6 Week Fused Glass Workshop learning how to create beautiful fused glass pieces, run by Helen from The Butterfly Effects Studio, starts tonight, Feb 5th from 6.30 – 8.30 at at The Hall Cherington, Stourton and Sutton under Brailes

£100 for all 6 sessions, covering all tuition & guidance, and use of equipment. Glass materials purchased from the tutor, amount will vary based on size/type of piece being made.

You will learn how to cut and layer glass safely, how to add metals and wires, and how to create bubbles in the glass or an embossed/ textured surface. Also how to use a microwave kiln to fire small items and how to drill or grind your pieces.

You will be able to create items including: candle or tealight holders, jewellery, soap & trinket dishes, larger platters, tiered cake stands, clocks, free-standing panels, greeting cards, seasonal or garden decorations etc…

If you are interested in joining this workshop please contact Helen on hc90352@gmail.com or ring 07716636367

If you can you spare a morning to join the Aspirational Plan Working Party in hedging work on the Playing Field at The hall at 10.00 on Saturday Feb 10th then you will receive a delicious bacon bap for your efforts!

It’s coffee morning at The Hall next Saturday and if you feel like putting in a shift to help the working party Christine Dudfield will reward you with a tasty bacon bap!

Work planned includes:

• Coppicing the existing hedge
• Planting the gaps with young whips, spiral guards and canes
• Removing part of the division fence
• Making a bonfire
• Cleaning and maintenance of the playground equipment
• Removing Rubbish

Alan Perkins is bringing a digger so it won’t be all hard manual labour!

Useful tools to bring along include spades, loppers, secateurs, brooms and rakes.

Work will likely finish at lunch time and reconvene at a further date depending on progress made.

For more information contact Jim Walton.

There will be a talk by the artist Alison Hulme on her life working with textiles at The Hall on Thursday 21st March, followed by a Full Day Screen Printing Workshop on 22nd.

See Below for Details.

  Thursday 21 March 2024 7.00 for 7.30 pm

‘My Life In Stitches’

Alison Hulme will be telling her intriguing and inspiring story – a great experience for everyone, all genders, teenagers upward.

“I’ve met this inspirational lady twice now, her energy and attitude to life is infectious”

£6 per person to include glass of wine/soft drink and time to chat and mingle before and after the talk.

Thursday 22 March 2024

Full Day Screen Printing Workshop

£65 per person includes all tuition, screens, inks etc; please bring fabric for your projects (Alison will have some available to purchase as well).

Combined ticket for the Workshop and ‘My Life in Stitches’  £66. 

 This is being run at cost. The number of places on both events are limited to ensure the best experience for participants and will be on a ‘first come’ basis.

Email anniethepatch@yahoo.co.uk to register giving your name, telephone number and email address please.  Bacs payment will be requested to secure your place.

For more information about Alison Hulme Textiles click here.

Little Artists Workshop Present a Canvas and Sensory Session for Children Aged 4 and Under at The Hall on Wednesday 31st January from 10-11am.

Pre-booking is required – see below.

For babies & children up to 4 years – bring your budding creatives along to Little Artists Workshop canvas & sensory session for an hour at The Hall on Wednesday January 31st.

Places are £10 and £6 for second child.

For more information and to book – click here.

Sophie is looking forward to meeting some mini Monet’s and pint-sized Picassos at this relaxed, fun, arts session.

Little Artists Workshops celebrate child-led play, allowing young imaginations to take center stage. From selecting colors to shaping materials, each child is empowered to bring their unique ideas to life.

This month is canvas art & sensory play (so be prepared for your child to get messy!

Can you spare a morning to join the Aspirational Plan Working Party in hedging work on the Playing Field at The hall at 10.00 on Saturday Feb 10th?

Contact Jim Walton or come along to discuss at pop up pub at The Hall this Friday Jan 26th 18.00 – 21.00.

Work planned:

• Hedge restoration on the roadside boundary of the Playing Field 
• Dismantling part of the division hedge between the Hall and Playing Field,

Work will likely finish at lunch time and reconvene at a further date depending on progress made.

Parent? Grandparent? Carer? Work with babies, children or teens?

Mini First Aid Warwickshire, Coventry and Tamworth are running a Baby & Child First Aid training session covering newborn to 18 yrs, from 10am -12 noon, next Sunday 14th January at The Hall.

Excellent opportunity to gain potentially life-saving first aid skills, at this upcoming class which is a tailored training session to provide first aid to children. See poster below for more details.

£25 per attendee – book here, limited places available.