Well despite a very cold Friday this week we still managed to have a great day, especially as we were joined once again by a group from The Worcester Volunteer Centre. The group kindly shared with us their feeling about attending the project and I'm pleased to say they were all positive! Here are a selection of some people's comments:
David - I enjoy coming because it means I'm outdoors and not stuck in a factory like in the past. I did a YTS years ago and all my skills from then I am using again.
Matt - I enjoy being outdoors in the environment. I enjoy the work and learning new things.
Gail & Penny, some of the trusty volunteer centre staff said - we have watched our volunteers grow in confidence........and commented that the WWP group are welcoming, with a friendly atmosphere and work as a team.
This week Amanda felt a little unwell so she came and sat around the campfire for some quiet time and a warm up. This was great to see her able to do this on just her second visit to the WWP. The first visit Amanda was scared to join the group circle sat round the fire and found it hard to pluck up the courage to join in anything. However by the end of that first day she had a grin from ear to ear - I said "you look like you enjoyed that Amanda" to which she replied, still grinning "It was brilliant - there's no stopping me now!"
That's we like to hear!
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Thursday, 1 December 2011
The Shave Horse
Worcester Volunteer Centre group
Once a month a group of people that access the Worcester Volunteer Centre join us at our woodland camp at Spetchley, Worcester. They get to learn about the ancient woodland and to have a go at different jobs that we do at Spetchley to manage the woodland, like coppicing. After a hard mornings work they get to have a well deserved cuppa, made on the camp fire. This photo shows the WVC group enjoying pre-work campfire cuppa whilst group leader Mike Maguire talks about health and safety rules for being in the woodland.
Reindeers made by the group
This is Ian with one of the 'herd' of reindeers that the WWP gang have made!
The reindeer bodies and heads are made out of ash and shaped with draw knifes on the shave horse. The legs, neck and antlers are made from coppiced hazel. The nose is made from hazel wood and shaped with a rounding tool before being painted red! The reindeer will be sold at our market stall in Bewdley on the 4th & 18th December 2011 http://www.bewdley.org.uk/whats-on/?event=9748&d=4&m=12&y=2011
Story Teller Chairs
This is one of the "story teller" chairs which the group have made from hazel wood. The wood was cut from a hazel coppice that the group manage.
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