Children under 14 are free of charge. All Children must have a ticket, and arrive with an accompanied adult.

Please select camping for each member in your party, and the number of nights required.

This is for on-site camping (has no immediate facilities), NOT the main Thorney Lakes campsite (which you must book direct with them).

Price is £8/person/night.

 Please select camping for each member in your party & number of nights required.

If your bringing a dog please purchase one ticket per dog.

This workshop aims to present and discuss the pivotal role of the scythe in habitat management for
wildlife.
Scythes and people together are potentially a keystone element in developing and maintaining
heathy ecosystems. ‘No Mow’ and Rewilding campaigns of recent years may seem to suggest
otherwise. We will discuss how practically the different strategies do work together.
Richard is a Botanist, Ecologist and Seedsman and will present the session based on his 40 years’
experience promoting the creation and maintenance of wild flower meadows. He is also Chair of the
Scythe Association.

TIME

Saturday
10.30am–12pm
COURSE LEADER
Richard Brown

Contact for workshop specific questions:
richard@wildscythe.co.uk

Come and learn how to restore old English scythe blades as we take you through
how to transform old rusty blades and wood wormed snaths into functioning tools.
We will cover:
- blade construction and history
- Restoring an old blade (including Grinding and tang setting Demo)
- Discussion on traditional snath designs
NB: this workshop is designed to demonstrate the restoration of old blades
and snaths rather than providing a restoration service.

DATE: Sat 7 th June at the Green Scythe Fair
TIME: 10am – 12am
COURSE LEADER: Danny Hodgson

Contact for workshop specific questions:
hand.powered@yahoo.com

Castle Cary Station    10.15
Yeovil Pen Mill Station    11.00
Yeovil Bus Station Bay 9    11.10
Montacute The Borough    11.25
Stoke sub Hamdon Post Office    11.35
Martock The Pinnacle    11.45
Green Scythe Fair    12.00

Bridport Bus Park    9.45
Beaminster The Square    10.10
Crewkerne Railway Station    10.30
Yeovil Junction Station    11.15
Green Scythe Fair    12.00

Wells Coach Park    10.00
Glastonbury Town Hall/Ruins    10.20
Street Strode Swimming Pool    10.30
Compton Dundon Bus stop near Ham Lane    10.40
Somerton Square    10.50
Long Sutton Devonshire Arms Green    11.05
Green Scythe Fair    11.30

Taunton Railway Station under the railway bridge heading into Taunton    10.30
Gateway Park and Ride    10.40
Wrantage Canal Inn    10.55
Curry Rivel Spar    11.15
Langport Tesco Bus stop    11.20
Green Scythe Fair    11.35

Green Scythe Fair    17.00
Martock The Pinnacle    17.15
Stoke sub Hamdon Post Office    17.25
Montacute The Borough    17.35
Yeovil Bus Station Bay 9    17.50
Yeovil Pen Mill Station    18.00
Castle Cary Station    18.45

Green Scythe Fair    17.10
Yeovil Junction Station    17.55
Crewkerne Railway Station    18.40
Beaminster The Square    19.00
Bridport Bus Park    19.25

Green Scythe Fair    17.20
Long Sutton Devonshire Arms Green    17.45
Somerton Square    18.00
Compton Dundon Bus stop near Ham Lane    18.10
Street Strode Swimming Pool    18.20
Glastonbury Town Hall/Ruins    18.30
Wells Coach Park    18.50

Green Scythe Fair    17.30
Langport Tesco Bus stop    17.45
Curry Rivel Spar    17.50
Wrantage Canal Inn    18.10
Gateway Park and Ride    18.25
Taunton Railway Station    18.35

We gratefully appreciate all donations towards your carbon tax. The monies raised from these donations help fund local environmental projects. 

MANDATORY for those travelling by car

Need a refresher? Want to compete? Try the Tutored mowing practice session!

Saturday 7^th June 10am – 12pm

Cost £30

Optional blade peening service £10 (contact email direct for this)

For further info email beginnersscythecourse@gmail.com

Tea, coffee and biscuits provided

 Please note tickets entrance for the Fair are not included in this ticket.

Friday 6^th June 10am - 4pm

Morning: Safety, Set-up, Sharpening and Mowing technique

Afternoon: Peening, Scythe care and Tutored mowing practice

Cost £90

For further info email beginnersscythecourse@gmail.com

Tea, coffee and biscuits provided

 Please note tickets entrance for the Fair are not included in this ticket.

Friday 6th and Saturday 7th June 2025

A two day course for:

• mowers with some experience who want to develop their skills
• team leaders managing volunteers or staff
• people who want to teach scythe use to others.

Over two days, you will get personal attention from three of the most experienced teachers in the UK, namely:

• Kevin Austin, scythe teacher from Cornwall, current UK champion mower.
• Phil Batten, master peener from Scythe Cymru;
• Andi Rickard, of the Somerset Scythe School, current UK champion mower.

The course covers:

• improving the set up of the scythe
• improving mowing stance and style
• sharpening, peening and repairing blades
• teaching
• organizing volunteers and novices

Learn to get your blade sharper and to scythe expertly!

The course fee includes lunch on both days and entry to the fair on Sunday. Camping on site is available at extra cost.

The cost is £185 for individuals. Concession (unwaged) £110.

Please use the discount code: Concession if it applies

This course is aimed at people who already use an AUSTRIAN SCYTHE at home, work or in a volunteer setting.

Places must be booked in advance. For general enquires, camping enquiries or any booking issues please email scythemasterclass@gmail.com

Join us for a day constructing the 2025 reincarnation of our Green Scythe Fair Folk legend. ‘Hay Boy’ was first created in 2024, roaming the Fair, resting in piles of cut grass, watching the competition and running away from the children’s hay games. Together we will be rebirthing him; creating a wearable costume from cut grass using traditional crafting techniques such as mask making and weaving, and exploring storytelling as we develop his role for the Fair, the surrounding landscape and community. Hay Boy will be paraded at the Fair the following day, free to be a folking legend. 

11am - 3pm

Megan Willoughby

mwilloughby29@hotmail.co.uk

Spend the Saturday with Kim Creswell (www.kimcreswell.co.uk), professional willow sculptor, medicinal herbalist and author of ' A Celebration of Willow'. Learn about a range of willow sculpture techniques, and associated topics, while playing a part in making a willow replacement for the iconic Scythe Fair Willow Lady.

10am -3pm

Megan Willoughby

mwilloughby29@hotmail.co.uk

Learn to make copper jewellery by hand using your fingers, pliers, hammers and anvil, working with the alchemy of metal to create a durable piece. Bring a cushion or rug to sit on.

10.30 - 11.30am

the.mental.elf@gmail.com

07852 619000

 Learn to make copper jewellery by hand using your fingers, pliers, hammers and anvil, working with the alchemy of metal to create a durable piece. Bring a cushion or rug to sit on.

12.00 - 1.00pm

the.mental.elf@gmail.com

 07852 619000

Learn to make copper jewellery by hand using your fingers, pliers, hammers and anvil, working with the alchemy of metal to create a durable piece. Bring a cushion or rug to sit on.

2.00 - 3.00pm

the.mental.elf@gmail.com

07852 619000

Drop in workshop no booking required for selected times. Make your own laid and twisted rope from natural yarn. Learn about braided rope.

bentomwood@gmail.com

How to carve a blank from a log, with an axe. How to carve a spoon from a blank, with a straight and curved knife

Half day course

2pm - 5pm

jane@spoonsouthwest.co.uk

https://spoonsouthwest.co.uk/

How to carve a blank from a log, with an axe. How to carve a spoon from a blank, with a straight and curved knife

Half day course

10am - 1pm

jane@spoonsouthwest.co.uk

https://spoonsouthwest.co.uk/

A practical course on the lanes in a horse drawn vehicle.

11am - 1pm

We will cover topics around safe travel with horses and other road users.

Combining the unique enjoyable experience of being out with the horses whilst being present to experience road the usage. We hope to install a can do confidence with practical advice and information. We will stop at the Wyndham Arms for refreshments.

Your hosts are happy to share all information gathered on the topic of horse care, tips on map navigation and other questions and topics around travelling, living with and working with horses.

originalhorsepower@gmail.com

07549680748

Samantha Jane Flounders

Horses in Harness

Practical demonstrations, advice on many aspects of working horses, and a chance to participate in preparing the horse, fitting harness, preparing the load, communication, moving and manoeuvering. Care of horse and tack. Plus a chance to drive a cob horse in shafts.

Afternoon 2pm - 3.30pm

6 participants

Cost £25

Contact 07719 949003

Samantha Jane Flounders

Horses in Harness

Practical demonstrations, advice on many aspects of working horses, and a chance to participate in preparing the horse, fitting harness, preparing the load, communication, moving and manoeuvering. Care of horse and tack. Plus a chance to drive a cob horse in shafts.

Morning 11am to 12.30pm

6 participants

Cost £25

Contact 07719 949003

Laani Takahata

Make a Felt Hat

Make a felt hat from raw fleece using a resist template, using revised prehistoric techniques

10am to 5pm

10 Participants

Contact 07518 425208

History of smocking with the making of a small smocked square suitable to be made in to a pocket or pincushion

Between 9am - 11:30am

With Ruth Thomas-Allen

A half day session learning how humans started making metal.
After handling various ores and artefacts, break up malachite ore and then work the bag-bellows on the charcoal furnace to transform malachite ore into beautiful copper metal prills. Involves sitting on the ground. 

10am - 1pm

info@ancientwessex.net
01305 812030
0794 2335303

Fergus Milton of the Ancient Wessex Network
 

A half day session learning how humans started making metal.
After handling various ores and artefacts, break up malachite ore and then work the bag-bellows on the charcoal furnace to transform malachite ore into beautiful copper metal prills. Involves sitting on the ground. 

2pm -  - 5pm

info@ancientwessex.net
01305 812030
0794 2335303

Fergus Milton of the Ancient Wessex Network
 

A half day session learning about ancient metal casting techniques. Introduction to various methods used to make moulds, heating and working metals. Practical experience using cuttlefish "bone" to create moulds into which molten tin is poured. Some fettling will then be needed to smooth any rough edges.
There will be a limit per person of two small items of jewellery allowed within the fee. 
 

10am - 1pm

Ciaran MacCuddithe of the Ancient Wessex Network

info@ancientwessex.net
01305 812030
0794 2335303

A half day session learning about ancient metal casting techniques. Introduction to various methods used to make moulds, heating and working metals. Practical experience using cuttlefish "bone" to create moulds into which molten tin is poured. Some fettling will then be needed to smooth any rough edges.
There will be a limit per person of two small items of jewellery allowed within the fee. 
 

2pm - 5pm

Ciaran MacCuddithe of the Ancient Wessex Network

info@ancientwessex.net
01305 812030
0794 2335303

A half day introduction to methods of making simple low technology pottery with “master potter” Bill who recently appeared on BBC's Digging for Britain. Learn and practice ways of making and decorating beakers, bowls and urns in various prehistoric styles. Hear about ways of firing pots in open fires and simple kilns. 
 

2pm -  - 5pm

Bill Crumbleholme of the Ancient Wessex Network

info@ancientwessex.net
01305 812030
0794 2335303

A half day introduction to methods of making simple low technology pottery with “master potter” Bill who recently appeared on BBC's Digging for Britain. Learn and practice ways of making and decorating beakers, bowls and urns in various prehistoric styles. Hear about ways of firing pots in open fires and simple kilns. 
 

10am - 1pm

Bill Crumbleholme of the Ancient Wessex Network

info@ancientwessex.net
01305 812030
0794 2335303

My workshop is have a go at smocking
Make your own smocked pincushion, or insert for a pocket or bag. All you need is provided. Fabric, needle, threads, stuffing, embellishments and written instructions. 

Ruth Thomas-Allan Humble Attire

9.30am - 11.30am

ruthaprilthomas@gmail.com 

Weave your own rag rug bag or cushion
Frame and fabric provided but feel free to bring along old Jeans,  t-shirts, shirts, dresses, socks, sheets, duvet covers etc. And weave memories into your bag. 

Belle Hopper from Off-Cutz

11.30am - 1.30pm    

bellehopper22@gmail.com

Make a leather cover for your (Straight sided) tankard of festival cup. Leather, thread and tools provide.

 Jac Hopper from Off-Cutz

2pm - 4pm

stridedude@hotmail.co.uk