Deepdale Woodland Festival 2010
is cancelled. We'll let you know what's happening in 2011! for other events we're hosting this year, please visit our events page!!
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Deepdale Woodland Festival 2009 August 29th, 30th and 31st.
Thank you for a great festival - we are still recovering! For the festival photos, please visit the Festival Gallery.
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Far be it for us to tell you how to spend your August Bank Holiday, but why not forego those traffic jams and come and relax with us!
Combine a walk in beautiful woodland surroundings with eco-themed activites to keep you and your family entertained. There'll be delicious local food to eat, laid back music to listen to, eco shopping and arty people to watch.
In addition to the Woodland Festival Activities on Monday 31st, there will be a woodland faery, elf and troll special. Visit our Faery Fest Page for more information.
Scroll down for more details about the craftspeople, activities, attractions, workshops, food and music. We look forward to seeing you there!
FOOD AND CRAFTS
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ARCHERS ICE CREAM - will be bringing along there extensive range of Archers Exquisit Flavours on the Saturday and the Monday for all to try. For more info see www.archersjerseyicecream.com |
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The Moody Baker - will be offering a range of locally sorced, healthy great tasting fayre. After the success of his pasties at our first Woodland Fest we can't wait to see what treats he's cooked up for us this year. For more info on the Moody Baker see www.themoodybaker.co.uk |
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BLACKSMITH - Mark Constable, will be demonstrating some of his decorative iron work at the festival. He will be burning on TCV Charcoal of course. |
| CHAINSAW CARVER - Steve Iredale will be back again this year to carve a sculpture for Deepdale Wood and a raffle. Two owls are already in residence in Gainford and Barnard Castle, Whoooo will be the winner this year? During previous festivals Steve has carved a dragon, an owl and an elf and these will be on display. |  |
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CORACLE MAKER AND ROPE MAKING-Dave Purvis will be at Festival on Sunday and Monday to demonstrate traditional rope making and coracles. You can even have a go in a coracle if you dare! For more coracle info: www.worldofcoracles.co.uk |
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PENDRAGON CRAFTS - Rachel Bates and Kim Seymour will have their garden sculptures of the Green Man on display and be selling their hand made Green Man jewellery. |
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| HOLISTIC GARDENER - Liz Hunt / Green Touch is on hand to discuss holistic garden design with Feng Shui and Ashaya (www.thebrightpath.com). There will be some plants for sale as well. | Picture to come |
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LEATHER WORK - Karen Beeny from The Leading Leather Company in Baldersdale will be demonstrating her leatherwork. There'll be an opportunity to make your own leather key ring. For more info on karen see www.leadinleather.co.uk |
| POLE LATHE - Chris Helliwell will be turning some green wood from Deepdale on a traditional pole lathe. The vessels he makes are beautiful goblets, vases and bowls; they even smell great! |  |
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SLATE ART - Padraic Joyce hails from Ireland where he worked in slate for more than 20 years. Now in buiness on his own he makes candle holders and mirrors through to clocks and fireplaces. He also offers a bespoke service for clients own ideas. For more information www.kilronandesign.com
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| TEXTILES - Lone Grinter's decorative textile work is really beautiful and she has had many commissions for her curtains and art in textile. |  |
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WATERCOLOUR Artist - Anne Mason as well as displaying her art Anne is offering a workshop to make faery cards and pictures. For more information visit www.annemasonart.co.uk |
| WILD FOOD - Colin Davison will be cooking up wild food to try. There will be American Cray Fish from Deepdale Beck (an invasive but tasty species), deer, rabbit and maybe other wild surprises! |  |
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WILLOW WORK - Ruth Thompson will be with us on Saturday to make a living willow screen and/or arch and willow stars. For more information on Ruth's work visit: www.sylvanskills.co.uk |
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WOODWORK - Ross Elliott will be there to display and sell his handcrafted bows and arrows, unique wooden jewelry and more from his workshop. For more information visit: www.ross-elliott.co.uk |
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YURTS & GREEN WOODWORK - Tessa Rhodes and friends will be bringing a 16 foot Yurt to use as a base to demonstrate broom making, cleft ash gates, bowl carving and other green crafts. |
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SPOON CARVING - David Knight will be with us to demonstrate his green woodworking skills in spoon carving.
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STAINED GLASS - Dave Wardman will be attending to display and sell his traditionally made leaded glass panels. Also look out for his stained glass window catching the light in the woods. For more information see www.nouveaustainedglass.co.uk |
| FAERY ART - Lee Martin and Janine Phillipson will be selling their original faery artwork and hand crafted jewellery. | pictire to come |
ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITES
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ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES - Such as the Rope Ladder and the Zip Line and many more will be available for you to have a go on if you dare. |
| ARCHERY & AXE THROWING - Alex will be teaching archery skills to young and old. |  |
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BUG HUNT - Dean will be leading an exciting bug hunt for all you budding explorers on Saturday at 2pm.
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BEEKEEPING - Sally Davies and volunteers from the TCV Beekeeping Group will be on hand to talk about bees. See them (the bees that is) in a glass bee hive for a fascinating display. |
| CHARCOAL BURNING - Thom Robinson and Martin Bacon will be demonstrating charcoal making and looking at its historical importance in traditional English woodland. |  |
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FOREST SCHOOL - Forest school teachers will be leading outdoor play and adventure activities, tree climbing and den buliding and basic survival skills in the woods. |
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MASSAGE TENT - Jackie Groszmann from oceanheartshealing and greenhavenholistics will again be offering her amazing seat chair massages relaxing tense muscles and promoting WELL-BEING. Jackie is a full member of the British Complementery Medicine Association. For more infromation on Jackie or to book her for your work place or event call 01833 630472 |
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| picture to come | PERMACULTURE - Wilf Richards will be here Sunday giving talks on Permaculture Design and Transition Towns in the Permaculture tent. |
| RED KITES - The Friends of the Red Kites(tbc) will be here on Monday with a stand informing you about the Red Kites that live in our area. | picture to come |
| picture to come | STORY TELLING - A wizard of a story teller will be about on Monday to tell his tales about Teesdale Faeries! |
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VEG BUS and VEG DOCTORS - The Veg Bus will be on show for the first time fully customised, kitted out and brimming with fresh local produce. There will also be the opportunity to meet The Veg Doctors and to ask them your gardening questions. |
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MUSIC
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THE DALE SIDERS (Saturday 2 PM)
JESS SHEPHERD and Friends (Saturday PM)
KIM SEYMOUR (Saturday PM)
LUKE AND ROB JORDON (Sunday 12 PM)
PAT BALDWIN AND JOHN SNOWBALL (Sunday 1 PM)
PAT'S RECORDER ENSEMBLE (Sunday 2 PM)
THE SCARLETS (Sunday 3 PM)
KIM SEYMOUR (Monday PM)
EXILES FROM EDEN (Monday)
JAMES WILLIAMS and MICHAEL BEDWELL (Monday)
Saturday Party in the Woods
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THE SPIRIT LEVELLERS
FUNK SOUL BROTHERS
BUTTON HOLE JAM