2.70 Walling Day Workshop Overview:
Walling days are your chance to practice walling. This is ideal for people who have taken one or more workshops but don’t have a place at home to practice, or feel they need more practice before starting their own projects. Informal and fun, participants will get to build some wall in a well set up environment. At least one instructor will be on site to answer questions, but this is not a day full of instruction.
This course is commonly taught at:
- Broadview Farm, Mont Vernon, NH (Outdoors)
- Occasional offerings at other locations.
Details:
Details coming soon.
Critical Information:
- The walling day will run 9:00am-5:00pm participants may come for only part of that time.
- Participants should wear boots and work clothes (have plenty of layers for cool weather)
- What to bring: gloves, safety glasses, water, and lunch. (There is no where close enough to buy lunch with in the lunch break)
- Participants should bring their own tools
Detailed info will be emailed to you once you register including what to bring and directions.
Workshop quick guide:
- Prerequisite: Any 1.00 or 2.00 level course.
- Practice walling!
- 1-day: 9am-5pm
- Ideal for networking
- Work with experienced wallers
- Offered a few times per year
Photos from 2.70 Walling Days
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Upcoming Events
5-day workshop
March 14, 2022 - March 18, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain (DSWA-GB) Level I (Initial) certification test on the final day.
March 19, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
3-Day course attendance
April 8, 2022 - April 10, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1-Day workshop
April 22, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
(or are experienced wallers).
1-day workshop attendance
April 23, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
April 30, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
5-day workshop
May 9, 2022 - May 13, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
May 21, 2022 - May 22, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
May 21, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
May 21, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1 Day attendance
May 23, 2022
8:15 am - 6:30 pm
1 Day attendance
May 23, 2022
8:15 am - 6:30 pm
1 Day attendance
May 23, 2022
8:15 am - 6:30 pm
June 11, 2022 - June 12, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
2-day workshop attendance
June 11, 2022 - June 12, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1-day workshop attendance
June 11, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
2-day workshop attendance
June 25, 2022 - June 26, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
July 7, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1-day workshop attendance
July 8, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1-Day workshop
July 8, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
(or are experienced wallers).
1-Day workshop
July 9, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
(or are experienced wallers).
August 5, 2022 - August 6, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
August 13, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
August 13, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
3-Day course attendance
August 19, 2022 - August 21, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
September 10, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
September 10, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1 Day attendance
September 22, 2022
8:15 am - 6:30 pm
1 Day attendance
September 22, 2022
8:15 am - 6:30 pm
1 Day attendance
September 22, 2022
8:15 am - 6:30 pm
1 Day attendance
September 23, 2022
8:15 am - 6:30 pm
1 Day attendance
September 23, 2022
8:15 am - 6:30 pm
1 Day attendance
September 23, 2022
8:15 am - 6:30 pm
2-day workshop attendance
September 24, 2022 - September 25, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
October 1, 2022 - October 2, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
October 8, 2022 - October 9, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
2-day workshop attendance
October 8, 2022 - October 9, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
October 20, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
October 21, 2022 - October 22, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1-Day workshop
October 21, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
(or are experienced wallers).
1-day workshop attendance
October 21, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
5-day workshop
October 24, 2022 - October 28, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
November 4, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
5-day workshop
November 14, 2022 - November 18, 2022
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
