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Dry Stone Walling Association
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Derbyshire Branch

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Weekend Practice Meetings for Members

How to book
Month Dates  Location  Stone Type 
January 2010 30th and 31st Blinder House Limestone
February 27th and 28th Burrs Mount Farm Sandstone
March 27th and 28th Blinder House Limestone
April 24th and 25th Bushey Heath Farm Limestone
May 29th and 30th Burrs Mount Farm Sandstone
June 26th and 27th Bushey Heath Farm Limestone
July 24th and 25th Burrs Mount Farm Sandstone
August 28th and 29th Bushey Heath Farm Limestone
September 25th and 26th Bushey Heath Farm Limestone
October 30th and 31st Burrs Mount Farm Sandstone
November 27th and 28th Blinder House Limestone
December 18th and 19th Blinder House Limestone
Practice meetings are for DSWA members only.

Adrian Walker will run all meetings and all attendees must pre-book. To book a place please contact Adrian on 0114 249 7570, 07854 795357 or awalker_dsw@yahoo.co.uk. The attendance fee is £10 per member per day, payable on site. Junior members can attend free of charge. If you book a place and then cannot attend, please phone Adrian and let him know as most weekends are over subscribed.
What to bring
How to get there
Wherever possible, DDSWA signs or flags will be placed to indicate where to turn into the site.

Blinder House is between Great Low and Pomeroy and is accessed via a single track road off the A515 Buxton to Ashbourne road. It is the only house in the area and is marked on OS landranger map 119. Postcode is SK17 9QG.

Bushey Heath Farm is also marked on OS landranger map 119 and is on Tideswell Moor. Turn off the A623 between Tideswell and Peak Forest. Postcode is SK17 8JE. Further information at http://www.busheyheathfarm.co.uk/

The small print

For health and safety reasons these events have a limit of 12 attendees plus instructor. We also need a minimum of 4 attendees for the weekend to run. Would all attendees make sure they provide a mobile contact number when booking in case any days need to be cancelled at short notice.
The start and finish times are the same for all meetings, 9.30am to 4.30pm. You will need to bring with you strong footwear (preferably steel toecaps), gloves, waterproofs, packed lunch, drink and a smile.
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December's practice at Blinder was cancelled...
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