LEARN BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE WITH EMMA
Thursday 15 January - Thursday 5 March (No class on 29 January & 12 February) | 7.30-8.30pm
Tickets £60
*This is a Guest Hire Event
During this 6 week course you’ll explore the basics—fingerspelling, greetings, numbers, food, family and more—in a fun, friendly space.
Drawing the Land and Sky for 18+ yrs
Monday 19 January | 10am-1pm
Cost £25 full, £22.50 concession | Tutor Elaine Harkness
Hands-on drawing workshop exploring landscapes, teaching how to simplify scenes and convey mood and depth through tone and composition. Suitable for beginners and intermediate artists who want to build confidence in drawing natural scenes.
Mums Meet and Make | Silk Painting
Thursday 22 January | 9.30–11am
Cost £10 | Tutor Elaine Harkness
Create a beautiful hand-painted silk piece while enjoying a relaxing, creative morning.
5 Week Throwing Courses for Beginners & Improvers | Series 1 for 18+ yrs
Wednesday 28 January - 25 February | 7-9pm
Cost £160 full, £145 concession per series including materials | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Learn the fundamentals of pottery throwing, mastering techniques such as centering, opening out, and pulling up to craft a variet of pots, including mugs and bowls. All piece are professionally fired and glazed, ready for collection at a later date.
5 Week Throwing Courses for Beginners & Improvers | Series 2 for 18+ yrs
Thursday 29 January – 26 February | 10.30am-12.30pm
Cost £160 full, £145 concession per series including materials | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Learn the fundamentals of pottery throwing, mastering techniques such as centering, opening out, and pulling up to craft a variet of pots, including mugs and bowls. All piece are professionally fired and glazed, ready for collection at a later date.
5 Week Throwing Courses for Beginners & Improvers | Series 3 for 18+ yrs
Thursday 29 January – 26 February | 7-9pm
Cost £160 full, £145 concession per series including materials | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Learn the fundamentals of pottery throwing, mastering techniques such as centering, opening out, and pulling up to craft a variet of pots, including mugs and bowls. All piece are professionally fired and glazed, ready for collection at a later date
5 Week Hand Building Courses for Beginners & Improvers | Series 1 for 18+ yrs
Thursday 29 January – 26 February | 2.30-4.30pm
Cost £160 full, £145 concession per series including materials | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Learn the basics of hand-building in clay, experimenting with slab construction, coiling, pinching, and press moulds, then enhance your pieces with vibrant underglazes
Mums Meet and Make | Ceramic Floral Candle Holders
Wednesday 11 February | 9.30–11am
Cost £10 | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Shape and decorate your own ceramic floral candle holder in this calming hands-on workshop.
Urban Landscapes | Pen and Watercolour for 18+ yrs
Thursday 12 February | 10am-1pm
Cost £25 full, £22.50 concession | Tutor Elaine Harkness
Learn to capture streets and buildings, exploring perspective, structure, expressive colour and line to bring scenes vividly to life. Suitable for beginners and intermediate artists who want to build confidence in drawing natural scenes.
4 Week Sunshine and Storm for 18+ yrs
Thursday 19, 26 February & 5, 12 March | 7-9pm
Cost £85 full, £77 concession | Tutor Sarah Carrington
Explore painting local coastlines in acrylics and mixed media, capturing varied weather through guided demonstrations, creating a series of landscapes from storms to calm sunshine.
Hand-Coloured Lino Print for 18+ yrs
Saturday 21 February | 10.30am-3pm
£55 full, £50 concession | Tutor Ivan Frew
Develop your skills in this traditional relief print making technique with Ivan Frew. Inspired by Eleanor Wheeler’s exhibition, create multiple copies or an ‘edition’ of work. Explore single-colour linocut and advanced techniques including reduction and multi-block printing.
Fused Glass Spring Birds Mobile or Plant Pot Stakes for 18+ yrs
Saturday 21 February | 10am-12noon
Cost £50 full, £45 concession | Tutor Natasha Duddy
Create beautiful glass Spring birds and enjoy mesmerising colours as the light reflects and penetrates through your chosen colours as a mobile or plant pot stake.
4 Week Stitch Together | Applique Spring Birds for 18+ yrs
Thursday 26 February & 5, 12, 19 March | 10am-12.30pm
Cost £60 full, £55 concession | Tutor Helen Walshaw
Create collage-style appliqué and stitched artworks of your favourite garden birds, using fabric scraps, simple embroidery, and inspiration from photos, books, and templates. Feel free to bring pictures and a handy pair of tweezers (for positioning), otherwise all the materials will be provided.
Animal Tiles for 18+ yrs
Saturday 28 February | 10am-4pm | Cost £50 full, £45 concession | Tutor Eleanor Wheeler
A wonderful opportunity to work with our current exhibiting artist. Eleanor will guide you through drawing and print to create your own designs based around animals, birds and natural forms. You will then use bas relief and decorative sgrafitto techniques to produce a decorative ceramic tile.
Silver Stacking Rings for 18+ yrs
Saturday 28 February | 10am-4pm | Cost £85 full,
£80 concession | Tutor Diane Lyness
Learn traditional jewellery techniques including piercing, soldering, shaping, texturing and polishing to craft a beautiful pair of silver stacking rings under the expert guidance of goldsmith Diane Lyness. No previous experience is required. Bring an apron to protect clothing.
Sculpt Yout Pet for 18+ yrs
Saturday 7 March | 10am-1pm |
Cost £45 full, £40 concession |Tutor Fiona Shannon
Create a charming clay sculpture of your dog or cat, bringing your pet’s personality and character vividly to life through hands-on artistry. Please bring a picture of your pet for reference.
Wool Felt Your Inner Goddess for 18+ yrs
Saturday 7 March | 10am-12.30pm
Cost £40 full, £36 concession | Tutor Carolyn Faith
Celebrate International Women’s Day and create a unique needle-felted goddess figurine, decorating it with colourful merino wool, threads, and ribbons.
Fused Glass Draped Pots for 18+ yrs
Saturday 7 March | 10am-12.30pm
Cost £50 full, £45 concession | Tutor Natasha Duddy
Design and create your own beautiful glass art pot, inspired by bold colours and geometric shapes.
Capturing Light with Oils for 18+ yrs
Thursday 12 March | 10am–1pm | Cost £25 full,
£22.50 concession | Tutor Elaine Harkness
Bring your paintings to life in this hands-on workshop, learning to capture the magic of light and atmosphere. Discover how to use colour, value, and layering to create depth, mood, and luminous effects in your work.
Sculpt a Window Box Planter for 18+ yrs
Saturday 14 March | 10.30am–12.30pm |
Cost £45 full, £40 concession | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Spend a mindful morning with ceramicist Fiona as she teaches simple hand-building techniques and design tips to help you craft your own unique window planter, ready for spring blooms.
Mums Meet and Make | Baby Bunting
Wednesday 18 March | 9.30–11.30am
Cost £10 | Tutor Rachael from Little Perch Design
Learn simple sewing techniques to craft a string of handmade bunting for your baby’s room.
Fused Glass Easter Egg Decorations for 18+ yrs
Wednesday 1 April | 6.30-8.30pm
Cost £50 full, £45.00 concession | Tutor Natasha Duddy
Design and produce three unique glass egg decorations to decorate your home.
5 Week Throwing Courses for Beginners & Improvers | Series 4 for 18+ yrs
Wednesday 8 April – 6 May | 7-9pm
Cost £160 full, £145 concession per series including materials | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Learn the fundamentals of pottery throwing, mastering techniques such as centering, opening out, and pulling up to craft a variet of pots, including mugs and bowls. All piece are professionally fired and glazed, ready for collection at a later date
5 Week Hand Building Courses for Beginners & Improvers | Series 2 for 18+ yrs
Thursday 9 April – 7 May | 2.30-4.30pm
Cost £160 full, £145 concession per series including materials | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Learn the basics of hand-building in clay, experimenting with slab construction, coiling, pinching, and press moulds, then enhance your pieces with vibrant underglazes
5 Week Throwing Courses for Beginners & Improvers | Series 5 for 18+ yrs
Thursday 9 April – 7 May | 10.30am-12.30pm
Cost £160 full, £145 concession per series including materials | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Learn the fundamentals of pottery throwing, mastering techniques such as centering, opening out, and pulling up to craft a variet of pots, including mugs and bowls. All piece are professionally fired and glazed, ready for collection at a later date
Tiffany Glass Floating Fish for 18+ yrs
Saturday 18 April | 10.30am-3.30pm
Cost £65 full, £60 concession | Tutor E-J McCartney
A wonderful daylong introduction to Tiffany glass making for beginners and experienced glass enthusiasts to create beautiful, delicate floating fish.
Mums Meet and Make | Beginners Landscape Painting
Wednesday 22 April | 9.30–11.30am
Cost £10 | Tutor Claire Steele
Explore colour and brushwork as you create your own painted landscape in this gentle beginner-friendly session.
