Lark Hill lane and almost a full house from the active...
by Robin Whalley | Mar 28, 2023 | Walling Diary
Training Course at Lark Hill, Dobcross DATE: March 25th & 26th 2023 LOCATION: Lark Hill Lane, Dobcross CONDITIONS: Mild with blustery showers on Saturday. Dry but much colder on Sunday with the wind from the north east. OBJECTIVE: To instruct beginners how to...
by Robin Whalley | Feb 12, 2023 | Walling Diary
Walling Report February 2023 Date: 12 February 2023 Location: Boarshurst, Greenfield Conditions: Dry and mild. Objective: Continue the buid started at the previous practice meet. It was unusually mild and very pleasant for the time of year. A 15m section of wall was...
by Robin Whalley | Jan 22, 2023 | Walling Diary
Walling Report December 2022 by Elaine Berwick Location: Roundhill Farm Dobcross Conditions: Cold, max 0c, snow on the ground but no wind. Members Attending: 9 Objective: To reduce the height of a section of the ducks and stakes mortered enclosure wall Although in...
by Robin Whalley | Nov 16, 2022 | Walling Diary |
Walling Report November 2022 Date: 13 November 2022 Location: Ridge Farm, Diggle Conditions: Dry and mild with a fog rolling off Stand Edge. I feel certain that the opening words to John Keats’ poem ‘Ode to Autumn’ were written in anticipation of a day such as today...
