Keeping Sheep & Crafting

NO DATES FOR 2023 DUE TO THE GOAT BARN BUILD, HOWEVER WE ARE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE SMALLER GROUPS/FAMILY GROUPS IF MESSAGED DIRECT.

Maes Mawr, Llanllyfni LL54 6DG

Cost: £110.00 including lunch and a cream tea to end the day.

10.00am - Tea/coffee and welcome

10.20am - 1pm - An introduction to keeping sheep

We will cover the legalities of keeping sheep, land management as well as discussing the need for sheep handling areas. We will cover The Sheep Year taking you through the 12 months of sheep care, from health issues, shearing and breeding. We will discuss basic welfare first aid and hoof trimming. You will be able to meet the sheep and get up close.

We will do some myth busting about sheep.

1pm - 2pm - Lunch

A chance to have a sit down and enjoy a professionally prepared lunch. We can cater for vegetarians, vegans and any food intolerances. Please let us know when you book.

2pm - 5pm - Crafting

A talk through the different types of fleeces briefly before introducing you to washing and preparing raw fleece ready for using. I will show you the uses of fleece in crafting and then you will be able to get to craft yourself creating a seat pad to take home.

5pm - Cream Tea

Dependant on what time you finish your crafting you will be able to enjoy a cream tea with a cream scone to finish the day. You can chat about your experiences and have the opportunity to ask any further questions you may have.

Booking A Place

Because this year we are building our Goat Barn we don't feel we can offer group courses this year. I will however possibly be able to accommodate individuals and or family groups. So please if you are in the North Wales area and you'd love to visit email me direct and I will be able to set a date for you on an individual basis.

Accommodation

We do not offer accommodation here however a number of smallholders and farms around us do. If you want to make a weekend of it please check out these places. Please note if you are unable to tie in a course on an advertised date with accommodation please email us. We are happy to put a workshop on for you on a date that suits. Please confirm this with us at the same time as arranging accommodation, Thank you.

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What To Wear

Please bring suitable wet weather clothing, including wellies. We cannot predict the weather in advance, we are living on the boundary to the mountain range of Snowdonia and it can be subject to sudden changes. We will still be outside even if it rains. Also just incase bring sun cream and a hat should we have sun! You may want to consider a change of shoes for travelling home in, just in case.

If you'd like to bring a note book feel free however we will provide print outs of the day for you to keep. We welcome any photographs to be taken. Please enjoy yourself.

Cancellation Policy

In the unlikely event that we need to cancel the workshop we will offer you an alternative set of dates to choose from, if these are not suitable to you we will refund you in full. However, should you need to cancel we request that you do so no less than 7 days notice to the course date. We are only a small business and we will have already placed the order for the food for that date. We reserve the right to make a full charge for any cancellations made with less than 7 days notice.

We are happy to accommodate smaller groups, if you as a couple or family are on holiday locally and you would like to spend the day with us please give me a call directly on 07766 028 202. We are able and happy to accommodate smaller groups but we need 3 days notice to arrange the catering.