In this session we learn how to paint a watercolour portrait using a three-layer technique for showing the dark and light areas of the face. Friday 25th October, 4 pm – 6:30 pmOur technique has several steps. We are all starting from the same pencil sketch. A good sketch that shows the three-dimensionality of the face is needed for making a watercolour...
We hope you can join us at the Guild Cafe for coffee and a good chat with new friends. First Wednesday of the month.The next meet-up takes place on Wednesday 6th November, 13.30-15.00Find friendship, fun and support in our welcoming social groupWe are a Dementia friendly charity so this group is suitable for people living with memory loss and a chance...
A day to design and make beautiful jewellery from silver, copper, brass or gold. We welcome complete beginners and more competent makers to this class. Working with an array of tools and techniques to create your designs in our workshop. Take opportunity to explore colour by adding gemstones, marrying different metals or adding decorative features to work. This class is suitable...
Churches are often the oldest buildings in a settlement due to their importance historically and socially within a community. They are full of symbols patterns and art. This day course will explain the history and design of English Christian ecclesiastical buildings.Many religious buildings were built at a time when few people could read so they are full of images and...
What are the origins of human beings? What do we know about the earliest humans? That we are able to provide at last partial answers to these questions is due to the efforts of scientists and archaeologists working in locations - many of them remote - across the globe. This talk is an introduction to those discoveries. We will look at the unearthing of the first human remains through to the 'bog bodies' of...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels.In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of our...
Make a magnificent willow stag's head to adorn your wall inside or out. This is a fairly full on course and you will need good movement in your hands. Please bring a pair of secateurs, an apron and £10 for materials.
A lettering and pen Play Day, looking at the more playful side of calligraphy.Beginner, always fancied trying calligraphy? Have a taste of this fascinating subject. Card-maker? Enhance your lettering skills and take home some new ideas. Calligraphy can be used in a variety of ways, combined with a little rule-breaking, great things can happen!
This one day workshop will explore an Italian film while practising the language. The viewing of the film will be in fact accompanied by activities devised to comment on the film in an interactive way. Intermediate level at least required, but everybody is welcome. (Film with subtitles in English or Italian)C'e Ancora domaniYou really cannot miss this film! A black-and-white,...
24 November 2024, full day enamel workshop with Hannah
Peat bogs are present all over northern Europe, and in this talk, local historian and author John Wallace discusses their formation, location, composition and the bodies that they have yielded over the centuries, from Denmark and the Soviet Union to the United Kingdom and England - in particular Shropshire and the North West.This talk will also provide a general introduction to the...
The evening will be nine (not surprisingly!) ten-minute sessions including stand-up comedy, art at Christmas, theatre, and some beautiful singers. Varied, entertaining and something to put you in a festive mood.Full programme HERETickets are £15 with mulled wine and a mince pie.The evening is in aid of Wilmslow Wells, https://wilmslowwells.org/. We provide clean water, hygiene and sanitation for drought-stricken areas of Africa....
These sessions will continue from the initial 8 or 10 week course. We will continue to look and develop how we manage our thoughts and live our life through Mindfulness. You will learn to:Be present and develop a regular Mindfulness practice.Be less judgmental of ourselves and others.Be kind to ourselves and othersManage the Difficulties which present themselves in our livesDevelop acceptance...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels.In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of our...
The Guild Players, Acting and Drama Group are seeking talented performers of all ages and experience to join our cast for the upcoming production of Aladdin. This festive pantomime, written by Norman Robbins, will be staged at the Guild Theatre this Christmas. Whether you're an aspiring actor or a behind-the-scenes enthusiast, we invite you to be part of this festive pantomime.Performances...
This workshop is FREE and is jointly sponsored by the Guild and the facilitator who is donating her time without a fee. For the past few years, we’ve been running highly successful one day workshops in Writing for Wellbeing. People have loved them and often asked for more. So, we’re responding for the second year running with another Encore Saturday Session,...
Originating in the 16th century, this script was popularised by the writing masters of the time. It was used in French schools to teach cursive writing and used by clerks for legal documents until type became more widely used.This is a decorative, hand-written style suitable for many purposes and can be accompanied by delicate floral decoration.
This course is suitable for beginners and to those with some jewellery making experience. Making a ring is a great project to lay some firm foundations in jewellery making. You will learn a wide range of jewellery making skills such as: • Piercing • Filing • Annealing • Soldering • Basic Forming • Basic hammering • Texturing • Polishing •...
This years new year lunch will tale place at the Alderley Edge Hotel, SK9 7BJ on Thursday 30th January, 12 for 12.30 start. The afternoon includes a floral demo by the fabulous Mark Entwistle titled "This, that and a bit of the other" Please book your place though this page and let Ros know your meal choice by calling her on...
A bangle is the jewellery equivalent of that little black dress everyone should have in their cupboard. It is a great project to lay some firm foundations in jewellery making. You will learn a wide range of jewellery making skills such as: • Piercing • Filing • Annealing • Soldering • Basic Forming • Basic hammering • Texturing • Polishing •...
This one day workshop will explore an Italian film while practising the language. The viewing of the film will be in fact accompanied by activities devised to comment on the film in an interactive way. Intermediate level at least required, but everybody is welcome. (Film with subtitles in English or Italian)Film details will appear here soon, keep checking back.
Make a willow chicken or cockerel on this one day course. This is a fairly full on course and you will need good movement and strength in your hands. Please bring a pair of secateurs, an apron and £10 for materials
Taking place 10am-1pm on Saturday 1st and 8th March 2025. Learn how to make jewellery using epoxy resin. You will be taught how to mix, pour and cast resin using a range of molds and materials. You will be able to produce a range of items, for example: rings, earrings, pendants. This course is run over two separate Saturdays giving the...
On this course you will make a sitting hare for garden or home. This is a fairly full on course and you will need good movement and strength in your hands.Please bring a pair of secateurs, an apron and £10 for materials
This one day workshop will explore an Italian film while practising the language. The viewing of the film will be in fact accompanied by activities devised to comment on the film in an interactive way. Intermediate level at least required, but everybody is welcome. (Film with subtitles in English or Italian)Film details will appear here soon, keep checking back.
Have you ever noticed how sometimes when you are writing, the more you struggle, the more difficult it is to find the words? Paradoxically, some of the best pieces are those that come with almost no effort. You may have wondered why some days you can sweat over the keyboard for hours, only to produce an awkward paragraph or two. On...
This class is suitable for both beginners and those with some experience. Learn to make your own chains, whether to incorporate into another piece of jewellery or as a stand-alone chain. Exploring modern chain making ideas in depth and create a truly one-off necklace. You will begin by looking at a number of handmade chain examples, focusing on the movement,...