What we plan to offer….
Essential tools and what they do
A half day workshop aimed at total beginners. This workshop will go through essential tool kit and what they do as well as having a go at using them. For example: carpenters square, spirit levels, pliers and cutters, straight edges, clamps etc. It will also cover drills and impact drivers and their uses.
Cost: £40 - Half Day
Tutor: Lou/Heidi/Barbara
Max group size: 15
Car Maintenance
This half day workshop will cover all the things you need to keep your car running safely. It will cover how to change your oil/water/wipers etc, how to change a tyre, how to inflate your tyres and what PSI you need to inflate to for your car.
Cost: £40 - Half Day
Max group size: 10
Tutor: Heidi
Learn to knit modern
Over a few evenings Lou will be teaching how to knit the modern way. We will be ditching the straight needles and learning to knit in the round, on circular needles. All the basics will be covered from the very very start, with lots of nifty tricks and tips along the way.
Cost: £TBC
Max group size: 8
Tutor: Lou
Essential Home Maintenance
A full day workshop that covers all the essential skills for day to living. We will cover things such as changing lightbulbs and washing machine filters, how to put flat pack furniture together, how to keep your home mould free, how to unblock a toilet and fix a leaking tap.
Cost: £95*
Max group size: 10
Tutor: Heidi/Lou/Barbara
*we hope to be able to offer fully funded workshops for young people in our community.
Power tools and their uses
Time to get out the big guns! This full day workshop will cover a wide range of power tools, tell you what they are for and how to use them safely. We will cover everything from a range of saws (circular, mitre and table), angle grinders, jigsaws etc. We will spend the day building a small project that will incorporate some of the bigger tools and all the knowledge you learnt from our essential tools half day workshop.
Cost: £95 - Full Day
Max group size: 10
Tutor: Lou/Heidi/Barbara
Bike Maintenance & Servicing
This full day workshop will get those rusty bikes in the shed up and running again. We will be covering things like how to check and repair brakes, how to fix chains, adjusting saddles and handlebars, oiling and gears. We want you to leave here knowing how to make sure everything is safe and in good condition before you head out on that family bike ride. You can either learn on one of our workshop bikes or bring your own.
Cost: £95 - Full Day
Max group size: 10
Tutor: Heidi
Starting a small business
There is a lot to learn when you set up a small business and as someone that grew a half a million a year turnover business from her kitchen table Lou knows this inside out. This workshop is aimed at start up micro businesses maybe you make amazing jams, decorate cakes, create sensational soap? This full day will cover all aspects of small business start up such as branding, social media, marketing, utilising online marketplaces, profit margins, cash flow etc. Phew, that’s a lot, we will ensure there is lots and lots of cake to keep us going.
Cost: £95 - Full Day
Max group size:10
Tutor: Lou
Tiling
One of the easiest DIY jobs out there. In this full day workshop you’ll be shown how to tile both floors and walls, how to cut around tricky shapes like toilets, special tricks and tools for making sure everything is straight and level, how to grout and how to be very pleased with yourself. Each student will be given a blank shaped sample board to tile on, tiles and all the materials needed.
Cost: £95 - Full Day
Max group size: 10
Tutor: Lou/Heidi
Beginner Carpentry
We are very lucky that one of our directors Barbara is also a highly skilled professional carpenter. In this full day workshop will cover all the basics of carpentry including cuts, joints and materials. You’ll be shown all the hand tools and how to use them and give yourself some skills for life.
Cost: £95 - Full Day
Max group size: 8
Tutor: Barbara
Additional income streams for creatives
Lou’s partner Dom of nearly 20 years works as an outdoor arts producer. Lou screams in frustration about the fact that many creatives, artists and performers need additional income but don’t know how to utilise additional streams of income. This relaxed full day workshop will cover various models of passive/low input income streams such as patreon, social media, merchandise and branding. Plus, Lou knows that lots of creatives have a degree of ADHD so there will lots of “ooo look a squirrel” breaks and short bursts of blurb.
Cost: £95 - Full Day
Max group size: as many as we can hold!
Tutor: Lou