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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 Wednesday 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 every Tuesday to Friday, from 10.00am – 4.00pm and every other Saturday. 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

Soup Talks

SOUP TALK: A Stranger in Lakeland – Jennifer Potter

For next week’s soup talk we are lucky to be joined by Jennifer Potter who will be presenting her talk ‘A Stranger in Lakeland: The Ambleside years of Kurt...

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13
November
2024

6:30 pm -

8:00 pm

Workshops & Courses

WOOD BLOCK PRINT WORKSHOP

Join award-winning designer Tom Philipson our very own master of pattern for this exciting new day course! You will learn basic block cutting, tool sharpening, pattern design and printing...

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15
November
2024

10:00 am -

4:00 pm

Workshops & Courses

SOLD OUT: Make Your Own Noodle Bowl and Chopsticks

Join Tom to learn the techniques of ceramic handbuilding to create your very own ramen bowl and make a set of recycled wooden chopsticks. You will learn the basic...

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16
November
2024

10:00 am -

4:00 pm

Workshops & Courses

Oak Stool Workshop

Learn the fundamental woodwork techniques through making your own wooden stool in a day with workshop manager and maker Tom Philipson. This day workshop explores woodwork using recycled off-cuts...

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22
November
2024

10:00 am -

4:00 pm

Workshops & Courses

WEEKEND STAINED GLASS COURSE

Always fancied trying stained glass? Come along to this introductory 2 day class suitable for beginners and returners alike! In this 2 day course you will be guided through...

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23
November
2024
- 24 Nov 2024
Poetry Workshop
Workshops & Courses

Explore Poetry Writing with Ilse Pedler

Join Ilse Pedler in this supportive and encouraging workshop using the poetry of the past to inspire your own way with words. Focussing on how and what to write,...

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28
November
2024

10:00 am -

2:00 pm

Self Build Shelf Build
Workshops & Courses

Shelves In A Day Workshop

Join award winning designer, maker and Farmer’s Arms workshop manager Tom Philipson as he guides you through this one day shelf building workshop. Are you running out of shelf...

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30
November
2024

10:00 am -

4:00 am

Workshops & Courses

Make Your Own Noodle Bowl and Chopsticks

Join Tom to learn the techniques of ceramic handbuilding to create your very own ramen bowl and make a set of recycled wooden chopsticks. You will learn the basic...

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6
December
2024

10:00 am -

4:00 pm

Workshops & Courses

TUESDAY EVENING CLASS: Introduction to Printmaking

Come along to this introductory evening class to gain a grounding in 4 different print processes you can continue without a press in your own home. In this 6...

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7
January
2025
- 11 Feb 2025
Pottery
Workshops & Courses

WEDNESDAY EVENING COURSE: Pottery with Francis Lloyd-Jones

Come and join our Wednesday evening pottery classes in The Farmer’s Arms workshops. All abilities are welcome from absolute beginners to those familiar with working in clay. Taught by The...

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8
January
2025
- 12 Feb 2025
Francis Lloyd-Jones
Workshops & Courses

THURSDAY EVENING COURSE: Pottery with Francis Lloyd-Jones

Come and join our Thursday evening pottery classes in The Farmer’s Arms workshops. All abilities are welcome from absolute beginners to those familiar with working in clay. Taught by The Farmer’s...

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9
January
2025
- 13 Feb 2025
Workshops & Courses

THURSDAY EVENING COURSE: Furniture Making and Restoration

Join award winning designer and maker Tom Philipson in this rewarding and fascinating six-week  evening class. Each student will receive their own late victorian Hepplewhite dining chair which they...

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9
January
2025
- 13 Feb 2025
Workshops & Courses

The Farmer’s Arms Gardening School 2025

Need to get on top of your garden, but not sure where to start? Our popular annual gardening school is here to equip you with all the fundamental know-how!...

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8
February
2025
- 13 Dec 2025

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