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Welcome
to the Green Wood Centre...
based in Coalbrookdale just a short way from historic Ironbridge,
the Green Wood Centre is an innovative interpretation
centre for woodland management, coppicing,
sustainable building and other sustainable
technologies.
The Centre promotes sustainable living through a wood based economy
by running courses in woodland
management and related activities and making landscape
furniture from local FSC timber. The site
has one of the UK's most energy efficient
timber buildings and is now the national
centre for excellence in the field of crafts
and coppice.
The Green Wood Centre is home to the Ironbridge Woodland
Experience which includes a 'state of the art' woodland
hall, a vegetarian whole-food cafe, a retail
outlet for coppice products, displays of
coppice tools, coracles in all stages of
construction and of course woodland walks
around the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage
Site. Access to woodland walks throughout
the year.
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Executive
Director to Complete Sponsored Walk!
Judy
Walker, Executive Director of the
Small Woods Association is
undertaking a sponsored walk from
Swindon to Swanage in the first 10
days of August, (about 100 miles).
hoping to raise £3000 to support the
Small Woods Association’s work to
preserve our small woodlands in the
UK for the future.
Sponsors can contact Judy via
the Small
Woods Facebook page or
contact the office on 01952 432769.
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Women and Work
The Women and Work Programme, Sector
Pathways Initiative from Lantra, the
Sector Skills Council for
environment and land-based
industries are pleased to launch the
next phase of funding.
To be
eligible you must be a woman and
work within one of the following
sectors Aquaculture, Agricultural,
Fencing, Fisheries Management,
Farriery, Game & Wildlife
Management, Land-based Engineering,
Horticulture, Landscape, Trees &
Timber, and Environmental
Conservation industries. Training
can be delivered by your choice of
provider. Some examples of completed
training include Forest School
training, Chainsaw Training, Project
Management, Management Training, IT
Courses, and Website design. As part
of the criteria you will need access
to a mentor for 15 hours and attend
15 hours of training (30 hours if
self employed). For more information
please complete the form below.
£450 grant when you spend a minimum
of £650 on training (exclusive of
VAT)
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£200 employer contribution per
individual required/if self
employed you must be willing to
pay this yourself
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Minimum of 15 Hours training
(self employed may be required
to complete 30 hours training)
which must be completed by
January 2011
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Mentoring time to run alongside
training (please note your
mentor cannot be your trainer)
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Training must be completed
between April 2010 and January
2011
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Training can be delivered by
your choice of provider
Application
forms for both Stage 1 and Stage 2
paperwork must be submitted and
approved to receive your grant -
http://www.angelakimberley.co.uk/women-and-work/
Please contact The Green Wood Centre
for further details
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Cherry’s Real Food Café @ The Green Wood
Centre is open Tuesdays to Sundays
11.00am – 4.00pm.
Specialising in good rustic food with a focus
on vegetarian dishes, which is home-made by us
on site or sourced from local suppliers. In
keeping with our own ethical code and
principles, we have adopted a policy of sourcing
produce that is high quality, ethical and where
ever possible, local and organic. As a result
our food is fresh, seasonal, interesting and
delicious!
We deliver successful and popular Open College
Network accredited courses in Coppicing, Hedge
Laying, Coppice Products, Sustainable Woodland
Management, Introduction to Small Woodland
Management and Woodland Monitoring and
Evaluation. We hope that we will be able to
expand this portfolio even further to encompass
other aspects of woodland management, green
woodworking and social forestry. We also hope to
deliver courses nationally and develop training
opportunities in partnership with other agencies
around the country, including the Centre for
Alternative Technology in Wales and the
Sustainability Centre in Hampshire.
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This year’s Week In The Woods was a great success
- please follow the link for
more information >>
Click
here to find local wood products or to
advertise your coppice business.
Heartwoods –
supporting the woodlands and timber industry
in the West Midlands.
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