Natural Ability Help Us Out
Our friends from Natural Ability www.naturalability.org have been helping us out tidying up the Arches site in recent weeks.
We brought in local tree surgeon John Harding to fell some of the trees which were obscuring the views of the arches and dropping their seeds onto their new turf cap.
This left us with a great opportunity to use the smaller trees and branches to create some wildlife habitats for nesting birds, insects and mammals around the site.
The Natural Ability trainees are also clearing some of the scrub away in preparation for the archaeology digs we have planned for May.
They’ve made a huge difference, and seeing them on site working alongside the stonemasons and other volunteers planning future activities was great. Thank you!
Free Print Workshops inspired by Dukesfield Arches
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Slotting in Joy…in wellies
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A message from our Chairperson
Pleased and proud to have had the opportunity to help this amazing group of Early Years practitioners achieve success for themselves, the charity we work for, our community and for the children (especially my boy!)
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UPDATE - see the video of the conference, published by Tullie House, What is the real reason Hadrian's Wall is a World Heritage Site? It's not only because it's part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, a magnificent relic of ancient empire engineering, it's also because "since wars begin in the minds of men, it … Continue reading What can we do for UNESCO? Lessons of peace from Hadrian’s Wall
Assets of Community Value – the first step making it work for woodland
I am so proud to be working on this - I've loved walking and exploring this wood for years- it's made me feel good so often and it is one of the favourite play grounds for my kids and dogs (and me too!)
Web win!
I've spent all day transforming the Dukesfield Smelters and Carriers Project website, twitter and facebook pages with the evocative branding developed by Marcus Byron. I think it's looking great - which one are you going to follow?
“Read all about it!”
It feels like I've been sponsored by the local press in the last couple of weeks: Looking seasonally ghostly at Dukeshouse Woods: http://www.hexhamcourant.co.uk/news/hexham-community-asset-status-for-woodland-is-national-first-1.1091577 ..and some great pieces about Dukesfield Smelters and Carriers project http://www.hexhamcourant.co.uk/news/hexhamshire-spotlight-on-smelter-project-1.1091588 http://www.hexhamcourant.co.uk/news/hexhamshire-dig-reveals-lead-mining-pioneers-1.1082241 and there's a cracking piece in that paper today about the conservation works that have been going on. and I've … Continue reading “Read all about it!”
Fettling the Arches
Oh there's so much going on! The consolidation team are busy, the Archaeology volunteers are getting muddy, soft-capping and lime mortaring trainees are lined up for the next few weeks, and Newcastle University and Queen Elizabeth High School from Hexham may well be visiting too. There's lots of mystery starting to unfold too...... dukesfield.wordpress.com for … Continue reading Fettling the Arches
Yvonne Conchie 