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helenstringfellow
4 days ago1 min read
A busy week at Heartwood
We've had a good week at Heartwood- we welcomed some visitors who have come for taster sessions. There were lots of different activities...
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helenstringfellow
Feb 72 min read
This week at heartwood spring has arrived
We had a super time this week at Heartwood and it was quite busy on Tuesday as we welcomed a visitor /potential new student for a taster...
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helenstringfellow
Feb 61 min read
Heartwood on seahaven fm radio
This Tuesday Mark and Helen had their first live radio experience. They were the special guests on Seahaven FM’s Community People show...
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helenstringfellow
Jan 281 min read
The wheelbarrow is fixed
Last Wednesday we finally got the broken wheelbarrow fixed. An off road wheel replaced the broken one and it's now working great! Helen...
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helenstringfellow
Jan 281 min read
Weaving willow Bird feeders
We had a go at willow weaving today to make a bird feeder and it was great fun. The whole team got involved and Mark shared how to make...
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helenstringfellow
Jan 241 min read
The cold plunge tank is finished
It was with great excitement that the cold water plunging tank was finished on Tuesday. It needed a good clean out and is now filled and...
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helenstringfellow
Jan 141 min read
More donated wood from Copthorne Saw Mill
On Friday Mark and Helen went over to Copthorne Saw Mill to collect some more planks of wood from, it was kindly donated by Harry Gingell...
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helenstringfellow
Jan 91 min read
Snow magic in the woods
Today was a complete contrast to the sunny, bright Tuesday we had. Everyone was wrapped up warm against the chilly freezing temperatures...
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helenstringfellow
Jan 71 min read
A warm winter welcome as we return to the woods
It was an incredibly sunny and calm day for our return to the woods. We all appreciated being outside and working on lots of different...
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helenstringfellow
Jan 11 min read
Happy New Year!
The Heartwood Project staff and community would like to wish everyone a healthy, joyful and nature connected 2025. We had our final day...
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helenstringfellow
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Happy Solstice and a merry christmas to all our staff, students and friends on facebook and instagram
What a fantastic festive celebration we had today. We finally sat down around the magnificent banqueting table and had our Christmas...
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helenstringfellow
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Festive fun in the mud!
What a great time we've had at Heartwood today. It has been incredibly muddy under foot around the shelter and fire area and we resorted...
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helenstringfellow
Nov 26, 20241 min read
look at our awesome banqueting table!
Today it's been all about making the magnificent banqueting! Mark and one of our students started it last Wednesday and completed it...
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helenstringfellow
Nov 19, 20241 min read
Enjoying Heartwood in the rain
Today it was incredibly rainy in the morning and the temperature dropped off in the afternoon. It felt as though winter has finally...
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helenstringfellow
Nov 12, 20241 min read
Thank you for the wood donation and Happy birthday Mark!
Today is Mark's birthday and if that wasn't enough excitement we had a huge delivery of wood generously donated to us from NFF Timber...
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helenstringfellow
Nov 5, 20241 min read
Tidying up andfinishing the bug hotels
This week it was a lovely dry, calm autumnal day and one of our keen photographers made the most of photographing the autumn fungi and...
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helenstringfellow
Oct 29, 20241 min read
Happy samhain!
Happy Samhain- this week we celebrated the traditional Celtic/pagan celebration of Samhain. It is now know as Halloween but before Trick...
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helenstringfellow
Oct 22, 20241 min read
Building planters, making wooden weaving cogs, bug hotels and more
It was a surprise to receive not one but two requests for orders for planters last week and so the building begins. We had two planters...
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helenstringfellow
Oct 15, 20241 min read
Acorn ink, holly mallets and woodworking
This week we've been embracing the fruits of autumn. Over the past few weeks, some of us have been cracking the outer shells off the...
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helenstringfellow
Oct 8, 20241 min read
Felting sheep fleece,A Holly mallet and moving timber
This week Sam brought some sheep fleece and carding brushes to the Heartwood Project so we could have a go at making some felted sheep...
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