Diary of Events

The DSWA, and more specifically the local branches, organise and attend a range of events throughout the year.  Below is a list of currently known dates for information.  If you are planning on visiting or attending any of the events listed, it is recommended you contact the relevant branch before making your journey to confirm that the event/activity is still taking place.  Please see the branch section of the website for contact details. 
  
July
1       Waller & Dyker copy date Summer Issue
1       Central Scotland Branch Game Fair, Scone Palace, (publicity & sales volunteers)
1       Cheshire Branch barbecue, Beechlands, Manley
1       Dorset Branch members’ practice, Tyneham
1       North Wales Branch visit from SW England Branch, venue and worksite tbc
1       South East Scotland Branch training course, venue tbc
2       Cumbria Branch evening walk & social in Coniston
3       Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch monthly meeting
4       South Wales Branch meeting, 7.30pm Brecon RFC
6       Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
7       Trustee Board Meeting
7       Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Leyburn area
7-8   Central Scotland Branch retaining & freestanding walls, Auchterhouse by Dundee
7-8    Cotswold Branch training course
7-8    Cumbria Branch members’ meeting, venue tbc
7-8    Mid-Lancs Branch training weekend, Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham
7-8    South West England Branch beginners' walling course, Nailsea 
7-8    South Yorkshire Branch basic training course, Hoylandswaine
10     West Yorkshire Branch committee/branch meeting 7.30pm
10-12 Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch demonstration, Great Yorkshire Show,         Harrogate
11     South West England Branch, Somerset schools' day 
12     Cheshire Branch meeting, Ye Old No.3, Lymm
14     Central Scotland Branch demo & PR, Kirriemuir Show (volunteers please)
14     South East Scotland Branch practical dyking day, Vogrie Park, Pathhead
14     South Yorkshire Branch Certification Day, Hoylandswaine
14-15 Dorset Branch members’ weekend, venue tbc, probably Portland
14-15 Derbyshire Branch training course, Bushey Heath Farm
15      South Yorkshire Branch, Broomhead Show
15      South Yorkshire Branch, Harley Show
17      South Yorkshire Branch meeting 
18-23 Cheshire Branch demonstration & display, RHS Tatton Flower Show
19      O&YD Leyburn Group quarterly meeting
20      Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
21      Cumbria Branch demonstration, Cumberland Show
21-22 Central Scotland Branch retaining wall/flat cope, BBQ Sat.pm,Thornhill, Stirling
21-22  Mid-Lancs Branch training weekend, Far Side Farm, Cliviger
21-22  West Yorkshire Branch beginners walling course, Scammonden Water
22      South East Scotland Branch practical dyking day, Marchwood, St Mary’s Loch
23      Cumbria Branch meeting, DSWA Crooklands
23-26  North & South Wales Branches, demonstration Royal Welsh Show
24      West Yorkshire Branch demonstration, Harden Moss Sheepdog Trials
25      Cheshire Branch display, Nantwich Show
28      Cumbria Branch competition, Penrith Show
28      North Wales Branch taster day, Pen y Pass, Snowdon
28      North Wales Branch single wall seminar, Pen y Pass, Snowdon
28-29 Central Scotland Branch beginners’ training course & members’ practice,
         Blackruthen 
28-29  Derbyshire Branch practice session, Burrs Mount Farm
28-29  South West England Branch, support for National Trust course, Dyrham Park
29      Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch demonstration, Weeton Show
29      South East Scotland Branch practical dyking day, Beecraigs Country Park

August 
3       Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
4       South & West Yorkshire Branch competition, Emley Show
4-5    Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch training course/practice days, Bellerby,
7       Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch monthly meeting
11      South East Scotland Branch practical dyking day, Vogrie Park, Pathhead
11      South Wales Branch walling competition, Vaynor Show
11-12 Central Scotland Branch high retaining wall, Advanced practice tbc, Camserney
11-12 Cumbria Branch members’ meeting, venue tbc
11-12  South West England Branch beginners' walling course, The Mendips
12      Mid-Lancs Branch walling competition, Trawden Agricultural Show
14      West Yorkshire Branch committee/branch meeting 7.30pm
14-16 South Wales Branch, Pembrokeshire Show
16      Cheshire Branch meeting, Ye Old No.3, Lymm
16      Cumbria Branch competition, Brough Show tbc
17      Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
18      Derbyshire Branch demonstration, Ashbourne Show
18-19 Derbyshire Branch training course, Bushey Heath Farm
18-19 Dorset Branch members’ practice, Tyneham
18-19 South West England Branch, Mid-Somerset show, Shepton Mallet
18-19 South Yorkshire Branch basic training course, Hoylandswaine
19      South Yorkshire Branch, Cannon Hall Country Fair
19      West Yorkshire Branch demonstration, Mirfield Show
21      South Yorkshire Branch meeting
22      South West England Branch, Priddy Sheep Fair, Priddy
25      Cheshire Branch demonstration & Display, Poynton Show
25      Cumbria Branch competition, Dent Show
25-26 Central Scotland Branch rebuild ‘Whirly Gate’, Airlie, by Kirriemuir
25-26 Derbyshire Branch practice session, Belper Amateurs CC, Gritstone
25-26 Mid-Lancs Branch training weekend, Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham
26      South East Scotland Branch practical dyking day, Cheekends
31      Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
31      Derbyshire Branch, Chatsworth Country Fair, Chatsworth House

September 
1      Trustee Board Meeting and Members’ Forum
1      Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Leyburn area
1-2   Derbyshire Branch demonstration Chatsworth Country Fair, Chatsworth House
1-2   North Wales Branch training course, Moel Famau, Mold
1-2   West Yorkshire Branch beginners walling course & practice, Outlane
2      West Yorkshire Branch Certification Day, Outlane
4      Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch monthly meeting
5      South East Scotland Branch meeting, Water of Leith Conservation Trust
7      Certification test day, The Stone Trust, Vermont.  See International page for details
8       South East Scotland Branch practical dyking day, Vogrie Park, Pathhead
8       South Yorkshire Branch, Penistone Show
8-9    Central Scotland Branch beginners’ training course & members’ practice, Slade Fm
8-9    Cheshire Branch demonstration & display, Malpas Steam & Vintage Rally
8-9    Mid-Lancs Branch training weekend, Holden Hall Farm, Haslingden
8-9    South Wales Branch training/members days Libanus, Bracon
8-9    South West England Branch beginners' walling course, Ham Hill
8-9    Two day workshop, The Stone Trust, Vermont.  Full details on International page
11     West Yorkshire Branch committee meeting 7.30pm
13     Cumbria Branch demonstration, Westmorland County Show
14     Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
15     West Yorkshire Branch walling competition, Scammonden Water
15-16 Derbyshire Branch training course, Mulino Lodge
15-16 South East Scotland Branch training course, venue tbc
16      Central Scotland Branch walling in woodland, Castlandhill House, Rosyth
18      South Yorkshire Branch meeting
20      Cheshire Branch meeting, Ye Old No.3, Lymm
22      Dorset Branch AGM at David Donal Centre, Worth Matravers
22-23 Cotswold Branch training course
22-23 Cumbria Branch beginners’ weekend course, Crooklands Training Ground
22-23 Dorset Branch members’ practice, Last poetry stone
22-23 South West England Branch beginners' walling course, Nailsea
23     Central Scotland Branch committee meeting
23     Dorset Branch public taster session, Chapman’s Pool
23     Mid-Lancs Branch training weekend, Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham
24     North Wales Branch meeting, Tyn y Coed, Betws y Coed
27-28 Isle of Skye Branch training course, North Skye
28     Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
29     North Wales Branch single wall seminar, Pen y Pass, Snowdon
29     South East Scotland Branch British Geological Survey Open Day, Edinburgh
29-30 Central Scotland Branch beginners’ training course & members’ practice, Cambo,
29-30 Cheshire Branch training course, Werneth Low Country Park, Hyde (tbc)
29-30 Cumbria Branch members’ meeting, venue tbc
29-30 Derbyshire Branch practice session, Burrs Mount Farm
29-30 North Wales Branch training course, Pen y Pass, Snowdon
29-30 Otley & Yorkshire Dales Beginners’ training course, Otley Chevin
29-30 South Yorkshire Branch basic training course, Hoylandswaine 

October
1-4  South Wales Branch training week, Llangynidr
2     Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch monthly meeting & AGM
5     South Wales Branch Certification Test Day, Llangynidr
6     Central Scotland Branch boundary wall, Craigiehill Golf Course
6     Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Leyburn area
6     South Yorkshire Branch Certification day, Hoylandswaine
6-7   Dorset Branch training course, Langton Herring
6-7   Mid-Lancs Branch training weekend, Holden Hall Farm, Haslingden
6-7   South West England Branch beginners’ walling course, The Mendips
7      South East Scotland Branch practical dyking day, Marchwood, St Mary’s Loch
8      Cumbria Branch 2013 Planning meeting, DSWA Crooklands
9      Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch demonstration, Countryside Careers,Harrogate
9      West Yorkshire Branch AGM 7.30pm
12     Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
13-14 Cumbria Branch beginners’ weekend course, Crooklands Training Ground
13-14 Derbyshire Branch training course, Mulino Lodge
13-14 Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch walling for the National Trust, Kettlewell
14      Scotland Liaison Group Meeting, Biggar
16      O&YD Leyburn Group quarterly meeting
17      South Wales Branch meeting, 7.30pm Brecon RFC
18      Cheshire Branch AGM, Ye Old No.3, Lymm
20      Central Scotland Branch new members’ day, Drummond Estate, Muthill
20-21 Cotswold Branch training course
20-21 Dorset Branch members’ training course, Encombe, Kingston
20-21 South West England Branch, Members’ walling practice, Nailsea
22-28 Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch, Autumn Glory Days, Harewood House
26     Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
27     Cheshire Branch visit
27-28 Cumbria Branch members’ meeting, venue tbc
27-28 Derbyshire Branch practice session, Burrs Mount Farm
27-28 South Yorkshire Branch basic training course, Hoylandswaine

November
1     Waller & Dyker copy date Winter Issue
1     Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch monthly meeting
3     Trustee Board Meeting
3     Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Leyburn area
4     Central Scotland Branch AGM, Church Centre, Luncarty
4     West Yorkshire Branch taster session/practice, Kirklees
6 or13 South West Scotland Branch AGM/Branch Meeting (tbc)
7      North Wales Branch AGM, Foelas Arms, Pentrefoelas
7      South East Scotland Branch meeting, 7.30pm Water of Leith Conserv. Trust
9      Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
9      South Wales Branch AGM, 7.30pm, Brecon RFC
10     South West England Branch Autumn social & AGM, Hunter’s Lodge, Priddy
10-11 Pennine Branch training course & practice meet, Watergrove, Rochdale
13     West Yorkshire Branch committee/branch meeting 7.30pm
15     Cheshire Branch meeting, Ye Old No.3, Lymm
15     South Yorkshire Branch meeting, Cock Inn, Birdwell
17-18 Derbyshire Branch training course, Biggin Hall
17-18 South West England Branch Members’ walling practice, Dolebury Warren
19     Cumbria Branch AGM, DSWA Crooklands
23     Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
24-25 Derbyshire Branch practice session, Blinder House
26     North Wales Branch talk, “Inscriptions on the Landscape” Preston NH Society
29     Pennine Branch meeting, Masons Arms, Todmorden

December
1      Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Leyburn area
2      West Yorkshire Branch taster session/practice, Kirklees
5      South East Scotland Branch meeting, 7.30pm Water of Leith Conserv. Trust
6      Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch monthly meeting
7      Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks
11     West Yorkshire Branch committee/branch meeting 7.30pm
15-16 Derbyshire Branch practice session, Blinder House
21     Otley & Yorkshire Dales Branch practice day, Brimham Rocks

 This list will be updated as we progress through the year.