Sustainable Skills Training Courses
 

Rippledown hosts a variety of day or residential training courses..

 
Previous Courses
September 2005, straw bale building
 
 
Next Courses

Straw Bale Wall Construction

Saturday 21st June 2008 (9.30am till 4.30pm)

This practical one day training course will cover low impact foundations, ladder beams, baling, hazel reinforcement and window openings during the construction of a demonstration wall. It will also look at options for rendering.

The course will be led by Building Design Consultant Mark Saich.

COST: £59 (waged); £39 (student, retired or unwaged) for the day including lunch & refreshments.

Booking in advance is required. To book contact Dave Jones on Tel. (01304) 364854

Overnight bed & breakfast hostel accommodation is available on Friday night in The Old Stables at Rippledown. The cost will be £18 per person in a shared single-sex room or there are a limited number of bedrooms for sole occupancy at £25 per person.

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Spirit of the Land Workshop

11am Saturday 14th June to 4.30pm Sunday 15th June 2008

A Journey to consciously bridge our inner and outer landscapes

An inspiring weekend of reflection, providing good company, good food and a reconnection to the land. The course aims to: inspire our personal connection to the land; enable balance and one-ness between us and the land; heal ourselves and the land - physically and spiritually; understand our human place in ecology; and look at physical reality and psychological illusions.

The workshop will be led by..
Jeremy Linden
His work as a Landscape Architect & Urban Designer has led to a focus on healing the land. His path will reconnect you, through an understanding of the human condition, to your sense of purpose and direction. Jeremy promotes a deeper understanding of the Shaman's journey &.our connection to earth.
Angela Kirk
Her initial career in nursing opened the way to her subsequent work as a healer. With many years experience working with energy & as a teacher of meditation, Angela helps people to rediscover a sense of perspective & connectedness to restore mind, body & spirit.
 
For more information contact Jeremy Linden directly by e-mail or visit his website www.earthscapes.co.uk

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