According to Mr Dodson the last three harvests have been very bad for straw growers. "The winter of 2023 was very wet, which meant that yields were down around 40%. So there is a real shortage of ...

Supplies of straw for thatched roofs are low due to three poor harvests, says a thatcher A thatcher with a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw had caused problems for ...

A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape.

A NEW school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape.

A thatcher with a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw had caused problems for his industry. Chris Dodson, who runs a thatching company based in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire ...

A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape.

Supplies of straw for thatched roofs are low due to three poor harvests, says a thatcher. Emma Howgego. BBC political reporter, Cambridgeshire. Published. 29 January 2025.