February workshops, Aberdeenshire

Update 21-Feb: See new post with revised schedule


This month's workshops with Caroline in Aberdeenshire are this weekend, 21-23rd February. All sessions, except weapons, are at Balvack.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons, Fetternear Hall - entry via the "front" door.
Saturday and Sunday sessions are 1-4pm & 5:30-8:30pm.


The price is £20 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday.

Aberdeenshire January workshops

The first workshops of 2020 with Caroline in Aberdeenshire are this weekend, 17-19th January. All sessions, except weapons, are at Balvack.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons, Fetternear Hall - entry via the "front" door not the kitchen
Saturday and Sunday sessions are 1-4pm & 5:30-8:30pm.


The price is £20 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other question.

Thursdays at Monymusk

Here's the rota for Thursday sessions at Monymusk. As usual we'll be in the Small Hall 6:30-8:45pm and Large Hall 8:45-9:30pm except where listed. The price is £30 for 10 weeks or £5/£3.50 per week.

9-Jan     Sandy   6:30-9:30 (small hall)
16-Jan   Anneke
23-Jan   Davina
30-Jan   Marie
6-Feb    Janet
13-Feb  Paolo     8-10 only (small hall)
20-Feb  Sandy Anneke
27-Feb  Anneke  Sandy     8-10 only (small hall)
5-Mar    Davina
12-Mar  Marie

If you can't make the session that you're due to lead then please contact someone on the list to arrange a swap.

Thursday sessions at Monymusk

There is no Thursday session this week as the hall is being used as a polling station. Next week, 19th December, is the last session of the year and we're in the small hall 6:30-9:30pm as the bowlers will be in the main hall.
We'll restart in the New Year on 9th January which is also a bowling night, so we'll be in the small hall again and then back to the usual rooms on the 16th.

Aberdeenshire workshops this weekend

The final workshops of 2019 with Caroline in Aberdeenshire are this weekend, 6-8th December. The Weapons session is at Fetternear Hall, all other workshops are at Balvack. Great River students of any level are particularly welcome to the Saturday sessions.

Please bring all weapons on Friday and note that due to the refurbishment of the hall entry will be through the main "front" door, not the kitchen.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons
Saturday 1-4pm: Short Form, and related study
Saturday 5:30-8:30pm: Partnerwork
Sunday 1-4pm: Long Form
Sunday 5.30-8.30pm: Advanced Studies and Dance

The price is £18 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other question.

REVISED - September workshops, Aberdeenshire

UPDATE 5 Sep:  Friday will be weapons practice, sharing hall cost; Saturday afternoon meet-up at Anneke's; no Sunday sessions. Click here for info.

The next workshops with Caroline in Aberdeenshire are this weekend, 6-8th September. The Weapons session is at Fetternear Hall, all other workshops are at Balvack. Great River students of any level are particularly welcome to the Saturday sessions.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons
Saturday 1-4pm: Short Form, and related study
Saturday 5:30-8:30pm: Partnerwork
Sunday 1-4pm: Long Form
Sunday 5.30-8.30pm: Advanced Studies and Dance

The price is £18 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other question.

Dates for all the 2019 workshops are available here.

Aberdeenshire Autumn Workshops-updated

Caroline's next visit to Aberdeenshire is on 6-8th September. The weekend will follow the usual workshop format. We'll also be going on our annual fungi foray on Monday 9th. Let Caroline or me know if you'd like to come along.

The October workshop is the annual 3 day intensive with Mark at Fetternear Hall 12-14th October, with a session on the evening of the 11th for those studying weapons. The summer workshop in Kingston was interesting and deep work but technique-light, so I'd really encourage any of the Aberdeenshire students, past or present, regardless of level of experience* , to come along on the Saturday afternoon to share this great teaching with a group of other lovely people. Then stay for as many sessions as you can...
All the details are available here, but feel free to contact me if you need any further information or help.

Caroline's remaining workshops of 2019 are 8-10th November and 6-8th December. 2020 dates will be scheduled around Oct/Nov time so please let Caroline know if there are weekends you would prefer her to avoid if possible.

* update: subject to having covered key elements of the syllabus - please talk to your instructor for more information and to discuss suitability. New beginners or students with less experience are encouraged to attend the monthly Saturday sessions with Caroline which cover Short Form and related Partnerwork.

Thursdays at Monymusk until October

Thursday sessions at Monymusk restart this week 6:30-9:30pm as usual. The price for 10 weeks is £30 or £5/£3.50 if paying weekly

8  Aug   Marie      main hall
15 Aug  Paolo     main hall
22 Aug  Sandy    main hall
29 Aug  Anneke  main hall
5 Sep   Davina
12 Sep  Janet
19 Sep  Marie
26 Sep  Paolo
3 Oct   Sandy
10 Oct  Anneke

If you can't make the session that you're due to lead then please contact someone on the list to arrange a swap.

Partnerwork workshop Friday evening

At Leander Sea Scout Hut, 7-10pm is or traditional starter session to warm up the venue, stepping partnerwork,  all students welcome. I will be at the venue form 5pm to set up, folks are welcome to join me from then, please come to the road side gate, not the riverside entrance, as we can't use this door. All details are here on the blog, to the right.

June workshops in Aberdeenshire

The Aberdeenshire workshops with Caroline are this weekend, 21st-23rd June.
The Friday session is at Fetternear Hall, Saturday is at Anneke's place near Finzean, and Sunday sessions are at Balvack. Great River students of any level are particularly welcome to the Saturday sessions.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons
Saturday 1-4pm: Short Form, and related study
Saturday 5:30-8:30pm: Partnerwork
Sunday 1-4pm: Long Form
Sunday 5.30-8.30pm: Advanced Studies and Dance

The price is £18 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need addresses or travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other questions.

Thursdays at Monymusk

Thursday sessions at Monymusk continue 6:30-9:30pm until 11th July then we'll have a break for the summer intensive. Sessions are planned to restart on 8th August. The price for 7 weeks is £20 or £5/3.50 if paying weekly. Here's the rota

30-May Janet
06-Jun Marie
13-Jun Paolo
20-Jun Sandy       main hall
27-Jun Anneke    main hall
04-Jul Davina      main hall
11-Jul Janet         main hall

If you can't make the session that you're due to lead then please contact someone on the list to arrange a swap.

May workshops in Aberdeenshire

The next workshops with Caroline in Aberdeenshire are this weekend, 17-19th May. The Weapons session is at Fetternear Hall, all other workshops are at Balvack. Great River students of any level are particularly welcome to the Saturday sessions.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons
Saturday 1-4pm: Short Form, and related study
Saturday 5:30-8:30pm: Partnerwork
Sunday 1-4pm: Long Form
Sunday 5.30-8.30pm: Advanced Studies and Dance

The price is £18 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other question.

Dates for all the 2019 workshops are available here.

Aberdeenshire April workshops

The next workshops with Caroline in Aberdeenshire are this weekend, 12-14th April. The Weapons session is at Fetternear Hall, all other workshops are at Balvack. Great River students of any level are particularly welcome to the Saturday sessions.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons
Saturday 1-4pm: Short Form, and related study
Saturday 5:30-8:30pm: Partnerwork
Sunday 1-4pm: Long Form
Sunday 5.30-8.30pm: Advanced Studies and Dance

The price is £18 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other question.

Dates for all the 2019 workshops are available here.

March workshops in Aberdeenshire

The March workshops with Caroline in Aberdeenshire are this weekend, 15-17th. The Weapons session is at Fetternear Hall, all other workshops are at Balvack. Great River students of any level are particularly welcome to the Saturday sessions.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons
Saturday 1-4pm: Short Form, and related study
Saturday 5:30-8:30pm: Partnerwork
Sunday 1-4pm: Long Form
Sunday 5.30-8.30pm: Advanced Studies and Dance

The price is £18 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other question.

Dates for all the 2019 workshops are available here.

Aberdeenshire workshops - February

The next Aberdeenshire workshops with Caroline are this weekend, 15-17th February. The Weapons session is at Fetternear Hall, all other workshops are at Balvack. Great River students of any level are particularly welcome to the Saturday sessions.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons
Saturday 1-4pm: Short Form, and related study
Saturday 5:30-8:30pm: Partnerwork
Sunday 1-4pm: Long Form
Sunday 5.30-8.30pm: Advanced Studies and Dance

The price is £18 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other question.

Dates for all the 2019 workshops are available here.

Thursday sessions

Thursday sessions at Monymusk restart this week a little earlier as agreed i.e. 630-8:45 in the small hall and then 8:45-9:30 in the main hall except where listed. The price for 10 weeks is £30 or £5 if paying weekly.

10-Jan Janet 6:30-9:30pm Main Hall 
17-Jan Marie  Cancelled
24-Jan Paolo
31-Jan Scott
07-Feb Anneke
14-Feb Davina
21-Feb Janet
28-Feb Marie
07-Mar Paolo
14-Mar Sandy 8-10pm only Small Hall 

 If you can't make the session that you're due to lead then please contact someone on the list to arrange a swap.

January workshops with Caroline

Aberdeenshire workshops with Caroline are next weekend, 11-13th January.
The Weapons session is at Fetternear Hall, all other workshops are at Balvack. Great River students of any level are particularly welcome to the Saturday sessions.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons
Saturday 1-4pm: Short Form, and related study
Saturday 5:30-8:30pm: Partnerwork
Sunday 1-4pm: Long Form
Sunday 5.30-8.30pm: Advanced Studies and Dance

The price is £18 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other questions

December workshops, Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire workshops with Caroline are this weekend, 7-9th December.
The Weapons session is at Fetternear Hall, all other workshops are at Balvack. Great River students of any level are particularly welcome to the Saturday sessions.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons
Saturday 1-4pm: Short Form, and related study
Saturday 5:30-8:30pm: Partnerwork
Sunday 1-4pm: Long Form
Sunday 5.30-8.30pm: Advanced Studies and Dance

The price is £18 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other questions.

November Aberdeenshire workshops

Aberdeenshire workshops with Caroline are this weekend, 9-11th November.
The Weapons session is at Fetternear Hall, all other workshops are at Balvack. Great River students of any level are particularly welcome to the Saturday sessions.

Friday 6:30-9:30pm: Weapons
Saturday 1-4pm: Short Form, and related study
Saturday 5:30-8:30pm: Partnerwork
Sunday 1-4pm: Long Form
Sunday 5.30-8.30pm: Advanced Studies and Dance

The price is £18 (concessions £12) per 3 hr session. Please bring food to share on Saturday and Sunday. Get in touch with your instructor if you need travel directions or feel free to contact me with any other questions.

Thursdays at Monymusk

Here's the revised rota for Thursday sessions until the end of the year. As usual we'll be in the Small Hall 7-9pm and Large Hall 9-10pm at Monymusk except where listed. The price is £30 for 9 weeks or £5/week.

18-Oct  ~
25-Oct  Davina
01-Nov Marie
08-Nov Janet     8-10 only (small hall) 
15-Nov Paolo
22-Nov Scott     8-10 only (small hall) 
29-Nov Anneke
06-Dec Davina  8-10 only (small hall)
13-Dec Sandy   7-10 main hall

If you can't make the session that you're due to lead then please contact someone on the list to arrange a swap.