The Great Reskilling Programme - summer 2008

As we gradually reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, we start to relearn the everyday skills used by our grandparents and share new ones. The Great Reskilling aims to help us develop a sense of community wellbeing and resilience.

See below for a programme of what's available locally over the summer.


WOLF CAMP FOR TEENAGERS

16 – 18 May
Circle of Life Rediscovery
Location: Powdermill Woods, East Sussex.
How does the wolf, a hunter, survive in the woods - making his shelter and his fire, tracking her prey, skinning...wolves work as a pack, a team.
Introduction to life in the wild: learning how to live like the wolf: tracking and hunting by day and by night, games, wild food, traditional teachings and stories, environmental wisdom, fire making, having fun, making new friends round the fire.
Booking and further info:
Circle of Life Rediscovery
01273 814226 or 07966 514469

GREEN ROOF DIY WORKSHOP

17 May


Brighton Permaculture Trust
Learn about green roofs and how
to build one for your garden shed.
Booking and further info:
Brighton Permaculture Trust: courses and events

WYLD DAYS FOR KIDS

24 – 30 May
Trackways
The days are run on our woodland site near Laughton.
The days are packed with excitement, adventure and skills tuition. We inspire and reconnect young people with the earth and nature, in a playful way.
10am - 4pm £20/day
Booking and further info:
Trackways
Thomas: 01273 480429 / 07801492482

FAMILY WILD DAY

27 May
Outdoor Fun with Circle of Life Rediscovery
Location: Powdermill Woods, East Sussex
Fire & shelter building
Natural potions and crafts
Fun and games in the woods
All ages Welcome
Cost: £30/family (2A/2C)
Booking and further info:
Circle of Life Rediscovery
01273 814226 or 07966 514469

POTIONS, FIRES & GAMES for Ages 10 - 13

29 May
Circle of Life Rediscovery
Location: Laughton woods
Fire making techniques
Nature awareness
Hunting games & potion making
Booking and further info:
Circle of Life Rediscovery
01273 814226 or 07966 514469

FORAGING FOR WILD FOOD AND MEDICINAL PLANTS

31 May and 1 June
with Anna Richardson
A guided woodland walk to learn about nature's wonderful summer provisions. Discover plants for food and medicine and taste some finds cooked over a fire.
£25 each. Bring a notebook, pencil, packed lunch and open minded taste buds.
Booking and further info:
email Rachel at Rcbennington@aol.com

VEGETABLE GROWING FOR THE PETRIFIED part 1 (see 17 July below for part 2)

12 June
Merryweather's Herbs
An introductory course for people who want to grow their own food but don't know where to start. Ideal for people just taking on an allotment or with a spare patch of garden where they want to experiment with vegetable growing.
Both days include a visit to our working Kitchen Garden.
A discounted price of £86 applies when you book these two courses together.
Booking and further info:
Liz O'Halloran
01323 831726 / 07884 293417
info@morethanjustagarden.co.uk
www.morethanjustagarden.co.uk

WILD PLANTS - A CLOSER LOOK

15 June
with Anna Richardson
On this day we will spend time getting to know three of our local wild plants in depth. Focusing on each one in turn the workshop will invite us to slow down and spend time with the plants in their own environment. This will give you tools to build a more confident and heartfelt connection to the plants, as well as increasing your knowledge and understanding of their gifts. \\ £30 Limited places
Booking and further info:
email Rachel at Rcbennington@aol.com

HERBS FOR HEALTH

21 June
Kym Murden, TTL Health Group
A practical, inspiring and informative one day workshop on herbs that can be used in the home for health and wellbeing for yourself and all the family.
10am to 4pm, arrivals from 9:45
The Conker Room, St Mary's Church, Barcombe
Booking and further info:
Kym: 01273 400799

FOREST GARDENING

21-22 June
Brighton Permaculture Trust
How to grow fruit, nuts, salads
and perennial vegetables as a
low maintenance, highly productive
garden ecosystem.
Includes a site visit.
Booking and further info:
www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk/courses

THUNDERING YEARS CAMP FOR TEENAGERS

27 – 30 June
Circle of Life Rediscovery
Location: Powdermill Woods, East Sussex
Thundering across the land like the buffalo, roaring into adulthood: making fire blaze, braving the heat and dark of the sweatlodge, long evenings around the fire the with new friends - challenges to inspire and test our abilities - night games, bow drill, leatherwork, food foraging.
Booking and further info:
www.circleofliferediscovery.com/rediscoverycamps.htm
01273 814226 or 07966 514469

ECO OPEN HOUSES

28 - 29 June and 5 - 6 July
Brighton Permaculture Trust, the Low Carbon Trust and Brighton & Hove City Council


Visit eco-houses in Brighton & Hove.
The event aims to empower and inspire
members of the public to make environmental
changes to their own homes through seeing
what practical steps other people have taken
in their homes.
Further info:
www.ecoopenhouses.org

DEER CAMP FOR TEENAGERS (GIRLS ONLY)

3 – 6 July
Circle of Life Rediscovery
Location: Powdermill Woods, East Sussex
Time for the wild women, soft like the deer, strong like the panther, women of all ages living together, laughing, telling stories, bushcraft skills, creating with clay, beads, wools leaves. Experience the mystery of sweatlodge, games, music and women's ways.
Booking and further info:
www.circleofliferediscovery.com/rediscoverycamps.htm
01273 814226 or 07966 514469

PRACTICAL PERMACULTURE GARDENING

5 - 6 July
Brighton Permaculture Trust
This course explores how permaculture principles can be applied to create beautiful, productive and wildlife-friendly gardens.

Booking and further info:
www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk

VEGETABLE GROWING FOR THE PETRIFIED part 2 (see 12 June above for part 1)

17 July
Merryweather's Herbs
Day 2 looks at how to extend the season, seed saving, compost making and more.
Both days include a visit to our working Kitchen Garden. A discounted price of £86 applies when you book these two courses together.
Booking and further info:
Liz O'Halloran
01323 831726 / 07884 293417
info@morethanjustagarden.co.uk
www.morethanjustagarden.co.uk

EARTH CAMP FOR TEENAGERS

24 – 29 July
Circle of Life Rediscovery
Location: Powdermill Woods, East Sussex \\ Living close to the earth - mellow days, eating well from the fire, making an oven to bake our own bread, environmental wisdom, American Indian ways, learning the warrior way, learning the ways of the wild.
Booking and further info:
www.circleofliferediscovery.com/rediscoverycamps.htm
01273 814226 or 07966 514469

INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE DESIGN

26-27 July




Brighton Permaculture Trust
Booking and further info:
www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk/courses

WYLD DAYS FOR KIDS

4 – 15 August
Trackways
The days are run on our woodland site near Laughton.
The days are packed with excitement, adventure and skills tuition. We inspire and reconnect young people with the earth and nature, in a playful way.
10am - 4pm £20/day
Booking and further info:
www.trackways.co.uk
Thomas: 01273 480429 / 07801492482

FRUIT TREE GRAFTING

9 August

Brighton Permaculture Trust
Learn how to propagate fruit trees by grafting.
Develop practical skills in the propagation of
fruit trees such as apple, pear, plum and cherry.
Booking and further info:
www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk/courses

Get involved: contact hello [at] TransitionTownLewes.org.uk