Guild Events and Day Schools

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...

In this mindful, in-person botanical drawing class, you’ll learn how to draw a flower or leaf directly from life using graphite and coloured pencils. You’ll be guided step by step to build a beautiful drawing that captures the delicate wonders of spring.We’ll begin by learning how to draw tonally using...

In this mindful, in-person botanical drawing class, you’ll learn how to draw a flower or leaf directly from life using graphite and coloured pencils. You’ll be guided step by step to build a beautiful drawing that captures the delicate wonders of spring.We’ll begin by learning how to draw tonally using graphite, focusing on light, shadow, and form. From there, you’ll...

Transform the Way You Move and Live.  This transformative course is rooted in the proven principles of the Alexander Technique and is designed to help you move, sit, stand, and live with significantly greater ease. By changing how you use your body, you can fundamentally change how you meet the challenges of daily life. Throughout this weekly course, you will...

Transform the Way You Move and Live.  This transformative course is rooted in the proven principles of the Alexander Technique and is designed to help you move, sit, stand, and live with significantly greater ease. By changing how you use your body, you can fundamentally change how you meet the challenges of daily life. Throughout this weekly course, you will...

Transform the Way You Move and Live.  This transformative course is rooted in the proven principles of the Alexander Technique and is designed to help you move, sit, stand, and live with significantly greater ease. By changing how you use your body, you can fundamentally change how you meet the challenges of daily life. Throughout this weekly course, you will...

Membership of the local amateur drama society has dwindled to four. Time for dramatic action. There's only one thing that sells tickets these days—sex. But how will the locals react to the promise of a sizzling sex comedy? All is revealed in this now classic fast-paced comedy of an am-dram...

Membership of the local amateur drama society has dwindled to four. Time for dramatic action. There's only one thing that sells tickets these days—sex. But how will the locals react to the promise of a sizzling sex comedy? All is revealed in this now classic fast-paced comedy of an am-dram in trouble by David Tristram.9 to 11 April Tickets on sale...

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...

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 • Twisting •...

Transform the Way You Move and Live.  This transformative course is rooted in the proven principles of the Alexander Technique and is designed to help you move, sit, stand, and live with significantly greater ease. By changing how you use your body, you can fundamentally change how you meet the challenges of daily life. Throughout this weekly course, you will...

Transform the Way You Move and Live.  This transformative course is rooted in the proven principles of the Alexander Technique and is designed to help you move, sit, stand, and live with significantly greater ease. By changing how you use your body, you can fundamentally change how you meet the challenges of daily life. Throughout this weekly course, you will...

Handmade photography refers to photographic processes used prior to the invention of analogue film. These often forgotten processes allow us to print physical objects using natural sunlight. Anna Atkins, the first woman to publish a photographic book, used cyanotype chemicals (now most commonly recognised as architectural blue prints) to print...

Handmade photography refers to photographic processes used prior to the invention of analogue film. These often forgotten processes allow us to print physical objects using natural sunlight. Anna Atkins, the first woman to publish a photographic book, used cyanotype chemicals (now most commonly recognised as architectural blue prints) to print and catalogue seaweed species found around the coast of the...

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...

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...

The Gardening club will be holding its annual plant sale on Saturday April 25th from 10am to 12 noon in the main hall at the Guild. (SK9 5HD) The plants for sale are donated by members of the gardening club and there is always an eclectic mix of plants from...

Plant Sale

2026-04-25

The Gardening club will be holding its annual plant sale on Saturday April 25th from 10am to 12 noon in the main hall at the Guild. (SK9 5HD) The plants for sale are donated by members of the gardening club and there is always an eclectic mix of plants from some quite common ones to rare treasures. There is something for everyone...

A day to learn new jewellery skills, concentrating on stone setting.  If you are new to jewellery making you can use a cabochon semi precious stone in a rub over setting.  If you would like to push your skills you can learn how to do a flush setting or use...

A day to learn new jewellery skills, concentrating on stone setting.  If you are new to jewellery making you can use a cabochon semi precious stone in a rub over setting.  If you would like to push your skills you can learn how to do a flush setting or use gravers to do star setting.  Gravers will be available to...

2026 Open Exhibition ‘GARDEN’Artists are asked to respond to the theme ‘Garden’ for an exhibition at The Guild for Lifelong Learning at the end of the summer term.The full brief can be found on Google Drive Submission guidelines can be found on Google Driveor we can email a copy on requestDeadline for submissions...

Open Exhibition

2026-05-01

2026 Open Exhibition ‘GARDEN’Artists are asked to respond to the theme ‘Garden’ for an exhibition at The Guild for Lifelong Learning at the end of the summer term.The full brief can be found on Google Drive Submission guidelines can be found on Google Driveor we can email a copy on requestDeadline for submissions Friday 1st May 2026Exhibition runs 1st June—10th July 2026Private View...

Transform the Way You Move and Live.  This transformative course is rooted in the proven principles of the Alexander Technique and is designed to help you move, sit, stand, and live with significantly greater ease. By changing how you use your body, you can fundamentally change how you meet the challenges of daily life. Throughout this weekly course, you will...

Transform the Way You Move and Live.  This transformative course is rooted in the proven principles of the Alexander Technique and is designed to help you move, sit, stand, and live with significantly greater ease. By changing how you use your body, you can fundamentally change how you meet the challenges of daily life. Throughout this weekly course, you will...

A day to immerse your creativity in the jewellery workshop.  Use texture, foldforming, and gemstones to add a splash of colour to your jewellery.  Bring along foraged leaf skeletons from winter walks, sea glass from your holiday, something special for a birthday or choose from the array on offer for...

A day to immerse your creativity in the jewellery workshop.  Use texture, foldforming, and gemstones to add a splash of colour to your jewellery.  Bring along foraged leaf skeletons from winter walks, sea glass from your holiday, something special for a birthday or choose from the array on offer for sale at the Guild, the list is endless.  Hannah will...

Transform the Way You Move and Live.  This transformative course is rooted in the proven principles of the Alexander Technique and is designed to help you move, sit, stand, and live with significantly greater ease. By changing how you use your body, you can fundamentally change how you meet the challenges of daily life. Throughout this weekly course, you will...

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...

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.

A day to immerse your creativity in the jewellery workshop.  Enamelling is a fun way to add colour to your work with no prior experience needed.  You will be introduced to several processes including sifting, stencilling, scrafito, blending, cloisonné, image transfer and you can choose how you use these within your...

A day to immerse your creativity in the jewellery workshop.  Enamelling is a fun way to add colour to your work with no prior experience needed.  You will be introduced to several processes including sifting, stencilling, scrafito, blending, cloisonné, image transfer and you can choose how you use these within your work.  Copper shapes are available to purchase at a small cost...

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...

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...

Come Share a Passion for Writing, Reading, and Performing!Welcome to the booking page for the Wilmslow Festival of Writing, taking place on July 4th, 2026, at The Guild for Lifelong Learning in Wilmslow. We've got an exciting line-up of events, workshops, talks, and performances that you won't want to miss!About...

Come Share a Passion for Writing, Reading, and Performing!Welcome to the booking page for the Wilmslow Festival of Writing, taking place on July 4th, 2026, at The Guild for Lifelong Learning in Wilmslow. We've got an exciting line-up of events, workshops, talks, and performances that you won't want to miss!About the Festival:The Wilmslow Festival of Writing is a full-day celebration...