August 21, 2019

To say that this event was spectacular is an understatement. Visitors from across Europe went on guided tours of buildings made of straw in the locality, attended workshops, expert speakers’ delivered jaw-dropping presentations and, we had a ceilidh. Bring on the next European Straw Bale Gathering.

Bjorn Kierulf – Createrra
Chris Hawker of Hawkland & founder member of SBUK demonstrating timber frame straw bale building for their hands-on workshop
Hugues Delcourt – Belgium
Mark Mckenna – Proving natural building enhances Health and Wellbeing. Down to Earth
LUNCH!
Volker Ehrlich ‘s presentation on a two storey load bearing straw bale residential building in Paris
Rae Parkinson demonstrates clay plastering – Straw Works
Fredi Fuchs – How to work with community groups to deliver co-housing – STROH Unlimited , Germany
Barbara Jones explains Natural Building meeting UK Building Regulations – Straw Works
ESBG2019 getting down with a ceilidh!

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