Events

Taken from The Handmade Bakery website -

We get an incredible amount of joy and satisfaction from making bread by hand and we would like to share some of our skills with you, so you too can experience the pleasure of creating nutritious and delicious bread from scratch at home.

Our hands-on 1-day courses on basic home bread making are based on the traditional artisan techniques we use at the bakery. You will learn to make a range of exciting breads from around Europe.

As well as the fruits of your own labour, you'll be taking home with you sourdough starters, all the recipes from the day's bake, one of our organic fairtrade aprons and hats and the knowledge and confidence to take the skills learnt on the day to bake for your family and friends at home.

You'll be baking in a friendly and supportive environment and meet other people determined to take control of how their food is produced. Breakfast, lunch and tea/coffee are all included in the price. Courses take place at The Handmade Bakery premises at 14 Carr Lane, Slaithwaite, HD7 5AN.

Courses may be arranged at other locations on request. If your school, business or community group is interested in attending or hosting a course, please get in touch.
Courses spring 2010

Baking at home
Sunday 24 January, 10 am – 4 pm
Price: £95 per person

Places are limited. Get in touch to enquire about availability and make a booking.

You can get in touch by writing to us at The Handmade Bakery, 14 Carr Lane, Slaithwaite HD7 5AN.

You can reach us by telephone at: 0789 403 6742

Or by visiting the website www.thehandmadebakery.coop

25th Jan:

Farm for the future showing 7pm@ Marsden Mechanics (tbc) Inspirational Film by Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking. Followed by “Collective Genius” meeting in the New Inn

Come along to our relaxed and informal chat about all things transition! Come meet members of MASTT and share your ideas and interests with others. We welcome all new members and would love to hear any suggestions for events or projects.

The New Inn, Marsden 8pm onwards

MASTT invite you to their Annual General Meeting which is going to be held at Slaithwaite Community Centre at 7.30pm on Tuesday 9th February.

Find out what MASTT have been doing and find out our plans for 2010.

Refreshments available

Come along to our more focused meeting of the month aka Collective Focus.

The MASTT group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at Slaithwaite Community Centre to discuss and decide issues for that month. At 8.15pm the floor is open for new members to discuss their interests and for them to see the subgroups they may like to join.

Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no pressure for you to get involved straight away if you don't want to.

Are you interested in helping to plant a community orchard?

Marsden and Slaithwaite Transition Towns (MASTT) will be planting the final 18 fruit trees at the Rotcher Community Orchard site this Saturday (13th February) and are looking for volunteers to help between 9.30 and 3pm.

Please wear warm clothes, waterproofs (depending upon the weather), stout footwear and bring something to drink. If you have a spade you can bring, that would be very helpful.

Directions: Meet at the Rotcher Picnic Site (at the end of Rotcher Lane in Slaithwaite) Car Park at 9.30, or if later at the Orchard site itself. To get to the orchard walk from the car park, through the picnic area and follow the path into the woodland area beyond. The orchard site is one of the meadows on the hillside on the right after the end of the picnic area. You can't miss the wood frames that will protect the orchard trees.

For further information please contact info@MASTT.co.uk