ArtWeeks at the Sylva Wood Centre
It’s just two weeks to go until we open the doors of the Sylva Wood Centre for Oxfordshire ArtWeeks: 14-22 May. We look forward to welcoming you.
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Students visit Wood Centre
Last week we were pleased to welcome to the Sylva Wood Centre staff and 19 students undertaking their second year studies for the Foundation Degree (FdA) at Rycotewood Furniture Centre, Oxford City College.
Philip Koomen appointed as special advisor
We are delighted to announce that Dr Philip Koomen has been appointed as the Sylva Foundation’s Furniture and Wood Special Advisor.
Innovate UK Funding to boost UK hardwood supply chains
We are pleased to be part of a Grown in Britain consortium, led by English Woodlands Timber, that has been awarded funding by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, to explore how hardwood supply chains in the UK could be improved.
Wood Centre sign takes shape
Work is underway to design and build a sculptural entrance sign for our newly opened-centre for innovation and enterprise in wood.
Sylva Wood Centre to feature in BBC Countryfile
We are excited to be featuring in the BBC One programme Countryfile this coming Sunday at 19:00.
Ted Dorey gift to Sylva Wood Centre
The Sylva Foundation has been granted a legacy by Edward (Ted) Dorey, a lifelong professional woodworker, who has also gifted an immediate donation of wood and woodworking machinery.
Wood and Trees – War and Remembrance
Sylva CEO Dr Gabriel Hemery joined artists Paul Gough and Gail Ritchie to discuss the meaning of trees and wood in war and peacetime for BBC Radio 3′s Free Thinking. Listen Again.
A major gift to Sylva to develop a centre for innovation in home-grown wood
The Sylva Foundation has been gifted land and buildings to develop a centre for innovation in home-grown wood. The generous gift from a private donor was given to help the charity develop . . .
The Hereford Bull naming ceremony
The Hereford Bull, a new boat built by T Nielsen in the traditional style of a Wye Trow, was named at a ceremony in Hereford City centre on 12th May. The Trow included timber from our OneOak project, which was used to make the Transom Beam. Watch a short film showing the naming ceremony: Read…