Riverside House

Upcoming events at Riverside House

Riverside House is a community centre in Amblecote. Near Here currently lists 8 upcoming events, including Botanical Ink Making and Eco Sun Printing, Stained Glass Experience Day and Felted Birdhouse Experience Day.

Workshops & Classes

Around £45.00

Botanical Ink Making and Eco Sun Printing

Come and learn the art of creating botanical inks at Riverside House. Immerse yourself in the tranquillity of this enchanted wilderness, nestled in the heart of Stourbridge. In this hands on course, you'll learn to identify botanical materials and use them to create a range of natural inks. You will explore and experiment using a range of ingredients to modify your colour palette before exploring drawing and painting processes with these beautiful natural hues. Gathering natural materials from around the site you will use botanical solutions and light to print, using anthotype and vertotype methods. If you want to work creatively with natural, environmentally conscious materials, reflective of your surroundings then this is the course for you. This course is suitable for Age 14+ Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials and equipment are provided. Tea, coffee and refreshments are provided. Bring a packed lunch with you.

Sat 1 AugRiverside House

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Community

Around £120.00

Stained Glass Experience Day

Come and learn the art of creating beautiful coloured stained glass at Riverside House. Immerse yourself in the tranquility of this enchanted wilderness, nestled in the heart of Stourbridge. In this hands on course, you'll learn from scratch the basics of the whole process and create a small panel to take home. No prior experience is needed for this day and you will be instructed through each stage which will include: -tips on how to design and choose glass colours -how to handle and cut glass safely to shape using a glass cutter. -stretching and cutting lead came -fitting and soldering the panel -attaching hooks and cementing the piece -Immerse yourself in the tranquility of Riverside House. If you've always wanted to know how stained glass is made, try a new hobby and get creative but not sure where to start then this is the perfect day course for you. After completing this day you will then have the option of broadening your stained skills into the art of traditional fired stained glass painting by booking onto course 2. PLEASE NOTE: There will be a health and safety briefing before the course begins. Due to the given known risks of lead to unborn babies this course isn't suitable if you are pregnant or trying for a baby. This course is suitable for Age 14+ Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials and equipment are provided. Tea, coffee and refreshments are provided. Bring a packed lunch with you.

Sat 1 AugRiverside House

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Community

Around £85.00

Felted Birdhouse Experience Day

Create a beautiful three-dimensional felted birdhouse to take home with you. Immerse yourself in the tranquility of this enchanted wilderness, nestled in the heart of Stourbridge. Come and learn the art of wet felting at Riverside House with Josephine Baker. In this hands on course, you'll learn the whole process of wet felting to create a three dimensional form in the shape of a beautiful teardrop bird nest pod. Selecting from a variety of natural and coloured wools to create an ombre effect or block colour, adding decorative details and embellishments. Y ou will have the opportunity to experience using tools such as hand carders and a drum carder to create your own bespoke blend of fibres. You will layer your fibres around a resist to start felting your nest pod whilst integrating a chunky wool hanger, felting, shaping and forming your wool to create a three-dimensional form. No prior experience is needed for this day and you will be instructed through each stage of the process, which will include: choosing and layering up the coloured wool wet felting around a shape to create a three dimensional form drying and shaping the felt decorating and embellishing your felt birdhouse If you want to try out a tactile new hobby, get creative whilst being in a beautiful place, then this is the perfect day course for you. This course is suitable for Age 14+ Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials and equipment are provided.

Sat 1 AugRiverside House

via Riverside HouseCurated

Community

Stained Glass Experience Day

Come and learn the art of creating beautiful coloured stained glass at Riverside House. Immerse yourself in the tranquility of this enchanted wilderness, nestled in the heart of Stourbridge. In this hands on course, you'll learn from scratch the basics of the whole process and create a small panel to take home. No prior experience is needed for this day and you will be instructed through each stage which will include: -tips on how to design and choose glass colours -how to handle and cut glass safely to shape using a glass cutter. -stretching and cutting lead came -fitting and soldering the panel -attaching hooks and cementing the piece -Immerse yourself in the tranquility of Riverside House. If you've always wanted to know how stained glass is made, try a new hobby and get creative but not sure where to start then this is the perfect day course for you. After completing this day you will then have the option of broadening your stained skills into the art of traditional fired stained glass painting by booking onto course 2. PLEASE NOTE: There will be a health and safety briefing before the course begins. Due to the given known risks of lead to unborn babies this course isn't suitable if you are pregnant or trying for a baby. This course is suitable for Age 14+ Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials and equipment are provided. Tea, coffee and refreshments are provided. Bring a packed lunch with you.

Sat 1 Aug11:00Riverside House

via Riverside HouseCurated

Community

Felted Birdhouse Experience Day

Create a beautiful three-dimensional felted birdhouse to take home with you. Immerse yourself in the tranquility of this enchanted wilderness, nestled in the heart of Stourbridge. Come and learn the art of wet felting at Riverside House with Josephine Baker. In this hands on course, you'll learn the whole process of wet felting to create a three dimensional form in the shape of a beautiful teardrop bird nest pod. Selecting from a variety of natural and coloured wools to create an ombre effect or block colour, adding decorative details and embellishments. Y ou will have the opportunity to experience using tools such as hand carders and a drum carder to create your own bespoke blend of fibres. You will layer your fibres around a resist to start felting your nest pod whilst integrating a chunky wool hanger, felting, shaping and forming your wool to create a three-dimensional form. No prior experience is needed for this day and you will be instructed through each stage of the process, which will include: choosing and layering up the coloured wool wet felting around a shape to create a three dimensional form drying and shaping the felt decorating and embellishing your felt birdhouse If you want to try out a tactile new hobby, get creative whilst being in a beautiful place, then this is the perfect day course for you. This course is suitable for Age 14+ Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials and equipment are provided.

Sat 1 Aug11:00Riverside House

via Riverside HouseCurated

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Workshops & Classes

Botanical Ink Making and Eco Sun Printing

Come and learn the art of creating botanical inks at Riverside House. Immerse yourself in the tranquillity of this enchanted wilderness, nestled in the heart of Stourbridge. In this hands on course, you'll learn to identify botanical materials and use them to create a range of natural inks. You will explore and experiment using a range of ingredients to modify your colour palette before exploring drawing and painting processes with these beautiful natural hues. Gathering natural materials from around the site you will use botanical solutions and light to print, using anthotype and vertotype methods. If you want to work creatively with natural, environmentally conscious materials, reflective of your surroundings then this is the course for you. This course is suitable for Age 14+ Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials and equipment are provided. Tea, coffee and refreshments are provided. Bring a packed lunch with you.

Sat 1 Aug11:00Riverside House

via Riverside HouseCurated

Workshops & Classes

Botanical Ink Making and Eco Sun Printing

Come and learn the art of creating botanical inks at Riverside House. Immerse yourself in the tranquillity of this enchanted wilderness, nestled in the heart of Stourbridge. In this hands on course, you'll learn to identify botanical materials and use them to create a range of natural inks. You will explore and experiment using a range of ingredients to modify your colour palette before exploring drawing and painting processes with these beautiful natural hues. Gathering natural materials from around the site you will use botanical solutions and light to print, using anthotype and vertotype methods. If you want to work creatively with natural, environmentally conscious materials, reflective of your surroundings then this is the course for you. This course is suitable for Age 14+ Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials and equipment are provided. Tea, coffee and refreshments are provided. Bring a packed lunch with you.

Sat 1 Aug13:30Riverside House

via Riverside HouseCurated

Likely freeLive Music

Busking for Charity

Join us at Riverside House, as we host an amazing Busking for Charity fundraising music event. Listen live to diverse local performers (musicians and poets) within the tranquility of this beautiful, transformative space, all whilst raising funds for great causes, including: Riverside House Wolverhampton MS therapy and oxygen centre Tough Enough To Care Sandwell Visually Impaired DG NHS Charity. Bring a chair, bring a blanket, bring a picnic, bring friends and settle between the canal and river for an unforgettable afternoon/evening of good vibes, open skies, warmth and laughter. Riverside House 14:00 – 20:00 12th September 2026 Free event – all donations welcome Drinks will be available to purchase on site. We hope to see you there!

Sat 12 Sept15:00Riverside House

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