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 | Pottery Throw Down is Back! (and so am I! briefly!) Series 4 is now available in the UK (or via British VPN?!) on Channel 4 Sundays at 7.45pm. 
To celebrate, BBC Radio Berkshire has invited me in to chat with Sarah Walker tomorrow, Monday 18th at 10am! Do tune in if you’re available, or listen again – I’ll be around for about 20 minutes! |
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| | | If clay is what you need to help get through lockdown 3.0 and the Throw Down has you all fired up, I have a few different ways to help. Clay at Home Packs Includes: 1kg of clay, tools, and instructions for a range of clay projects. Air-dry Clay Pack | Earthenware Clay Pack Online Classes Choose one-off online sessions you can join over Zoom with materials from home or one of my clay packs Fri. 29 Jan | Fri 12 Feb Firing of your work If you’ve been getting crafty at home with your own clay and simply need access to a kiln in the Newbury area let me know, I can fire your work for you based on how much you need – full kiln £40, minimum charge £10 Find out more |
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20:29 18/01/2021-01/02/2021  Missed the January fitness boat?| Missed the January fitness boat? Boost your mood with our fun February challenge! | Dear Supporters,To mark Children’s Mental Health Week (1 – 7 February) we’re challenging you to make the most of the 28 days in February and get Fit4Feb!- Get a virtual team of four together
- Walk or run 28 miles each or cycle 280km each during February
- Feel great about promoting mental health
No need to get sponsorship (although you’re welcome to do that too), simply get your team together, sign up here for £25 each (£5 for under 16’s) and get outdoors. Looking after young people’s mental health is more crucial than ever. Here are some ways your support can help: £5 pays for 24 packs of resources for parents and carers
£25 pays for 125 Wellbeing Action Plans for young people
£100 (a team of four) buys 12 books for our mental health book club – helping young people to learn about taking care of their mental wellbeing In these difficult times, it can be hard to stay connected with friends and family. #Fit4Feb is a great way of staying in touch: set up a team WhatsApp group to support each other and share how you’re feeling through the challenge. While we can’t be together in person, we can be together in spirit as a virtual team. Please make sure you follow relevant Covid-19 guidance while completing your #Fit4Feb challenge. | As a thank you for helping us to raise money and awareness we’ll give you special access to one of our upcoming online mental health talks. You can choose from:- Change and uncertainty
- Young people’s mental health
- The teenage brain – what’s going on?
- Anxiety in young people – what helps?
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| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 10:00 -16:00 22/01/2021 Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN  Decoupage DayPriority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am. Découpage is the art of using napkins to create a design on your chosen items. With the guidance of Helen Mortimer you will complete a cotton bag, glass dish and wooden heart or box during the day. Please remember to bring your face covering with you as visitors are required to wear them in the building, unless you are exempt from wearing one, or if you are eating or drinking. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished. 10:00 -12:00 22/01/2021  Online Italian Favourites with Jamie Oliver £29.00 Create your very own Italian feast and master the foundations of this wonderful cuisine in this two-hour class. To start, you’ll learn how to create the ultimate Italian soul food – a beautiful aubergine parmigiana, layered with Parmesan and tomatoes. While that’s in the oven, you’ll whip up a fresh salad inspired by the world-class citrus fruits grown on the Amalfi coast, before moving on to a super-speedy tiramisù. Our chefs will walk you through the recipe steps and cook along with you, demonstrating some core knife skills and answering any questions you may have. YOU WILL NEED (serves 2):
1 large aubergine
olive oil
1 shallot
1 clove of garlic
1 large pinch of dried oregano
1 tablespoon tomato purée
300g chopped tomatoes (from a tin)
a few sprigs of fresh basil (10g)
30g Parmesan cheese
40g block of mozzarella cheese
½ a bulb of fennel
½ a red onion
½ a cucumber
1 handful of radishes, with tops
1 small handful of ice cubes (optional)
1 tablespoon good-quality red wine vinegar
good-quality extra virgin olive oil
3 oranges
100ml good-quality espresso
15g caster sugar
75ml Kahlúa
160g mascarpone
½ a vanilla pod
12 savoiardi biscuits
15g quality dark chocolate *This is a class best suited to and supervised by adults.
**Our online classes are sold on a per household basis, so as long as everyone is in the same room, you can have as many participants as you like!
***If you are booking a place for yourself as well as others based in another household, please be advised that email addresses for each household must be supplied at the point of booking. Unique Zoom joining instructions will be sent to all, as well as additional information relating to ingredients and general preparation for the class. 10:00 -15:00 22/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN  Fish and ShellfishKnow what great fish looks like? We’ll show you how to identify quality fish, ensure you know what to buy, when and how you want it. This course will teach you preparation and cooking techniques of flat and round fish, shellfish and molluscs; ensuring maximum eating quality and flavour. • Quality points to help purchase the freshest fish
• During the day you will make kedgeree, mackerel pate, fish cake, bisque, bouillabaisse and fish stock
• Cook and pick a whole crab
• Filleting variety of fish, boning and portioning
• Utilising the whole fish – stocks and sauces
• Shellfish preparation Course includes: - Arrival at 9.45am for tea and coffee and course introduction
- Enjoy lunch with some of the mornings dishes
- We will keep you refreshed with tea, coffee and mineral water throughout the day
- Finish course at 3pm with some of the day’s cooking to take home with you
To take away: Some of the food cooked on the day and all notes and recipes. Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants. 18:00 -21:00 22/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN  Beef WellingtonJoin us to create a classic dish that will soon become a firm favourite. This time it is beef wellington, made from scratch, with homemade puff pastry, perfectly cooked beef fillet and rich velvet red wine sauce. Finish the Evening off with your wellington, some fries and a glass of red wine around the kitchen table Course includes - Arrive at 5.45am for tea and coffee and course introduction
- We will be making puff pastry
- Cooking of the beef fillet to include time and temperature
- Make red wine sauce
To take home: All course notes and recipes Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
| 23 10:00 -14:00 23/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN  Weekend KitchenHow to get the best out of nature with seasonal ingredients at their prime. Fantastic tips and recipes, creating two dishes taking inspiration from the kitchen garden. Tickets from £135 10:00 -16:00 23/01/2021 Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD  Vibrant Urban Study in WatercolourPostponedStarting with pencil sketches, students build layers of coloured washes to create a vibrant stylised town scene. Students are guided through their painting using lots of techniques and layers of colour. They start with a pencil sketch, and work with a variety of brushes to create a vibrant and stylised town scene using watercolours. The focus is on one point perspective drawing, colour blending and application, wet on wet and lots more, to build this colourful painting. Expert tuition given throughout the day. Included on the day: – All materials – Expert tuition – 1 to 1 guidance – Detailed demonstrations – A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops. Terms – Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you cancel your booking, we are unable to offer a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid. Level: Intermediate Number of students: 10 £70.00 10:30 -11:30 23/01/2021 Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Place, Newbury, Berks RG14 5BD. United Kingdom  Nick Cope Family Music£9 15:30 -17:30 23/01/2021  Online Flying Visit To Spain with Jamie Oliver£29.00 Get ready to be whisked away to a Spanish plaza in this class. We’ll take you through cooking up some amazing Spanish-style dishes, from a delicious Chicken & prawn paella to top tapas dishes Patatas bravas and Chorizo in a tomato & red wine sauce. We’ll make sure you go away armed with all you need to know to make them again for friends. Salud! YOU WILL NEED (serves 2) 2 free-range chicken thighs, skin off, bone out
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
½ a red pepper
1 sprig of fresh rosemary
cooking oil
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
600g tinned tomatoes
600ml organic chicken stock
1 pinch of saffron
130g paella rice
1 small bunch of parsley (20g), plus extra for garnish
6 large raw peeled tiger prawns, from sustainable sources
30g podded garden peas
1 lemon, plus extra for garnish
1 shallot
½ a fresh red chilli
1 teaspoon sherry vinegar
100g quality chorizo
100ml red wine
400g Maris Piper potatoes
olive oil *This is a class best suited to and supervised by adults.
**Our online classes are sold on a per household basis, so as long as everyone is in the same room, you can have as many participants as you like!
***If you are booking a place for yourself as well as others based in another household, please be advised that email addresses for each household must be supplied at the point of booking. Unique Zoom joining instructions will be sent to all, as well as additional information relating to ingredients and general preparation for the class. 18:00 -21:00 23/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN Beef WellingtonJoin us to create a classic dish that will soon become a firm favourite. This time it is beef wellington, made from scratch, with homemade puff pastry, perfectly cooked beef fillet and rich velvet red wine sauce. Finish the Evening off with your wellington, some fries and a glass of red wine around the kitchen table Course includes - Arrive at 5.45am for tea and coffee and course introduction
- We will be making puff pastry
- Cooking of the beef fillet to include time and temperature
- Make red wine sauce
To take home: All course notes and recipes Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
| 24 10:00 -14:00 24/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN Weekend KitchenHow to get the best out of nature with seasonal ingredients at their prime. Fantastic tips and recipes, creating two dishes taking inspiration from the kitchen garden. Tickets from £135 10:00 -12:00 24/01/2021 Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN  An introduction to the skills and techniques involved in linoprinting, led by Charlotte Adcock. You will create a range of your own prints to take away with you and you’ll receive a small frame for your artwork. Please remember to bring your face covering with you as visitors are required to wear them in the building, unless you are exempt from wearing one, or if you are eating or drinking. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished. 10:30 -16:30 24/01/2021 Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN  Glass Fusing : An Introductionpostponed£75.00 10.30 – 4.30 This course is an introduction to the skills and techniques involved in Glass Fusing and Slumping. We will make three items during the day – glass jewellery and two kiln-fired pieces (a bowl/platter and either a coaster, window hanging or a wind chime). You will have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of ideas and glass materials. Project 1: You will create fused glass jewellery pieces and cabochons to use as pendants, earrings, fridge magnets or keyring holders. This will give you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with a variety of glass materials including frits, confetti and glass stringers etc. and see how they react once fired. Project 2: During this project you will be able to develop your glass cutting skills using both a strip cutter or cutting freehand. You can create either a small wall hanging, coasters, or a wind chime. You will also be able to experiment melting stringers over a flame to add to your design ideas. Project 3: You will learn techniques to design your own sheet of art glass. This will then be used to form a slumped bowl or platter. Suitable moulds will be discussed and prepared for this process. This technique will include two firings, both Fusing and Slumping. Skills/Techniques Covered: Design techniques and special effects, Fusing processes, Glass Cutting Techniques, Melting glass stringers over a flame, Preparation of moulds for slumping, Health and Safety when working with glass materials. Level: This course is designed as an introduction to Glass Fusing and Slumping but can be adapted to suit a range of abilities. Materials are not included in your course fee. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £35-£45 (depending on size), payable to the tutor during the course. Findings for jewellery, keyrings and magnets are optional extras; these along with silver chains, can be purchased from the tutor. Items to bring: A sketchbook/notebook and pen, a dust mask and safety glasses, surgical gloves, an apron, an old but clean dishcloth, wear closed-toe shoes. Collection of Work: Projects will be taken away for firing in a kiln and will be returned to Micklems Farm for collection. Included on the day: – Any other materials not specified for the students to bring – Expert tuition – 1 to 1 guidance – Detailed demonstrations – A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops. Terms – Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you cancel your booking, we are unable to offer a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid. Number of students: 10
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25 10:00 -15:00 25/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN  Meat Prep and CookeryAt The Woodspeen we believe that a good understanding of traditional butchery skills give the cook an advantage for getting the most out of each cut. Just as important as the skill to prep is the skill to cook and we will run through time and temperature to cook your meat perfect every time. From keeping your stews and casseroles tasty with the meat being moist and tender, we’ll be breaking down chicken, duck and cooking lamb and beef, explaining the cuts as we go along and the best cooking methods to use. What the day covers • Demonstrations and practical sessions butchering chicken, duck and cooking of lamb and beef
• Braising beef cheek
• Confit duck legs / slow cook the breast
• Stuffing a chicken leg, chicken kiev, chicken stock
• Cooking lamb rump
• Making your own black pudding
• Burger making Course includes: •Arrival at 9.15am for tea and coffee and course introduction •Enjoy lunch with some of the mornings dishes •We will keep you refreshed with tea, coffee and mineral water throughout the day •Finish course at 3pm with some of the day’s cooking to take home with you To take away: All notes and recipes. Food made from the day Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
| 26 09:45 -15:00 26/01/2021 The Barn North Sydmonton House, North Sydmonton, Newbury, Hampshire RG20 4UL  Beautiful BreadsRomilla Arber has been baking bread for many years and is passionate about real bread, made traditionally. She firmly believes that good-quality bread doesn’t make you fat! Industrialised, mass produced bread is the perfect example of how our food culture has broken down. It is made with only profit in mind not what is best for the health of the customer. On this course you will make a variety of breads (there will be plenty to take home) and enjoy a simple lunch with a glass of wine. You too can fall in love with the art of bread making and learn how to make exquisite artisan loaves in your own kitchen. Romilla is the author or two cookery books and she has won the prestigious Gourmand Best UK Cookbook award for her second book. She is a passionate advocate of eating a balanced diet and in 2008 founded the Food Education Trust with the aim of working with schools to promote the benefits of home-cooked food. Romilla is the founder and owner of The Honesty Group which includes the Crown and Garter at Inkpen and the Hartley Arms at Donnington. Maximum number 8. All level of abilities welcome.
| 27 All day 27/01/2021 Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Place, Newbury, Berks RG14 5BD. United Kingdom  What’s Love Got To Do With It? New dates 10:00 -16:00 27/01/2021 Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD  Pet Portraits with PersonalityPostponed£75.00 Together we will work through a stage by stage process to create a Pet Portrait in Oils- using an ‘islands to oceans’ method of working. We are aiming to make the eyes come alive and give the animal and your painting lots of personality! I hope to inspire you with some new ideas and techniques to take away with you and apply to your own work. You will be working from your own image, either from an I-pad OR you can use a photograph at least 5” x 5”. The animal’s eyes must be clear and in focus. Crop your image so that it is square. The head of the animal should take up most of the frame. For good (free to use) reference images see www.pixabay.com The better the reference image – the better the painting! Items to bring: A photograph of your animal or an image on an ipad / tablet. A black and white print out of your square cropped image as large as you can make it on an A4 piece of paper. A sharp pencil and a 30cm ruler. A selection of synthetic brushes to include some ‘short flat’ synthetic acrylic brushes. I like to use – Daler Rowney System 3: short flat ¼”, ½”, ¾”. Daler Rowney System 3 filbert size 2. Small round size 1 synthetic brush. Palette knives – Winsor and newton size 22 or similar. ‘Liquin’ painting medium. A flat mixing palette – paper palettes are fine. (£2 in ‘The Works’). A clean plastic takeaway box with a lid. An empty cereal box to take your work home in. Acrylic colours as follows – Titanium White, Cerulean Blue, plus: Naples yellow if you are painting a white animal, Cadmium Orange if you are painting a brown animal, Quinacridone Red if you are painting a black animal. A good size jar for low odour thinners/white spirit substitute for cleaning your brushes, some rags or plenty of tissues to wipe brushes clean. Oil colours as follows – Titanium White, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium red, Alizarine Crimson, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, French Utramarine, Phthalo Blue. If you’re trying oils for the first time- oil paint and medium can be supplied for use on the day at additional cost of £6. Included on the day: – 8” x 8” gessoboard and any other materials not specified for students to bring – Expert tuition – 1 to 1 guidance – Detailed demonstrations – A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops. Terms – Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you cancel your booking, we are unable to offer a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid. Level: Beginner or intermediate Number of students: 10 18:00 -21:00 27/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN  Curry NightLearn robust techniques on Indian and Thai curry making. You will cook a variety of dishes to easily replicate at home. Techniques on marinating and alternative cooking methods will be covered in this course. • How to cook fail-safe rice in the oven • Dry rubs • Wet marinades • Thai curry with prawn • Indian curry with chicken • Aromatic salad • Carrot bhaji • Base sauces to take home Course includes: Arrive at 6pm for course introduction Enjoy a supper made on the evening of curry and accompaniments, served with your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink Leave at 9pm with your base sauce to make further curry at home To take away: A base sauce made on the evening, and all notes and recipes from the evening. Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants. 18:30 -20:00 27/01/2021 The Cooking Academy Silverwood, London Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1JR  Virtual Asian Cookery Class£39 In this virtual cookery class you will have an introduction to Asian cuisine. Asian food is renowned for its wonderfully complex flavours, blending sour, sweet, salty, bitter, and spicy tastes to create a wealth of harmonious and mouth-watering dishes. Learn how to cook from the comfort of your own home, led by a professional chef. Learn about the different spices used in Asian cuisines that give so many dishes their unique flavours, we will equip you with essential skills and knowledge you can build on. We will begin with a short and sweet version of our much-loved spice trail, which will educate you on the use of different Asian spices. You will then enjoy an interactive cookery demonstration and cook along learning 2 recipes to create a delicious meal! Please note prices are per person/attendee and not per screen/household Allergies and dietary requirements can also be catered for! Menu: - Sweet, Soy Chicken
- Prawn Cakes
Duration: How it works Before the class: - Check your email for a booking confirmation (please also check your junk folder)
- A Zoom session invite with login credentials will be sent out 3 days before the class
- We will send you an Ingredients list with your booking confirmation, we advise you purchase the ingredients 2 days prior to the class
- We will also send out an equipment list with your booking confirmation
During the class: - Cook along with the chef and follow step by step instructions
- We will stop at various points throughout the class to answer any questions you may have
- Mix and mingle with other participants after the class for an end of session Q+A
| 28 10:00 -16:00 28/01/2021 Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD  Kiragami for TextilespostponedTutor: Kate Findlay 10:00 -15:00 28/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN Meat Prep and CookeryAt The Woodspeen we believe that a good understanding of traditional butchery skills give the cook an advantage for getting the most out of each cut. Just as important as the skill to prep is the skill to cook and we will run through time and temperature to cook your meat perfect every time. From keeping your stews and casseroles tasty with the meat being moist and tender, we’ll be breaking down chicken, duck and cooking lamb and beef, explaining the cuts as we go along and the best cooking methods to use. What the day covers • Demonstrations and practical sessions butchering chicken, duck and cooking of lamb and beef
• Braising beef cheek
• Confit duck legs / slow cook the breast
• Stuffing a chicken leg, chicken kiev, chicken stock
• Cooking lamb rump
• Making your own black pudding
• Burger making Course includes: •Arrival at 9.15am for tea and coffee and course introduction •Enjoy lunch with some of the mornings dishes •We will keep you refreshed with tea, coffee and mineral water throughout the day •Finish course at 3pm with some of the day’s cooking to take home with you To take away: All notes and recipes. Food made from the day Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants. 10:30 -14:45 28/01/2021 The Barn North Sydmonton House, North Sydmonton, Newbury, Hampshire RG20 4UL  Middle Eastern Winter MezzeFor anyone looking to update their culinary repertoire with flavours from the Middle East, this course is a fascinating insight into the different ingredients, flavours and techniques of this cuisine. Middle Eastern cooking is packed with fresh herbs, flavoured with aromatic spices, and lends itself perfectly to a plant-based mezze. Middle Eastern cuisine is quite rightly now getting the adoration it deserves and Turkish cookery writer, Ozlem Graves, is perfectly placed to inspire you with the history & flavours of these dishes. The menu will include: - Omac – a wonderful bread salad dish in which the ingredients, including bread, halloumi cheese, red pepper paste, shallots, peppers and fresh herbs are all crushed in pomegranate molasses and formed into bite size balls.
- Nohutlu Borek – there are many different types of borek, in this recipe the filo pastry encases a delicious spicy chickpea mix.
- Elmali Kereviz – a fresh green apple and celeriac, yoghurty dip, topped with toasted seeds and spices.
- Cabuk Tursu – a quick, spicy pickle
- Mastabe – a heavenly mixture of greens on a bed of feta, topped with pomegranate, toasted almonds and nigella seeds.
18:00 -21:00 28/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN Curry NightLearn robust techniques on Indian and Thai curry making. You will cook a variety of dishes to easily replicate at home. Techniques on marinating and alternative cooking methods will be covered in this course. • How to cook fail-safe rice in the oven • Dry rubs • Wet marinades • Thai curry with prawn • Indian curry with chicken • Aromatic salad • Carrot bhaji • Base sauces to take home Course includes: Arrive at 6pm for course introduction Enjoy a supper made on the evening of curry and accompaniments, served with your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink Leave at 9pm with your base sauce to make further curry at home To take away: A base sauce made on the evening, and all notes and recipes from the evening. Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants. 19:00 -20:00 28/01/2021  Talk: The Battles of Newbury£5.00DescriptionNewbury was the location for two major battles during the English Civil War. These are explored in this online talk by local historian Dr David Peacock, along with the siege of Donnington Castle. Where did they take place, who was involved and what happened? Speaker Dr David Peacock writes, researches and talks on the history of the Newbury area from the Stone Age to the present day. He is the author of the 2011 edition of The Story of Newbury, and of the 2018 Newbury Roman Cemetery. This pre-recorded talk will take place via Zoom. It will be accessible from 7pm on Thursday 28th January only and lasts 1 hour. Tickets: £5 per household. You will receive a pdf receipt after purchase. Bookings will close on Wednesday 27 January. Attendees will then receive an email on the morning of the talk with the link to attend. 7 -8pm | 1 hour | £5 | Online This talk is hosted by West Berkshire Libraries, for enquiries please contact rav.gopal@westberks.gov.uk
| 29 All day 29/01/2021 Arlington Arts Mary Hare, Newbury RG14 3BQ  Wille and the banditsSales disabledonline booking is currently disabled for this event – please call 01635 244246 to check availabilityEssentially Wille and the Bandits is a classic blues rock three piece much in the vein of Cream or The Jimi Hendrix experience. But in a similar way to how these bands pushed the genre in their time, Wille and the Bandits try to take their sound beyond what is expected of such a traditional line up. The use of more bizarre instrumentation and eclectic influences in the song writing often pushes them more into a world music or progressive category. Having toured with artists such as Deep Purple through to the John Butler trio and played major festivals across Europe, the band seem to leave an equally astounding impression on audiences of all ages and musical backgrounds with their energetic and soulful performances. They have received great critical acclaim, being voted in the top ten must see bands at Glastonbury 2014 by BBC Radio 1 and reaching number 2 in the UK blues chart with their first single on downloads alone. Now touring their third independently released studio album Wille and the Bandits fan base, repertoire of sounds,
styles and innovation seems to be growing at an exponential rate. The band are praised in the press for their albums; bursting at the seams with textures, originality and soul. Rock legends such as Ian Paice, Joe Bonamassa and Francis Rossi have also praised the band’s musicianship and their unique edge to Rock and Blues. “Wille is a suberb slide player, I love what these guys are doing” – Joe Bonamassa If Cream had spent more time on a beach in Newquay they might have sounded like this.” – Blues Matters Magazine Support comes from Troy Redfern. 10:00 -15:00 29/01/2021 Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN  Beginners CrochetPriority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am. Perfect for those who have never crocheted or those who are looking to learn some new crochet skills! The workshop will cover all the crochet basics from holding the hook and yarn, brief history, Yarn Weights and fibre properties, learning the chain, learning the most common stitches, how to work in the round. We will then make a start on how to crochet Granny squares. You will go away with lots of Content, a good start on your crochet journey and the workshop will also include access to online video of all we have covered during the session. Each participant will be taken at their own pace and we will work slowly through the content at first to ensure each learner is confident in what they are doing. Please remember to bring your face covering with you as visitors are required to wear them in the building, unless you are exempt from wearing one, or if you are eating or drinking. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished. 10:00 -15:00 29/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN Meat Prep and CookeryAt The Woodspeen we believe that a good understanding of traditional butchery skills give the cook an advantage for getting the most out of each cut. Just as important as the skill to prep is the skill to cook and we will run through time and temperature to cook your meat perfect every time. From keeping your stews and casseroles tasty with the meat being moist and tender, we’ll be breaking down chicken, duck and cooking lamb and beef, explaining the cuts as we go along and the best cooking methods to use. What the day covers • Demonstrations and practical sessions butchering chicken, duck and cooking of lamb and beef
• Braising beef cheek
• Confit duck legs / slow cook the breast
• Stuffing a chicken leg, chicken kiev, chicken stock
• Cooking lamb rump
• Making your own black pudding
• Burger making Course includes: •Arrival at 9.15am for tea and coffee and course introduction •Enjoy lunch with some of the mornings dishes •We will keep you refreshed with tea, coffee and mineral water throughout the day •Finish course at 3pm with some of the day’s cooking to take home with you To take away: All notes and recipes. Food made from the day Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants. 10:00 -11:30 29/01/2021 The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK  SKU: AB02901aa12 16:00 29/01/2021 Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD  Precious Metal Clay Jewellerypostponed£75.00 Precious metal clay has taken the jewellery world by storm! It is a fantastic material to work with as it has the versatility of clay and once fired it turns into 99.9% silver. We will look at designs you can create, either earrings or a pendant, then show you how to make a moulding compound which will be used to cast your chosen object or texture. The PMC is then pressed into the mould, fired with a torch and polished using a rotary polisher. Liver of sulphur may then be applied to enhance the texture/design. The pieces will then be finished – by forging silver ear wires and piercing the final piece to create earrings or creating a hanging bail for a pendant. You will be amazed at the results you will achieve! Included on the day: – PMC for a pendant or earrings and all other materials – Expert tuition – 1 to 1 guidance – Detailed demonstrations – A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops. Terms – Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you cancel your booking, we are unable to offer a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid. Level: Beginner Number of students: 8 18:00 -21:00 29/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN Curry NightLearn robust techniques on Indian and Thai curry making. You will cook a variety of dishes to easily replicate at home. Techniques on marinating and alternative cooking methods will be covered in this course. • How to cook fail-safe rice in the oven • Dry rubs • Wet marinades • Thai curry with prawn • Indian curry with chicken • Aromatic salad • Carrot bhaji • Base sauces to take home Course includes: Arrive at 6pm for course introduction Enjoy a supper made on the evening of curry and accompaniments, served with your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink Leave at 9pm with your base sauce to make further curry at home To take away: A base sauce made on the evening, and all notes and recipes from the evening. Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
| 30 10:00 -16:00 30/01/2021 Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD  Harbours and BoatsPostponed£75.00 Using simplification, mark-making and a loose impressionistic approach we will learn how to tackle a busy subject and make it manageable! We will create a collaged ground using text, tissue and patterned papers as the starting point for our image. We will then work over this with layers of acrylic paint – spattering, dripping, and scraping to create a loose impression of a harbour scene, adding more collage elements as we need them. Further layers of paint, simple ways to depict boats and adding detail and linework with pen, ink and pastel make the whole image come alive. A fun mixed media approach suitable for beginners and anyone wanting to work in a free and forgiving way… if you don’t like a bit just cover it up with more collage! What to bring: Heavy watercolour paper (approx. 350gsm) or mountboard / back of sketchpad (painted white if you’re using this) or MDF (painted white). Lightweight patterned & plain papers for collage – whatever you have. Drawing pencil, Waterproof fineliner pen in a dark colour or dark acrylic ink and a dip pen or fine brush. A waterproof white pen or ink would be useful but not essential (Posca pens are great). Oil pastels / wax crayons – whatever you have (don’t buy specially). Acrylic matt medium (the gel sort, not the fluid medium– Winsor & Newton, Pebeo & Liquitex all make one). Acrylic paints – whatever you have – if buying specially just buy primary colours and white. Mixing palette, brushes (whatever you have), kitchen sponge, small offcuts off cardboard / old credit card / small roller if you have one (not essential). Kitchen roll, water pot, Scissors & craft knife. Found objects for printing such as bubble wrap, ribbed card, anything with an interesting texture or pattern (wallpaper, food packaging etc). Inspiration / source material / sketches of landscapes (the tutor will also bring some images as starting points). Included on the day: – Any other materials not specified for the students to bring – Expert tuition – 1 to 1 guidance – Detailed demonstrations – A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops. Terms – Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you cancel your booking, we are unable to offer a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid. Level: Beginners/intermediate Number of students: 10 10:00 -15:00 30/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN  Stocks, Sauces & SoupsIn The Woodspeen kitchen we consider the secret to a great sauce, gravy or soup is in the stock. Stocks form the foundation of all great kitchens and add a depth of flavour to your dishes, this course teaches you to understand the importance of stock and how it can impact in your cooking. Once you have a great stock fresh soups, sauces and risottos are quick and easy to make. 18:00 -21:00 30/01/2021 Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN Curry NightLearn robust techniques on Indian and Thai curry making. You will cook a variety of dishes to easily replicate at home. Techniques on marinating and alternative cooking methods will be covered in this course. • How to cook fail-safe rice in the oven • Dry rubs • Wet marinades • Thai curry with prawn • Indian curry with chicken • Aromatic salad • Carrot bhaji • Base sauces to take home Course includes: Arrive at 6pm for course introduction Enjoy a supper made on the evening of curry and accompaniments, served with your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink Leave at 9pm with your base sauce to make further curry at home To take away: A base sauce made on the evening, and all notes and recipes from the evening. Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
| 31 10:00 -13:00 31/01/2021 Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD  FAUX CALLIGRAPHY AND SLATE DESIGNPostponed10:00 – 1:00 £75.00 This workshop explores the wonderful art of lettering using faux calligraphy techniques; a lettering technique to imitate the style of modern calligraphy using everyday pens. The workshop will begin with an overview of faux calligraphy and some lettering exercises to help you create letter forms. You will then use these skills to create your own wording on a slate sign, with a few words of your choosing using chalk pens. Choose to use this sign for your home or garden, as a snack platter or make this as a special wedding, anniversary, new home, birthday or Christmas gift for someone special. This technique is ideal for individuals who would like to explore modern calligraphy more, or who struggle using a pointed pen, but want to create a similar lettering style that a nib produces. All materials are provided. Simply arrive with an idea of what to put onto your slate piece. For your planning, the slate measures 28cm x 21cm. Let’s make letters look beautiful! Included on the day: And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops. Terms – Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you cancel your booking, we are unable to offer a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid. Level: Beginner Number of students: 10 11:00 -17:00 31/01/2021 Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN  Introduction to Glass Fusing- 2 ProjectsPriority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am. Join Shirely Eccles for an introduction to the skills and techniques involved in glass fusing and slumping. We will have the option to make a two kiln-fired pieces; a bowl/platter and either coasters, a suncatcher or a wind chime. You will have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of ideas and glass materials. You will have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of ideas and glass materials. In project 1 you can create either a small wall hanging, coasters, sun catcher or a wind chime. In project 2 you will learn techniques to design your own sheet of art glass. This will then be used to form a slumped bowl or platter. Suitable moulds will be discussed and prepared for this process as the technique will include two firings. These will be taken away for firing in a kiln and will be returned to The Base for you to collect after the course
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