Last Friday, we were honoured to be able to show Ellie Chowns, the Green Party MP for North Herefordshire, around our prestigious blacksmithing forge and facilities at Holme Lacy College. Being home to the National School of Blacksmithing, it is a traditional craft that the tutors and students feel passionate about and this shows throughout their work. Adam Greenwell and Josh Masey, blacksmithing tutors, recently won a competition at the British Farriers and Blacksmith Team Competition at Stoneleigh Park forging a ‘swingle tree’. Additionally, a group of students travelled to Denmark to forge a full-scale replica of the Ladby anchor, a type-2 Viking-age anchor, alongside 12 metres of chain.
Thank you Ellie Chowns for coming to visit!
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