Men's Shed

February 2012

On March 13th at 2.00 we are having an open meeting with tea and buiscuits to look into establishing a Men's Shed in the workshop.  This is a communal workshop for men of all ages, who want to keep active, share practical expertise and make things.  There are more than 500 in Australia and they are springing up all over the UK.  The idea is paricularly aimed at men who may be retired, widowed, out of work or just like the idea of regulary meeting to work on projects in a sociable enviroment you will be most welcome.

New day time jewellery course

January 2012 

 Tamsin is extending her time to Tuesday mornings 12.30 - 1.30. This will make it possible for more people to share her expertise.  Until recently she was working in a college in Oxford but left to focus on her own work and establish some teaching groups. The costs are the same as the evening - £10 per evening plus materials.  The evening course continues also on a Tuesday 7.30-9.30pm

You can see examples of Tamsin's work on www.tamsinleighton-boyce.blogspot.com and www.crafthaus.ning.com/profile/Tamsin. Phone for more details and to book a place. Tamsin's number is 07765 411697 or call Pam on 0797 1737 626.

Partnership with Sir William Romney

September 2011

We are delighted to have students from our local secondary school coming to learn brickwork and basic maintenance skills with us. We are using the historic building of the Subscription Rooms as a teaching tool, so that all the work the students do will be meaningful and have a lasting effect. They will be able to look at the building with pride knowing that they have helped to make it stronger.

Silver work in the woods

May 2011

We were recently asked by William Morris house to work at their end of year celebration. We took all our equipment including two sturdy tressle tables, down to Abbey Wood Farm, where they were camping in yurts and set up. It was a wonderful experience to sit with the eight students and help each of them make a basic silver ring. We started off with one big ring of silver representing the group they had all belonged to over their course and then cut it up to make their individual rings. This event proved yet again to us just how transportable the silverwork is.

Award

April 2011

This year we won an award from Nailsworth Town council. The local paper, Stroud Life, wrote the following – “Pam Brown and Gavin Pond from Nailsworth Community Workshop were awarded the Nailsworth Festival Arts Award. The pair are among those breathing new life into the Nailsworth Subscription Rooms, formerly the Boys' Club, by setting up a community workshop, providing craft facilities for all.”