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PROGRAMME : 2009 West Country Scythe FestivalThe Programme of workshops / events is now as follows :Scythe Festival 2009 Programme of Courses and Events Saturday 13 June 9 am until 1.30 pm. There will be two sets of mowing and haymaking courses taking place, one for beginners and the other for improvers. From 2.30 until 7.30. A choice of workshops, scheduled as follows (though possibly subject to some shifting around). Tent 1 / Tent 2 / Tent 3 2.30 to 4 Kids mowing / - / Peening experts’ demo 3.0 to 4.30 - / Grass management / - 4.30- 6 Snath making / - / Peening, repair etc 5 to 6.30 - / Haymaking / - 6.30 - 7.30 Scything grains / Botany Wildflower seeds / Peening, 7.30 supper and then entertainment Tutors Mowing Peening Haymaking: Phil Batten, Simon Damant, Simon Fairlie, Gil Hardstone, Ray Lister, Deano Martin Plus Steve Tomlin (snathmaking); John Letts (grains); Richard Brown (of Emorsgate Seeds) and special guest from the Austrian Scythe Association (Sensen Verein) Ms Christiane Lechner, who teaches scything and yoga. Sunday 14 June 6 am Early Bird’s Mow (very voluntary) 9 am to 11 am. Possibly some hay turning from previous day. 11.30 - 12.30 Heats 12.30 to 1.30 Team Mowing/ Scythe v Strimmer 2.15 to 3.15 Heats 4 pm Championship 5m x 5 m 16 competitors (including 4 best women) 6.00 prize-giving. Other Activities at the Festival Stalls, Music, Kids Area, Craft Area, Mummers, Speakers, Bar, Organic Food etc see http://www.greenfair.org.uk/ To Register for the Weekend The fee for the weekend is £55. this includes three meals on Saturday and soup on Friday night if you arrive then, plus entry on Sunday (which is £5). Kids interested in mowing can attend the course free. Please contact Simon Fairlie 01460 249204; chapter7@tlio.org.uk For more info and reports of previous festivals see http://www.thescytheshop.co.uk/festival.html Family members not on the course can buy food on Saturday. Camping is available on site, contact 01458 250811; http://www.thorneylakes.co.uk/contact.php Hope to see some of you there ! 
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