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Montgomeryshire FEI Cluster Group
Powys

Superdads Summer 2006
Address Orchard House
Millfields
Newtown
Powys
Postcode SY16 3JP
Contact Mel Chandler
Telephone 01686 627237
Email melchandler01@hotmail.com
Website www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/s
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Description
Montgomeryshire FEI is a voluntary group comprised of individuals, woodland owners, Forest School practitioners, teachers and local organisations within Montgomeryshire. The group mets bi-monthly.

Our shared aim is to offer a wide variety of woodland based educational opportunities to individuals and groups in the Montgomeryshire area.

Participants will benefit from learning new skills and sharing new experiences, whilst at the same time, learning more about our diverse woodland environments.

Projects and activities can be designed around specific needs, which, in turn raise self esteem and confidence in the individual and so bring a life long appreciation of the natural world.

Several woodland sites in Montgomeryshire are being used at present, for children and young people to access a variety of activities from taster days to project based block or seasonal sessions, outreach sessions and one to one or special needs.

Recent FEI funded projects include "Forests to Furniture" co-ordinated by Nigel Phillips of Coed Cymru and "Seed to Saw for Rural Wales" co-ordinated by Evelyn Over, a local woodland advisor. Eight local schools are involved.

The cluster has also received funding from Environment Wales and HSBC. All are welcome to come along. Please ring for more details.

Local projects
Forests to Furniture
January 2010 7-9 years old
Forests to FurnitureRun as a pilot project by Coed Cymru with two local schools from the Newtown area (Powys) in the autumn term 2006. The project was funded jointly by the Forest Education Initiative and Coed Cymru. (An all-Wales woodland management partnership)

The attached information is based on the experience of the pilot and is designed to enable others to run similar projects. A list of resources, photographs and examples of worksheets can be accessed as part of this package.
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Seed to Saw in Rural Wales
January 2010 Cross curriculum 7-9 years old
Seed to Saw in Rural WalesThe Seed to Saw document details the six visits which took place in 2006/7 taking the children involved on a tour of woodlands from seed to saw.

Starting with seed collection in the autumn, through tree felling and a visit to the sawmill, designing a product, making the product and the celebration event. The document includes a number of supporting worksheets and gives details of the resources required for each visit.
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