Scythe Improvers’ Course 2016

Why Struggle?  Learn how to get your blades sharper and to scythe expertly at the IMPROVERS’ COURSE at the West Country Scythe Fair Friday 10 and Saturday 11 June  for • mowers with some experience who want to develop their skills; • team leaders managing volunteers or staff; • people who want to teach scythe Read more about Scythe Improvers’ Course 2016[…]

Training – the most important item in a scythers tool box

Scything and grassland management courses run through flora locale last year proved very popular.  So much so that this year’s scythe courses are headline courses for flora locale’s 2014 training programme, and have been increased with both myself and Clive Leeke running flora locale scythe courses.  Other scythe instructors have also reported similar increase in Read more about Training – the most important item in a scythers tool box[…]

One-to-One Scythe Tuition at Somerset Scythe Festival

Christiane Lechner and Steve Tomlin will be running a small number of one-to-one workshops in mowing and peening at this year’s Somerset Scythe Festival on 16-17 June 2012 at Thorney Lakes, Muchelney. You can learn to improve your scything with individual attention and detailed tuition or and learn to peen the blade under expert supervision. Read more about One-to-One Scythe Tuition at Somerset Scythe Festival[…]