Answer- Frank gets on the phone and gets hold of Alec Holt at Nodes farm ,Magham Down and brings forward an event planned in March to early December. Tim Hughes steps up with transport of stakes and binders in his newly refurbished jumbo trailer.
Result- A victory for Frank and the Society with 24 attendees , representing the broad church nature of the Society from current National Champions , to trainees, from early 20s to nearly 80s and all in between.
A challengingly beefy and tall mixed hedge , which some reason had been planted with extra wide rows and close to a fence. Much chainsaw work got most of the hedge down before it rained, which was lucky as from the photos you can see it was starting to turn quite muddy.
15 cants completed with an impressive pile of brash to boot.
Tip - most of our events are not competitive ; if you don't feel like undertaking the marathon of doing 10 yards hard graft by yourself , let Frank know in advance , so you can work in a pair with someone of your choice. The model for this is the French and Jeffries Partnership, a fairy recent union that is now paying dividends, with some cracking work to show amongst the many words of wisdom and odd expletive.
Members Book your place now - Coppicing Day 2 - Blunts Wood Haywards Heath 30.12.21; email Tim Hughes at [email protected]
PS. The illustrious trio of Schofield , Jeffries and French finished off the hedge with a couple of return visits, even managing to work round a raised manhole cover. The end result looks splendid and great example of the quality work undertaken by the Society. Well done chaps.
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