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Three of our students, Jonathan Whymark, Richard Tiley and Daryl Peters from last years instructor course are planning to complete the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race in April 2010. The race is a gruelling 125 miles long and they hope to raise lots of money for the brave troops who become injured as a result of operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere in world. Please give a donation if you can or forward this page on to someone who you think can give a donation. Every little helps! They have set up a Justgiving account at the following website where you can donate straight to Help For Heroes.
Click here to donate
http://www.justgiving.com/dwr
We will keep you updated of their progress where possible.
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Over the summer and autumn we have had a BTCV group of 13 volunteers out to build a boardwalk, a bridge, a composting toilet and to clear a huge area of undergrowth which is currently being utilised by our school groups. We would like to extend our thanks to BTCV and hoped they enjoyed the bushcraft course we put on as a form of thanks for such an excellent job.
 
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We have been featured by the NCFE on their website as a case study. You can read all about it here by clicking on the logo
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Ian Forbes from Medical Lifesigns who normally teaches our Instructors their first aid is off around the world for 6 months next year so we wish him well and look forward to seeing him on his return. We welcome Kevin Hawkins who is an ex army EMT and also from Medical Lifesigns in his place.
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| Is this the biggest Dryads Saddle? Finn and Caron found this while on a scramble a while back. The largest measured 67cms across -food for an army! |
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| We have set up a new sister company called Woodcraft Foundation which is a community interest company aimed at getting young people out of doors. We re-invest the profits back in to support local holiday clubs and to fund study places where necessary. We now offer Forest School education and holiday clubs from April 2010. |
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| In March we had a camp improvement weekend where an army of volunteers came to help us sort out a few bits around the camp. Many thanks to Damien and his tribe, Aaron & Corinne, Keith, George, Chas, Dom, Phil & Nikki and the myriad of exceptionally strong and keen teenagers who helped us out. We now have a new bridge, work tables, kitchen areas, log piles and a chipped work area- just beautiful. |
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Sign up for our Twitter and John's blog to keep up to date on what is happening at Woodcraft School and the action around the camp. So far we have seen a new erythristic Badger (now known as 'White Dave' -as named by Ben, Phil's son who saw him first) and numerous sign of deer which is encouraging. |
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| Lots of new courses are now being offered and you can join us on our Primitive Technology sessions and the Hedgerow Gourmet |
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