Beginners' Training Courses at Easter Kinleith Farm
Throughout the year we run a series of two-day training courses aimed at providing basic dry stone walling knowledge and practice. All our courses are given by professional wallers who are qualified trainers, and cover the theory and principals of building with dry stone as well as practical hands-on instruction. There is a £65 charge for each course (or £45 for those who can only attend on one day). The dates of courses we are running in 2018 are listed below. Please note that places are limited, though we will do our best to accommodate all who wish to attend.
Please use the contact form (under Get in touch on the left) if you're interested in attending a training course, or have any other queries.
Course dates for 2020:
Weekend May 16-17 - CANCELLED Due to COVID-19 precautions.
Weekend July 11-12
Weekend September 12-13
The trainers:
All our trainers are fully qualified professional dry stone wallers who have successfully completed the DSWA trainers' course and have extensive training experience. They currently include two master-craftsman certified wallers (the highest qualification level), and a former national DSWA chairman.
Books and leaflets:
We hold a stock of books and leaflets about dry stone walling, which are available for sale at our training courses for those who wish to read further about the craft. We also hold a stock of dyking hammers for sale. All these items are available to purchase online at the same cost from the national website (http://dswa.org.uk/books-dvds.asp, http://dswa.org.uk/leaflets.asp, http://dswa.org.uk/tools.asp), though (particularly in the case of the hammers) it is worth noting that buying them directly from the branch saves on the not insignificant postage costs of buying them online!
Throughout the year we run a series of two-day training courses aimed at providing basic dry stone walling knowledge and practice. All our courses are given by professional wallers who are qualified trainers, and cover the theory and principals of building with dry stone as well as practical hands-on instruction. There is a £65 charge for each course (or £45 for those who can only attend on one day). The dates of courses we are running in 2018 are listed below. Please note that places are limited, though we will do our best to accommodate all who wish to attend.
Please use the contact form (under Get in touch on the left) if you're interested in attending a training course, or have any other queries.
Course dates for 2020:
Weekend May 16-17 - CANCELLED Due to COVID-19 precautions.
Weekend July 11-12
Weekend September 12-13
The trainers:
All our trainers are fully qualified professional dry stone wallers who have successfully completed the DSWA trainers' course and have extensive training experience. They currently include two master-craftsman certified wallers (the highest qualification level), and a former national DSWA chairman.
Books and leaflets:
We hold a stock of books and leaflets about dry stone walling, which are available for sale at our training courses for those who wish to read further about the craft. We also hold a stock of dyking hammers for sale. All these items are available to purchase online at the same cost from the national website (http://dswa.org.uk/books-dvds.asp, http://dswa.org.uk/leaflets.asp, http://dswa.org.uk/tools.asp), though (particularly in the case of the hammers) it is worth noting that buying them directly from the branch saves on the not insignificant postage costs of buying them online!
