The course is hands-on, so those who come will get experience in all aspects of building a wind turbine from scratch. This includes carving blades from wood, hand winding copper coils, working with magnets, setting resins and welding a steel mounting.

The course is hands-on, so those who come will get experience in all aspects of building a wind turbine from scratch. This includes carving blades from wood, hand winding copper coils, working with magnets, setting resins and welding a steel mounting.

The course is aimed at people who are interested in taking up bee-keeping or wanting to learn more about bees. It aims to provide a background into practical beekeeping and an afternoon session with the bees. It is designed as a taster session to see if people wish to pursue beekeeping further. We will look at the basics of bee-keeping, hive construction and siting, managing bees, where to get bees and equipment and the importance of bees in the environment.

he course is aimed at people who are interested in taking up bee-keeping or wanting to learn more about bees. It aims to provide a background into practical beekeeping and an afternoon session with the bees. It is designed as a taster session to see if people wish to pursue beekeeping further. We will look at the basics of bee-keeping, hive construction and siting, managing bees, where to get bees and equipment and the importance of bees in the environment.

The course is aimed at people who are interested in taking up bee-keeping or wanting to learn more about bees. It aims to provide a background into practical beekeeping and an afternoon session with the bees. It is designed as a taster session to see if people wish to pursue beekeeping further. We will look at the basics of bee-keeping, hive construction and siting, managing bees, where to get bees and equipment and the importance of bees in the environment.

This is a 6 week introductory beekeeping course covering the
following topics:
• Tools and equipment
• Management
• Maintenance
• Pests & Diseases
• Hive making
• Plants for bees
The course is designed for non-beekeepers, with a desire to
take up the hobby. The course will include inspection of the
Offshoots beehives, weather permitting. Veils and gloves will
be supplied - sturdy footwear and long trousers are essential.
If you are allergic to bee stings this course is not for you.

We run a 6 week course covering Traditional skills and crafts
including:
• Dry Stone Walling
• Introduction to Beekeeping
• Charcoal Making
• Potager Gardening
• Woodland Management & Tree Propagation
• Making Greenwood Coppice Products (ie. hanging baskets)

This course is all about making useful stones for building simple buildings. Included is boning stone (making a flat surface), quoin making (making corner stones), pitching (striking off large mass of stone to leave rough face), punching (finer face) and foundation in building and setting out (using made stone). We will be using both Blue Lias limestone and Penant sandstone.

Whether you're looking to enter the trade as a Stonemason, expand your knowledge of working with stone, involved or interested in restoration and conservation, or perhaps own a stone property in need of maintenance, this course is the ideal place to begin.

This fascinating and very important subject will cover beekeeping and how we can help support our allies in the natural world.

This is a practical course on building a wind turbine from scratch. It includes carving aerodynamic blades from wood, winding electric coils, welding mountings, assembling electronic control systems and full installation on a tower. By the end of the course, participants will have built a large fully working turbine that will be in use at Coed in a variety of applications for many years to come. Basic theory of how to capture, manage and store energy from the wind will also be covered. The designs used are based on the Hugh Piggott axial flux.