Friday, 3 October 2008

National Awards to be presented at Cotswold Dry Stone Walling competition

The contest, which takes place at Prestons Folly, Broadfield Farm near Tetbury on Sunday 5th October is run by the Cotswolds Conservation Board in partnership with the Cotswold branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain.

Competitors will have the chance to enter one of four classes: class one - professional, class two - amateur, class three - novice and class four - beginner pairs.

Organiser, Mark Connelly from the Cotswolds Conservation Board said:

"This years event is exciting because it has an added dimension to it in that it encompasses the Dry Stone Walling Associations Annual Anniversary Walling Championship, which is being held to celebrate the organisations 40th Anniversary. The event will see national finalists competing for awards that have been donated by the patron of the association, His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales".

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Farncombe Estate is situated just outside the Cotswold village of Broadway. We are approximately 50 minutes from Oxford, Birmingham and Bristol and easily located from the M5, M40 and M42.

There is a direct rail service from London Paddington to Moreton in Marsh which is our nearest rail station. To help rail travellers we offer a return taxi collection service from the station.

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