Dry Stone Walling - News
Penistone Show - September 2025
This year we were once again at Penistone Show.
We built on from last year's section, at the West end of the showground, and had a successful and productive build.
It was a cooler and windier day than last year, and we had fewer sign-ups for courses, but we continued to attract significant interest.
Our thanks to the Penistone Show Committee, and of course our numerous visitors.
Owen Jones - Commemoration
This Summer, we installed a plaque in tribute to our late and much respected member and instructor Owen Jones.
The plaque was built into a wall at Hoylandswaine, close to the stretch of wall where Owen last instructed on one of our training courses. Our thanks to landowner Tim Wood for permission.
The plaque had been inscribed by Andy Norman. It was installed by John Alston, with help from a couple of branch members.
RHS Display Garden - Wentworth Woodhouse
The branch was recently asked to participate in building a dry stone wall round a display garden at the recent RHS Flower Show held at Wentworth Woodhouse.
Congratulations to all the participants, including branch members Rob Johnson and Gary Helliwell.
Training Courses - 2025
Our 2025 training course programme is now well under way, with the September course now complete.
Most courses have been conducted in Hoylandswaine at our new venue, which has proved very suitable.
The weather was dry for most of the courses, though not for the September course at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The rain did not dampen the enthusiasm of our trainees, and reports are that the course went very well.
Frickley Park - 2025
Last year, with the landowner's kind permission, we built a new feature at Frickley Park in honour of our late chairman and treasurer Dave Brookes, who had a long association with Frickley. The feature incorporates a semicircular wall between two pillars, and has a seat in the middle.
The project was completed in October last year. This Summer, we held a commemmoration event there, which was an enjoyable and well-attended event, and included a moving dedication by Andy Norman.
We hope to be doing more work at Frickley in the near future.