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A Special Event for those
interested in timber, woodcraft,
the countryside and conservation.
www.stockgaylard.com
STOCK GAYLARD OAK FAIR
Welcome to our fifth Stock Gaylard Oak Fair.
As usual there is plenty to do and see around the site and we
believe the Oak Fair continues to offer outstanding value for
money.
This year the main feature is our exhibition, The Rebirth
of aa
-birthof
Dorset Oak. As many of you are aware, Adams Axemen felled an
oak tree last year using only axes and a two handled saw mixed
with a lot of sweat. This tree was planted in 1850 and had died in
2005 possibly as a result of water damage to its root system
(we found it had been planted over a drain). Much of the wood
has been distributed to our exhibitors and other craftsmen
around Dorset and the neighbouring counties to create furniture,
works of art etc. The exhibition, which includes pieces by highly
experienced woodworkers as well as amateur enthusiasts and
children, is to be found in the marquee near the church.
Once again I hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable day around
our beautiful oaks.
Andrew C Langmead
STOCK GAYLARD OAK FAIR
ESTATE OFFICE
STURMINSTER NEWTON
DORSET DT10 2BG
Tel: 01963 23511
e-mail: [email protected]
www.stockgaylard.com
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
Many of the exhibitors will be demonstrating throughout the
day and will be pleased to explain and show you their skills.
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10.30am Drum Workshop in Children’s Area
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11am Short Service in St Barnabas Church
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11.30am Falconry Display behind Conservation Row
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12.00pm Drum workshop in Children’s Area
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1pm Archery Demonstration in Church Park
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1.15pm Bagatelle recital in Stock Gaylard Tent
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1.45pm Circus skills workshop in Children’s Area
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3pm Drum workshop in Children’s Area
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3.30pm Falconry Display in Church Park
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4pm Short Service in St Barnabas Church
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4.30pm International Tree Foundation Children’s Fancy
Dress Competition judging by Susan Hampshire
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4.30pm Archery Demonstration Behind Conservation
Row
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Morning & afternoon Scarecrow Competition judging
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Art workshops in Children’s Area - Throughout the day
STOCK GAYLARD
COURTYARD
Jamie Ross
Maker of Fine English furniture.
Tel: 07970 124527
Lydden Albums
Photograph Albums etc.
Tel: 01300 345545
Maps of Stock Gaylard Estate
A selection of antique & other
interesting maps of the estate will
be on show in the tent.
There are also other maps
showing our recent investigations
into the history of the designed
landscape.
Stock Gaylard Yurts
The set of three yurts that were
on show at last year’s fair are now
in full use as holiday
accommodation, please see advert
on back of programme or go to:-
Bagatelle
(1.15pm in Stock Gaylard tent)
Don’t miss this lively group of
acapella singers presenting world,
folk and contemporary songs
with gusto. Bagatelle are based
in Weymouth and were formed
13 years ago. They meet once a
week and have performed at
concerts, folk clubs and
weddings within the county.
They sing some familiar pieces
but usually add their own harmonies. Increasingly they are
writing their own songs.
www.stockgaylard.com
The Stock Gaylard Estate has assorted kiln
& air dried timber for sale. Please take a
look at some of what is currently available
in the Stock Gaylard Courtyard or call
Jamie Ross on 07970 124527 if you have
specific requirements, or wish to hire the
kiln.
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NEW EVENTS
THE RE-BIRTH OF
A DORSET OAK EXHIBITION
involved in
Freeman,Bill
BillMoore
Moore,
People who are involved
in this
this exhibition
exhibition include:
include: Jeremy
Jeremy Freeman,
F Cuff
Blackmore Vale
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Cuff &&Sons
SonsLtd,
Ltd,Richard
RichardGibson
Gibson& &Blackmore
ValeWood
WoodTurners
TurnersAssociation,
Liz Mangles,Liz
Fivepenny
Winterwood,
Mike Taffinder,
Bat Group,
Association,
Mangles,Chairs,
Fivepenny
Chairs, Winterwood,
MikeDorset
Taffinder,
R Berry,
JonGroup,
Colman,
BlackJon
Dog
mobileBlack
sawmilling,
Wilderness
Survival,
Dorset
Bat
R Berry,
Colman,
Dog mobile
sawmilling,
Wilderness
The Twisted
Oak Chainsaw
Carvings,
Greenwood
Futures,
The TwistedSurvival,
Oak Chainsaw
Carvings,
Greenwood
Futures,
Dave Worth,
Dave
Merett, G
Blackwell,
R Budd,
Albray,
Pen Mirrors,
Point,
Colin Worth,
Merett, Colin
G Blackwell,
R Budd,
A Albray,
TheA
Pen
Point,The
Gothic
Gothic
Mirrors,
TreewiseWindy
Co-operative,
Group,Peter Moors,
Treewise
Co-operative,
Smithy,Windy
WorldSmithy,
of Cleft,Dorset
KevinBat
Goodall,
World
of Cleft,JonKevin
Peter
Moors,
MarkHuxter,
Evans,Quercus
Paul Boak,
John Palmer,
John Palmer,
Ellis,Goodall,
Yewstock
School,
Martyn
Fencing,
Jon
Yewstock
School, Martyn
Huxter,
Quercus
Fencing,
& Jesus,Mike
Nic Ellis,
& Jesus,
Peter Vernon,
Will Silk,
Jill & Pete
Snelson,
Ian Nic
Thompson,
Peter
Vernon,Kim
WillCreswell,
Silk, Jill Andrew
& Pete Snelson,
Ian Thompson,
Woodbridge,
Woodbridge,
Dodd, Jamie
Hart, PaulMike
Brayshaw,
Kim
AndrewMade
Dodd,
Jamie
Hart, Paul
Brayshaw,
Pratley,
CathCreswell,
Pratley, Hand
Oak
Company,
Dominic
Ellis, Cath
Mrs Fell,
Ian Budd,
Hand
Made
Oak
Company,
Dominic
Ellis,
Mrs
Fell,
Ian
Budd,
Peter
Peter Jameson, Paul Boak, Rachel Huggett, Jamie Ross and others. Jameson,
Paul Boak, Rachel Huggett, Jamie Ross and others.
What is this for?
To find out and see all the superb creations from the tree we felled last year,
please go to the Exhibition tent which can
be found between the end of Oak Avenue
& the Church.
I would like to thank all the above for
their time and enthusiasm that has made
the Re-birth of a Dorset Oak Exhibition
possible.
FOR 2009
MERE DOWN FALCONRY
Mere Down Falconry is owned and run by
Allan & Alison Gates who will be giving two
displays with their birds at 11.30am & 3.30pm.
The Falconry is on a 400 acre farm set in the
chalk downs near Mere. As well as giving
fantastic displays at shows like this one, they
offer hands on experience days at the farm.
PROJECT FOR 2009
VICTORIAN SUMMER HOUSE
IN THE DEER PARK
You may have noticed the
summerhouse in the Deer Park when
taking one of our tractor rides.
It is in need of some attention and this
is our project for 2009/2010 so we
hope by next year it will be restored to
its former glory.
Why not take a ride today so you will
be able to see the before & after
condition.
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OAK AVENUE Kindly sponsored by Dyne Drewett
Mike Taffinder Woodcrafts
Wooden towel holders,
dragonflies fruit & bread dishes,
candle holders.
Tel: 01271 891222
Cleftwood Furniture
Handmade cleftwood chairs &
furniture. Pole lathe turning
demonstrations.
Tel: 07866 049466
Blackmore Vale Woodturners
Association
Turned wood, Turning tools &
Shaker boxes.
Tel: 07988 437741
Marnhull Leather Craft
Hand made leather hats, belts, bags
etc.
Tel: 07866 138569
F Cuff & Sons Ltd
Manufactures of purpose made
joinery & furniture.
Tel: 01963 23219
Fivepenny Chairs
Windsor & rustic chairs handmade
in Dorset in the traditional way.
Demonstrating green woodturning on the pole lathe.
Tel: 07786 434716
Mr M J Wingrove
Selling second-hand tools for all
trades & craft related books.
Tel: 01258 860860
Jeremy Freeman Woodturning
Turned wood products.
Tel: 01202 820871
Ian Thompson Furniture
Oak furniture, mirrors, candle
holders, boxes & clocks.
Tel: 01963 362976
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Original Woodcraft Walking Sticks
Walking sticks, fishing priests, wooden
products.
Tel: 02380 899506
Michael Boyce Pyrography Artist
Pyrography engraving on wood.
Animal, plants, large range of unique
items for sale.
Tel: 01747 825543
Winterwood
Handcrafted hardwood chopping boards & cheese boards.
Tel: 01392 860346
Surrey & Sussex Hardwoods
Large selection of turning blanks
& planks.
Tel: 01306 711896
Novel Woods
Waney Edge Clocks, Pen sets,
Barometers, Coffee tables &
Benches.
Tel: 01963 33781
D J Drew
Bespoke Traditional English &
Irish baskets and basket making
demonstrations
Tel: 01503 250073
Hand Made Oak
Rustic furniture and items.
Tel: 07595 252989
Woodland Services
English hardwood timber
boards & woodturning blanks.
Tel: 01209 719897
Ted Pitman
Demonstration of Coracle
making.
Tel: 01458 252723
Dave Worth
General woodturning.
Tel: 07836 798963
Naturally Med
Olive wood kitchen, home & gift
products.
Tel: 01202 813316
Red Fox
Furniture makers & restorers. Antique
& hand knotted rugs including fair
trade.
Tel: 07976 278056
Cards By Vee
Handmade Greeting Cards.
Tel: 01258 473281
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Julie Byngham Designs
Painted trays & cards.
Tel: 01258 456285
Mayfield Rural Products
Rustic Furniture & effects for
home & garden.
Tel: 01305 852126
The Gentleman Craftsman
Natural wood coffee tables
decorated using pyrogrophy.
House signs & name plates.
Tel: 01258
Adam Slatter Design &
Construction
Timber framed buildings in Green
Oak.
Tel: 07866 734961
Great British Hurdles &
Baskets
Willow hurdles, basket, furniture
etc. All to do with willow & wood.
Tel: 01460 221440
Cornish Forgotton Oak Co
Bog Oak sculptures plus painted &
decorated wooden furniture.
Tel: 01305 777707
Art from the Fire
Artist Blacksmith
Tel: 01963 370109
Rebirth of a Dorset Oak
exhibition
Can be found at the far end of
Oak Avenue.
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DISPLAY MARQUEE
Oak Avenue
Gothic Mirrors
Individual handmade gothic style
mirrors made from a variety of
lovely woods.
Tel: 01749 677388
Velvet Douglas
Cards - Stock Gaylard & local
scenes.
Tel: 01258 472151
The Pen Point
Handmade wooden writing
implements made from British
timber.
Tel: 01308 427492
Designs by Marcus White
A new era in contemporary
furniture & kitchen designs.
Revolutionary new design
concepts are meticulously made in
the workshop. The individuality &
complexity of each piece ensures
that they cannot be replicated
using mass production techniques.
Tel: 01300 345 102
Liz Mangles
Carved wooden animals, Ethel the
sheep footstools, name plaques,
hobby horses etc. Carving
demonstration
Tel: 07835 121324
AROUND THE SHOW
“The World of Cleft”
Cleft oak fencing & gates.
Tel: 01929 459245
ST BARNABAS
CHURCH
There will be 2 short services in
the church today at 11am & 4pm
all will be welcome. The church
Thomson Tree Services Ltd
Recreation tree climbing for all the will be open throughout the day
for people to look around.
family age 6+.
Tel: 01747 861143
Greenwood Tree Project - Dorset
Wildlife Trust
Promoting the Trust’s tree project.
Family activities related to trees etc.
Tel: 01305 264620
Mark Hardy Architectural
Stonemason
Bird baths, Fire places. All aspects
of Stonework.
(See his work at the Ha Ha)
Tel: 01305 766047
Wheels for Freedom
Hire a mobility vehicle to help you
round the show.
Tel: 01202 670450
Mere Down Falconry
Static & flying display of Birds of
prey. Hawks, owls & falcons.
Tel: 01747 824913
Date for your diary
2010 OAK FAIR
Bank Holiday Saturday
28th AUGUST
BLACK DOG
MOBILE SAWMILLING
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BLACK
DOGtimber
For cabinet
makers,
MOBILE
framers,
builders, SAWfarms, estates
MILLING
(including Stock Gaylard) and
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gardeners.
Timber
cut timber
to order, or
For cabinet
makers,
framers,
builders,
farms, estates
supplied
from stock.
From
(including Stock Gaylard) and
veneers
upwards & 21’6” long
gardeners. Timber cut to order,
max.orCustom
beams,
tapers,
supplied sawn
from stock.
From
veneers
upwards
&
21’6”
long
flag poles, eight-sided posts etc .
max. Custom sawn beams, tapers,
All
grown - no
imports
flaglocally
poles, eight-sided
posts
etc .
AllMore
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grown
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Get
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Get More Out Of Your Wood!
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Stock Gaylard
Estate SP5
Office5RT
Woodcutts,
Dorset
01963 23511
01725 552641
Manager Jamie Ross 07970 124527
Proprietor: Pol Bergius
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CONSERVATION ROW
Kingston Maurward College
Education and training in the land
based industries.
Tel: 01305 215035.
Tim Dunning Conservation
Advice concerning woodland &
hedge management. Twig pens etc.
Timber bought & sold.
Tel :01935 891051
Bill Moore - Presenter for
“The Mary Rose” Trust
A display of replicas of objects
found on the ship, Talks throughout
the day. Dressed in Tudor garb.
Tel: 01747 854018
Dorset Bat Group
Bat cave. Children's bat badge & hat
making. Bat box construction demo
and boxes for sale.
Tel: 07985 261097
Blackmore & Sparkford Vale
Hunt
Hedge laying & conservation work.
Tel: 01935 872379
Ian & Teresa Moss
Growers of Hardy & unusual plants
including perennials & herbs.
Tel: 01823 661828
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Dorset Shepherds Huts UK
Shepherds Huts made or
restored, used for extra
accommodation, children’s play
homes or lambing.
Tel: 01963 362482
Blandford & Sturminster Bee
Keepers Association
Observation hive, candle
rolling, exhibition of hives &
related equipment.
Tel: 01305 848024
International Tree
Foundation
Display of work in county, tree
quiz, tree related products.
Tel: 01929 462423
Filberts Bees
Natural products made in
Dorset. Honey etc.
Tel: 01305 264927
George Day
Collection of Antique & old
small edge tools.
Tel: 01747 826106
Bee Happy
Solitary Bee hive. Kids have a
go area, build your own bee
hive.
Tel: 07738 570107
RSPB
Wildlife themed gifts, information, help
& advice, expert tips. Membership for
adults & children .
Tel: 01392 457194
FWAG
Independent advisory service for
farmers & landowners or land &
habitat management etc.
Tel: 01305 251742
Herpetological Conservation Trust
Reptile & amphibian conservation, live
animals, information.
Tel: 01202 391319
Peter Whiteman
Demonstrating the making &
shooting of the longbow.
Tel: 01884 32234
Countryside Conservation Services
Hedgelaying, coppicing & dry-stone
walling, plus woodcrafts such as
jewellery & walking sticks.
Tel: 01963 23680
Parks Perennials
Perennial garden plants, attracting
bees & butterflies, ‘Echinacea,
Helenium, Actaea’ etc.
Tel: 01202 524464
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Butterfly Conservation
Downs AONB
Displays & information about
Information portal for AONB activities Butterflies & moths. Walks during
& funding streams.
day. Children’s activities etc.
A.C.theLANGMEAD
LTD
Tel: 01725 517417
Tel: 01258 880524
Roy Aplin Wildlife Artist
Painting in watercolour of birds, original, ltd edition prints, pencil sketches &
cards. Tel: 01929 553742
Calluna Books
Specialists in ‘out of print’ natural
history books.
Tel: 01929 552560
Peter Vernon
Designer & maker of imaginative wood
sculpture including birds, animals etc.,
from locally sourced British
hardwoods.
Tel: 01297 551004
Ashridge Trees
Hedge plants, fruit trees, roses &
specimen trees etc.
www.ashridgetrees.co.uk
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Dorset Coppice Group
Promoting Rural & Woodland
Skills.
Tel: 01258 472299
The following exhibitors are on this stand
Paul & Caroline Boak
Unique turned & hand carved pieces.
Shalimar Designs
Rustic Furniture & Hurdles
Tel:
Rachel Huggett
Sculpture & Woodcarving.
Jim King
DEMONSTRATION AREA
Basket maker.
Alex Huxley
Walking sticks & show canes.
Mike Woodbridge
Woody crafts - woodtuner.
Mark Vyvyvan-Penney
Wood sculpture
The Red Cross will be in
attendance. Their Ambulance
will be situated near to
The Market Square &
Children’s Area
Townsend Timber
Paul Courage Timber Merchant
Oak timber supplier, Log merchant.
Mobile milling service
Tel: 01963 23608
Pomeroy’s Logs
Logs, firewood, machinery.
Stump grinding.
Tel: 01258 817734
Chris Cox Ltd
Agricultural engineers, Ifor Williams
Trailers. Valmet tractors sales.
Tel: 01258 473176
Dorset Charcoal Burners &
Hampshire Coppice Group
Demonstrating the art of charcoal
making:
Land Logic Timber
Locally sourced timber products &
mobile sawmilling.
Tel: 07974 719292
Dorset Charcoal Company
Jim Bettle
Tel: 01258 818176
Townsend Timber Buildings
Oak framing, timber framing, timber
engineering, Oak pergolas
Tel: 01300 345220
Daniel C Upton
Tractor, Chipper, Mulcher, Stump
Grinder, Unimog & Cherry Picker
Tel: 07765 241143
Nigel Paul
Display 1950 Fergusson TE20 running
a 1920’s Haught of Oldham Saw
bench. 1964 Super Major running a
1950’s PTO driven bench, J Huxtable
of Barnstable. 1930 Taskers living van
Tel: 01963 23609
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Kindly Sponsored by
Paul Vodden
Tel: 01202 601968
Peter Jameson
Tel: 01202 603202
A.C. LANGMEAD LTD
[email protected]
01963 23511
07957 325036
Hire our Rytec to cut and
remove gorse and other scrub
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CHILDREN’S AREA
Children’s Art Workshop
Workshops based around Trees &
animals.
Tel: 01258 837367
Passing Showers
Family entertainment & Circus
skills workshop with Mr Showers
the clown. Tel: 01288 341673
Treewise Co-operative
Children’s activities in the
Treewise Earthcraft Yurt.
Tel: 01308 427449
Straw bale maze
Have fun finding your way
around between the bales
Organic Rhythm
Drum circle workshops using
authentic wooden carved
African Djembes, Dun Duns etc.
Suitable for Children & Adults.
Drums will also be for sale.
Tel: 07966 613724
Wooden Games
Hand made by Jamie Ross using
Stock Gaylard Timber.
SCARECROW
COMPETITION
Come and make a scarecrow
in the
children’s
zone.
Prize for Best
8 & under
and Over 8’s.
SKITTLE CHALLENGE
& COCONUT SHY
Lydlinch
In aid of
Village Hall
TRAILER RIDES
At fifteen minute intervals throughout
the day around the Deer Park
Kindly sponsored by Kingston
Maurward College
Adults £2.00 Children £1.00
Under 5’s Free
All children must be accompanied
by an adult
HIGHER HOUGHTON STABLES
International Tree Foundation
Fancy dress competition
The International Tree Foundation have organised a
fancy dress competition with local schools in Dorset
the theme of the competition is
“Tree folk, Tree fairies & animals that live in trees”
We are delighted to welcome their
President Miss Susan Hampshire to judge the
competition at 4.30pm today
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Outstanding riding over 600 acres of Dorset
downland & woodland with many
adjoining bridleways
Two holiday cottages sleeping up to 4 and 6 available
Floodlit ménage : cross country course
full or part livery
Call MJ 01258 881103 or e-mail [email protected]
www.higherhoughtonstables.co.uk www.stockgaylard.com
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MARKET SQUARE
Lovington’s Ice Cream
Lovington Dairy Ice Creams.
Tel: 01980 638872
Suzette’s Pancakes Ltd
Fresh pancakes, served hot with
sweet & savoury & liqueur
fillings. All natural ingredients.
Tel: 07889 788629
Broke Wood Farm
Homebred naturally reared beef
& lamb. Homemade sausages,
pasties, beef burgers, & faggots.
Tel: 01963 210758
The Silver Coffee Machine
Speciality Fair Trade Coffee,
Hot chocolate & locally
produced snacks.
Tel: 01747 838271
Great Tastes
Speciality burgers - Delicious
Wild boar, Ostrich, Lamb & mint
burgers served in a bread roll
with tasty relishes.
Tel: 01935 851254
Dorset Blue Cheese & Soup
Company
Dorset Blue Vinny Cheese,
Soups, Croutons , Chutney &
Ploughman’s.
Tel: 01963 23133
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The Farmyard Picnic Café
All day refreshments, light lunches
& general deliciousness.
Tel: 01258 863636
English Bison
Bison & Elk meat. Bison burgers.
Tel: 01747 830263
Olives et Al
Olives, nuts, snacks, sauces,
dressings.
Tel: 01258 474300
Trotters Hog Roast
Delicious Hog Roast with
homemade apple sauce & stuffing.
Tel: 01305 848507
Blackmore & Sparkford Vale
Ladies
Cream Teas, cakes, filled rolls.
All homemade. Hot & Cold drinks.
Tel: 01963 210806
Wild Food Café
Soundbite Cookery School
Cuisine cooked with wild, local &
seasonally sourced ingredients.
Some traditional Dorset dishes.
Tel: 01963 23458
Bridge Farm Cider
Prize winning traditional cider &
single variety apple juice.
Tel: 01935 862387
Manna Organic
Freshly made organic salads,
quiches & desserts using the finest
local ingredients.
Tel: 01305 851551
The Cherry Tree
Local jams, Cheese & Pickles.
Tel: 01458 850099
Buttercup and Daisy
Mobile Ice Cream bicycle selling
delicious Ice cream.
Tel: 01747 838258
Dead Good Coffee Co.
The best coffee in Dorset with a
sense of humour.
Tel: 01258 830182
Chicken Hut
Stir fry cooked chicken, sausages &
burgers.
Tel: 07932 637103
The Healthy Option
Enquiries at Stock Gaylard Tent
or L & C Game in Food Tent
Beer Tent
Run by Blackmore Vale Lions
Club
With all profits to local charities.
DISCLAIMER
The Stock Gaylard Estate and Oak Fair will not be responsible for any
loss, illness, damage or accident that may occur to any person, exhibit,
property or animal at the show or in Car Parks.
All accidents must be reported at once to the Show Secretary’s Office.
All dogs must be kept on leads at all times. Children must be accompanied
by an adult when playing in Children’s Area & on Tractor ride.
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FOOD MARKET TENT
L & C Game
Wild Dorset game, Pheasants, ducks,
wild boar & venison. Plus cured &
smoked products.
Tel: 01300 345271
Woolsery Cheese
Range of award winning hand made
cheeses, using local goat & cows
milk. Range includes soft, semi-hard,
hard cheeses. Herb cheeses & feta.
Tel: 01300 341991
The Seed Company
Dorset grown, cold pressed Rapeseed
oil. Full of Omega 3, 6 & 9.
Dressings & marinades made from
rapeseed oil.
Tel: 08458 737222
Givele
Handmade chocolates & fudge.
Tel: 01935 706231
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DELL LANE
Oxford Bakery Ltd
Traditional craft bakery est. 1911
with bread & rolls, traditional
recipe Dorset Lardies &
shortbreads.
Tel: 01963 23214
Yarty Valley Provisions Ltd
Makers of premium fruit cordials.
Tel: 07709 928940
Boasty’s Best
Hand-made award winning
preserves. Tel: 01305 784132
Sturminster Bakery
Bakers of breads, rolls, Pastries &
Cakes.
Tel: 01258 472271
Scrumptious Secrets
Quiches, puddings, deserts, terrines
& paté.
Tel: 01258 817504
Jamie Hart
Contempory fine artist creating
sculptures using chainsaws &
power tools. Taking natural
forms. Pieces for sale.
Tel: 07900 911723
Twisted Oak Chainsaw Carvings
Demonstrations of Chainsaw carving
plus sale of carvings.
Tel: 01258 863705
Windy Smithy
Mobile woodburning stoves, hand
tools, wooden caravans.
Tel: 07866 241783
Alan Brown Hurdlemaker
Demonstration of Wattle Hurdle Greenwood Futures
Yurt makers & timber framed
making.
buildings.
Tel: 01929 462761
Tel: 07919 385854
Wilderness Survival Skills
Brightwater Greenwood
Demonstrations of Woodland
Crafts, Bushcraft & survival skills Pole lathe turning demonstration.
Tel: 07503 678843
Tel: 0771 8078619
Cradle to grave
Hand made English willow
baskets & coffins & sculptures.
Tel: 01258 471587
Green Oak Furniture
Green Oak Furniture made to
commission for inside & out.
Tel: 01635 281786
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Solitary Bees
The vast majority of bees are solitary and live to supply a single cell
nest rather than working with many bees in a shared nest.
There are around 200 species of solitary bees who, like their more
sociable cousins feed on nectar and pollen.
For example, some solitary bees nest in the ground and seal the
nest with soil, these are called Mining Bees. Others nest inside the
hollow stems of plants or inside holes and crevices in brickwork,
dead trees or fence posts, sealing the nest with mud, Mason bees.
While Leafcutter bees nest in soft, rotted wood and thick-stemmed
pithy plants.
If left alone, these bees will often nest in the same area year after
year and provide an important annual service pollinating early
flowering fruit trees and shrubs, garden flowers and commercial
crops. So helping them ensures good crops later in the year.
Bees are star pollinators but they are becoming scarce, fewer wild
flowers, a lack of suitable nesting sites and an increase in pesticide
use has led many species to suffer a population decline. Around 25
per cent of our native bees are listed as endangered species.
Finding nest sites has become crucially important for our bee
population. You can give them a helping hand, improve pollination in
your garden and give your family a lot of pleasure.
Create a bee garden by planting flowers attractive to bees this
will encourage them to visit your garden. The most important
element of a bee garden is the type and number of different
flower species it contains.
However you can put a Solitary Bee Hive almost anywhere in a
garden, along a fence, by a flower bed, around mulch piles or
anywhere you have seen bees foraging.
For further information and to have a go at building your own solitary
bee hive visit the Bee Happy stand in conservation row.
Jon Colman
Mobile: 0773 857 0107
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Solitary Bee box, and a Solitary Bee
on fennel flower.
DISPLAY TENT Conservation Row
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Dorset Countryside Volunteers
Display boards showing photos of
Souvenir Merchandise
conservation volunteers at work in
Tel: 01823 669604
the Dorset Countryside.
Dorset’s Green Book & Directory Tel: 01305 889728
The essential reference guide to
Woodland Trust
Dorset’s Environmentally friendly,
The UK’s leading woodland
Fair Trade, Free Range, Natural,
Organic products, services, projects & conservation charity with over 1,000
sites throughout the country.
events
Tel: 01747 852843
Sturminster Newton Twinning
Sowing Seeds
Association
Display of our twin town Montebourg Funding programme for local
& some of the associations activities. economic development.
Tel: 01305 215103
Tel: 01258 817277
Living Woods Magazine
Magazine for all those interested in
timber and woodland.
Tel: 01285 850481
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For a luxury camping
holiday with a difference,
why not try our
Stock Gaylard Yurt
holidays?
Set in two stunning
locations on
the Stock Estate
in Dorset, our sets of
Yurts give you comfort,
peace and tranquillity.
For further details please
go to our website
www.stockgaylard.com
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