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Eco-works - Renato Antonelli
Let Renato help you create a fantastic sculpture using clay and other natural materials. You'll be amazed at your own talent! Also wood sculptures, bowls and furniture for sale.
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Face painting & balloon modeling - Cattlefish
Cathy Malcolm and her daughter will paint your face, produce your dream balloon model (do you have one?) or even get you making one. All for a donation to the Forest of Marston Vale.
www.cattlefish.co.uk
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Bob Neill - Pyrography
Hands on pyrography workshops plus pyrography demonstrations. Making plaques, posters and key rings. Drop in sessions throughout both days - children (8+ years) can make their own door plaque or key ring
www.bobneillpyrography.co.uk |
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Bassett's amusements
Traditional Victorian swing boat rides for all the family.
£1.50 per person per ride
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Robin's Reach Archery
Coming to the festival for the fifth time in 2010, Robin's Reach are always swamped with people keen to give their sport a try. There will as always be plenty of volunteers on hand to make sure you get your hands on a bow and to answer all those questions you've always wanted to ask about archery. Have a go at archery - £2 for 5 arrows. Minimum age 5 year.
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Willowpool designs
Willow weaving demonstrations of basket making and willow sculpture. Opportunities to weave your own fish or wreath for a small charge
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Woodland ways Ltd
Bushcraft and survival demonstrations on starting fires and information on courses and kit.
www.woodland-ways.co.uk |
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British Lumberjack Sports Association
Those masterful danger men of axe and saw return to entertain us with an amazing display of daring; guaranteed to thrill and alarm in equal measure.
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John Browning - spar maker
There's still a demand from thatchers for thatching spars in this country. And what's a spar? Well John will give you the full story but it's an integral part of any thatched roof and although they look easy to make, it ain't. |
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Community Tree Trust
The charity that specialises in tree seed of Bedfordshire provenance. Colin will have all sorts of tree seed related stuff including some seedlings of trees and shrubs and even some wild flowers.
Some are for sale prices from £1.50-£3.50.
www.communitytreetrust.co.uk |
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EcoForestry
Ian Freemantle will take part in the Woodworks chainsaw carve-up in the arena as well as exhibiting and selling his fabulous carved benches and other pieces; all made from locally sourced wood. |
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English School of Falconry
A very welcome return for these beautiful birds, usually based at Shuttleworth in Bedfordshire. Not only will there be plenty of opportunity to meet the birds close up and talk to their handlers, but they will also flying over the arena during the weekend - one flying display on Saturday and two on Sunday.
www.birdsofpreycentre.co.uk
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Kevin Grimley - Coracle maker
It's great to have Kevin back at Woodworks for 2010. Come chat and find out how these ancient craft are made. There may even be a chance to try one out for yourself.
www.cairncrafts.co.uk |
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Peter Hall - mobile sawmill
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Andrew Harrison - Woodturning & timber sales |
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Hazel Woodland Products
Hugh Ross demonstrates charcoal making with lots of information about coppicing too. A demo burn will allow you to see how it's done and encourage you to buy local for your next BBQ.
Charcoal for sale along with rustic stools, hazel pencils and peacock feathers 50p - £45
www.hazelwoodlandproducts.co.uk
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Martin Hazell - carved spoons
A basketmaker, possibly renowned jazz pundit and general good-egg, Martin will be bringing his wonderful carved spoons to Woodworks! this year. Carved from hedgerow and garden trees such as blackthorn, apple, field maple and hawthorn these spoons are unique and beautiful as well completely usable in the kitchen. Prices from £4-£25.
Martin may not have time to do much demonstrating since he is also creating a wood fired bread oven over the course of the weekend (see below).
07565 303777 email
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Martin Hazell - creates a wood fired bread oven
Something really exciting will happen at this year's festival. Martin will create a wood fired oven made from willow, clay, sand and straw and with a fair wind he'll fire it up on Sunday and cook up a feast (probably for his own delectation unless you're very nice to him) |
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Micksticks - Mick Walters
Demonstrations of besom broom and wattle fencing making. Mick is a real live coppice worker - and there's not many of those about (see Hugh Ross too!).
Items for sale including Mick's famous brooms.
www.micksticks.co.uk |
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Sue Kirk - basketmaker
Traditional and contemporary baskets for sale, some of which use home grown willow. Baskets - square oval and round - £20-£150. Also demonstration of basketmaking.
www.suekirkwillowbaskets.co.uk |
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Peter Tree - Windsor chairs
Peter Tree has over 30 years experience making chairs. He has an extensive knowledge of English timbers and furniture making techniques. Peter Tree is widely recognised as one of England's leading chair makers. He is Chairman of the City and Guilds committee that established the qualification standards for the wood crafts industry sector. Member of the Register of Professional Turners.
www.petertree.co.uk |
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Woodlaw - Luke Wesley, chainsaw carver
A range of wood carvings of human figures, animals and birds.
Luke will also take part in the chainsaw carve up.
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Lesley & Jeff Wyatt - pyrography & decorative ropework
Pyrography on wood and paper. Decorative and practical ropework
Pyrographed pictures and other items for sale from £2.50-£200
Children will be able to make their own piece of rope and will be shown how to tie various decorative knots.
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Wrygwyrm... ..are the Bedfordshire branch of the Vikings
Founded in 1971, the Vikings are the oldest and largest re-enactment society in the UK with over 1000 members throughout Britain and others in Europe and North America. Our aim is to provide an entertaining, accurate and educational portrayal of the Viking, Saxon and Norman periods of history.We have an equal emphasis on demonstrating both the daily life and the more warlike aspects of this most turbulent time in our history.
At Woodworks! there will be demonstrations of dark age domesticity as well as the more violent activities that made those Vikings so infamous and feared. Battles twice daily. |
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Storytelling throughout the day
Look out for times publicised outside the beautiful round storytelling tent. Maggie, Mark, Debbie, and Jane from Fibs and Fables Storytelling Club will entertain with stories of trees, woodland, fairies, magic and probably a lad named Jack.
Fibs and Fables Storytelling Club meets on the first Monday of every month at the Clophill Centre. New members are always welcome. For more information call 01462 711715
Thanks to Kayte Judge of Good Things Ltd for the generous loan of her very lovely tent
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Ashwell Engineering Services Ltd
Founded in 1897, manufacturer and installer of boiler equipment, initially with coal and latterly fired by a range of bio-mass fuels.
Heatas registered, with MCS pending, we offer equipment outputs from 15KW to 15MW achieved with a combination of distributed and manufactured equipment, boilers, fuel bunkers and fuel transfer systems, heat store and other essential components.
Bio-mass fuel based on agricultural and forestry production and by-products can be utilised in all its forms. Logs, chips, pellets. briquettes, from rape meal, straw, Miscanthus, forestry and carpentry discards, sawdust, can all be used when packaged and fired in a correct manor.
We are able to offer installations and service contracts should this be required and can claim to have heating plants in schools, factories, cottages and castles throughout the land. We are available for discussion, feasibility assessments, quotations, parts and services at:
Ashwell Engineering Ltd, No. 12, 35 Pinfold Road, Thurmaston, Leicester,
T:0116 2604050or 01908 551222 Fax: 0116 2604445
info@ashwellengineering.com
www.ashwellengineering.com
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Woodfuel East & Jeff Coleman
Burning wood for heat is a truly sustainable source of renewable energy. This is an exciting time for woodfuel in the East of England with a new regional initiative – Woodfuel East.
The aim of Woodfuel East is to encourage the management of 15,000 hectares of existing woodland in the region to produce 110,000 tonnes of green wood for woodfuel.
There is around 140,000 hectares (343,000 acres) of woodland in the East of England, covering just over 7% of the land area. It is estimated that 50-70,000 hectares are unmanaged or under managed, with at least 200,000 tonnes of timber unutilised every year!
www.woodfueleast.org.uk 01223 773072
We hope Clophill-based firewood merchant Jeff Coleman will bring his tree harvester or other processing gear to the show. Jeff is one of the biggest merchants in the area and delivers firewood throughout Bedfordshire and beyond.
jcoleman1@virginmedia.com 07710 467296
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Bedfordshire Beekeepers' Association
Beekeeping display with honey tasting, candle rolling, Skep Making, beekeeping equipment, honey (about £4/lb), honey marmalade and other preserves. Also an observation hive - see loads of honey bees really close up. Scared?! You shouldn't be.
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Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Waterway Trust
Information and photographs about the planned Waterway Park through Bedfordshire.
www.b-mkwaterway.co.uk |
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Campaign to Protect Rural England
All the usual information from the local branch of this important campaigning charity. Badge making. SAles of keyrings and badges from 50p-£1
www.cprebeds.org.uk |
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Garyannna - Alpacas
It's not every day that you get the chance to meet an alpaca face to face. Here's a chance to take a walk with an alpaca. Lots of information - raw fibre and knitting yarns to buy
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Marston Vale Tree Care
Chris Pratt will once again bring a collection of chainsaws and a chipper to show off to all and sundry. If you want to know how a modern tree company works, here's your chance. And if you have a tree that needs some tender loving care - talk to Chris.
www.marstonvaletreecare.co.uk |
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Midshires search and rescue
Information on searches and an interactive searching game for the kids (£1 a go)
www.midshires.org.uk |
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Well-being Festival
The Bedfordshire and Luton Well-being Festival aims to promote mental well-being across the community and challenge the stigma and discrimination that exists towards mental illness. We have been in existence for three years and link ourselves to the national Time to Change campaign.
We offer the opportunity for individuals and families to make a Mental Well Being pledge on a piece of card which we then peg to a washing line. It has been so popular and the plan is to collate all the pledges into a huge collage to display at our arts night at the Hat Factory in Luton in November.
The Well Being festival flagship event will be a ‘Time to get moving’ event at Marston Vale Forest Centre on World Mental Health day, the 10th October 2010. We will take over the whole of the centre offering something for everyone relating to physical activity and well being. The event will be FREE!
Physical exercise to join in with will include healthy walks; running; cycling; skipping; conservation tasks and different types of dance- salsa; belly dancing; street dancing. There will be a 5 a side football tournament which brings together local teams, some of which are service user led.
There will be a host of demonstrations of different forms of exercise including Tai Chi; gymnastics; Martial arts; Boxercise; Laughter Yoga. Alternative therapies will be available including body mechanics; hand massage; Indian head massage; Reflexology.
A Well Being room will offer health checks; how to look after yourself as a carer; information on all aspects of healthy living.
Back by popular demand, we will have a smoothie bike where you cycle to make yourself a delicious fruit smoothie.
To accompany all this activity will be a range of entertainers:- Challney brass band; Nyabingi drummers.
www.wellbeingfestival.org.uk wellbeing@sept.nhs.uk
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Wildlife Trust - Beds, Cambs, Northants and Peterborough
Information display promoting local nature reserves, wildlife gardening and the children's Watch Club. Advice, membership and information.
www.wildlifebcnp.org
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Colin Bell - Walking sticks
A demonstration of stick making and finishing procedures by one of the area's foremost practitioners. colin will offer for sale a wide selection of crooks, staffs, thumsticks, and walking sticks.
www.nomonexhibitions.co.uk/colinbell.html |
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The Barking Tree
Extraordinary furniture and mirrors with frames made from recycled timber.
From £10
www.thebarkingtree.co.uk |
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Blake Boxes - wooden boxes
Novelty wooden boxes with drawers cut from a solid piece of wood, in various shapes including initials, numbers and animals. All for sale from £16-£100.
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Boo Boo Designs
Children’s gifts and toys, including traditional wooden and contemporary products
www.booboodesigns.co.uk |
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Book Tree
Children’s books and traditional toys from £2 - £20
www.book-tree.co.uk |
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Chip Off the Old Block
Dedicated to all things wooden, Chip Off the Old Block make solid wood garden furniture, walking sticks, unusual bowls,small ornaments, boxes and other small wooden items. Prices from £2 to £300.
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Driftwood sculptures - Wayne Cooke (Sunday only)
'The Driftwood Man' makes a welcome return for 2010. Loads of amazing sculptures and free standing pieces made from driftwood. £1 - £100
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Drunken Monk
Martin Gelling started VITIS WINES in 1983 as an English Wine Wholesale business, but a shift in business has led to the marketing of fruit wines, meads and other speciality tipples to hotels, off-licences and many other outlets. The traditional meads and ales being sold attracted the re-enactment community, and soon the potential for supplying a complete bar service to historical groups was realised.
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Michelle Dunne - paintings on reclaimed timber
Michelle's beautiful and unusual pieces will stop you in your tracks. Her vivid colours contrast dramatically with the delicate textures of the timber upon which she works - the remains of old tables and cupboards!
Prices from £5-40
Michelle will be sharing a stall with Martin Hazell.
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Palaeo Jo's Fossils
Fossils, minerals and jewellery for sale. Also a fantastic fossil search game - around £2.50 a go which includes the chance to take a fossil home.
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Flow Design - bird feeders
Porcelain and terracotta bird feeders on steel or bamboo canes.
£3-£15
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Phoenix cards
Greeting cards, giftwrap, tags, posters,organiser boxes, tissue and more for sale - priced at 50p-£4.
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Martin Pidgen - Woodturning
Sale of timber and turned items; light pulls, door stops, nutmeg graters, pepper mills, bread boards and bottle coasters. Timber planks and squares for sale for wood turning and carving |
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POG Crafts
Beautiful pottery for sale, hand thrown in Cardington, Beds
Prices £3-£30
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Tree Tables, Ian Sanders
Demonstrations of wood carving in the creation of Ian's unique and wonderful tables. Why not buy one? They really are beautiful.
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