Learn How to Make a Gate
This article from Cwm Arian Renewal Energy is in Welsh and English. Please scroll down for the English version.
Cwm Arian Renewable Energy is holding a course on the theory, planning, preparation and practical skills to enable you to make your own greenwood gates; it’s at Pengelli National Nature Reserve, Crymych, SA41,GB, and is open to all; tickets £290-£350 via Eventbrite.
Dros 4 diwrnod yn olynol (Dydd Iau 4ydd Gorffennaf – dydd Sul 7 Gorffennaf) ymunwch â Hwb Dysgu’r Tir a Choleg Coppicewood yng nghoetir derw hynafol hardd Coedwig Pengelli i ddysgu crefft treftadaeth creu clwydi coed gwyrdd. Mae hwn yn gwrs cynhwysfawr sy’n canolbwyntio ar roi’r wybodaeth a’r sgiliau i’ch galluogi i wneud gatiau gwyrdd o unrhyw faint lle bynnag y bydd eu hangen arnoch chi.
Fel grŵp, byddwn yn defnyddio’r theori a’r paratoadau i wneud iet bren werdd ddwbl ar y cyd gan ddefnyddio offer llaw yn unig trwy gydol y cwrs, gan roi cyfle i chi ddatblygu a mireinio eich sgiliau ymarferol. Mae gan eich tiwtoriaid hyfryd a gwybodus, Tracey Styles (Cornerwood) a David Hunter (The Coppice Plot), hefyd ddegawdau o brofiad ac mae’r ddau ohonynt yn rhedeg eu busnesau coed gwyrdd eu hunain ar wahân.
Fel grŵp, byddwn yn defnyddio’r theori a’r paratoadau i wneud iet bren werdd ddwbl ar y cyd gan ddefnyddio offer llaw yn unig trwy gydol y cwrs, gan roi cyfle i chi ddatblygu a mireinio eich sgiliau ymarferol. Mae gan eich tiwtoriaid hyfryd a gwybodus, Tracey Styles (Cornerwood) a David Hunter (The Coppice Plot), hefyd ddegawdau o brofiad ac mae’r ddau ohonynt yn rhedeg eu busnesau coed gwyrdd eu hunain ar wahân.
TOCYNNAU:
Cyffredinol – £290 Ar gyfer y rhai sy’n cwrdd â’u costau bob dydd fel bwyd a thai ond heb fawr o incwm sbar.
Cefnogwr – £350 I’r rhai sy’n talu eu costau bob dydd yn gyfforddus ac sydd ag incwm gwario. Byddwch yn ein helpu i ddarparu tocynnau cost is i eraill na fyddent fel arall yn gallu cael mynediad i’r digwyddiad.
Sylwch fod pris y tocyn ar gyfer pob un o’r 4 diwrnod ac mae’n cynnwys unrhyw bren ac offer sydd eu hangen
Cynnwys y Cwrs
Noder mai nod y cwrs yw datblygu gwybodaeth a sgiliau fel y gallwch deimlo’n hyderus i wneud giatiau pren gwyrdd, nid i bob cyfranogwr wneud giât yn ystod y cwrs. Drwy gydol y 4 diwrnod, bydd giât ddwbl o bren gwyrdd yn cael ei chreu ar y cyd fel grŵp sy’n caniatáu mwy o amser ar gyfer theori, paratoi, cwestiynau a gwir ddeall creu clwydi pren gwyrdd. Bydd pawb yn datblygu sgiliau ymarferol ac yn gwneud cydrannau yn y cwrs. Bydd y cwrs hefyd yn rhoi’r pethau sylfaenol o weithio’n wyrdd i chi i’w cymhwyso i brosiectau coed gwyrdd eraill.
GOFYNION
Mae’r cwrs yn addas ar gyfer dechreuwyr a’r rhai sydd â phrofiad mewn gwaith coed gwyrdd
Argymhellir bod gan bawb sy’n cymryd rhan sgidiau traed dur neu o leiaf esgidiau cadarn. Bydd angen i chi ddod â’r holl fwyd, dŵr a diodydd poeth am y diwrnod gan fod y coleg oddi ar y grid yn y goedwig. Gwisgwch ddillad addas ar gyfer y tywydd gan y bydd rhai gweithgareddau yn yr awyr agored ac nid eich dillad gorau gan y gallent fynd yn fudr/marcio/difrodi wrth symud pren a defnyddio offer. Efallai y byddwch am ddod â llyfr nodiadau a beiro i gymryd nodiadau.
Yn anffodus nid oes mynediad cadair olwyn i Goleg Coppicewood oherwydd diffyg mynediad ffordd i’r gweithdy a bydd angen i chi allu cerdded tua 5 munud o’r ffordd i’r coleg.
Argymhellir bod gan bawb sy’n cymryd rhan sgidiau traed dur neu o leiaf esgidiau cadarn. Bydd angen i chi ddod â’r holl fwyd, dŵr a diodydd poeth am y diwrnod gan fod y coleg oddi ar y grid yn y goedwig. Gwisgwch ddillad addas ar gyfer y tywydd gan y bydd rhai gweithgareddau yn yr awyr agored ac nid eich dillad gorau gan y gallent fynd yn fudr/marcio/difrodi wrth symud pren a defnyddio offer. Efallai y byddwch am ddod â llyfr nodiadau a beiro i gymryd nodiadau.
Yn anffodus nid oes mynediad cadair olwyn i Goleg Coppicewood oherwydd diffyg mynediad ffordd i’r gweithdy a bydd angen i chi allu cerdded tua 5 munud o’r ffordd i’r coleg.
Os ydych yn teithio o’r tu allan i’r ardal ac angen cymorth i ddod o hyd i rywle i aros dros nos, mae croeso i chi anfon e-bost atom i ofyn am gyngor ac awgrymiadau – hwb@cwmarian.org.uk
GREENWOOD GATE MAKING
Over four consecutive days (Thursday 4 July – Sunday 7 July) you can join Hwb Dysgu’r Tir and Coppicewood College in the beautiful ancient oak woodland of Pengelli Forest to learn the heritage craft of greenwood gate making. This is a comprehensive course that focuses on giving you the knowledge and skills to enable you to make greenwood gates of any size wherever you might need them.
As a group, we will use the theory and preparation to collaboratively make a double greenwood gate using hand tools only throughout the course, giving you chance to develop and hone your practical skills. Tutors Tracey Styles (Cornerwood) and David Hunter (The Coppice Plot) also have decades of experience and both of them separately run their own greenwood businesses.
TICKETS:
Standard – £290 For those who are meeting their everyday costs such as food and housing but have little disposal income.
Supporter – £350 For those who meet their everyday costs comfortably and have disposable income. You will be helping us to provide lower cost tickets to others who otherwise may not be able to access the event.
Standard – £290 For those who are meeting their everyday costs such as food and housing but have little disposal income.
Supporter – £350 For those who meet their everyday costs comfortably and have disposable income. You will be helping us to provide lower cost tickets to others who otherwise may not be able to access the event.
Please note the ticket price is for all 4 days and includes any wood and tools required
Course Content
Please note the aim of the course is to develop knowledge and skills so you can feel confident to make greenwood gates, not for every participant to make a gate during the course. Throughout the four days, a double greenwood gate will be made collectively as a group – which allows more time for theory, preparation, questions and really understanding greenwood gate making. Everyone will develop practical skills and make components in the course. The course will also give you the basics of greenworking for you to apply to other greenwood projects.
Please note the aim of the course is to develop knowledge and skills so you can feel confident to make greenwood gates, not for every participant to make a gate during the course. Throughout the four days, a double greenwood gate will be made collectively as a group – which allows more time for theory, preparation, questions and really understanding greenwood gate making. Everyone will develop practical skills and make components in the course. The course will also give you the basics of greenworking for you to apply to other greenwood projects.
REQUIREMENTS
The course is suitable for both beginners and those with experience in green woodworking.
All participants are recommended to have steel toe caps or at the very least sturdy shoes. You will need to bring all food, water and hot drinks for the day as the college is off grid in the woods. Please wear suitable clothing for the weather as some activities will be outside and not your best clothes as they might get dirty/marked/damaged when moving wood and using tools. You may want to bring a notebook and pen to take notes.
The course is suitable for both beginners and those with experience in green woodworking.
All participants are recommended to have steel toe caps or at the very least sturdy shoes. You will need to bring all food, water and hot drinks for the day as the college is off grid in the woods. Please wear suitable clothing for the weather as some activities will be outside and not your best clothes as they might get dirty/marked/damaged when moving wood and using tools. You may want to bring a notebook and pen to take notes.
Unfortunately there is no wheelchair access to Coppicewood College due to the lack of road access to the workshop and you’ll need to be able to walk approximately five minutes from the road to the college.
If you are travelling from outside the area and need help finding somewhere to stay overnight, email us to request advice and suggestions – hwb@cwmarian.org.uk.
