For over twenty years, The Reader has been building a community of Shared Reading groups across the UK and around the world. Here, people connect and share experiences using stories and poems. There is no pressure to talk or read aloud.Join Kate at the Guild Thursday 19th June and 3rd July at 6.30pm to discover more and meet like-minded people.Shared...
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 such as enamel. This...
Spend the day creating beautiful botanicals in pen and watercolour with Kate Dawes. A relaxed pen & watercolour workshop. Kate will show you different techniques of pen drawing along with how to overlay with 'dry' watercolour to create beautiful botanical art. All art materials are provided.The day will be split into two phases - firstly pen drawing and then 'dry' watercolour....
This day retreat offers an experiential day of mindfulness in which you can relax with like-minded people. You will experience a calm day in which you can step out of a busy life and enjoy a mindful day. During the day we will explore what Mindfulness really is all about, and how we can cultivate a mindfulness practice into our lives....
We’re back—and bigger than ever! Join us on Saturday, 5th July 2025, for an unforgettable celebration of storytelling, creativity, and the written word.This year’s festival is packed with exciting events, including:- Author talks, readings & interviews – Meet and chat with published writers across a wide range of genres:Chris McDonald (the path to publication)Rosanna McGlone (historical fiction)Adam Farrer (creative non fiction)Emma...
Summer jewellery class Tuesday 5th August, 10am-1pm is ideal for beginners to explore jewellery making with smaller class sizes. You may choose to make a complete piece during the 3 hour session such as a pendant or ring. If you are familiar with the workshop you might decide to learn how to combine techniques such as chainmaking and setting alongside your...
Summer jewellery class Wednesday 6 August, 7pm-10pm is ideal for beginners to explore jewellery making with smaller class sizes. You may choose to make a complete piece during the 3 hour session such as a pendant or ring. If you are familiar with the workshop you might decide to learn how to combine techniques such as chainmaking and setting alongside your...
A wonderful opportunity to introduce yourself to the world of jewellery making before our term starts. A ring is the base of many jewellery making designs so this is the perfect start of your making journey. So many components start as a ring so come along and make a set of stacking rings, a spinner ring, a Russian bangle set, a...
In 1894 French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason for selling military secrets to the Germans. Despite evidence that he was innocent, he remained in prison, many felt because of antisemitism. As controversy raged, novelist Emile Zola published a letter in the newspaper L’Aurore attacking the army for covering up its wrongful conviction. Would Dreyfus be exonerated? And...
A day to immerse your creativity using gemstones to add a splash of colour and sparkle to your jewellery. Bring along sea glass foraged on holiday, something special for a birthday or choose from the array on offer for sale at the Guild, the list is endless. Hannah will demonstrate a variety of setting styles from a uniform or freeform cabochon,...
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...
‘Man is wolf to man’ in the Tudor Court as personal desires intersect with politics & religion. The king needs a male heir & so wants to annul his twenty year marriage in order to marry Anne Boleyn. The lowly-born Thomas Cromwell is given the task of making this possible, despite opposition from the papacy & the political establishment. How...
Make a magnificent willow stag for your garden, not just for Christmas but will look lovely all lit up for the festive season.You will be led through the process step by step with written and verbal instructions and demonstrations. All materials provided.You will need some strength in your hands.Things to bring : A pair of secateurs, an apron and £10...
Explore the art of chainmaking. Discover unusual links, how to hinge, create movement in your work. A super opportunity to work on your soldering techniques which is a fundamental part of designing and making jewellery. The day will be led by your experience and design ideas.Images of work are made during Hannah’s previous classes.More Images on Facebook and InstagramAll tools are provided in our...
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...
William Morris was a frequent visitor to Manchester, and the only Morris & Co shop outside London was located on Albert Square. His now famous dictum: Do not have anything in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful, was first heard in Manchester. And the first of his explicitly socialist lectures Art,...
Make a magnificent stag's head to adorn your wall inside or out.You will be led through the process step by step with written and verbal instructions and demonstrations. All materials provided.You will need some strength in your hands.Things to bring : A pair of secateurs, an apron and £10 for materials.You will need to bring food for lunch, but tea...
Why not get creative in the run up to Christmas, learn a new skill, or dust off an old one, and make some gorgeous cards for friends and family? All materials are provided for you to create unique hand-lettered greetings cards and maybe even a decorated envelope.Use easy to follow step-by-step instructions for the lettering, a selection of embellishments for...
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.
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...
A day for all abilities of makers. Inspiration taken by the winter festivities. Design and make festive decorations, presents for family and friends, or just something special for yourself during the winter wonderland.Images of work are made during Hannah’s previous classes.More Images on Facebook and InstagramAll tools are provided in our fully equipped workshop. A wide variety of materials and gemstones are available...
A day for all abilities of makers. A day for catching up on your term’s projects, get your work finished, make presents for friends and family Design and make festive decorations, presents for family and friends, or just something special for yourself during the winter wonderland.Images of work are made during Hannah’s previous classes.More Images on Facebook and InstagramAll tools are provided in...
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...
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 wonderful opportunity to introduce yourself to the world of jewellery making before our term starts. A ring is the base of many jewellery making designs so this is the perfect start of your making journey. So many components start as a ring so come along and make a set of stacking rings, a spinner ring, a Russian bangle set,...
As Thomas Cromwell rises to greatness, Henry V111’s marriage to Anne Boleyn sours. The machinations that follow, engulf them all.Michael Tunnicliffe will give illustrated lectures on the history and theology of the period and Creina Mansfield will offer a literary analysis of Hilary Mantel’s Booker-prize winning novels.
Make a lovely frame basket from different colours and varieties of willow, sourced locally and from Somerset.You will be led through the process step by step with written and verbal instructions and demonstrations. All materials provided.You will need some strength in your hands.Things to bring : A pair of secateurs, an apron and £10 for materials.You will need to bring...
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...
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...
We will use an abstract representation of flowers, anywhere from dramatic to whimsical. It matters not if you think you can’t draw, this is not botanical painting. The flowers will then be complemented with various forms of lettering.The beauty of flowers and the coded communication of Floriography meets the beautiful lettering known as Calligraphy, for a day of relaxing and...
