Branch Walling Diary
In November 2022, the branch has begun recording its practice meets and events. Use the links below to view our diary of meetings and what we have achieved.
You will find details of forthcoming events and how to participate on our Events page.
WALLING PRACTICE MEET, RIDGE FARM, NOVEMBER 2025
PRACTICE MEET, RIDGE FARM, NOVEMBER 2025 Practice Meet: 8th November 2025 Venue: Ridge Farm, Diggle It was a rather driech autumnal morning (grey and drizzling) on arrival at Ridge Farm, definitely not what the weather forecast had predicted. We hadn’t originally...
PRACTICE MEET, RIDGE FARM, SEPTEMBER 2025
PRACTICE MEET, RIDGE FARM, SEPTEMBER 2025 Practice Meet: 13th September 2025 Venue: Ridge Farm, Diggle It was a very welcome return to Ridge Farm for the September PM when seven members of the branch chanced the scattered sunny intervals between very heavy showers, so...
PRACTICE MEET – RIPLEY’S FARM / CLAY PIGEON RANGE
PRACTICE MEET, RIPLEY'S FARM, SPRINGHEAD, AUGUST 2025 Practice Meet: 10th August 2025 Venue: Ripley’s Farm, Brighton Road, Springhead, Oldham This was the second visit of the Branch to this venue. Perched high above Strinesdale Reservoirs, it would likely catch any...
TRAINING COURSE, WERNETH LOW, JULY 2025
TRAINING COURSE, WERNETH LOW VISITORS CENTRE, JULY 2025 July Training Course: 12th & 13th July 2025 Venue: Werneth Low Visitors Centre, Hyde It was great to see a new group of enthusiastic trainees learning the skills of walling. Two beautiful days, weather, and...
PRACTICE MEET, RIPLEY’S FARM, SPRINGHEAD, JULY 2025
PRACTICE MEET, RIPLEY'S FARM, SPRINGHEAD, JULY 2025 July Practice Meet: 5th July 2025 Venue: Ripley’s Farm, Brighton Road, Springhead, Oldham The weather forecast had been far from promising. Nevertheless, 13 doughty members turned out, no doubt curious to see this...
Practice Meet, Burnedge Bent 8th June 2025
PRACTICE MEET, BURNEDGE BENT, JUNE 2025 Date: 8th Junel 2025 Location: Burnedge Bent Farm, Grasscroft Conditions: Warm and wet with a mixture of dry spells and downpours An enthusiastic gang of 15 branch members turned out to brave the unpredictable weather. The...
PRACTICE MEET, BURNEDGE BENT, May 2025
PRACTICE MEET, BURNEDGE BENT, MAY 2025 Date: 10th May 2025 Location: Burnedge Bent Farm, Grasscroft Conditions: A pleasantly warm and dry Spring day, Glorious Gapping: We had a request to repair a couple of gaps in the field walls at Burnedge Bent, from James and...
Training Course at Larkhill, Dobcross 3rd & 4th May 2025
DSWA Lancashire Branch Training Course, Larkhill The branch held another great weekend training course on the 3rd and 4th of May 2025 at Larkhill, Dobcross. The attendees were an enthusiastic bunch and did a great job of taking down and rebuilding a section of damaged...
PRACTICE MEET, LARKHILL ROAD, APRIL 2025
PRACTICE MEET, LARKHILL ROAD, APRIL 2025 Date: 13th April 2025 Location: Larkhill Road, Dobcross Conditions: Cloudy and cool in the morning, clearing in the afternoon After the recent protracted spell of hot weather, it was probably welcomed that it was cloudier and...
PRACTICE MEET, BOARSHURST, MARCH 2025
PRACTICE MEET, BOARSHURST, MARCH 2025 Date: 8th March 2025 Location: Boarshurst Conditions: Sunny and warm Spring was definitely in the air at the March meet. It was a perfectly dry, sunny and (unseasonably) warm day to carry on with the work at Boarshurt. Eleven...
PRACTICE MEET, BOARSHURST, FEBRUARY 2025
PRACTICE MEET, BOARSHURST, FEBRUARY 2025 Date: 9th February 2025 Location: Boarshurst Conditions: Gloomy and overcast It was a gloomy and overcast Sunday 9th of February that the Lancashire branch made their first foray of 2025. The business for the day was to...
PRACTICE MEET, BOARSHURST, DECEMBER 2024
PRACTICE MEET, BOARSHURST, DECEMBER 2024 Date: 8th December 2024 Location: Boarshurst Conditions: Cold and showery The Lancashire branch ‘ultras’ braved storm Darragh this weekend to build the starting lifts of a perfectly laid T-junction and a beautiful cheek end at...