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Pen-y-Graig Woodland Centre

Mental health care recovery programme for Emergency services in Gwent

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Creating Primitive tools

9th April 2021 by Pen-y-Graig Leave a Comment

Making paintbrushes from the bark of leilandii, sticks of willow and other foraged pieces, creating works and taking inspiration from the Wye Valley and Sitting, Pen-Y-Graig’s wonderful tree! The first step was to forage sticks that felt nice in the hand, in way of handles. As well as two large flat stones, for pounding the […]

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Path Building at Pen-y-Graig

9th April 2021 by Pen-y-Graig Leave a Comment

The path ,which runs from the centre building at Pen y Graig along thetop of the wooded hillside, was just earth over slippery ground and treeroots. Even in dry summer going was tricky, making it awkward for peopleto contour directly on foot to the other areas of the wood, otherwise ininclement weather and wintertime they […]

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Pen-y-Graig Woodland Centre – January 2021

6th January 2021 by Pen-y-Graig Leave a Comment

After a temporary closure over the Christmas and New Year period Pen-y-Graig Woodland Centre will be reopening week commencing 11th January 2021 The importance of our work is growing and we have been afforded Welsh Government essential service status under the Public Health Wales (Covid Restrictions 5) Regulations – December 2020 The Pen-y-Graig Centre is […]

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Silver Employer Recognition Scheme Award

27th November 2020 by Pen-y-Graig Leave a Comment

We are delighted to announce Pen-y-Graig Woodland Centre has been awarded the Silver Employer Recognition Scheme. Thirteen Welsh employers win Silver Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award | RFCA For Wales (wales-rfca.org)

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Creative Expression

12th October 2020 by Pen-y-Graig Leave a Comment

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Photography and Painting

21st August 2020 by Pen-y-Graig Leave a Comment

Photography and painting work completed by our participants, along with our tutors Gina Hughes and Clare Scott. All set in the tranquil setting of Pen-y-Graig Woodland Centre.

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