Don't forget the National Bowdrill competition at the Wilderness Gathering -come enter at our standhttp://www.wildernessgathering.co.uk/ Just back from France with lots of happy campers going away with their fire friction sets -lets see if they can light the bbq?! Chicken of the Woods (fungi), crab, prawns and a touch of chilli ......mmmmm, great starter and hard to beat FREE bushcraft day -need more (adult) guinea pigs 10th June ... any takers, got any friends? Our free bushcraft days ...find out more here: http://www.countryside2010.org.uk/events/free-guinea-pigs-bushcraft-day A friend sent us this - 5 dangerous things to do with kids - videohttp://www.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_on_5_dangerous_things_for_kids.html Hard work pays off... we are shortlisted for Chi Observers Best in Business Awards and find out next week..fingers crossed! we are really excited!!! just won best bushcraft school, best course for adults and best instructor in the bushcraft awards 2009.. we rock! To those who enquired, yes it was our John Rhyder who was the only one to get BBC Autumn Watch question right last week beating 300 people! Connexions reported their students have been improving in school & at home due to our good work out in the woods ..more pics coming soon Discovered this lovely artist with a natural flair http://www.crosshatchling.co.uk/ Sorry no tweets -been a busy with all our new trainee instructors turning up this month with shiny new axes.. and its raining - poor them! We are featured on a great bushcraft blog called Natural Lore -check out pine pitch and hot rocks!. http://naturallore.wordpress.com/ There are only 2 places left on our Advanced Bushcraft Award 28th September. Any takers? You get accreditation with NCFE and IOL... We are off to the Weald Wood fair at Bentley (near Lewes) this weekend. Come and see our bowdrill demos. Went to Portugal and found fantastic clothes made of cork. Can this save the montados??http://bit.ly/Amcgq Thanks to BTCV volunteers for a great job improving our childrens camp. see them here http://www2.btcv.org.uk/ Be the first in your area to licence our Intermediate Bushcraft Award -scroll down to find our more http://www.woodcraftschool.co.uk/ Our NCFE students had their assessments this weekend... ... now the sun is out for good and we have tons of portfolios to mark... oh well.. Easebourne beavers had a great evening making fires last week -still getting comments from mums and dads even this morning