The South Yorkshire Branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association of GB

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Monday, April 28, 2008

DSWA/LANTRA Examination Day!

Level 1 entrants John, Dan and Chris get stuck into stripping and re-building 2.5 sq metres of Dry Stone Wall



On Saturday we held DSWA examinations at our examination site at Hoylandswaine, South Yorkshire. We had 6 eager souls taking their DSWA/LANTRA Examinations - 3 Level 1 entrants, one Level 2 and two entrants for Advanced.





Luckily, and probably due to the high winds, we escaped without getting wet - until we adjourned to the pub that is!


Don measures up for his cheek-end stone as part of his Level 2 exam



Examiners Peter and Alan scrutinise the work of Advanced entrants, Owen and Gary

John, Dan and Chris nearly at wall height



Alan pretends to be a tree while we tidy up




Three qualified Level 1 Dry Stone Wallers! L to R: Chris, Dan and John





One very happy Level 2 Dry Stone Waller - Don Jones!





Two exhausted Advanced Dry Stone Wallers - Owen and Gary.
Note that Owen is that confident of his wall that he's actually leaning on it!!

The standard of walling under exam conditions was some of the best I’ve seen so far. Congratulations to all entrants who, I'm very pleased to say, all passed! Well done!


The end of a great day and the prospect of a well earned pint looms!

L to R: Alan, Gary, Dave and Owen


Thanks to the entrants, John, Dave, Alan and Les for their helping hands and examiners Alan and Peter.

2 Comments:

Blogger Gail Yates said...

message for Gary Helliwell.
Been on your website after seeing ad in local co-op for dry stone walling course at Penistone Grammar School 28th/29th June.
Could you let me know how I could enrol my husband,Dale, on your Oct 11th/12th course as he is about to start an NVQ in Environmentle Conservation and this course would be invaluable to his studies.I can be contacted on gail.yates@nhs.net
Many thanks in anticipation
Gail Yates

1:39 PM  
Blogger Gail Yates said...

Gary,
Numpty that I am I have managed to lock myself out of my work e-mail address,could you respond to gailoxley@hotmail.co.uk?
(Oxley is my maiden name and I have just got married !!!!)
Sorry to mess you around !

1:44 PM  

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