Browse our upcoming workshops, courses and events below. If you want to learn new skills, book your place through the links provided or drop by and get involved if the event doesn’t require booking.

In addition, each Thursday we host a Community Lunch at 1pm. Everyone is welcome but it is first come first served so make sure you arrive on time!

Our workshops are open for pottery drop-in every Friday, from 10.00am – 4.00pm. Stop by for advice on your latest project or email us for costings if you would like to use the equipment under the supervision of our expert staff.

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Workshops & Courses

Workshops & Courses

Wednesday Evening Pottery

Join Adam Sutherland over 5 weeks, for 2 x hours each week (max number of 10 students) to gain a comprehensive introduction to ceramics covering all the basics from...

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Every
Wednesday
Workshops & Courses

Thursday Evening Pottery

Join Adam Sutherland over 5 weeks, for 2 x hours each week (max. number of 10 students) to gain a comprehensive introduction to ceramics covering all the basics from...

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Every
Thursday

6:00 pm -

8:00 pm

Festivals & Events, Exhibitions

Three Generations Exhibition

We are delighted to open Three Generations, an exhibition by Jess Levine, bringing together her work alongside that of her mother and grandmother. To exhibit three generations within a single...

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26
February
2026
- 28 May 2026
Soup Talks

Soup Talk: Dr Kai Heron

Dr Kai Heron is a Lecturer in Political Ecology at Lancaster University. He writes, teaches, and researches about the thorny problem of transitioning away from today’s exploitative and ecologically...

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12
March
2026

6:30 pm -

8:00 pm

Workshops & Courses

The Farmer’s Arms Gardening School 2026

Need to get on top of your garden, but not sure where to start? Our ever popular gardening school is here to give you all the know-how! The Farmer’s...

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Second
Saturday of Month

10:00 am -

3:00 pm

Soup Talks

Soup Talk: Rosa Prosser

Screening WHEN THE CROWS WALK HOME “If the Pennines are to be described as the backbone of England, then the Helm Wind is the shiver that runs down the...

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19
March
2026

6:30 pm -

8:00 pm

Workshops & Courses, Soup Talks

Poetry Reading and Open Mic with Ilse Pedler and Rebecca Bilkau

Come and meet local poets and writers for an informal evening of readings. Bring your own work, a favourite poem to share, or just listen and enjoy. This month’s guest...

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26
March
2026

6:30 pm -

8:00 pm

Soup Talks

Soup Talk: Denis McGeary

Silly, Serious and Survival, Renaissance 1974 to 1994 Denis McGeary, former Executive Director of Ulverston’s Renaissance Theatre Trust talks about 20 tempestuous and wonderful years presenting arts events throughout...

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2
April
2026

6:30 pm -

8:00 pm

Festivals & Events

A Very Special Easter Sunday Lunch: April 5th

Take the pressure off your Easter weekend! A delicious & beautifully presented Easter menu awaits you, crafted from locally-sourced ingredients. A fabulous four course meal with *vegan options. Wine...

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5
April
2026

1:00 pm -

4:00 pm

Soup Talks

Soup Talk: Emma Sumner

In 2023, after supporting the transformation and leading the fundraising campaign that helped save The Farmer’s Arms, Emma made a significant shift, leaving rural Cumbria to move to Jaipur,...

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9
April
2026

6:30 pm -

8:00 pm

Workshops & Courses, Soup Talks

Poetry Writing Workshop: Expansion and Contraction

Come and explore how poets write the big and the small, how they ‘see a world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wild flower’ Using poems and...

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23
April
2026

10:00 am -

1:00 pm

Workshops & Courses, Soup Talks

Poetry Reading and Open Mic with Ilse Pedler and Patricia Townsend

Come and meet local poets and writers for an informal evening of readings. Bring your own work, a favourite poem to share, or just listen and enjoy. This month’s guest...

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30
April
2026

6:30 pm -

8:00 pm

Soup Talks

Soup Talk: Karen Lloyd

“Fearless writing at its Orwellian best.” Mark Cocker From the rainforests of Costa Rica to the Balkans and Scotland, Karen Lloyd explores the hidden life of habitats and species including...

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14
May
2026

6:30 pm -

8:00 pm

Workshops & Courses

Learn Hedge-Laying

Learn the ancient craft of hedge laying

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3
October
2026

10:00 am -

4:00 pm

Workshops & Courses

Learn Hedge-Laying

Native hedgerows are one of the most beautiful features of our landscapes, and a vital wildlife habitat, sheltering and feeding birds and small mammals and offering habitat for insects...

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11
October
2026

10:00 am -

4:00 pm

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