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Past and Present Events in and around East Anglia

Keep an eye on this page for past and present events and earth build news. We will update on EARTHA news, as well as any notable dates coming up with other related organisations. Feel free to contact eartha.organisation@gmail.com if you would like your event listed here.

28/11/2024 - The Future is Earth Conference

Conference Programme: ‘The Future is Earth’ Conference

28th November 2024

The Future is Earth

Highly recommend The Gamekeeper at Old Buckenham. A beautiful venue with log burners for cosiness, and great staff and catering. Comfortably fitting forty earth build enthusiasts for this all day event.

Anthony Hudson discussing the collaborative project The CobBauge House, Fakenham, Norfolk.

Please see our Member’s Area, where you will find more on Anthony’s presentation.

Will Stanwix, Technical Director of the Hemp Block Company. Will discusssed his personal and professional developments with sustainable, low-impact building materials.

…. and his most recent project ‘Clay Wall’

Refreshments and conversation needed throughout the day.

….. and a warming log burner!

Malcolm Carrington discussed his journey with earth building materials, throughout his working life and personal projects. A journey which has resulted in the development and patent of the Bettablok.

Michael Knights gave the most inciteful talk on how the application of tar to buildings is far more problematic than imagined.

Simon Steele, with many years of experience as a building pathologist, highlighting the many positives to living in a clay building, as well as the difficulties which can be remedied.

Become an EARTHA Member for just £25 a year, and benefit from exclusive Member’s content. Presentations from ‘The Future is Earth’ Conference are available, including our Guest Speaker Anthony Hudson’s presentation of the CobBauge House, as well as EARTHA Committee Member, Michael Knights’ presentation on the application of tar to buildings.

Un Fired Clay Day and AGM

23rd September 2023
Shotesham, Norfolk.

A visit to a Norfolk heritage Earth Building, with talks from experts, and a hands-on workshop using materials and techniques of East Anglian earth building.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unfired-earth-construction-past-present-future-tickets-685639404917?aff=oddtdtcreator

The link below will take you to an article written by Committee Member, Michael Knights, with a summary of the day.

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