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Discover Coleshill

A chance to visit Coleshill and see many of the sites across the village, including the mill, secret underground base, model farm and the site of Coleshill House, many of which are not usually open to the public. Our replica WW2 secret base will open, where you can learn about the top-secret army that trained at Coleshill, and see how they would have fought and lived if an invasion had taken place. Coleshill's working water mill will also be open. If water levels permit the mill will be operating, offering a rare chance to see 18th century mill machinery carrying out its original function. Learn about how the power of water was harnessed to make flour and find out about the many milling phrases that have entered day-to-day use. The Heritage and Rural Skills exhibition will be open, highlighting the work being done to preserve endangered traditional and rural skills, discover more about the craftspeople who work from studios here today, and find out why it's so important to keep heritage skills alive. Tours of the site of Coleshill house, lost to fire in the 1950s, will be running. These tours offer a rare chance to see where the house once stood and to learn more about its history. There will also be a chance to hear more about our work to restore nature across the Buscot and Coleshill estate, including a guided walk and family activities.

Sat 22 Aug11:00Wheelwright's Bookshop

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Introduction to Blacksmithing: Make a candlestick

After that all important chat about safety you'll get straight to work, learning key blacksmithing techniques and then putting them into practice. By the end of the day as well as having learnt the fundamentals of blacksmithing, you’ll also have made a candlestick to take home with you. If you pick up the basics quickly you can progress to more complex decorative techniques, under the supervision of our master blacksmith. This course is suitable for beginners, no prior blacksmithing experience is needed. For those who already have experience with blacksmithing we run an intermediate course - see our events listings for details. Your tutor is David Gregory, an experienced master blacksmith whose work includes original commissions and a wide range of restoration projects. David also occasionally takes commissions for film and television productions. This course is limited to six participants to allow everyone plenty of time with the course tutor. This course will run on the 7th of March and the 3rd of September. There will be a break for lunch and a mess room to eat lunch in, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.

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5-Day Woodcarving Summer School - Discovering the hidden treasure of Misericords

On this intensive 1-week summer school we will take a deep dive into the wonderful, quirky, upside-down world of the misericord, or mercy seat. These seats form part of church choir stalls and are seemingly hidden away but once the seats are flipped up the viewer is treated to a whole array of weird and wonderful master pieces from the 13th century right up to the present day. On the course, guided by your tutor, master carver and heritage crafts wood worker of the year, Thomas Ball. You will start off with an introductory talk showing these weird and wonderful carvings and hear about their origins and where to find them. You will then move onto an introduction on the carving tools you will be using and learn how to use them before doing some warmup exercises to get you used to the timber. Next up you will choose from the examples provided of various casts taken from original misericords. From this point onwards your tutor will guide you through the process of carving from start to finish, creating your very own carving to take home. This course is suitable for beginners and those with experience of carving who are looking to enhance their skills, and the course will be capped to ensure that each student has plenty of tutor time. This course takes place over 5 days, Monday 7th – Friday 11th September, 9am-5pm daily. There will be a break for lunch each day. Tea/coffee is provided, and there is a fantastic café on site.

Mon 7 Sept10:00Wheelwright's Bookshop

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Workshops & Classes

2 Day Glass Painting Course

You can choose from a selection of designs to paint, or bring along your own image to reproduce onto glass. You'll be working on a 9cm x 15cm piece to make an A5-sized finished panel. You'll learn how to plan the design, mix and apply glass paint. The completed painted piece will then be kiln-fired onto the glass to make permanent, and finally you'll frame your piece into an A5 (148mm x 210mm) size panel for display. No experience is required. This course is suitable for adult beginners. Your tutor for this course is Steve Lewis. Steve Lewis trained as a stained glass designer at Swansea Metropolitan University, gaining further experience at Lincoln Cathedral as a trainee in stained glass conservation. In 1998 Steve was awarded a scholarship to study stained glass conservation by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST). In 2012 Steve obtained a Masters in Historic Conservation at Oxford Brookes. In 2014 Steve established SDL Stained Glass, and continues to provide high quality services in design and conservation of stained glass. Our class sizes are small, so you'll have a chance to engage with the tutor while you work. This 2-day Glass Painting Course takes place on Saturday and Sunday 3 and 4 October, 9am-5pm daily. There will be a break for lunch and a mess room to eat lunch in, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.

Sat 3 Oct10:00Wheelwright's Bookshop

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The Art of Traditional Faux Marbling

This practical, CPD accredited, course covers everything you need to know to recreate traditional faux marbling, painting flat surfaces to resemble marble, developing your skills in a nurturing studio environment. This course can be combined with the Wood Graining course to make a two-day course. In the morning you’ll learn about the traditional and modern uses of faux marbling as well as surface preparation and mixing glazes. In the afternoon you’ll use the knowledge gained in the morning to create a sample piece. This course is suitable for students of all abilities with a basic understanding of paints, decorating materials and equipment. It's perfect for homeowners and DIYers, professional painters and decorators, conservators and restorers, scenic artists and set designers, building custodians and specifiers, and craftspeople. Your tutor is Simon Nobs of South Coast Studio. Simon has been providing a high quality painting and decorating service for 35+ years to clients across the UK and Europe, focusing on the more artistic side of interior decoration. Simon has designed and created a range of workshops to teach, red-listed traditional decorative paint techniques. Our class sizes are small, so you'll have a chance to engage with the tutor while you work. All materials and tools required for the course will be provided. This course takes place on Saturday 3 October, 9.45am-4:30pm. There will be a short break for lunch each day and tea/coffee is provided.

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The Art of Traditional Wood Graining

This practical, CPD accredited, course covers everything you need to know to recreate traditional wood graining finished, using decorative techniques to recreate the look of different types of wood. This course can be combined with the Faux Marbling course to make a two-day course. In the morning you’ll learn about the uses of woodgraining as well as surface preparation and mixing glazes. In the afternoon you’ll use the knowledge gained in the morning to create a sample piece, demonstrating 3 woodgraining effects. This course is suitable for students of all abilities with a basic understanding of paints, decorating materials and equipment. It's perfect for homeowners and DIYers, professional painters and decorators, conservators and restorers, scenic artists and set designers, building custodians and specifiers, and craftspeople. Your tutor is Simon Nobs of South Coast Studio. Simon has been providing a high quality painting and decorating service for 35+ years to clients across the UK and Europe, focusing on the more artistic side of interior decoration. Simon has designed and created a range of workshops to teach, red-listed traditional decorative paint techniques. Our class sizes are small, so you'll have a chance to engage with the tutor while you work. All materials and tools required for the course will be provided. This course takes place on Sunday 4 October, 9.45am-4:30pm. There will be a short break for lunch each day and tea/coffee is provided.

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Intermediate Blacksmithing

Spend a day learning some of the more complicated skills of blacksmithing. This course is designed to help you with areas of blacksmithing that you are keen to develop or improve, so make sure to let us know techniques and areas you'd like to know more about to help us tailor the course. The number of participants is limited to ensure that everyone has plenty of time to ask questions and spend time one on one with the course tutor. This course is designed for those who have either previously attended one of our introduction to blacksmithing courses, or who have some previous experience blacksmithing. The content the course will be dictated by the skills and techniques the participants are interested in learning, so please indicate these when booking. David Gregory is an experienced master blacksmith whose work includes original commissions and a wide range of restoration projects. David also occasionally takes commissions for film and television productions. This course is limited to six participants to allow everyone plenty of time with the course tutor. Intermediate Blacksmithing takes place on 10 October. There will be a break for lunch and a mess room to eat lunch in, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.

Sat 10 Oct10:30Wheelwright's Bookshop

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Rigid heddle weaving techniques

24 October: Explore the range of different techniques that can be performed on a rigid-heddle loom. This course ideal both for beginners and those who are familiar with rigid heddle looms who would like to learn some more complicated techniques, such as textured weaving. Rigid heddle looms are a good choice for new weavers as setting up is straight forward and new ones are relatively inexpensive. A four shaft loom will be used to explain the name “Rigid Heddle” and show a few of the patterns that can be woven on it. Those new to weaving will spend time on a loom set up for balanced weave (the type used for fabrics) and weaving on a loom threaded at about 4 threads an inch. These threads, which are the warp, will be completely covered by the weft. Those looking to try more advance techniques can insert a stick at the back of the loom, allowing you to weave a number of patterns by going over three threads and under one as well as going over one and under three. You can form patterns by twisting the warp. The tutor for this course is Angela Pawlyn. Angela is a member of both the Oxford and Kennet Valley Guilds of Weavers Spinners and Dyers. She has nearly fifty years of weaving experience and enjoys teaching the craft. We keep class sizes small to allow you plenty of time with the course tutor. This course takes place on 24 October, 10am-4pm. There will be a short break for lunch and tea/coffee is provided.

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Make a Copper Foil Stained Glass Christmas Decoration

7 November: you'll be guided through the process of creating a stained glass Christmas decoration to take home. You'll choose designs and glass from a selection of vibrant colours, and you'll be shown how to cut it to a prepared pattern. You'll then be taught how to cut, shape and place your copper foil, solder and display your decoration with loops and wire. The completed stained glass decoration is yours to take home. The pieces can vary in colour, size and shape. No experience is required. This course is suitable for adult beginners. Your tutor for this course is Steve Lewis. Steve Lewis trained as a stained glass designer at Swansea Metropolitan University, gaining further experience at Lincoln Cathedral as a trainee in stained glass conservation. In 1998 Steve was awarded a scholarship to study stained glass conservation by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST). In 2012 Steve obtained a Masters in Historic Conservation at Oxford Brookes. In 2014 Steve established SDL Stained Glass, and continues to provide high quality services in design and conservation of stained glass. Our class sizes are small, so you'll have a chance to engage with the tutor while you work. This Stained Glass Course takes place on Saturday 7 November, 9am-3pm. There will be a break for lunch and a mess room to eat lunch in, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.

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Introduction to Blacksmithing: Christmas Edition

A Christmas twist on our popular Introduction to Blacksmithing course. After that all important chat about safety you'll get straight to work, learning to hammer metal to a point and spread it. You'll make and finish a range of Christmas items. This course is suitable for beginners, no prior blacksmithing experience is needed. For those who already have experience with blacksmithing we run an intermediate course. David Gregory is an experienced master blacksmith whose work includes original commissions and a wide range of restoration projects. David also occasionally takes commissions for film and television productions. This course is limited to six participants to allow everyone plenty of time with the course tutor. Christmas Blacksmithing takes place on 14 November. There will be a break for lunch and a mess room to eat lunch in, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.

Sat 14 Nov09:30Wheelwright's Bookshop

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