Hundreds Attend Community Event Picnic At The Pavilion
Ali Crompton says he feared says he feared bad weather will put a damper on an event staged at Molescroft Pavilion over the weekend.
Brian Bate
Shepherd’s Crooks Craft Lessons
Learn the fascinating skill of making a shepherd’s crook or walking stick on Saturday, 21 January in Beverley at Longcroft School and Performing Arts College from 9am-4.30pm. The crooks and sticks are prepared from traditional materials with handles made from antler, or a selection of hard woods and the shanks made from Hazel or Blackthorn. Participants will be taught techniques such as carving the handles, shank straightening and joining methods. This…
Basic Navigation Skills Course in Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Sport and Play Development Service is running a basic navigation skills course for people interested in learning the rudiments of map reading. The course is priced at £50 per person and runs for five weeks, beginning on Thursday, 3 March, from 6.30 – 9pm, at Longcroft School, Beverley. Each week the course will cover the theory and practise involved with a different aspect of map…
Walking Stick & Shepherds Crook Making Course
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is again holding its popular walking stick and shepherds crook making course. Brian Bate, community sports coach for outdoor activities, has been making walking sticks and shepherd’s crooks in Leicestershire for many years prior to moving to the East Riding and is offering to teach this craft to the residents of the area. Crooks and sticks will be made from traditional materials, with handles made…
Shepherds Crooks & Walking Sticks Course
A course about making walking sticks and shepherd’s crooks, run by Brian Bate, community sports coach and outdoor activity instructor, is being offered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. These courses have been running since September 2009 and have proved popular. Brian has been making walking sticks and shepherds crooks in Leicestershire for many years. He has now moved to the East Riding and is offering to teach the craft…
Walking Sticks and Shepherds
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is holding a new course and it is being run by Brian Bate, community sports coach. Brian has been making walking sticks and shepherds’ crooks in Leicestershire for many years and has now moved to the East Riding and is offering to teach this amazing craft to the residents of the area. Join Brian for a rare insight into this fascinating craft. Make your own…