'I've wanted to be a roof thatcher since I was a teenager – and will be until I retire'
More young people are pursuing highly skilled trades over higher education
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Homes with straw roofs have more appeal thanks to their eco credentials
Houses first had thatched roofs in the Stone Age. That's 10,000 years ago, but this craft is in the midst of a 21st-century renaissance, thanks to social media and concern for the planet.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Dorset fire chiefs issue advice to thatch property owners
DORSET fire chiefs have issued a warning to those living in thatched properties in the county in a bid to avoid costly blaze damage.
Source: dorsetecho.co.uk
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DORSET fire chiefs have issued a warning to those living in thatched properties in the county in a bid to avoid costly blaze damage.
Source: bridportnews.co.uk
Thatching industry faces straw shortage after poor weather
Thatching industry faces straw shortage after poor weather >More in Thatching straw being dried in traditional 'stooks' © Philip Clarke Two poor weather years and a move away from traditional long-stemmed winter wheat have been blamed for a shortage of thatching straw. The National Thatching Straw Growers Association (NTSGA) says there is a national shortage of good quality straw – whether combed or long straw. Thatching straw is a lot longer than straw from modern wheat varieties. The association said two successive wet autumns in ...
Source: fwi.co.uk