When T. S. Eliot declared that April was the cruellest month, he probably wasn’t thinking about early spring in the Brecon Beacons. However he might have been……. Attendees at previous Libanus based DSWA Wales branch training sessions during April had Read More …
It is with great sadness that Wales branch announces the death of Alaw Jones a founder member of the North Wales Branch and one of Wales first Master Craftsman/Examiners. He will be interred at Coetmor, Betheda, Gwynedd on Monday 7th 2021 Read More …
The South Wales section of the branch held its fourth training event of the year on 28-29th September at Hatterell Hill above Llanvihangel Crucorney. Eight beginners, one new member, and three instructors met outside the Skirrid Inn first thing and Read More …
The branch held its second training event at the Libanus farm site. Seventeen people attended the weekend of the 8th-9th June to attend a taster weekend on dry stone walling. The trainees were complimented by ten members from the southern Read More …
Branch members and two trainees attended a members weekend at the Libanus site on the 12th and 13th of May. Bright skies and dry weather allowed for some decent walling to be completed. In total a section of approximately 30m Read More …
On the 7-8th April 2018 DSWA Wales held a small course and members weekend on a new section of Wall at Libanus. The course was small but unusual in that we were visited by Takaaki from Japan. Once again ‘Y Read More …
The branch received a request from the Pit Pony Sanctuary in Pontypridd to repair some field walls which had fallen into disrepair. By good fortune one of the committee lives close by to the sanctuary and so Luke O’Hanlon made Read More …
Some members of the branch decided to do a spot of dry stone walling on New Years Day to start the DSWA 50th centenary year in earnest. A few texts, phone calls and emails and it was decided that Libanus Read More …
The All-Wales branch met on Sunday the 22nd October 2017 to conduct a tidy up exercise of the Mynydd Illtyd Common near the village of Libanus, Brecon Beacons. Members David and Richard had worked through storm Brian on the previous Read More …
2017 September 9-10th .The DSWA Wales branch returned to the fields of Blaencamlais farm beyond Libanus in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The weather forecast was very ‘Brecon-esk’ and consisted of varying degrees of wetness over the two days. Fine Read More …