Cotswolds DSWA

Members Day Dursley (free standing and retaining walls)
2024-05-18 | WUE, GL127PT, United Kingdom
We will be holding a members day on the 18th
There is an area of retaining wall along with a free standing section on the farm that we can get together and rebuild, the views are spectacular from the site.
you will need to be a member of the DSWA and have attended at least a beginners course to attend.
Its a 2 minute walk from where we are running the beginners course we wont be on top of each other and you will have space to work together, the only rules are, dont take down more than you will put back up and bring a smile.
Details will be given out via email, please email the course leader Nigel drystonewalls@gmail.com

Beginners Course Weekend nr Dursley ***FULL***
2024-05-18 - 2024-05-19 | WUE, GL127PT, United Kingdom
Spend the weekend with likeminded people learning about dry stone walls, how to take them apart, look for faults in a wall and rebuild. You will be in safe hands on a Cotswolds Dry Stone Walling Association Course as all of our instructors have years of experience.
The weekend stats at 9.30am on Saturday and finishes sometime around 3.30 depending on how much energy everyone has.
9.30 again for Sunday morning unless you are staying at a local B+B and breakfast isn’t served until then, dont worry, we will wait for you.
Finishing mid afternoon for those of you that have a bit of a journey home.
This Course is just South of the edge of the Cotswolds in between Dursley and Wotton Under Edge, full details will be given closer to the event.
The course is £150.00 for the weekend, tools are provided, please bring your own PPE, details will be given in your confirmation email, but please make sure you have some safety glasses, safety boots or very sturdy boots (no trainers or sandals) and some gloves, rubber or nitrile palmed gloves work best.
To book a place on this course, email us cotswoldcourses@gmail.com with “May Dursley course reservation” in the title and we will get back to you on a first come first served basis.
Once we have your email we will be in touch to confirm your booking and when you have paid the fee, we will confirm your space on the course. This is first come first served.
We look forward to spending the weekend with you.
Thanks for understanding.

Beginners Course mid-week course Nr Witney *** FULL***
2024-04-10 - 2024-04-11 | Whitehill Quarry, Whitehill Quarry, Burford, OX18 4EX, United Kingdom
Spend two days with likeminded people learning about dry stone walls, how to take them apart, look for faults in a wall and rebuild.
You will be in safe hands on a Cotswolds Dry Stone Walling Association Course as all of our instructors have years of experience.
The weekend stats at 9.30am on Wednesday and finishes sometime around 3.30 depending on how much energy everyone has.
9.30 again for Thursday morning unless you are staying at a local B+B and breakfast isn’t served until then, dont worry, we will wait for you.
Finishing mid afternoon for those of you that have a bit of a journey home.
This Course is just South of Witney, Oxfordshire and full details will be given closer to the event.
The course is £150.00 for the weekend, tools are provided, please bring your own PPE, details will be given in your confirmation email, but please make sure you have some safety glasses, safety boots or very sturdy boots (no trainers or sandals) and some gloves, rubber or nitrile palmed gloves work best.
To book a place on this course, email us cotswoldcourses@gmail.com with “April Witney course reservation” in the title and we will get back to you on a first come first served basis.
Once we have your email we will be in touch to confirm your booking and when you have paid the fee, we will confirm your space on the course. This is first come first served.
We look forward to spending the weekend with you.
Thanks for understanding.

AGM
2023-11-14 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Westwoods Centre, Northleach, GL54 3QJ
The Tayler Room,
Westwoods centre,
Northleach

This is for members of the DSWA in the Cotswolds Branch only

Tetbury Dry Stone Walling Course 23rd 24th September 2023
2023-09-23 09:00 - 2023-09-24 17:00
Spend the weekend with likeminded people learning about dry stone walls, how to take them apart, look for faults in a wall and rebuild. You will be in safe hands on a Cotswolds Dry Stone Walling Association Course as all of our instructors have years of experience.
The weekend stats at 9.30am on Saturday and finishes sometime around 3.30 depending on how much energy everyone has.
9.30 again for Sunday morning unless you are staying at a local B+B and breakfast isnt served until then, dont worry, we will wait for you.
Finishing mid Sunday afternoon for those of you that have a bit of a journey home.
This Course is just a couple of miles to the east of Tetbury and full details will be given closer to the event.
The course is £150.00 for the weekend, tools are provided, please bring your own PPE, details will be given in your confirmation email, but please make sure you have some safety glasses, safety boots or very sturdy boots (no trainers of sandals) and some gloves, rubber or nitrile palmed gloves work best.
To book a place on this course, email us cotswoldsdswa@gmail.com with “September Tetbury course reservation” in the title and we will get back to you on a first come first served basis.
Once we have your email we will be in touch to confirm your booking and when you have paid the fee, we will confirm your space on the course. This is first come first served.
We look forward to spending the weekend with you.
Thanks for understanding.

Tetbury Members Weekend 23rd/24th September
2023-09-23 08:00 - 2023-09-24 17:00 | Chedglow, SN16 9HA, United Kingdom
We are holding a members day/weekend running alongside our course on the 23rd and 24th of September nr Tetbury.

If you are interested in coming along for a morning, a day or maybe the weekend to practice your skills, maybe help someone improve theirs or to learn off the more experienced in the branch, please let us know, Nigel is the course leader drop him a line, drystonewalls@gmail.com to book your space.

The only rule is dont take down more than you can put back up!

The members practice stretch of wall will be 10-15m away from the main course.

You will need to be a DSWA member and will have to at least attended a beginners course (membership starts from £45 per year).

Witney Dry Stone Walling Course 17th 18th June 2023
2023-06-17 08:00 - 2023-06-18 17:00
Spend the weekend with likeminded people learning about dry stone walls, how to take them apart, look for faults in a wall and rebuild. You will be in safe hands on a Cotswolds Dry Stone Walling Association Course as all of our instructors have years of experience.
The weekend stats at 9.30am on Saturday and finishes sometime around 3.30 depending on how much energy everyone has.
9.30 again for Sunday morning unless you are staying at a local B+B and breakfast isnt served until then, dont worry, we will wait for you.
Finishing mid Sunday afternoon for those of you that have a bit of a journey home.
This Course is just South of the Witney Oxfordshire and full details will be given closer to the event.
The course is £150.00 for the weekend, tools are provided, please bring your own PPE, details will be given in your confirmation email, but please make sure you have some safety glasses, safety boots or very sturdy boots (no trainers of sandals) and some gloves, rubber or nitrile palmed gloves work best.
To book a place on this course, email us cotswoldsdswa@gmail.com with “June Witney course reservation” in the title and we will get back to you on a first come first served basis.
Once we have your email we will be in touch to confirm your booking and when you have paid the fee, we will confirm your space on the course. This is first come first served.
We look forward to spending the weekend with you.
Thanks for understanding.

Marshfield Dry Stone Walling Course £150pp
2022-09-17 - 2022-09-18 | Marshfield Course, (Please dont take postcode literally), SN14 7AS, United Kingdom
Course Full!
Spend the weekend with likeminded people learning about dry stone walls, how to take them apart, look for faults in a wall and rebuild. You will be in safe hands on a Cotswolds Dry Stone Walling Association Course as all of our instructors have years of experience.
The weekend stats at 9.30am on Saturday and finishes sometime after 3.30 depending on how much energy everyone has.
9.30 again for Sunday morning unless you are staying at a local B+B and breakfast isnt served until then, dont worry, we will wait for you.
Finishing mid Sunday afternoon for those of you that have a bit of a journey home.
This Course is just South of the M4 near Junction 18 and full details will be given closer to the event.
The course is £150.00 for the weekend, tools are provided, please bring your own PPE, details will be given in your confirmation email, but please make sure you have some safety glasses, safety boots or very sturdy boots (no trainers of sandals) and some gloves, rubber or nitrile palmed gloves work best.
We will require you to create an account on our website to book a ticket, visit the log in button, we only need a name and an email address so that we can contact you about payment, dont worry, we wont be keeping your details or emailing you with updates or anything else nor will be be selling on your information, we dont like that either, its quite safe with us.
The Branch bank account has not been opened yet, so you will be paying a different Branch of the DSWA this will be explained in our email to you.
Thanks for understanding.
