Our first outing as a Branch for a long long time and our first Beginners course happened on the weekend of the 17th and 18th of September 2022, this was the weekend before Her Majesty’s the Queens funeral the following monday. It felt like everyone wanted to be outdoors and enjoying the countryside, it was respectful and everyone was mindful of what was going to take place the following Monday.
At 9am all 11 attendees turned up and we didnt hang around stipping out the failed bit of wall, there was a mix of people on the course, some that had projects at home and some that were considering taking it up as a career, all were very welcome, by 11am all the wall was taken down and the area cleared for the foundations, a quick lesson in foundation stones and the wall started its journey back upright.
It didnt take long for everyone to get the hang of it and by mid afternoon we were a foot high and called it a day.
I should add that along with Nigel instructing, Kelly our Treasurer spent the whole weekend with everyone helping out and sharing her knowledge, not only Kelly, But Ray (yes, the former Chair of the DSWA) spent the weekend with us as well helping out. Thank you both so much for giving up your weekend.
Nearly there!
We cant wait until next year to do more of this.