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Traditional skills in action at The Grove

30th July 2010

The repair work to the boundary walls continued last week with a Stone Faced Banking Course. This traditional skill builds a face of stone which is backfilled with earth and compacted. The course was instructed by David Carlisle, who is currently busy carrying out extensive consolidation work to the Fort Redoubts on Berry Head NNR.

Check our events diary for other walling courses in the area.






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