Announcement
In light of the Government's latest announcement (16 Mar 20) we have decided to suspend all courses at the Sustainability Centre until 1st July. At the end of May we will reassess and take a decision for things going forward. All participants who have booked places will be contacted.
Cancelled Courses
If your course has been cancelled then please tell us your preferred option by completing the booking form below.
Adult Courses
Our courses and workshops in green living, rural skills and bushcraft take place in our beautiful learning Centre in the Hampshire South Downs, near Petersfield. We are proud to host a range of excellent tutors, including renowned permaculture teachers: Aranya and Caroline Aitken; Forest School pioneer, Jon Cree; bushcraft and nature connection leaders: Jonathon Huet and Nick Ward; herb and foraging experts and a host of highly skilled craft teachers.
As well as our Course Listings below, we also offer private bespoke courses for your adult family group or organisation. Please contact us on courses@sustainability-centre.org for more information.
As well as our Course Listings below, we also offer private bespoke courses for your adult family group or organisation. Please contact us on courses@sustainability-centre.org for more information.
2020
June
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POSTPONED
Medicinal Herbal Workshop Help Heart, Blood & Nerves £25 Wednesday 3rd June 2020 18:00-20:00 Tutor: Sarah Hillyer |
Learn how to start your own medicine chest from foraged finds on our popular course run by our much-admired local herbalist, Sarah Hillyer. This course is hands-on and practical, and will teach you how to make your own simple tincture to take home with you.
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POSTPONED
Clay Oven Building £100 Saturday 6th June 2020 09:30 - 16:00 Tutor: Dr. Sara Collins Lunch and refreshments included |
Learn the techniques to build a clay oven at our beautiful site in the Hampshire South Downs. Participants will learn how to construct the oven from builder’s sand, clay, wood shavings and bricks. The course includes a pizza meal cooked in a completed cob oven.
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POSTPONED
Cordial Making £65 Saturday 13th June 2020 10:00 - 16:30 Tutor: Jill & Ian Sainsbury |
Learn how to make tasty drinks from hedgerow ingredients on this cordial making course. Our tutors will show you how to identify and forage tasty ingredients from our local hedgerows before turning your delicious ingredients into syrup to take home.
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July
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Medicinal Herbal Workshop
Bolster Your Body £25 Wednesday 1st July 2020 18:00-20:00 Tutor: Sarah Hillyer |
Learn how to start your own medicine chest from foraged finds on our popular course run by our much-admired local herbalist, Sarah Hillyer. This course is hands-on and practical, and will teach you how to make your own simple tincture to take home with you.
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Clay Oven Building
£100 Saturday 11th July 2020 09:30 - 16:00 Tutor: Dr. Sara Collins |
Learn the techniques to build a clay oven at our beautiful site in the Hampshire South Downs. Participants will learn how to construct the oven from builder’s sand, clay, wood shavings and bricks. The course includes a pizza meal cooked in a completed cob oven.
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Heritage Basket Making
£140 Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July 2020 10:00 - 17:00 Tutor: Dominic Parrette |
Learn from a professional basketmaker how to cleave, shave, steam and create your own original Maund Basket, a Devon speciality now on the Heritage Crafts Association red list for endangered skills.
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Spoon Carving
£65 Thursday 30th July 2020 10:00 - 16:00 Tutor: Jonathan Huet |
Learn how to carve a spoon, spatula and butter knife on this wood carving course in the Hampshire South Downs. Our tutor, Jonathan Huet, will teach you how to use a knife, saw, crook knife and axe to whittle items from locally harvested green wood.
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September
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Woodland Folklore
£60 Tuesday 1st September 2020 10:00 - 16:00 Tutor: Jonathan Huet |
This unique course will take you through an in-depth exploration of the trees, plants, landscape and seasons. Discover how woodland traditions and folklore are relevant to our lives today and explore nature-based meditation.
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Wooden Stool Making
£95 Thursday 3rd September 2020 09:30 - 16:30 Tutor: Phil Clayton |
Learn green woodwork techniques and make your own rustic stool on this training course in the Hampshire South Downs. Our tutor, Phil Clayton, will teach you how to use traditional hand tools and woodcraft skills, to craft your stool from locally grown wood.
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Cordial Making
£65 Saturday 12th September 2020 10:00 - 16:30 Tutor: Jill & Ian Sainsbury |
Learn how to make tasty drinks from hedgerow ingredients on this cordial making course. Our tutors will show you how to identify and forage tasty ingredients from our local hedgerows before turning your delicious ingredients into syrup to take home.
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Clay Oven Building
£100 Saturday 12th September 2020 09:30 - 16:00 Tutor: Dr. Sara Collins |
Learn the techniques to build a clay oven at our beautiful site in the Hampshire South Downs. Participants will learn how to construct the oven from builder’s sand, clay, wood shavings and bricks. The course includes a pizza meal cooked in a completed cob oven.
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October
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Forest School Leader Training (Level 3)
£1,170 Starts Wednesday 21st October 2020 Tutor: Adrian Goodhand |
Our Forest School Leader training is run over a number of months with a small training group in our beautiful woodland setting. Our training offers an optimum combination of practical and tool skills, woodland and ecological management, leadership and risk evaluation and the application of learning theory.
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Willow Frame Basket£75
Thurs 29th October 2020 10:00 - 17:00 Tutor: Louise Arthur |
Willow weaving training course in the Hampshire South Downs. Participants will make a hand woven gypsy style frame basket from sustainable locally grown willow. Use your basket for gathering berries, mushrooms, eggs, herbs or displaying treasures.
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November
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Willow Garden Sculpture
£75 Friday 20th November 2020 10:00 - 16:00 Tutor: Amanda Rayner |
Learn how to willow weave a sculpture for your garden. Choose what you would like to weave from a small animal to an abstract form. Previous participants have made: dragonflies, hearts, cats, dogs, chickens, pheasants, obelisks and garden decorations - the choice is yours! This course will take place indoors.
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Hand-Sewn Book Making
£55 Saturday 21st November 202010:00 - 16:00 Tutor: Angela Thames |
Learn to make your own notebook, sketchbook or unique gift book, using three different hand-sewing techniques. You will take home 2-3 books made from decorative paper and card such as postcards, notecards, envelopes, packets and old calendars.
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Hedgelaying
£75 Friday 27th November 2020 09:30 - 17:00 Tutor: Les Brannon |
On this training course in Hampshire, you will gain practical, hands on experience in the ancient art of hedgelaying (South of England style). A local hedge will be laid using traditional tools i.e. billhook, broad axe and hand saws.
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December
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Willow Festive Decorations
£35.00 Thursday 3rd December 2020 10:00 - 12:30 or 13:30 - 16:00 Tutor: Louise Arthur |
A fun hands-on session weaving natural festive decorations. We will create willow Christmas trees and rush reindeer in the morning session and willow wreaths and stars in the afternoon. A great few hours in the warm for crafty folk.
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Willow Festive Decorations
£35.00 Friday 4th December 2020 10:00 - 12:30 or 13:30 - 16:00 Tutor: Louise Arthur |
A fun hands-on session weaving natural festive decorations. We will create willow Christmas trees and rush reindeer in the morning session and willow wreaths and stars in the afternoon. A great few hours in the warm for crafty folk.
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