Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Portraits & Patterns
£75.00
Tutor: Sue Tilbury
Brighten your winter with some colour! Join tutor Sue Tilbury in painting a portrait of the Mexican artist Frida Khalo using your own patterns and designs in beautiful bold vibrant colours. What could make you happier! You can also substitute Frida’s face with your own self portrait if you prefer, dressed in Frida’s multi coloured style! We will begin with a demonstration on how to structure a portrait, colour mixing and paint application. You will have expert guidance in planning your portrait, choosing the right composition and the use of complimentary colours for your finished piece. All references for supplied.
What to bring:
4b pencil, rubber and putty rubber
Palette knife size 22 or similar
Canvas paper or canvas board 12” x 16” (30 x 40cms)
Selection of flat, synthetic brushes in a range from 4 – 12
One small round brush size 2, for detailed work
Oil painters will need Liquin original painting medium and sansoder or zest it low odour thinners
Rags or baby wipes (biodegradable)
Paper tear off palette pad for oil or acrylics
Fine mist spray for acrylics
Paint to bring (either oil or acrylic)
Cadmium Red
Cadmium yellow
Ultramarine Blue
Titanium white
Cerulean blue
Permanent Rose
Raw Umber
Art Suppliers:
Jacksons Art supplies
CassArt
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.
Mon 1st February 10:30am – 12:30pm workshop demo with Q&A
Mon 8th February 10:30am – 12:30pm workshop demo with Q&A
This is a two week course that will show you how to paint mountains in the landscape with watercolour paint. The first week will be a winter scene, the second week a spring scene.
This course follows on beautifully from Jonathan’s Autumn into Winter with Watercolour course in October 2020, but is open to all watercolour beginners and improvers.
The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK
ONLINE Calligraphy: Modern Pointed Pen Cursive
February 2021 2pm
£85.00
If you wish to take part but are unable to attend any of the workshop demos live, let us know in the notes field on booking. A video playback service is provided to all students for 30 days.
The Barn North Sydmonton House, North Sydmonton, Newbury, Hampshire RG20 4UL
The Vegetarian Italian
To learn about Italian food is to understand Italian people – their respect for food and the role that it has played in their history. For Italians, food represents more than satisfying hunger: it encapsulates history, tradition and folklore, plus an acute and unique awareness of nature and seasonality, which truly provides ‘food for thought’.
We are very excited to introduce cookery writer, Ursula Ferrigno, to teach this vegetarian course. She says:
“My family come from the south of Italy, and because our natural daily diet was so rich in the local vegetables, I learned to prefer eating meals that did not include meat. In fact, it is true to say that most Italians eat a diet that is more vegetarian in essence than that of most other nations in Europe. With the accessibility of a myriad varieties of pastas and pulses, of rice, and the huge abundance of vegetables and fruit, meat plays a distinctly secondary role in daily life and eating. When it is enjoyed, it is usually in quite small quantities, as an afterthought almost: a pasta or fresh vegetable dish is still, to many Italians, the most important intake of the day!”
Her class menu includes:
Papozoi – Roman barley and bean soup
Rotolo ripieno – Spinach pasta roll with ricotta and sage butter
Farinata – Chick pea bake with rosemary and lemon
Torto di melanzana – Layers of aubergine, mozzarella and tomato sauce (family favourite)
Calligraphic fun for beginners and experienced alike. Rustic capitals had their heyday between 4th to 6th centuries, so they’re ripe for a revamp! Have fun exploring what can be created with this script as a basis.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Litho Print with Colour
We will recap the basics of Lino cutting and then explore different ways of printing with 2 or 3 colours. We will experiment with techniques such as multi block, jigsaw printing, rainbow rolls and chine-collé.
Included on the day:
– All materials (lino, ink, paper – you may bring your own tools if you prefer). We also have cutting tools, brayers and printing inks for sale.
– 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.
The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK
ONLINE ArtTalk – War, Revolution & Art – Wed 3rd February at 2pm
Wed 3rd February at 2pm
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£15.00
If you wish to watch this talk but are unable to attend the session live, pleaselet us know in the notes field when booking. A video playback service is provided to all students for 30 days.
Using original photos, Martin examines the fascinating subject of the scourge of war, as pictured through the eyes of artists, from the Renaissance to modern times. Featuring paintings of Goya, Turner, David, Nash, Gertler, Dali, Hepworth and more.
Following the government announcement, the Corn Exchange and Learning Centre will be closed until further notice. Unfortunately this event will not be taking place and our Front of House team will be in touch with those who have booked tickets.
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
A triple-bill of lung-busting physicality, packed with raw energy and exceptional movement, from one of the UK’s leading contemporary dance companies.
Marking their much-anticipated return to the stage, 2Faced Dance debut their 2021 tour at the Corn Exchange. This tenacious triple-bill is full of raw energy and athleticism that will leave audiences astounded.
Featuring Hollow in a World Too Full and 7.0 by Tamsin Fitzgerald and The Qualies by Fleur Darkin, this high-octane evening of dance is particularly resonant in its exploration of what can happen when everything we thought we knew is taken away from us.
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
“Five young men – talented, indefatigable, and entirely committed”
“Five young men – talented, indefatigable, and entirely committed”
“Five young men – talented, indefatigable, and entirely committed”
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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.
Following the government announcement, the Corn Exchange and Learning Centre will be closed until further notice. Unfortunately this event will not be taking place and our Front of House team will be in touch with those who have booked tickets.
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
A riotous improvised parody chock full of innuendo and puns.
Come and delight in lashings of ginger beer, grab a cheeky tongue sandwich or wrap your lips round a nice spotted dick! Cast yourself back to your youth in a show that’s utterly unique and spontaneous with this satirical take on childhood favourite books like The Famous Five and Mallory Towers.
A cast of the UK’s best-known and award-winning improvisers (as seen in Austentatious, Showstoppers! and TV’s Doctor Who), invent an improvised adventure live on the hoof based on audience suggestions.
Performed in vintage costume with music and songs, the show offers an hilarious tongue-in-cheek homage. It’s Enid Blyton… for grown-ups!
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Teapots
Tutor: Debbie Page
£75.00
The teapot is the iconic pottery object. The aim of this workshop is to make and decorate 2 fully functional teapots.
The day will start, learning a little about their history, looking at images and examining real life teapots, to give you some ideas for the day’s workshop.
You will learn how to coil clay into a mould for one teapot and for the second, how to roll out slabs of clay and cutting the shape from a template. You will learn how to make handles, spouts and how to fit a lid. We will finish the day by decorating the teapots using underglazes.
The tutor will fire and glaze the Teapots with a transparent glaze and return them to Micklems Farm for collection roughly 4 weeks after the workshop.
Please bring with you: An apron, pencil & paper. Please treat your hands to a good quality handcream , as clay is very drying on the hands.
The cost of clay and firings are not included in your course fee. The approximate cost of these will be £25, payable to the tutor during the course.
Included on the day:
– All tools, moulds and underglazes and 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 and up
Number of students: 10
ONLINE ArtTalk – My Take on Patchwork: Bust the Rules and Get Creative
ONLINE ArtTalk – My Take on Patchwork: Bust the Rules and Get Creative
The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK
ONLINE ArtTalk – My Take on Patchwork: Bust the Rules and Get Creative
Fri 5th March 2021 2pm
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£15.00
If you wish to watch this talk but are unable to attend the session live, pleaselet us know in the notes field when booking. A video playback service is provided to all students for 30 days.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Winter Warmers
The backbone of British cuisine in the colder months, toe warming stews and casseroles bring friends and family together tucking in to these one pot wonders. Find out how to build flavour, master ‘cloud fluffy’ dumplings and pickles to accompany your rich stews.
Following the government announcement, the Corn Exchange and Learning Centre will be closed until further notice. Unfortunately this event will not be taking place and our Front of House team will be in touch with those who have booked tickets.
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
Bags of bafflement and side-splitting laughter for the whole family.
Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West are back with a show full of fabulous family-friendly fun, frantic frolics and fantastic facial furniture! The dynamic duo deal out a delightful dollop of deception, deftly delivered with a dash of derring-do. Awesomely alliterative acts of amazement await!
All of Morgan & West’s best tricks, that audiences of all ages can enjoy from the comfort of their seats.
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
A man checks into a hotel the night before his wedding, unaware that things may not be as they seem. As the clock ticks, the walls around him seem to blur and dissolve as fragments of memories tumble into the room in the form of past lovers. They fall from the ceilings, crawl out from under the bed and step out of wardrobes to face him once more with full force and in vivid colours. The Hotel Experience becomes a night of doubt, hope, crisis, and unexpected encounters. When the sun rises, he has an important decision to make.
Workshop – Sunday 17th January 2021 10am-4:30pm £24
Join Lîla Dance on stage for the show as part of the extended cast by joining the workshop. This day is aimed at dancers aged 14 years and above. Call the Arlington Arts box office to book your space in the workshop.
Check in to your Arlington Arts, come and watch your friends and family guest star alongside our four mesmerising dancers in this extraordinary night of dance. Come and find out why Lîla Dance are rapidly becoming one of Britain’s fastest-growing dance companies, with a reputation for redefining community involvement in professional productions.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Winter Warmers
The backbone of British cuisine in the colder months, toe warming stews and casseroles bring friends and family together tucking in to these one pot wonders. Find out how to build flavour, master ‘cloud fluffy’ dumplings and pickles to accompany your rich stews.
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Weave Your Own Willow Chicken
Full Price £75
Unfortunately this workshop on 7 February will not be taking place. We will be in touch with those who have booked.
Priority booking opens to Members on Thursday 13 August. Tickets are available for general sale on Monday 17 August at 10am.
Spend a fun day learning the art of willow sculpture with Judith Needham and take home a life-sized chicken to enhance your garden.
Ducks, geese, quail also possible! Or experiment with abstract sculpture if you prefer.
This workshop will take place in person at The Base.
All materials and equipment are included.
All places must be booked in advance. Booking closes 24 hours before the course start time. Please note that we reserve the right to cancel any course or workshop if the minimum numbers are not met. If we are not able to run a workshop you will be informed three working days ahead of the course or workshop start date.
Part 3 – Follow Up & Feedback: Sun 21st February 10:30am – 12pm
The difference between a garden and a designer garden can be achieved with ease, once you have learnt the rudimentary principles and practiced with an expert. Designing with plants is the next step, and can be one of the most pleasurable and exciting parts of gardening.
This three part workshop is for those who want to achieve a good outline design framework, with a beautiful balance of colour, height, form and texture with plants that will thrive.
Special Screening: Aida on Sydney Harbour-Rescheduled
Special Screening: Aida on Sydney Harbour-Rescheduled
Following the government announcement, the Corn Exchange and Learning Centre will be closed until further notice. Unfortunately this event will not be taking place and our Front of House team will be in touch with those who have booked tickets.
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
There could be no grander setting for such an opera than Sydney Harbour itself, awash with the light of the city and the Sydney Opera House silhouetted against the setting sun.
Aida is the biggest opera ever performed on the water stage of Sydney Harbour to date. But amid all of the spectacle, the famous ‘Triumphal March’, battle scenes and ancient temples, there’s an emotional heart.
Long after the fireworks have faded from the sky and Amneris sings her quiet, concluding prayer, you’ll see the true mastery of this opera: it is at once a historic epic and an utterly relatable human tragedy.
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
Thatcham Winter Bird Walk – Nature Discovery Centre
Thatcham Winter Bird Walk – Nature Discovery Centre
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Clay Class- Open Level Online
Join our resident artist and Pottery Throw Down’s Cáit Gould to explore the possibilities clay offers in a friendly, relaxed environment.
By booking for this course, you are selecting to attend Clay Class: Open Level online. If you wish to attend these sessions in person at The Base please click here.
Join our resident artist and Pottery Throw Down‘s Cáit Gould to explore the possibilities clay offers in a friendly, relaxed environment.
Suitable for beginners and more experienced potters alike. The 5 week course is suitable as a taster or for a specific small project, while the 10 week course enables you to develop your making and decorating skills further.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Rag Rugging
Tutor: Caroline Marriott
£75.00
Rag rugging is a lovely way of using up fabrics that may have been discarded to make an attractive and useful item.
The traditional technique of rag rugging using a hook and strips of fabric is easy to learn.
We will start by making a sample using both the hookie and proggy methods. We will experiment with different weights of fabrics and a variety of materials, look at design ideas and consider ways of finishing your work.
Students will then make a small item of their choice or start something bigger to be completed at home.
What to bring: Rag rugging is a technique developed to use recycled fabrics. New fabrics do not rug well. Bring old clothing, woollens, scarves, t-shirts. Anything you can tear or cut into strips. Also any wool you may have. Sewing kit to include a sharp pair of fabric scissors. Any kind of embroidery hoop. Marker pen.
The tutor will bring the tools you will need and some hessian if you need it.
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.
When life gets on top of us, we could do with a change of scene. This relaxed monthly group is for adults to enjoy some time to play and connect through drama and creativity. No previous experience is necessary.
When: Tuesday 12 January, Tuesday 9 February and Tuesday 9 March 1pm – 2.30pm
Cost: These sessions are generously funded by Greenham Trust and are free for everyone!
All sessions will take place online via Zoom. If you or someone you know would like to take part but online access is a problem then we may be able to help. Please call us on 01635 570927 or email heidi@watermill.org.uk.
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Contemporary Painting
Join Richard Francis Bellin to explore contemporary and experimental painting.
By booking for this course, you are selecting to attend Contemporary Painting online, via Zoom. If you wish to attend these sessions in person at The Base please click here.
Throughout this course you will experiment with different mediums and abstract techniques. With an insight into Richard’s own experimental style you will be guided to develop your own artistic journey.
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The Art of Illumination: An Introduction- Live Plus
The Art of Illumination: An Introduction- Live Plus
Wed 24th February 10am – 11am feedback & follow up
Come and learn how to add real gold to designs on paper or card! We will explore both traditional and contemporary ways of adding gold leaf to a page. By the end of the workshop you will be able to add that touch of ‘bling’ to greetings cards, calligraphy and paintings.
The Barn North Sydmonton House, North Sydmonton, Newbury, Hampshire RG20 4UL
Artisan Cheese and Butter Making
Join Louise Talbot, founder of Cutting the Curd to immerse yourself in all things cheese and dairy at the Honesty Cookery School!
You will receive a folder of theory and recipes and will learn how to turn either raw or supermarket milk/cream into halloumi, mascarpone, mozzarella and butter! This course is suitable for vegetarians as we will be using vegetarian rennet.
For those who have attended our Christmas cheese course this will provide some different skills and end products.
You will take home the cheese you’ve made – just make sure you have pizza bases and passata at the ready!
A light lunch will be provided combining some of the cheeses and mascarpone with Honesty bakery products.
The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK
ONLINE ArtTalk -British Art between the Wars
Wed 10th February 2021 2pm
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£15.00
If you wish to watch this talk but are unable to attend the session live, pleaselet us know in the notes field when booking. A video playback service is provided to all students for 30 days.
Speaker: Martin Beek
Wed 10th February from 2pm – 3:15pm (UK time)
British art flourished during the 1920’s and 30’s and it once again developed a unique position in the world. This 60 minute talk focuses on both well known artists and those whose works have been neglected.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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.
Following the government announcement, the Corn Exchange and Learning Centre will be closed until further notice. Unfortunately this event will not be taking place and our Front of House team will be in touch with those who have booked tickets.
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
A circus, dance and theatre production where blind devotion meets desperate ambition.
It’s their final gig. Sandy and Bruno met in the seventies to form a band. She was fame hungry; he was doomed to follow her to the ends of the earth. A one-hit wonder, they’re now washed up, cruelly forgotten. For one night only, they are dusting off their old costumes and preparing for one last gig. Is this their last chance of fame? What will the audience decide?
The Band is a quirky and humorous production with striking visuals and a rousing soundtrack from Levantes Dance Theatre, a company which blends circus, dance and theatre with vibrant aesthetics. Working in collaboration with Ockham Razor’s Tina Koch, the performers are Levantes’ artistic director and designer, Eleni Edipidi and Nathan Johnston, who each bring their unique physicality to the show.
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK
ONLINE Silver Clay Jewellery: Textured Pendants
Thurs 11th February 2021 7pm
£50.00
If you wish to take part but are unable to attend the workshop demo live, pleaselet us know in the notes field when booking. A video playback service is provided to all students for 30 days.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
The Bowl of Fruit
£75.00
Tutor: Diana Seidl
From initial drawing to finished painting. From the beginning of this course the student will be given detailed help in making the finished picture. We will start with compositional sketches, going on to tonal studies and colour notes. With all this detailed preparation we will sail into painting the finished picture.
What to bring:
An interesting bowl filled with fruit to paint. Due to Covid restrictions it is preferable for you to work from an individual still life group
Media of choice
Scrappy paper for preparatory work
Larger piece of good paper for finished work
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.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Valentines Dinner for Two
10AM – 2PM | £185 PER PERSON
Leave the pots and pans with us, all you need to do is get the wine and flowers.
You will prepare and part-cook (ready to finish at home) a romantic three course meal for you and your Valentine, including bread and petit fours. Making the Valentine’s evening relaxed and enjoyable for you both.
Menu
lobster risotto, crushed lemon peas, caviar
Fillet of beef, mushroom and onions, truffle raviolo, red wine jus
Dark Chocolate tart, salt caramel sauce, balsamic strawberries, honeycomb
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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.
Thurs 25th February 7pm – 8pm feedback & follow up
A sparkling project for silver clay beginners. Learn all the key techniques for designing and creating your own unique silver pendants.
We’ll discover fabulous textures and even set a small gemstone as you work with this amazing new form of real silver. Finished pieces will be hallmarked at the London Assay Office.
Islands in the Steam: The Music of Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Islands in the Steam: The Music of Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Islands in the Steam: The Music of Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
This is the rescheduled date for the performance which was due to take place on 23 April 2020.
This thigh-slapping stage show brings together the beloved glamour and personality of Dolly, along with Kenny’s charisma and energy with hit after hit including Jolene, 9 to 5, Here You Come Again, I Will Always Love You, plus the smash hit Islands in the Stream.
Enjoy a superb score and supreme musicianship as we bring the house down with the ultimate tribute to two country music legends.
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
Grab your wands, don your house robes, and apparate yourselves to the box office! A very magical improv show awaits…
The smash hit Spontaneous Potter is an entirely improvised Harry Potter comedy play, based on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title. Hilarity ensues as an entirely new Potter adventure is magically improvised on the spot – with live musical accompaniment!
This is the family friendly perfomance of Spontaneous Potter, click here for the performance suitable for ages 16+.
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
This is the second rescheduled date for the performance which was due to take place on 27 March 2020.
The smash hit Spontaneous Potter is an entirely improvised Harry Potter comedy play, based on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title. Hilarity ensues as an entirely new Potter adventure is magically improvised on the spot – with live musical accompaniment!
Previous titles performed include Harry Potter and the Chamber of Commerce, Harry Potter and the Neville Wears Prada, Harry Potter and the Rise of the Planet of the Snapes and Harry Potter and the Struggle for a Decent Mortgage in This Economy.
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Make a Wire Swallow
FULL PRICE £55
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
Capture the swift and graceful movement of a swallow out of coloured copper wire to hang in your garden or decorate your home.
Artist Flora Gare will guide how to sculpt with wire; learning to trace, join and shape it working from a drawing.
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.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Garden Panels in Stained Glass
Make a slim stained-glass panel which can be displayed in the garden. The panel is framed in zinc and steel. This type of frame is rigid enough to support the panel being placed into the garden border. During the day you will work on a project chosen from a selection of prepared designs. You will learn how to cut coloured glass using a design template. The glass pieces are then assembled with lead and a zinc framework. The panel will be soldered and cemented to finish and the final clean is done the next day at home. There will be demonstrations of each technique and individual guidance. The tutor will provide all the materials and equipment needed for the course. Material costs aren’t covered in the course fee, they will be payable to the tutor at the end of the day. Material costs for a garden panel are £35 per person.
What to bring:
Apron and rubber gloves for cementing
Please do not wear open toe shoes/sandals
HEALTH & SAFETY
This course involves the use of lead and is not suitable for pregnant women or nursing mothers.
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.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Valentines Dinner for Two
10AM – 2PM | £185 PER PERSON
Leave the pots and pans with us, all you need to do is get the wine and flowers.
You will prepare and part-cook (ready to finish at home) a romantic three course meal for you and your Valentine, including bread and petit fours. Making the Valentine’s evening relaxed and enjoyable for you both.
Menu
lobster risotto, crushed lemon peas, caviar
Fillet of beef, mushroom and onions, truffle raviolo, red wine jus
Dark Chocolate tart, salt caramel sauce, balsamic strawberries, honeycomb
11th- 14th Dates Available
Pastels: Contrasting Textures in Still Life- Live Plus
Pastels: Contrasting Textures in Still Life- Live Plus
On this course you will discover the timeless appeal of still life painting. Using the wonderfully flexible medium of soft pastel, you will be shown how to depict the contrasting hard surface of ceramic with the variety of textures of the produce
ONLINE ArtTalk – Playing with Knives: the origins of paper cutting
ONLINE ArtTalk – Playing with Knives: the origins of paper cutting
The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK
ONLINE ArtTalk – Playing with Knives: the origins of paper cutting
Fri 12th February 2021 2pm
SKU:CG1202aa15
£15.00
If you wish to watch this talk but are unable to attend the session live, pleaselet us know in the notes field when booking. A video playback service is provided to all students for 30 days.
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Wise
FULL PRICE £30 FOR 5 WEEK TERM / £50 FOR 10 WEEK TERM
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
A unique space for young dancers looking to develop their technique and creativity, working through cutting-edge digital and live performance mediums.
Our Youth Dance company is open to young people aged 11 – 14 who want to learn in a non-competitive, non–judgemental environment which recognises and celebrates individual ability and enjoyment of dance.
No previous experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn and grow as a dancer.
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Fauvist Inspired Clay Collage Landscape
£75.00
Tutor: Julie Adlard
This workshop gives you the opportunity to create your own textured clay collage landscape on canvas board. I will teach and guide you through the process of working with paper clay. We will also use embossing techniques and mark making to create wonderful landscape textures in the clay. The piece will be loosely overpainted in acrylics in a fauvist style, a radical use of unnatural colours that separate colour from its usual representational and realistic role. Thereby using colour to create a dynamic atmosphere in a painting. You will leave the workshop with a finished clay collage landscape scene that will be ready for framing or if necessary completed at home.
What to bring:
Photos of a landscape, maybe a favourite place you have visited
Drawing pencil/rubber
Acrylic paints/brushes
Rolling pin
Tea towel for rolling out clay onto
Cutting board and craft knife
Baking tray
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.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Valentines Dinner for Two
10AM – 2PM | £185 PER PERSON
Leave the pots and pans with us, all you need to do is get the wine and flowers.
You will prepare and part-cook (ready to finish at home) a romantic three course meal for you and your Valentine, including bread and petit fours. Making the Valentine’s evening relaxed and enjoyable for you both.
Menu
lobster risotto, crushed lemon peas, caviar
Fillet of beef, mushroom and onions, truffle raviolo, red wine jus
Dark Chocolate tart, salt caramel sauce, balsamic strawberries, honeycomb
Veg, Salad & Herbs: Sat 13th February 10:30am – 12pm
Fruit: Sat 13th February 2pm – 3:30pm
Follow Up & Feedback: Sat 27th February 10:30am – 12pm
More and more people are enjoying the satisfaction of growing fruit and vegetables in their own gardens, on patios or balconies, and allotments these days.
This three part course will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to get the best of your space, however big or small. It’s interactive too – with plenty of time to get input on your own plans!
Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure For Kids
Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure For Kids
14:00 -14:50
13/02/2021
Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure For Kids
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
Become one of record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo’s sidekicks in a world of funny sounds and brilliant music!
SK Shlomo is a world renowned beatboxer who makes all kinds of music using just his mouth and a mic. Join this sonic superhero as he teaches everyone from 1 to 101 how to make music and impress your friends and families with your new skills.
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Valentines Dinner for Two
10AM – 2PM | £185 PER PERSON
Leave the pots and pans with us, all you need to do is get the wine and flowers.
You will prepare and part-cook (ready to finish at home) a romantic three course meal for you and your Valentine, including bread and petit fours. Making the Valentine’s evening relaxed and enjoyable for you both.
Menu
lobster risotto, crushed lemon peas, caviar
Fillet of beef, mushroom and onions, truffle raviolo, red wine jus
Dark Chocolate tart, salt caramel sauce, balsamic strawberries, honeycomb
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
Join us for our Make and Do Holiday Club for a world of creative fun that will keep boredom at bay all day long!
Our popular Make and Do sessions have been super-sized and now young people aged 5 to 8 can come and join us for day-long creative fun in the school holidays.
Taking place in our dedicated workshop space, the Learning Centre, participants will get the chance to take part in all sort of creative activities led by our expert team – from arts and craft to drama, dance and movement as well as the chance to relax and watch a film.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Garden Panels in Stained Glass
£75.00
Tutor: Nicola Kantorowicz
Make a slim stained-glass panel which can be displayed in the garden. The panel is framed in zinc and steel. This type of frame is rigid enough to support the panel being placed into the garden border. During the day you will work on a project chosen from a selection of prepared designs. You will learn how to cut coloured glass using a design template. The glass pieces are then assembled with lead and a zinc framework. The panel will be soldered and cemented to finish and the final clean is done the next day at home. There will be demonstrations of each technique and individual guidance. The tutor will provide all the materials and equipment needed for the course. Material costs aren’t covered in the course fee, they will be payable to the tutor at the end of the day. Material costs for a garden panel are £35 per person.
What to bring:
Apron and rubber gloves for cementing
Please do not wear open toe shoes/sandals
HEALTH & SAFETY
This course involves the use of lead and is not suitable for pregnant women or nursing mothers.
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.
The Barn North Sydmonton House, North Sydmonton, Newbury, Hampshire RG20 4UL
Indian Dosa Masterclass
Sasi introduces a masterclass in cooking this popular Southern Indian staple. Dosa is a popular crepe that is served mainly for breakfast in India, however it is a flexible dish that can be served throughout the day as breakfast, lunch or dinner. Great for anyone trying to eat less meat or those following a vegan diet.
In this masterclass, you will learn the secrets of this speciality – the right consistency for the ground rice and dal, what the fermented batter should look like, the secret flavours of the essential sambar and the accompanying chutneys, how to produce the potato stuffing that transforms a plain dosa into a ‘masala dosa’, and, of course, the cooking techniques used to produce a perfect dosa.
This course will be part demonstration with some hands on experience. You will be given portions of the dosa batter to take away and use at home. Offer your friends and family a thoroughly different Pancake Day experience!
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Gel Plate Printing 1: Textiles
£75
10:00 – 4:00
Taking textiles as our theme we will explore ways of using textiles with the gel plate to make a series of unique monoprints. A gel plate has a slightly squishy surface that releases paint beautifully and is ideal for making quick and easy monoprints. The process is very fast but, be warned, it is also very addictive!
On this workshop we will start by using textiles such as netting, lace, threads and weaving to make monoprints onto paper. In the second part of the workshop we will first look at the types of paint and inks suitable for printing onto fabric and then will print directly onto fabric using leaves, mark making techniques and ‘reverse printing’. There will be lots of ideas and suggestions for projects you can make after the workshop, using your gel plate printed fabrics.
What to bring:
Apron
Gel plate – please see important note below
Acrylic paint – 6 to 8 tubes of acrylic paint in your choice of colours. The Pebeo and Hobbycraft brands work well and are a reasonable price. White and metallic paints work very well on black fabric.
Paper – bring about 30 sheets of assorted A4 paper to print on eg white and coloured printer paper, sugar paper, smooth cartridge, black paper. Not glossy photo paper as this sticks to the gel plate!
Fabrics – bring about 20 pieces of fabric to print on, ideally cut to about A4 and ironed. Black and white polycotton works well but you can also bring close weave cotton, sheers, ribbons, lace
Roller (or brayer)
Rigid acrylic sheet (if you have it) approx. 2mm thick, size A4. Janina will have some to lend.
Paint brushes (suitable for use with acrylic paint)
Water jar
Small mixing plate and a stick for mixing
A handful of different threads and yarns eg raffia, hairy wool, string, cotton thread straggles.
A few leaves and grasses from the garden (please avoid dried out leaves, and anything with sharp bits)
Basic drawing kit: pencil, eraser, sharpener
Baby wipes
Baby oil(you inly need a small amount)
Optional items to bring if you have them:
Fabric paints / fabric printing inks, or an acrylic fabric medium to mix with the acrylic paint (Janina will have some for you to try)
or Daler Rowney System 3 Screen Printing Textile Acrylic
Important note on gel plates.
Gel plates will be available to borrow or buy on the day but please contact Janina in advance to reserve (Janina.maher123@btinternet.com.
If you prefer to buy a gel plate in advance then there are two brands recommended by Janina, Gelli Arts and Gel Press, which both work well with acrylic paints. There is a third brand, Speedball, and if you have one of these then you will need to bring Speedball inks, rather than acrylic paints, as the Speedball gel plate has been formulated to work best with Speedball inks.
Janina will also have some extra rollers / brayers for sale as well as some acrylic paint and some A4 acrylic sheets.
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.
The Barn North Sydmonton House, North Sydmonton, Newbury, Hampshire RG20 4UL
Indian Dosa Masterclass
Sasi introduces a masterclass in cooking this popular Southern Indian staple. Dosa is a popular crepe that is served mainly for breakfast in India, however it is a flexible dish that can be served throughout the day as breakfast, lunch or dinner. Great for anyone trying to eat less meat or those following a vegan diet.
In this masterclass, you will learn the secrets of this speciality – the right consistency for the ground rice and dal, what the fermented batter should look like, the secret flavours of the essential sambar and the accompanying chutneys, how to produce the potato stuffing that transforms a plain dosa into a ‘masala dosa’, and, of course, the cooking techniques used to produce a perfect dosa.
This course will be part demonstration with some hands on experience. You will be given portions of the dosa batter to take away and use at home. Offer your friends and family a thoroughly different Pancake Day experience!
8 people maximum. All abilities welcome.
Online South Indian Curry with Jamie Oliver
Online South Indian Curry with Jamie Oliver
18:15 -20:15
16/02/2021
Online South Indian Curry with Jamie Oliver
£29.00
You can’t beat a curry made from scratch, and in this class you’ll do just that to bring a beautiful South Indian-inspired recipe to life. You’ll make an incredible Keralan curry paste that you’ll turn into a fragrant, punchy prawn or veg curry.
You’ll also find out how to cook amazing vegetable bhajis, and we’ll reveal the secrets to serving up perfect fluffy rice every time.
YOU WILL NEED (serves 2)
cooking oil 2 red onions 2 medium ripe tomatoes 200ml coconut milk 12–14 peeled raw tiger prawns, from sustainable sources, shell on or shell-off 1 tablespoon natural yoghurt, plus extra to serve flaked almonds, to garnish ½ a bunch of coriander (15g) 1 teaspoon coriander seeds 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 pinch chilli powder (optional) 2 teaspoons black mustard seeds 3 cloves of garlic 8cm piece of ginger 2 fresh green chillies 1 heaped tablespoon tomato purée 1 tablespoon tamarind 1 large carrot ½ teaspoon cumin seeds 1 fresh red chilli 60-80g gram flour 1 lemon 270g basmati rice chutney of your choice, to serve
*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.
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Cartoon Animal Drawing
FULL PRICE £16 (INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE EXHIBITION)
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
Learn how to draw a diverse selection of animals from around the world in this wild life illustration workshop with Simon from The Armadillo Art Experience. Then we’ll choose our favourites and create a full colour painting. You’ll learn lots of transferable, confidence building art skills, draw some unfamiliar subjects and have fun too. Includes entry into the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition!
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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
Introduction to Bread and Enriched Doughs- postponed
Introduction to Bread and Enriched Doughs- postponed
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
A fast-paced family circus science show starring two women scientists turned circus performers, exploding with astounding tricks and messy experiments.
Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, learn how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science to create their amazing acts.
StrongWomen Science seeks to promote enquiry, inventiveness and accessibility in science, and explore the worth of failure and power of teamwork, shared by science and circus. Because when science meets circus, anything’s possible.
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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.
The time is 4.17pm. No-one is dressed yet. Civilisation has collapsed. Law and order has broken down. The kids are high on sugar. The adults have lost control. Every conversation is an argument. The coffee has run out. A child scribbles on the wall. Someone spills a drink. Everyone is shouting. This is Toddlergeddon.
Join award-winning comedian and bestselling author Sam Avery (AKA The Learner Parent) for an evening of hilarious stand up, brand new for 2020. How do you raise a toddler with more attitude than Kanye West? Can you negotiate effectively with a pre-schooler who knows you’re clueless? And will any of us survive Toddlergeddon?
The Barn North Sydmonton House, North Sydmonton, Newbury, Hampshire RG20 4UL
Sourdough Masterclass
Learn to bake delicious Sourdough breads with Darren Collings, a baker at Birch Bread in Pangbourne.
This hands on course will give you an intuitive understanding of what sourdough is, how it works and how to do it at home. We will also cover how to make your own sourdough starters, the secrets to making sourdough bread, simple shaping techniques and why sourdough is the healthy bread option.
During the day you will get very sticky and floury as you learn how to bake a variety of sourdough products – this course is hands on!
Lunch and refreshments during the day are all included. You will have lots of freshly baked bread and other sourdough products to take home, as well as a pot of sourdough starter, full course notes and recipes.
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Cartoon Animal Drawing
FULL PRICE £16 (INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE EXHIBITION)
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
Learn how to draw a diverse selection of animals from around the world in this wild life illustration workshop with Simon from The Armadillo Art Experience. Then we’ll choose our favourites and create a full colour painting. You’ll learn lots of transferable, confidence building art skills, draw some unfamiliar subjects and have fun too. Includes entry into the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition!
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Touch to See
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
A monthly get-together for blind and visually impaired residents of West Berkshire.
Our Touch To See group meets once a month from 10.30am to 11.45am at the The Base, Greenham. The group has access to tactile and audio resources from the Living Paintings library enabling them to explore the work of famous artists, architects and designers, before hearing a guest speaker talk about a related subject.
We also invite local artists to share their work and we’ve been very lucky to have some great local speakers in recently, including Simon Vowell of Vallis Green Woodworking, Newbury Embroiderer’s Guild, ceramicist Ursula Waechter and Silk Artist, Helen Mortimer.
‘I find it a very friendly group, we have some laughs and lots of fun! The interest we’ve had from the artists have been really good; they’ve been really willing to introduce their work to those unable to see – at first it doesn’t seem that art can be accessible to visually impaired people but it really can be!’
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
A snowy half term adventure for all the family.
This is the story of an extraordinary explorer, a curious conjurer and pioneering problemsolver.
You’ll find him pottering in his shed; planning his latest mission. He is learning to speak Penguin and hopes that you will too! When he arrives at the Antarctic will its icy wilderness meet his excited expectations? Will the penguins’ reception be frosty, or will the colony welcome him with open wings?!
With a playful energy and a mix of puppetry, music and song, this show will be a delightful celebration of wild creativity and the joy of individuality. Waddle on down and join the expedition!
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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.
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Digital Photography Experience Day- Spring 2021
FULL PRICE £60 (INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE EXHIBITION)
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
Come and join a unique photography experience day, centered around the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition.
Whether you’re a beginner or someone with experience this is a day you won’t want to miss. The cost of the exhibition is included in the day and we will start with a tour and discussion of the work on display. Following this, we will move into the studio where you will learn how the photographers achieved their incredible results, what the best equipment for the job is and how you can use your digital camera to get the great results. After lunch, we will spend the afternoon on location, around Greenham Common, where you can put it all into practice – finishing the day having taken some photographs you can be proud of.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Weekend Kitchen
How 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.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Sea & Sky in Acrylics and Mixed Media
Tutor: Karen Carter
£75
In this workshop we will be looking at ways of tackling the various elements that make up a coastal painting: water, waves and reflections along with the landscape elements of cliffs, rocks and the transitions between land and sea. We will take our inspiration from Kurt Jackson and create atmospheric layered images incorporating textures and aggregates. There will be lots of demos & step-by-step instruction in this fun and informal workshop.
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 handmade papers /tissue paper/packing paper/scrim/muslin etc (whatever you have – we will be using it to create texture)
Drawing pencil; Water-soluble crayons / oil pastel if you have them (don’t buy specially); white wax candle
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), glue brush
Inspiration / source material of coast, light on water, beaches etc
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.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Curry Night
Learn 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.
Joe Hicks Full Band (Support: Giles Stelfox)- postponed
Joe Hicks Full Band (Support: Giles Stelfox)- postponed
Following the recent government instructions over the weekend, Arlington Arts will be closed to the public from Thursday 5th November until further notice. We will be contacting all customers with tickets to shows during November over the next few days. Thank you to all of our customers and wider community for the continued support – we could not do it without you!
We were overwhelmed by the response we received on our Crowdfunder campaign in the first lockdown, which hit 84% of the target totalling £6641! The lovely comments posted by supporters really helped us keep our spirits up. Arlington Arts is so lucky to have such a great community of people, who join us throughout the year to enjoy all of the live events – we cannot wait to welcome you all back!
We are contacting all ticket holders in date order, regarding rescheduled/cancelled performances.
THIS PERFORMANCE WILL BE ADHERING TO SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Newbury’s well loved singer-songwriter Joe Hicks blends pop, blues and folk influences, combining intricate guitar composition with classic pop song-craft. Having made a name for himself as a session guitarist, Hicks released his first solo single at the start of 2017 following a soul searching writing trip to a secluded Cornish Airbnb garage with no internet or phone signal. Soon after he was made ‘BBC Introducing Artist of the Week’, receiving extensive radio play across the U.K and also a CLASH ’Track of the Day’ feature. Since then the songwriter has built up a sizeable online following (+1 million Spotify Streams) helped on by extensive support from BBC Introducing and touring of the UK and Europe, including appearances at the Big Feastival, Are You Listening? Festival, over 30 Sofar Sounds shows and a slot supporting BRITS critics choice winner Sam Fender.
Joe’s self-titled album (06.03.20) was recorded at Studio 91 in his home town of Newbury with producer Sam Winfield (Amber Run, Fickle Friends).
“This guy is absolutely smashing it, we can’t wait to see what’s next for him!” – Linda Serck, BBC Introducing Berkshire
Support – Giles Stelfox
Songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Giles Stelfox is an indie artist from the South UK who combines dark guitar-driven rock with bright DIY pop production, fused with big ethereal synths and self-produced soundscapes. His lyrical themes cover romance, social issues, and self-reflection turned around in an uplifting and energetic way. His musical style is inspired by artists such as: The 1975, Coldplay, HAIM, Sam Fender, Jack Garratt and Foals. Giles’ eye-catching live shows incorporate the art of real-time looping where he creates the sound of a band, playing all the instruments surrounding him whilst only performing solo. After a series of radio plays from BBC Introducing Berkshire for his latest single ‘You Talk Dirty With Wine’, Giles is taking his attention grabbing shows to audiences across the country in 2020 and beyond.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Glass Fusing -Kiln Carving and Inclusions
Tutor: Shirley Eccles
£75.00
In this course you will explore different design and fusing techniques to create lovely unique glass artworks of your own. They can either be functional or decorative. Enjoy exploring your creativity through Kiln Formed Glass.
Project 1: Kiln Carving: You will learn how to create bas relief and texture in glass. This process involves cutting designs in fibre paper, creating different thicknesses and fusing the glass over your design to create contours and textures.
Project 2: Inclusions: In this project you will experiment with metals that are compatible with glass. Materials like foils, meshes, metal powders and oxides can be used to create interesting designs and you can use copper wire to create a line drawing within your design.
Both these projects are suitable for a further firing to create a shallow dish or you might just wish to use it as a serving platter or decorative panel.
Skills/Techniques Covered: Design techniques and special effects, Fusing processes, Compatibility of Metals in glass, Preparation of moulds for slumping, Health and Safety when working with glass materials
Level: This course is designed for a range of abilities including beginners.
Materials are not included in your course fee. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £40, payable to the tutor during the course.
Items to bring: A sketchbook/notebook and pen, a dust mask, an apron, surgical gloves, small pliers, if you have any, an old but clean dishcloth, wear closed-toe shoes.
Collection of Work: Once fired your artwork 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.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Very Vegan
In our vegan course, you will compose an entire seasonal 3-course menu, plus bread with a dip. The dishes are really versatile for your everyday kitchen pursuits, extracting out key recipes for many a dish.
The cooking techniques are taught and everyday familiar foods are translated into a vegan way of cooking. We teach dishes which will impress lifelong vegans, those on a transition from animal products and cooking meals for a mixed family with convenience.
Course includes:
Country loaf, baked using the Dutch Pot method
Lemon hummus, using aquafaba and nutritional yeast
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Clay Class- Open Level Online
Join our resident artist and Pottery Throw Down’s Cáit Gould to explore the possibilities clay offers in a friendly, relaxed environment.
By booking for this course, you are selecting to attend Clay Class: Open Level online. If you wish to attend these sessions in person at The Base please click here.
Join our resident artist and Pottery Throw Down‘s Cáit Gould to explore the possibilities clay offers in a friendly, relaxed environment.
Suitable for beginners and more experienced potters alike. The 5 week course is suitable as a taster or for a specific small project, while the 10 week course enables you to develop your making and decorating skills further.
The Barn North Sydmonton House, North Sydmonton, Newbury, Hampshire RG20 4UL
Venetian Cicchetti
Mariella joins us again to present this enticing regional course.
When Venetians want a bite to eat they head to their favorite bacaro for cicchetti, the Venetian version of tapas. This scintillating array of pickled, baked, stuffed seafoods and vegetables produce colourful plates of tempting small bites, suitable as starters or eaten together as a full meal. Venetians eat cicchettiat breakfast time, for lunch, dinner and a midnight snack — authentic dishes with a broad appeal!
Learn how to make Italian style tapas, such as frittata di radicchio di Treviso, zucca in saor, gamberi e lardo, fritto misto and the best tiramisu!
Maximum class size 8. All abilities welcome.
ONLINE:Gel Plate Printing (2): Inspired by Nature – Live Plus
ONLINE:Gel Plate Printing (2): Inspired by Nature – Live Plus
Whether you would like to learn some more gel plate printing techniques, have a gel plate and never used it, or have no idea what gel plate printing is but would like to find out, then you are most welcome on this workshop.
Taking nature as the theme Janina will demonstrate how to make a series of monoprints using a gel plate, and will introduce ideas for layering and also for working back into some of the prints to make more finished pieces.
This is a companion workshop to Gel Plate Printing (1) – Techniques. These workshops can be taken in any order. There will be a small element of overlap between the classes to cover basics.
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Contemporary Painting
Join Richard Francis Bellin to explore contemporary and experimental painting.
By booking for this course, you are selecting to attend Contemporary Painting online, via Zoom. If you wish to attend these sessions in person at The Base please click here.
Throughout this course you will experiment with different mediums and abstract techniques. With an insight into Richard’s own experimental style you will be guided to develop your own artistic journey.
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Berkshire Chamber Music Festival
Berkshire Chamber Music Festival
All day
24/02/2021-27/02/2021
Berkshire Chamber Music Festival
22nd -27th February 2021
Welcome to the homepage of the Berkshire Chamber Music Festival, a series of world class chamber music concerts and educational workshops, associated with Bradfield College, located in the heart of Berkshire.
The Berkshire Chamber Music Festival is a series of world class chamber music concerts and educational workshops which happen each Autumn.
At the core of this festival is a desire to share a love of classical music and to engage people of all backgrounds. Through our playing we hope to break down barriers and inspire, bringing an energy that enables people to open their minds and to spark passion among music lovers and those who haven’t yet discovered the power of classical music.
The 2020 festival which celebrates Beethoven’s 250th anniversary will take place (in 2021…!) between the 22nd and the 27th of February. Concerts will take place in Bradfield, Woodhay, Sulhamstead and Winkfield and workshops will reach children at local primary schools in the surrounding areas. We will organise social distancing within our audience to ensure the safety and wellbeing of both audience members and performers. The audience will be limited according to venue size and it will be obligatory to wear a mask. There will be no interval and the entry and exit will be staggered. The concerts will also be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. With a line-up of international musicians, we hope you will be able to join us for what promises to be a fantastic celebration of music.
The concept of the festival grew out of a desire for the musicians that teach at Bradfield College to showcase the performing aspect of their portfolio to their students. With world class soloists, orchestral players, band members, chamber musicians and competition winners among our midst, this festival also provides an ideal opportunity to further enhance the reputation of what is an excellent music department, whilst increasing engagement with the local community.
The most exciting part of the festival, and why it is unique, is the willingness to take classical music to a new audience. There is a tangible belief amongst the performers that music is for everyone. This is an opportunity to reach out to youngsters, to engage with them, to open their minds and to transform their lives. In 2019 we reached over 1200 children and we hope to do the same this year with a combination of online and live workshops.
Our ambitious outreach programme takes us to the following schools during the week:
Brightwalton
Cold Ash
Compton
Purley
Spurcroft
St Pauls (Reading)
Stockcross
Sulhampstead
Thatcham Park
Theale Green
Trevelyan
From the incredible response we have already received this will be a wonderful week, opening up a whole new world for a generation where creativity needs to be cherished for so many reasons.
Please do get in touch if you would like further information about future school visits and events.
If are watching our livestream and you would like to make a donation please use our GoFundMe page here.
Livestream can be found on our YouTube Channel here.
Ticket Prices
Adult tickets £20
Children (under 16) free (maximum 2 children per adult)
*Please contact us on the following number – 07753120341- if you would like to bring a school party.
Sponsorship
If you are interested in supporting the 2020 Berkshire Chamber Music Festival by becoming either a friend or sponsor, please contact us here or call 07753120341. Your support is invaluable in sustaining the festival and its musicians especially in this difficult time for the arts. If you would like to make a one off donation please do so here.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Colour Mixing
Tutor: Diana Seidl
£75.00
The course will start with a series of colour mixing exercises. It has been said that acrylic colour is very crude, this is simply not true as this course will reveal. We will start by colour mixing from the three primary colours and then graduate to more complex mixes. Select your favorite mixes and paint some small pieces of paper and make a collage using the work of Ben Nicholson as your inspiration. After this we will make an abstract painting utilising some of the colour mixes you have created. The painting will be based around the geometric work of Nicholson.
What to bring:
Acrylic paint brushes palette etc
Rough paper for the colour mixing exercises and collage pieces.
Scissors and Pritt stick for the collage
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.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Steak Night
Ever tried to cook the perfect steak and chips? We’ll show you how to pick the best cuts, sharing tips on how to retain tenderness and flavour. Then it’s over to The Chef’s Table, where you can savour the results with your fellow ‘Steak Masters’ and enjoy a refreshing well-earned beverage.
• The session starts with an explanation of various cuts of meat, how to cook them to get the best results, and what to ask for when buying meat • Understand how to cook your steak the way you like it, and how to cook it for others preferences too • To accompany your steak you will make tomato chutney and ‘triple cooked chips’ • Our tutor will show you how to make classic steak sauces, béarnaise and peppercorn
Course includes:
Arrive at 6pm for course introduction
Enjoy a supper made on the evening of steak, triple cooked chips and tomato chutney, served with béarnaise or peppercorn sauce and your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink
Evening finishes at 9pm
To take away: All notes and recipes from the evening.
Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
Henry Blofeld returns to Newbury with more tales to share.
Join Henry Blofeld for an evening of hilarious yet fascinating stories direct from the TMS commentary box, The Real Marigold Hotel and countless TV shows. Couple all that with his side-splitting life stories and you are in for a real treat! Henry’s quick wit, storytelling, and sparkling personality have certainly been sharped up by lockdown and he is raring to go!
Over… But Not Out! is set to be a rip-roaring, belly laughing evening of not to be missed anecdotes, gaffes and more!
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
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An Evening with Kevin & Joanne Clifton- Rescheduled
An Evening with Kevin & Joanne Clifton- Rescheduled
This is the rescheduled date of the performances that were due to take place on 18 November 2020.
The talented siblings will sing songs from their CD, tell stories of their dancing lives and perform some of your favourite Ballroom and Latin dances with their professional dance partners.
Due to scheduling, this will be the only chance to catch the successful brother and sister duo on tour together.
Join Kevin and Joanne for a lovely evening of song, dance and dancing memories!
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. This includes when you are watching a performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
For the Love of Coils
£75
10:00 – 4:00
Coiling is Debbie’s favourite making technique; and although coiling is sometimes seen as a technique for only absolute beginners – one of Debbie’s aims for this workshop is to convince you this is not the case and that the humble coil pot can, indeed, be a thing of beauty. Focusing our attention on making just one pot (OK maybe 2), we will be making something big.
The day will start with a brief look at some examples of coil pots – both historical and contemporary, images and real examples. Then you can decide on the shape you would like to make and after a demonstration on how to coil, you’ll be off and raring to go. Throughout the day, Debbie will be showing you how to adapt the overall shape, ways of decorating your pots using coils and maybe adding some texture to the surface as well. During the afternoon, you will be able to choose which colour glaze you would like for your work.
The pots will be left with the tutor for firing and glazing and will be available for collection from Micklem’s Farm approx 4-5 weeks following the course. The cost of the clay, glazes and firings is not included in the course fee; the approximate cost for these will be £30, payable to the tutor during the workshop.
What to bring:
An apron
Pencil & paper
Debbie suggests you have short nails as longer nails can make working with clay just that little bit harder. Please treat your hands to a good quality handcream, as clay is very drying on the hands.
Included on the day:
All 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.
The Barn North Sydmonton House, North Sydmonton, Newbury, Hampshire RG20 4UL
The Korean Kitchen
We are very excited to rerun our popular Korean cookery course. Korean food is hearty, boldly flavoured and nutritious. It looks beautiful and is easy to make, perfect for a tasty supper.
Chris Cardwell will introduce you to authentic Korean cookery suitable for the home cook. You will learn to make:
Bibimbap – a one-bowl wonder of steamed rice, sautéed vegetables and meat. The champion of Korean comfort food. Beautiful, healthy, tasty, filling and nourishing.
Kimchi – a vegetable pickle and staple addition of a Korean meal – important in creating an authentic flavour profile.
Korean fried chicken – covered in a spicy, sweet glaze, you will want to use on everything!
All of these dishes have had a lot of media coverage but have been Korean staples for years.
All levels of ability welcome. Max class size 8 people.
During this one day workshop, we will explore the various techniques that surround the Drypoint Etching process. You will experience printing with the etching presses to create your own unique prints, from a range of imagery.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Steak Night
Ever tried to cook the perfect steak and chips? We’ll show you how to pick the best cuts, sharing tips on how to retain tenderness and flavour. Then it’s over to The Chef’s Table, where you can savour the results with your fellow ‘Steak Masters’ and enjoy a refreshing well-earned beverage.
• The session starts with an explanation of various cuts of meat, how to cook them to get the best results, and what to ask for when buying meat • Understand how to cook your steak the way you like it, and how to cook it for others preferences too • To accompany your steak you will make tomato chutney and ‘triple cooked chips’ • Our tutor will show you how to make classic steak sauces, béarnaise and peppercorn
Course includes:
Arrive at 6pm for course introduction
Enjoy a supper made on the evening of steak, triple cooked chips and tomato chutney, served with béarnaise or peppercorn sauce and your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink
Evening finishes at 9pm
To take away: All notes and recipes from the evening.
Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
The Cooking Academy Silverwood, London Road, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1JR
Virtual Mediterranean Cookery Class
£39
If you’re looking for a dish that transports you from the bohemian bistros tucked away in the back streets of Paris to the traditional trattorias of the sun drenched Amalfi coast, then we have the perfect recipe for you. Let your tastebuds do the travelling as we guide you through the perfect fusion of two of the world’s greatest cuisines- chicken alla Milanese accompanied by pommes parmentier and salsa verde.
During this 90 minute virtual class we will teach you how to pan fry your chicken to golden crumbed perfection, create a zingy, flavour packed salsa verde and how to achieve the crispiest parmentier potatoes finished with rosemary, lemon and sea salt.
We may not be able to travel right now but you can still transport yourself to sunnier climes from the comfort of your own kitchen!
ollowing the update to government COVID-19 regulations, The Base will be closed until 3 December. We will be moving as much activity as possible online and will be in touch with those who have booked tickets as soon as possible. You can read our full statement here.
PaulJames’ (of Blowzabella) new alt/psyche-folk band ..
PaulJames – vocals, saxophone, bagpipes, keyboards. Fiona Barrow – violin, keyboards. Emma Holbrook – drums, percussion. Victor Nicholls – electric guitar, electronica. Jo Wadeson – bass guitar.
Paul‘s solo album TheDrowned Lover and Other Dark Tales draws on his love of traditional folk songs with strong stories and his ability to bring all kinds of musicians and influences together in striking ways. The band build on that, drawing on folklore, world music, indie rock, funk and jazz to make a glorious sound that veers from quiet acoustic textures to full-blooded rock and electronica. Live they play everything on the album and a few surprising cover versions about life, death, joy and disappointment.
PaulJames is a singer and musician from Newbury. He also plays with folk legends Blowzabella, European band Evening Star andthe folk dance band The Playford Liberation Front. He composed and performed the music for the critically acclaimed “Comus” at Shakepeare’s Globe Theatre, London in 2016 and you occasionally hear his music on TV and in film documentaries.
Jo Wadeson began playing bass at the age of 14 in the pubs of Derbyshire. Since then she has gone on to perform and record with many international artists including The Waterboys, Grace Jones, Thea Gilmore and Beth Orton.
Fiona Barrow is a Bristol based violinist who trained classically until she defected to follow her love of traditional and world music andtheatre. She has worked as street performer across Europe with Tragic Roundabout, Fiasco di Casino and Swervy World and toured with the Doppelgänger Gypsy Orchestra. Her theatre work includes stints with Kneehigh Theatre, Travelling Lights award- winning show ʻInto The Westʼ on Broadway andthe critically acclaimed ‘Comus’ at Shakepeare’s Globe with PaulJames.
Emma Holbrook is a drummer, percussionist and film maker based in Bristol. Being passionate about all kinds of music, she plays everything from swing to funk, soul, blues, folk and flamenco. She also plays percussion and composes music for contemporary dance classes and performance.
Victor Nicholls plays improvised and experimental music on guitar and fretless bass. He anchored the fiery folk group Scarp (World Music Album of the Year winner in France), played Albert Ayler-influenced swamp jazz with saxophonist Tim Hill and electronic lounge-core improv with trombone/theremin player Harry Dawes in Big Hair. Victor has played with theatre orchestras, brass bands and post-punk groups. He is a member of Evening Star and a duo with jazz composer Martin Pyne.
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Japanese Ceramics
£75.00
10:00 – 4:00
Join Debbie for this workshop to make 2-3 ceramic boxes inspired by Japanese potters. Debbie will show you 2 ways to make a box with a lid, both using slabs of clay; the first method is to wrap a soft slab of clay around a former and the second method is to cut sections using templates and join the sections together. We will also include texture as part of the decoration of the pieces.
The day will start with a brief look at some examples of boxes – both historical and contemporary, images and real examples. Then you can decide on the shape you would like to make and after a demonstration on how to roll out a slab and join slabs together, you’ll be off and raring to go. Debbie will also show you how to use a template, how to add texture and how to make sure the lid fits! During the afternoon, you will be able to choose which colour glaze you would like for your work.
The pots will be left with the tutor for firing and glazing and will be available for collection from Micklem’s Farm approx 4-5 weeks following the course. The cost of the clay, glazes and firings is not included in the course fee; the approximate cost for these will be £30, payable to the tutor during the workshop.
What to bring:
An apron
Pencil & paper
Debbie suggests you have short nails as longer nails can make working with clay just that little bit harder. Please treat your hands to a good quality handcream, as clay is very drying on the hands.
Included on the day:
All 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.
Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, RG19 6HN
Calatonian Tension Tray
FULL PRICE £45
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
This is a brilliant half-day introduction to basket making with willow.
We will be making a circular flat tray known as a Catalonian tension tray. It is very straight-forward and fun to do – ideal for beginners.
Making these trays at this time of year allows us to incorporate freshly harvested stems in their bright Spring colours. Led by Judith Needham.
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
The Barn North Sydmonton House, North Sydmonton, Newbury, Hampshire RG20 4UL
Introduction to Weaving
Ensconce yourself in our beautiful barn to learn the basics of weaving in our Introduction to Weaving Workshop. Using a frame loom and weaving tools you will set up your first warp, learn basic tapestry weaving, classic hand-weaving techniques and experiment with a variety of yarns and materials to create your own wall hanging.
This workshop is run at a relaxed pace, perfect for beginners, and gives you all the skills and confidence to practice this meditative craft at home. If the weaving bug bites, you will have the opportunity to purchase the uniquely designed OWS frame loom and its corresponding set of weaving tools at the end of the course.
Lunch and refreshments are included with this course, all provided by Honesty Kitchens. These will include a bowl of one of our delicious seasonal soups paired with our hand crafted bread and, of course, one of our scrummy cakes.
Bring in a sample of the season’s offering of hips, haws, hops and berries, to produce a Botanical Illustration in a traditional skill with a contemporary twist.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Steak Night
Ever tried to cook the perfect steak and chips? We’ll show you how to pick the best cuts, sharing tips on how to retain tenderness and flavour. Then it’s over to The Chef’s Table, where you can savour the results with your fellow ‘Steak Masters’ and enjoy a refreshing well-earned beverage.
• The session starts with an explanation of various cuts of meat, how to cook them to get the best results, and what to ask for when buying meat • Understand how to cook your steak the way you like it, and how to cook it for others preferences too • To accompany your steak you will make tomato chutney and ‘triple cooked chips’ • Our tutor will show you how to make classic steak sauces, béarnaise and peppercorn
Course includes:
Arrive at 6pm for course introduction
Enjoy a supper made on the evening of steak, triple cooked chips and tomato chutney, served with béarnaise or peppercorn sauce and your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink
Evening finishes at 9pm
To take away: All notes and recipes from the evening.
Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
Enjoy a night of ABBA favourites with non-stop choreography, stunning visuals and top class musicianship.
This seven-piece plus two outstanding vocalists will treat you to all your favourite hits in this captivating show.
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
This is the rescheduled date for the performance which was due to take place on 25 April 2020.
A tribute to the legend that is Freddie Mercury and Queen.
This dynamic theatre production fully emulates the true charismatic appeal of rock’s most flamboyant front man, faithfully and accurately recreating the distinctive Queen experience.
The extraordinary vocal range and outstanding delivery of Joseph Lee Jackson as Freddie Mercury and the intricate guitar work of Glenn Scrimshaw as Brian May are backed by superbly crafted harmonies, a driving rhythm section and state-of-the-art production.
Including performances of the most popular Queen hits, such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, We are the Champions, We Will Rock You and many more, this show will captivate any audience, from die-hard Queen fans through to new generations of music lovers, in a way that Freddie and Queen themselves would be proud of.
*Calls cost 2p per minute plus your telephone company’s access charge
International touring blues rock powerhouse Catfish are making waves on the music scene in the UK and Europe. In 2018 they won the UK Blues Award for Blues Act of the Year (England) to add to their 2016 British Blues Award. They have recently been nominated for three UK Blues Awards for 2020 – Band of the Year, Blues Instrumentalist of the Year (Matt Long) and album of the year for Burning Bridges.
In the last few years, they have played at almost every major UK blues festival and have established themselves as a real force in the British blues scene. They now tour regularly in Europe.
Their first two albums ‘So Many Roads’ and ‘Broken Man’ both reached no. 1 in the IBBA airplay charts. The second of these, ‘Broken Man’, was also nominated for a UK Blues Award and was named album of the year by the IBBA. Their current album ‘Burning Bridges’ was released in May 2019 and has received excellent reviews from the UK and European music press. It was the third most played album by the Independent Blues Broadcasters Association in 2019 and has been nominated for a UK blues award for 2020 as album of the year.
‘Catfish are one of the finest live bands in Britain today. The quality of musicianship is outstanding and in Matt Long, they have one of the greatest young guitarists on the scene today…’Blues Matters Magazine.
Double British Blues Award nominee Dan Burnett is not only a phenomenal keyboard player – he has a voice to die for and writes songs that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. Truthful, exposing, honest lyrics about his own life experiences that cut straight to the core of your emotions.
Dan was nominated as a finalist in The British Blues Awards 2015 & 2016. In 2015 he launched his band’s ‘E.P.’ in New York City, and in November 2017 released ‘Small World E.P.’ which is his first entirely solo production. Both releases have received international acclaim, rev
Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire RG10 9YD
Van Gogh’s Starry Night in Oil Pastels
£75.00
Tutor: Caroline Crawford
Students will look carefully at Van Gogh’s famous painting, Starry Night. They’ll look at the marks and shapes Gogh used in this stylised piece, with lots of useful tips and hints on how to work in oil pastels. They’ll create a piece based on this famous painting, using oil pastels and blending tools, to mix layers and create a post impressionist piece. Working on black pastel paper.
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.
Who doesn’t love handbags? In this one day workshop for those with some experience, you will be creating a unique oilskin handbag in Merchant and Mills Oilskin.
Pictured is the bag you’ll be making but the lining will be different
The Book Respository, The Nuneham Estate, Nuneham Courtney, Oxfordshire OX44 9PQ
Foraging & Wildcrafting with Justine Gens @ Nuneham Courtney ( Make Your Own Beauty Products)
£80.00
6 in stock
A huge welcome back to Justine our resident forager and trained herbalist.
As with as many classes as possible we are only holding socially distanced ones in the fresh air so everyone can feel completely comfortable and relaxed at a very safe distance – we have a lot of space in the grounds!
For this class we are taking it further and embracing foraging on a next level, wildcrafting. After foraging and gathering our medicinal plants you will learn how to make healing oils and tinctures.
In this class we are concentrating on making your own beauty products. Once you have learnt how to make your own you will never go back (I haven’t!!) You will learn how to make the following:
Botanical beauty balms
Face oils
Face tonics
Learn what other medicinal plants and flowers can be harvested at different times of the year for different skin types
We want to help you understand the impact of plants on your physical and mental health in a totally nature and positive way. The feeling of well being after a class is almost guaranteed! Fresh air, nature produce and inspirational teacher is a heady mix!
Participants must be aged 18 or if under 18 accompanied by an adult and dogs are not permitted on the course, sorry! Book fast these classes will be extremely popular!
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Steak Night
Ever tried to cook the perfect steak and chips? We’ll show you how to pick the best cuts, sharing tips on how to retain tenderness and flavour. Then it’s over to The Chef’s Table, where you can savour the results with your fellow ‘Steak Masters’ and enjoy a refreshing well-earned beverage.
• The session starts with an explanation of various cuts of meat, how to cook them to get the best results, and what to ask for when buying meat • Understand how to cook your steak the way you like it, and how to cook it for others preferences too • To accompany your steak you will make tomato chutney and ‘triple cooked chips’ • Our tutor will show you how to make classic steak sauces, béarnaise and peppercorn
Course includes:
Arrive at 6pm for course introduction
Enjoy a supper made on the evening of steak, triple cooked chips and tomato chutney, served with béarnaise or peppercorn sauce and your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink
Evening finishes at 9pm
To take away: All notes and recipes from the evening.
Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Steak Night
Ever tried to cook the perfect steak and chips? We’ll show you how to pick the best cuts, sharing tips on how to retain tenderness and flavour. Then it’s over to The Chef’s Table, where you can savour the results with your fellow ‘Steak Masters’ and enjoy a refreshing well-earned beverage.
• The session starts with an explanation of various cuts of meat, how to cook them to get the best results, and what to ask for when buying meat • Understand how to cook your steak the way you like it, and how to cook it for others preferences too • To accompany your steak you will make tomato chutney and ‘triple cooked chips’ • Our tutor will show you how to make classic steak sauces, béarnaise and peppercorn
Course includes:
Arrive at 6pm for course introduction
Enjoy a supper made on the evening of steak, triple cooked chips and tomato chutney, served with béarnaise or peppercorn sauce and your choice of beer, wine or a soft drink
Evening finishes at 9pm
To take away: All notes and recipes from the evening.
Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
Priority booking opens to Members on Tuesday 8 December. Tickets are available for general sale on Tuesday 15 December at 10am.
A celebration of the music and song of Ireland.
For nearly 15 years Middi and his legendary ‘Wild Murphys’ have been playing Irish music to the masses. Come and join in the craic as this award-winning seven piece Irish band covers songs by The Pogues, The Dubliners, The Saw Doctors, Daniel O’Donnell, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Van Morrison and many more, in their own unique and upbeat style.
The Wild Murphys celebrate Irish classics including: Galway Girl, Tell Me Ma, Dirty Old Town, The Irish Rover, Brown Eyed Girl and Molly Malone, to name just a few.
So come along and spend One Night in Dublin with us.
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. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Foraging with Justine Gens @ Nuneham Courtney
A Beginner’s Guide to Foraging with Justine Gens @ Nuneham Courtney
The Book Respository, The Nuneham Estate, Nuneham Courtney, Oxfordshire OX44 9PQ
A Beginner’s Guide to Foraging with Justine Gens @ Nuneham Courtney
£60.00
A huge welcome to Justine our resident forager and trained herbalist who is going to be guiding you through this beginners guide to foraging in the grounds of the cookery school in Nuneham Courtney. Justine will also help you understand the impact of plants on your physical and mental health.
As with as many classes as possible we are only holding socially distanced ones in the fresh air so everyone can feel completely comfortable and relaxed at a very safe distance – we have a lot of space in the grounds!
Justine will be teaching the basics of foraging and how to sustainably harvest seasonal edibles for their nutritional and medicinal values. You will also learn how to craft from these freshly harvested plants and in different classes also cooking, fermenting and concocting naturals remedies. All classes will be suitable for all different levels – just come with the desire to learn!!!
You will leave having an understanding of some of the most commonly found plants that you can forage and also ones that you need to avoid!!!
Start your journey to a lifetime of free food and the health benefits associated with it.
Participants must be aged 18 or if under 18 accompanied by an adult and dogs are not permitted on the course, sorry! Book fast we think these classes will be extremely popular!
Restaurant & Cookery School Lambourn Road, Woodspeen Newbury, RG20 8BN
Vegetarian-cooking
Our vegetarian course looks at some everyday ingredients you most likely already purchase and love, and we transform them into dishes of total joy. Using classic international ideas you will be guided on unleavened bread making from the Irish, two starters from Asia, a main course from India and a French dessert. All marvellous family style dishes in their own right, these dishes are also effortlessly combined into a fantastic dinner party menu. Each core fundamental covered will assist in such a wide array of cooking techniques. You’ll probably use tips from this course each and every day.
Course includes:
Soda bread, poached egg, hollandaise sauce
Green mango, coconut and beansprout salad
Miso mushroom broth with tofu and vegetables
Aubergine, chickpea and paneer curry with baked rice
All places must be booked in advance. Booking closes 24 hours before the course start time. Please note that we reserve the right to cancel any course or workshop if the minimum numbers are not met. If we are not able to run a workshop you will be informed three working days ahead of the course or workshop start date.
Full price £105 (£10 discount when booked with Introduction to glass workshop)
This will give you the freedom to explore and experiment with different techniques under supportive guidance. You can use this to explore new ideas, get fresh inspirations, and to create work to use as backgrounds for embroidery or further embellishment. We will silk paint a base colour/design, and then use stamps to print over creating layers and textures to your work. You will come away with ideas and samples and (hopefully) a finished painting as well.
Sarah will start the day by introducing you to the materials you will be using. She will run through of the order of the day explaining the processes and will demonstrate where needed. You will go on to develop your own design ideas with support. Sarah will teach you different ways to build textures, and interest in your artwork.
