Make beautiful items using vegetable-tanned recycled leather. Start with making a simple coin purse to practice using basic techniques including cutting, marking, stitching, decorating and fastenings.

After this, you will have the opportunity to make a small item of your own design. Possibilities include purse, wallet, case for glasses/phone/mp3 player, book cover, tool sheath, water bottle holder… your imagination is the key! If you have an idea of what you’d like to make, please let me know so that I can ensure the right materials are available for you.

No previous experience needed and there is no minimum or maximum age for this workshop but participants need to be able to use scissors, craft knives and other sharp tools – this is often age 9+ but can be younger. Children under 16 to be accompanied by an adult, please.

Are you looking to start your journey in to the world of Bushcraft? Get re-connected with the skills of our ancestors? Or just to demonstrate your new skills to your friends? This course is aimed at beginners and will be a brief introduction to the subject.

An Introduction to Bushcraft includes:

Light a fire using flint and steel and have a go at some other methods of lighting fires in the wild, we will also look in to the world of natural tinder’s

We will discuss knife law, safety and skills. You will then make either a wooden peg, pot hanger or a mushroom.

Learn how to build a debris shelter and a lean-to shelter.

Have a walk through the woods to learn about the trees and plants, and their uses.

Make natural cordage, from nettle, bramble or rush.

Little challenge: Can you keep your fire going long enough to cook your snack on a stick?

Please bring a packed lunch. Hot drinks will be supplied throughout, as well as biscuits.

One Day Theoretical Strawbale Plastering Course

One Day Theoretical Strawbale Building Course

One Day Theoretical Course

One Day Theoretical Course

Lime Rendering - Straw Bale Building

We are offering a practical permaculture workshop on Sunday 15th April in aid of www.africanvision.org.uk who do wonderful work including permaculture demonstration in Malawi. It will be hosted by Brian Shindler who has been involved in KPR for 10 years.

The course will share our experience at KPR, England's oldest permaculture project. Further details on www.kpr2016.wordpress.com

To request a place, please send a message via www.kpr2016.wordpress.com/contact

EARTH OVEN BUILDING COURSE AT GROWING LINKS COMMUNITY FOOD GARDEN
Come and join our experienced and skilled team and learn how to build a beautiful outdoor earth cob oven from scratch !
On this 3 day course you will learn all aspects of earth oven building, and will give you the skills and confidence to build your own outdoor oven.
The course is held in the beautiful setting of Growing Links Community Garden in wild and wonderful West Cornwall.
Growing links is a lively and creative food activist organisation, combating food poverty in the Penzance area.
Course Fee include organic vegan lunch
10am to 5pm

Create your own portable solar charger from re-used materials able to power phones and USB devices

• Take your charger home at the end of the day
• All materials provided, including charging components
• Bring a friend and get 10% off
• 95% of public workshop attendees rated our course as 'excellent' or 'very good'

You will:

• Learn what energy is - how it works today, and what’s in store for the future
• Understand the electrical basics: current, voltage, resistance, power, series and parallel circuits
• Build your own fully functional solar PV panels
• Understand how to test your panel and connect charging components to use your power on the spot
• Dig deeper into the energy dilemma - and possible solutions

No prior knowledge required!
Watch our video preview here

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To book a place go here.

All profits reinvested into our social objectives.
Demand Energy Equality is a not-for-profit dedicated to increasing energy literacy, reducing energy demand and working with others to ensure equality of energy access.