To Book...
- Please check carefully with the listing: some workshops are book direct with the organisers.
- Use the phone messaging service on 01200 420301
- Leave your booking request message and one of our friendly staff from Clitheroe Travel's booking team will call you back the same day! Clitheroe Travel can also give you any other help or information you need to arrange, such as accommodation, for your visit to the Forest of Bowland. Just ask!
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Sunday 1st June
From A Tree to a Spoon
Middlewood Study Centre
Middlewood (Near Wray)
10am-4pm
Free
Harvest some coppice sycamore and make your own spoon to take home from green wood using simple hand tools ,(tools and tuition provided),suitable for 12 years and up.
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Put Yourself on the Map: New Terrains
Artist: Pete Flowers
Green Close Studios
Melling
11am-5pm
Free
A fun family friendly drop-in workshop: Help to create a New Map of Bowland with artist Pete Flowers. Visitors to Green Close Studio Open Days will create a “new” map of Bowland during the Festival. They will have the opportunity to put themselves on the map by participating in the creation of a unique collaborative artwork - a new “map” of Bowland. No need to book, just turn up.
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Tuesday 3rd June
From clay to brick 'A'
Artist: Julie Miles
Claughton Brickworks & Claughton Village Hall
9.30am - 3.30pm
Cost: £10
Quarry tour, factory visit and carve your own brick. Ever wondered how bricks are made? Now's Your chance to tour Claughton brick factory and follow the last working aerial ropeway that carries buckets of shale down from the quarry followed by an opportunity to carve your own brick with ceramic artist Julie Miles. To book
Use the phone messaging service on 01200 420301
or on the website www.bowlandfestival.co.uk
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From clay to brick 'B'
Claughton Brickworks & Claughton Village Hall
Artist: Julie Miles
9.30am-3pm
Cost: £10
Carve your own brick and factory visit Ever wondered how bricks are made? Now's your chance to work with ceramic artist Julie Miles to carve your very own brick, followed by a tour of the factory at Claughton Brick Works. All materials are provided. To book
Use the phone messaging service on 01200 420301
or on the website www.bowlandfestival.co.uk
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Wednesday 4th June
Shooting to Printing
Photographer: Jon Brooks
Looking Well Studios,Bentham
10am-4pm
Cost: £30
Led by a professional photographer, this workshop is designed to open your eyes and help you to see in a fresh way.You will spend the morning taking digital photographs in and around Bentham, be revived by a simple home-cooked lunch at Looking Well Studios, followed by a workshop - with individual laptops -learning how to get the best from your digital images using Photoshop Elements. You will need to bring your own digital camera with its lead to download your photographs. Please book direct with Janice Every at Pioneer Projects
Tel: 015242 62672
Email: janice@pioneerprojects.org.uk |
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Thursday 5th June
From A Tree to A Spoon
Middlewood Study Centre
Middlewood (Near Wray)
10am-4pm
Free
Harvest some coppice sycamore and make your own spoon to take home from green wood using simple hand tools ,(tools and tuition provided),suitable for 12 years and up. |
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Friday 6th June
Time Out - Drawing from the Earth
Artist: Sue Flowers
Green Close Studios
Melling
11am-5pm
Free
A drop-in workshop: take some time out to draw - and study the beautiful environment of
Melling Green. Artist Sue Flowers will be on hand to provide ideas, inspiration and some tips!
Free drop-in workshop.
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Saturday 7th June
Lucky Duck Workshop
Walk & Draw for 7 and under
Artist: Kate Wirtz
Garstang Discovery Centre
10am-11.30pm
Free (Limited Places)
Please do come and join us - you'll be a lucky bird; you'll listen to some poetry I bet you've never heard.Then be prepared for a short waddle and walk to feed the ducks and inspire all to return and draw their own ducks to take away. All materials provided. To book
Use the phone messaging service on 01200 420301
or on the website www.bowlandfestival.co.uk
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Lucky Duck Workshop - Walk & Draw
Cartoons for over 8's
Artist: Kate Wirtz
Garstang Discovery Centre
1pm – 4pm
Free (Limited Places)
Think silly and fun. Write your own story and illustrate it! A workshop using the nearby ducks and surroundings as inspiration (Please bring additional photos to work from if you wish). To book
Use the phone messaging service on 01200 420301
or on the website www.bowlandfestival.co.uk |
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Simple weaving and dying
Artist: Priscilla Morris
Middle Wood, nr Wray
10am-5pm
Cost £35
Make your own simple weaving loom with local materials. Use plants to dye wool from Middle Wood sheep and produce your own piece of decorative weaving. Suitable for beginners. Lunch provided.
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Make a kite!
Kite maker: Alan Poxon
Looking Well Studios
Bentham
10.30am - 1.15pm
Cost: £1.50 - £2.00
Join in the fun at Looking Well's Open Day with this kite-making workshop. Suitable for all the family. Just drop in at Looking Well Studios anytime between 10.30 and 1.15pm, then go fly your kite in the beautiful Bowland countryside! No need to book, just turn up.
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‘Let The Materials Take Control’
Artist: Joy Cockle
Whalley Village Hall
1.30-3.30
Cost £5
A water colour workshop with a bit of a difference, explore a wet on wet technique using water colour pencils. Work with illustrator Joy cockle on a Bowland inspired still life with potentially experimental results.
If you are pleased with the results there is the opportunity to have your drawings professionally printed into greetings cards. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity you will need to order and pay for the number of cards (at £1.30 per card/minimum order of 5 cards) on the day with Joy.
This workshop is suitable for experienced artists and compleate beginners.
Please bring with you if you can, a Bowland inspired object and water colour pencils if you already own some. Basic materials provided on the day. |
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Barrowford Bimble & Brew
Higherford Mill, Gisburn Road, Barrowford, BB9 6JH
10am-3.30pm
Free
Waymarked creative trail by Anita Burrows & Joe Hesketh. From ‘Presentation’ in Barrowford to Higherford Mill open studios.
Refreshments for participants.
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7th & 14th June
Craftastic family raku weekends
Ceramicist Lizi Botham
Craftastic Workshop
Simonstone
2pm-4pm
Cost: £60 for 2-day workshop for a family of 4.
Family raku event across two Saturdays. Each family group would make a selection of pots on 7th June. They would return on the 14th to glaze the pots and then fire them in a raku kiln. They will witness the dramatic and exciting technique of raku and have their handmade unique pots to take home. Book direct with Lizi on 07711 256277. |
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Wildflower & sculpture walk
Lancashire Wildlife Trust guide: Phil Dykes
and the Ribble Valleys Arts Development Officer
Ribble Valley Sculpture Trail
Clitheroe
2pm-4pm
A guided walk through Brungerley Park and Cross Hill Nature Reserve looking at the wildflowers and sculptures on the newly extended Ribble Valley Sculpture Trail. No need to book, just turn up |
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Sunday 8th June
Rivers of Writing
Slaidburn Village Hall
Writer: Maureen Fenton
10pm-4pm
Cost £10
Bowland's River Hodder and its tributary streams will provide inspiration for this creative writing workshop with Maureen Fenton. An accompanied walk in the morning to gather ideas and impressions will be followed by an afternoon working on creative approaches, language and readings. |
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Digital discovery
Graphic Designer: Gareth Dennison
Green Close Studios
Melling
11am-5pm
Free
Be recorded as a Bowland resident or visitor and experiment with digital imagery in the new digital studio at Green Close Studios with Graphic Designer Gareth Dennison. Bring images along in whatever format you have them and learn about editing them digitally. Your own cameras and download leads would be most welcome. No need to book, just turn up. |
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Local Journeys
Artist : Anita Burrows
Higherford Mill to The Clarion & Back
12pm-5pm
Free (Limited places on walk)
Artist Anita Burrows will be discovering the history of the unique Independent Tea rooms 'The Clarion' near Newchurch and Roughlee. Creating sound recordings and interviews with people about their relationship to the place and the walks around there. A guided walk will take place from 12pm from Higherford Mill to the Clarion tea room and back to the Mill for 5pm, which Anita will accompany.
(MP3 Format, 48mb, approx 55 mins)
To book
Use the phone messaging service on 01200 420301
or on the website www.bowlandfestival.co.uk
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Monday 9th June Bowland Tiles
Artist: Julie Miles
Downham Village Hall
10am-4pm
Cost £20
A ceramic workshop with specialist ceramicist Julie Miles, celebrating the natural environment of Bowland using the environment around Downham village as inspiration. Make your own porcelain tile to take home. The workshop will commence with a short 1-hour walk at the start of workshop.
To book
Use the phone messaging service on 01200 420301
or via email sue@clitheroetravel.com
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Tuesday 10th June
Painting With Wool
Artist: Vicki Mulligan
Retford House
Robin Lane
High Bentham
1-4pm
£10
Learn basic felting techniques using coloured wool and threads to produce patterns and textures and to convey ideas and moods.
Suitable for begginers with no experience of felting and/or anyone with an interest in creative textiles and the use of colour.
all materials and equipment provided.
Limited places available.
To book
Use the phone messaging service on 01200 420301
or via email sue@clitheroetravel.com
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Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th June
Make a pot and take it home!
Ingleton Pottery
Bank Bottom
Ingleton
10am-4pm
£2
Make your own clay pot on a Potter's wheel (with a little help from an expert) and take it home. No need to book, just turn up. |
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Saturday 14th June
Stone carving
Artist: Steve Bentley
Looking Well Studios, Bentham
10am - 12.45pm & 1.15pm - 4pm
Cost £10
Here is your change to try out this engrossing and satisfying craft! Working in local sandstone or limestone, and with a choice of morning or afternoon session, you will learn some basic techniques alongside an expert Stone-carver, and take a piece of work home with you. All materials included. Book direct with Pioneer Projects
Tel:
015242 62672
Email: janice@pioneerprojects.co.uk |
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Sunday 15th June
New terrains: Mixed media art workshop: Artist: Pete Flowers
Green Close Studios, Melling
10am-4pm
Cost £20
Artist Pete Flowers will lead a full-day workshop covering the importance of experimentation and the use of mixed media within his own work. The workshop will take the theme of maps covering their geographical, political, social, environmental and spiritual contexts. Participants may also wish to add to the newly created Bowland 'map' created by visitors to Green Close Studios during the Festival. To book
Use the phone messaging service on 01200 420301
or via email sue@clitheroetravel.com
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Saturday 14th June
Saturday 14th June
Brungerly parks, arty, party picnic
Drumming artist: Kath Rimmer
Willow artist: Alison Vaas
Brungerley Park
Clitheroe
12pm-4pm
Free
Head down to Brungerley Park and help us create a new semi permanent willow sculpture for the Ribble Valley Sculpture Trail. Have a go at a drumming workshop, meet some of the artists that have created work for the sculpture trail and enjoy your picnic with other families.
Willow artist Alison Vaas has experience of building large willow structures for community festivals and lantern processions. The process of lantern-making uses willow withies as a framework, covered with tissue paper soaked in glue. When dry, this forms a tight skin over the structure. Participants will make an individual piece or contribute to a larger structure that will be on semi permanent display at the sculpture trail.
Drumming Artist Kath Rimmer of Beatsnheat, leads local drumming group Slap Happy who perform at events across the area. At the arty party picnic she will be leading a drop in workshop in basic African drumming strokes with Djembe,Doun doun, Sangban and kenkeni drums. The activity is fun, loud and great for alleviating stress and tension.
No creative experience needed, just enthusiasm!
Also between 12-1pm on the day is the official re-launch of the sculpture trail. It is your chance to have a look at the work that goes in behind the sculptures and meet local dignitaries and artists that have worked on the trail.
No need to book, just turn up.
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