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From Sapling to Shave horse in 5 days at the Elan Valley
6 Trainees joined experienced Tir Coed tutor Colin and former Tir Coed trainee Blue as support tutor to build 4 shave horses from locally sourced Ash in 180 hours - 5 days at the beautiful Elan Valley, Powys. Read the blog to find out what they got up to.
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"Best Day Ever!"
11 young people from the RAY Ceredigion youth project based in Aberaeron spent 44 hours enjoying an activity session in the woods. The forest adventure session was run by Jenny Dingle and Anna Thomas from Coed Tyllwyd in Llanfarian.
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Traditional Woodland Craft Progression Course in Pembrokeshire
The aim of our progression weeks is to deepen knowledge, understanding and skills developed during the longer courses. 6 trainees who have recently completed a bridge building course spent 153 hours learning how to build traditional green woodworking equipment.
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Natural Dyeing and Craft Activities
Lead by Jenny Dingle and Anna Thomas a 19 member strong Ceredigion based Home education group enjoyed a total of 95 hours of nature based craft activities in the woods at Coed Tyllwyd, Llanfarian.
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Final Competition of the Year
It's time for our final photo competition of the year, this month's prize is courtesy of Rachel's Organic! The last theme is "Autumn Colours" and this is how you could win an amazing prize...
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Social Forestry Trainees Triumph
5 days of intense and inspiring learning. Ceredigion's progression course in Social Forestry was led by experienced tutors Cath Rigler and Lymarie Rodrigues from the tranquil woodland setting of Coed Tyllwyd in Llanfarian.
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Young People's Festival Fun
RAY Ceredigion held their annual Young Peoples Festival in Aberaeron during August. Tir Coed attended the event and put on free wood crafting taster activities for young people with tutors Anna Thomas and Aled Prichard demonstrating and leading the activities.
Read moreWhy do you like working for Tir Coed? (2)
Recently we asked staff members what they liked about working for Tir Coed. Adam, Pembrokeshire Coordinator, felt he would write a short piece on how he felt. Read the touching, empowering words by clicking through.
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What do you like about working for Tir Coed?
Recently we asked staff members what they liked about working for Tir Coed. Some members o staff thought the best way to show it was through video. Click through to watch some members of the team having a bit of fun.
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Summer Newsletter 2019
The latest newsletter is now available! Read through for updates and exciting news.
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