THE ORIGINAL BUSHCRAFT SHOW
20th August - 23rd August 2009

The Wilderness Gathering has now become the premier annual festival of Bushcraft, survival and primitive skills. The aim of "The Gathering" is still as it was back in 2003. That is, to bring together all those interested in the Bushcraft and Wilderness skills and related interests to enjoy a weekend of knowledge sharing in a relaxed and family-friendly atmosphere. The 2007 Gathering was filmed by Paul O'Connor and Ami Marsden from Undercurrents and you can see the footage of the Event by clicking on the link below.

Exclusively for weekend ticket holders, the 'Gathering' has become a 3 Day Event, day visitors are still welcome on the Saturday the 22nd August or Sunday 23rd August 2009. Tickets remain the same price as 2007, the extra Friday will have events exclusive to weekend ticket holders, details of which you will find here shortly.

Onsite you will find Bushcraft schools and an international band of professional instructors hosting introductory lessons on all kinds of skills, trade stands, acres of woodland to enjoy your skills plus a heard of North American Bison! The Gathering has established itself as the ideal outdoor FAMILY EVENT of the year and includes The Coyote Kids Club which was introduced in 2005 specifically aimed at youngsters with an interest in bushcraft. Specific events and classes are run throughout the weekend purely for the children. Included in The Coyote Kids Schedule is a compulsory knife safety workshop.

For this years Gathering we are expanding the MASTERCLASSES. Each, as 2008, will last three hours long, these will be BOOKABLE IN ADVANCE ONLY and have limited numbers.

A Big THANKS to all of you that attended the Sixth annual WILDERNESS GATHERING, it was a pleasure to see public and professional Bushcraft enthusiasts enjoying each others company and sharing knowledge, skills and stories. The level of skills demonstrated by all was astounding with some excellent crafts shown in unexpected quarters. Your friendly faces made all the hard work worth while and we look forward to seeing you again this year. I think you'll agree the 2008 Gathering was our most successful yet, the event ran very smoothly and the feedback we have received has been extremely positive.

Please keep an eye out during the months leading up to the gathering as we develop the program, the Event page has all the necessary booking information. TRADE STAND AND BUSHCRAFT TRAINING SCHOOLS ENQUIRIES ARE STILL WELCOME, please email us here for further information.

CATERING
This year you will find similar catering facilities at the Gathering to last year, the new FOOD COURT focuses all the onsite catering in one place, where you'll find an excellent selection of meals, drinks and snacks throughout the weekend - Dave and Iona Barkers' wonderful tea and cakes, the D3 Catering company providing the main meals of the day and the Sussex Cider man - all will be working hard to keep us all watered and fed. Watch this space for more details.

Organisers: Roger Harrington and Dominic Harvey

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