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HFM Activity Program 2012

 

Week

 

 

Activity

 

Time

 

APRIL SPECIAL

April 10

 

 

MacFarlane’s Company: 1700s Re-Enactors from North America at the Township

 

11:00 – 13:00

14:00 – 16:00

 

WEEK 1

Tues 3rd July

Wed 4th July

Thurs 5th July

 

 

Traditional Crafts at the Township

Thatching; Pole Lathe; Rope making

Thatching; Pole Lathe; Rope making

Thatching; Pole Lathe; Rope making

 

 

 

12:00 – 16:00

12:00 – 16:00

12:00 – 16:00

 

WEEK 2

Tues 10th July

Wed 11th July

 

Thurs 12th July

 

 

‘Open Hearth’ Cooking in

Township and Highland Cottage

Tin House, Highland Cottage

 

Buttermaking at the Croft Dairy

 

 

 

13:00-16:00   13:30-17:00

13:00-16:00  13.30-17:00

 

 

13:30-17:00

 

WEEK 3

Tues 17th July

Wed 18th July

 

Thurs 19th July

 

 

Spinning, Dyeing & weaving

Spinning and Dyeing at the Croft

Spinning on drop spindle and Weaving at the Township

Luaidh (Waulking the Cloth)

Weaving at the Tweed Cottage

 

 

 

11:00-13:00   14:00-16:00

11:00-13:00  14:00-16:00

14:00-16:00

11:00-13:00  14:00-16:00

 

 

WEEK 4

Tues 24th July

Wed 25th July

 

Thurs 26th July

 

 

Wonderful Wood

Countryside Ranger building a home for small creatures

Joiners workshop

Buttermaking in the Dairy at the Croft

Pole Lathe at the  Township

 

 

All day

11:00–13:00 14:00-16:00

13:00-16:00

11:00–13:00  14:00–16:00

 

WEEK 5

Tues 31st July

Wed 1st  Aug

Thurs 2nd Aug

 

 

Traditional Music

Luaidh (waulking the cloth) at the Township

Bert Cooper at the Croft on the accordian 

Learn to play the Clarsach

 

 

14:00–16:00

14:00–16:00

11:00-13:00 14:00–16:00

 

WEEK 6

Mon 6th Aug

Tues 7th Aug

*Wed 8th Aug

Thurs 9th Aug

Fri 10th Aug

*Wed 8th Aug

 

Hands-on Sculpture in the Pinewoods

 

All week, join in with our resident sculptor, Kevin Blackwell, creating objects and sculptures from natural materials in our Pinewoods.

 

Buttermaking at the Croft Dairy

 

 

 

11:00 – 13:00

and

14:00 – 16:30

each day

 

13:00–16:00

 

 

WEEK 7

Tues 14th Aug

Wed 15th Aug

Thurs 16th Aug

 

 

1700s Traditional Leatherworking

Creating period leather items at the Township.

Creating period leather items at the Township

Creating period leather items at the Township

 

 

 

11:00 – 13:00

and

14:00 – 16:30

each day.

 

 

WEEK 8

Tues 21st Aug

*Wed 22nd Aug

Thurs 23rd Aug

*Wed 22nd Aug

 

Traditional Crafts at the Township

Thatching; Pole Lathe; Rope making

Thatching; Pole Lathe; Rope making

Thatching; Pole Lathe; Rope making

Buttermaking at Croft Dairy

 

 

 

11:00-13:00

and

 14:00-16:00

each day

13:00–16:00

 

 

 

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