Calendar

We’re not scared. Go in search of the pictures of bears around the meadows, with the bears wanting activities to be carried out at each stop; explore sounds, blow bubbles, make mud fairy cakes and enjoy a bear’s favourite food at the end of the trail cooked over a camp fire. Monday 19th August – Friday 23rd August 1pm-2.30pm. £4 per accompanied 3-11 year old. Booking advised.

Situated on the outskirts of Ludlow, there’s no better place to learn about the finest, culinary, wild food. These courses are within easy reach of Tenbury Wells, Bishop’s Castle, Church Stretton, Bridgnorth, Craven Arms, Cleobury Mortimer and Knighton.
The course starts with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes, where they relate to foragers.
Then we’ll set off on a roughly 2.5 hour walk around the forest, teaching you how to identify the different plants, flowers, fruits and mushrooms that we find.
There will be a break along the way for some homemade refreshments such as our lovely wild food soup or elderflower champagne.
After the walk we will end the day with a tasty wild food lunch based on what we have found. This will include some treats made from our recent finds and a wild salad that we will pick on the day.
After the course we will email you a list of everything we talk about on the day; to help you remember what you have learnt. There are limited spaces available so please book your tickets online.

Do you want to know more about Oswestry? Hear about our history as you wander around the town with one of our local guides, listen to myths and legends as you stroll through the parks and alleyways of our border market town – then come on a guided tour.

A variety of bushcraft projects practicing knots and using wood. From learning a knot that will become a leash on a log pet or pushing out pith to make a puppet or necklace to splitting sticks and drilling holes to make an animal.
Monday 26th August – Friday 30th August 1pm-2.30pm. £4 per accompanied 3-11 year old. Booking advised.

Welcome to our little walking festival, the Much Wenlock Walking Weekend 30th Aug – 2nd Sept!

This year, we have been able to provide our walks free of charge!*

-[*Excepting personal cost incurred by purchasing goods / items / travel]-

There’s something for everyone, whether you like a nice, fully-accessible town stroll or tree tour ♥, or a hike down to Ironbridge and back! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

All our walks are led, middlemarked and backmarked by fully trained and local walk leaders, so there’s no need to feel lost 🙂

Either book or turn up on the day <3

So take a little look at our lovely menu below! Links to individual walk events shall follow soon 🙂

~~~~~~~~~~~~

2019 Programme of Walks

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Friday 30th August

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Walk 1. An Introduction to the Historical Town of Broseley ♥ ♥ ♥

We catch the bus – fare or pass required! – to the nearby industrial town of Broseley. We walk back to Wenlock after weaving our way through the jitties and shuts throughout the former mining town.

Start time: 13:15am
Distance: 5miles / 8kms
Duration: 3-4hrs
Start location: Queen Street (New Road Junction) bus stop.
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/17vpfTmTuw82)

*

Walk 2. Sheinton Walk <3 <3 <3

Join us for this circular walk to Sheinton, through gently undulating meadow and woodland. The name means “beautiful place” in Anglo-Saxon, and it’s not hard to see why!
A rest stop is usually provided at the historical Sheinton church.

Start time: 2:00pm
Distance: 8miles / 13kms
Duration: 3-4hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Saturday 31st August

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Walk 3. Foraging Walk <3 <3

This is a lovely relaxing wild food walk around the woods and hedgerows of Much Wenlock. We will pause to identify, discuss, and sample any edible flora and fungi as we go along. It’s amazing to see how much can be eaten in nature’s wild larder!

Start time: 10:00am
Distance: 3-4miles / 5-6kms
Duration 2-2.5hrs
Start location: Stretton Road National Trust Car Park
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/WYzAuUUnkco)

*

Walk 4. Wenlock, Barrow, and Shirlett <3 <3 <3

A walk to the site of the medieval village of Arlescott, taking in part of the Jack Mytton Way to Barrow and Shirlett, returning via luscious apple orchards.

Start time: 10:00am
Distance: 10miles / 16kms
Duration: 4hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)

*

Walk 5. The Presthope Walk <3 <3 <3

A firm favourite along the Wenlock Edge. This figure of eight is an excellent way to experience its unique ecology, with fine views across the Shropshire landscape in almost every direction.

Start time: 2:00pm
Distance: 7miles / 11kms
Duration: 3hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)

*

Walk 6. The Olympian Trail

Join William Penny Brookes, founder of the Wenlock Olympic Society and instrumental to the founding of the modern Olympics. We follow a trail around the many Wenlock sites associated with him and the Olympics. Accessible for wheelchair users and pushchairs.

Start time: 2:00pm
Distance: 2miles / 3kms
Duration: 1.5-2hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)

*

“Walk” 7. A Social Evening at the Gaskell Arms

Join us for a social evening for drinks, food or both. An opportunity to meet with local knowledge and visitors to the town, at this beautiful former coaching inn.

Start time: 6:00pm onwards.
Start location: The Gaskell Arms (Lounge Bar)
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/uqb79n8HZSp)

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sunday 1st September

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Walk 8. Wenlock to Ironbridge and Back <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

A circular walk from Much Wenlock, passing through Homer and Sheinton to follow the Severn Way into the historical Ironbridge Gorge, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. We return via the picturesque landscape of Benthall Hall and nearby church.
Fantastic views of the surrounding countryside and the River Severn.
Lunch can be brought as a picnic, or procured in Ironbridge.

Start time: 10:00am
Distance: 15miles / 24kms
Duration: 6hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)

*

Walk 9. Arlescott Walk <3 <3 <3

This excellent circular gives splendid views of Corvedale, the Wrekin and Brown Clee, traversing via meadow and field to the medieval village of Arlescott

Start time: 10:00am
Distance: 7miles / 11kms
Duration: 3hrs
Start location: Much Wenlock Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)

*

Walk 10. The Mayflower Walk ♥ ♥ ♥

A firm favourite every year! This lovely circular tour-walk starts from Brockton and heads across countryside to the historic town of Shipton, from where four local children were transported to America aboard the Mayflower. We visit the exterior of Shipton Hall and make our way to the church where refreshments* in the form of ample tea and cake will be available for £5 per head.

Start time: 1:00pm
Duration: 3-4hrs
Distance: 7miles / 11km
Start location: Brockton School Car Park GR 577938
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/gQeKw5PkrF22)
***refreshments at own cost***

*

Walk 11. Hedges on the Edge <3 <3

Join our local tree expert, John Tuer for a guided walk and talk around Homer’s trees and hedges and their fascinating heritage.

Start time: 6:00pm
Duration: 2hrs max.
Distance: 2miles / 3kms
Start location: Homer telephone box. Please avoid parking on the grass.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Monday 2nd September

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Walk 12. Walk for Health

Join our local guided Walking for Health, with 4 grades available, accessible for all. All walks aim to be back in time for tea by 11:30am.

Strollers <3 10:00am start – Suitable for those recovering from injury or undertaking exercise rehabiliation. Goes at a gentle pace with no obstacles and lots of breaks. This walk is tailored to those who attend.

Steppers <3 <3 10:00am start – A walk with some stops, up to 1hr15mins max. The pace is set at the slowest of the group.

Striders <3 <3 <3 10:00am start – This walk is up to 1hr30mins max. and for those who generally do not need an extended rest while walking at a fair pace for that duration.

Next Steps <3 <3 <3 <3 9:30am start – A walk of approximately 2hrs long.

All walks start at Much Wenlock town Square
(Googlemap: https://goo.gl/maps/Suj75hzjN2S2)

*

~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~

So, what are you waiting for? Turn up and have some lovely walks with us!

To find that we can ALL draw is to discover a wonder-inducing and profound spiritual resource within each one of us. If you’ve never tried it, it’s eye-opening, richly engaging & delightfully astonishing!
* No previous meditation or artistic experience is needed on any of the retreats
* Unlimited art materials are included in the fee, a huge range is offered over the course of the year
* Small groups, early booking recommended

MODAL JAZZ is not only a great way to learn jazz improvisation but a fantastic way to learn improvisation of any kind, whether that’s in funk, blues, fusion or beyond! HOWEVER, THERE IS ONLY ONE PROBLEM: With all the information and ideas out there, including the strange names of the modes themselves, it can get quite confusing and we can easily lose the love for a solo over the complexity of theory.

With this Modal Jazz workshop we can break down those complexities in an easy to digest manner with a practical approach in a group/band setting.

This three-part course is designed for all instruments and voice and comes with a free handy booklet for you to reference in your future practice and development. Don’t worry if you can’t make all three workshops, as there will be something for everyone in each session to take away for your journey in modal music.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL COVER OVER THE THREE SESSIONS INCLUDE:
– history of modal music
– singing/hearing the modes
– a bit of theory…
– developing nice soloing ideas
– harmony and rhythm with modal tunes
– learning some modal tunes by ear in a band
– ’Hip’ ideas and secrets

WHO CAN ATTEND?
This course is aimed at instrumentalists and vocalists at the beginning/intermediate stage of their development. Some basic reading is helpful but not essential. The booklet will contain music in Concert, Bb, Eb and TAB for your future reference.

WHAT’S THE COST?
Each session is 2.5 hours long with a break and costs £12 for individual sessions or SAVE A LITTLE when you BOOK ALL THREE SESSIONS IN ADVANCE FOR £32!

Whatever option suits you best, prior booking is advisable.

TUTOR: Barry-Bazmatron Edwards Bmus(hons) Jazz
Barry has studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire (2002-2006) under the guidance of well-established educators and performers in their own right. Hans Koller, Dave Cliff, Phil Robson, Gene Calderazzo, Mike Williams to name just a few. He also recorded various albums with prominent improvisers on the U.K. scene such as Mark Sanders, Paul Dunmall and Philip Gibbs.

How to pay/book
👉1. www.hermonchapel.com
👉2. Ticket link 👉https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hermonchapel/e-drkkxp
👉3. 01691 662 196
👉4.Visit us on Chapel street SY11 1LF

Have you ever wanted to learn how to bellydance but didn’t know where to start? Or maybe you are already dancing but would like to revisit the basic moves to improve your technique?

Fun and friendly way to learn to shimmy, camel and do snake arms amongst many other moves, whilst learning a choreographed dance or two! With JWAAD instructor Sue Lloyd.

£10 including free parking and refreshments!

Small groups, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Contact 07751 362171 or  info@myartshack.co.uk

https://www.myartshack.co.uk

Events during the Heritage Open Days in WEM include:
Open Day at Whitchurch Road Cemetery. [Sat & Sun];
History of the Methodist Church, Conacher Pipe Organ and the Millennium Chapel/Mortuary. [Sat am];
History of the Talbot Hotel, Shrewsbury & Wem Brewery [Sat am];
History & Dendrochronology of the Castle Hotel [Sat pm];
Guided Tours & Walks:
Wem Parish Church, War Memorial, Church Hall, Union Buildings, Castle Mound. [Sat & Sun pm];
Chapel St. including the Cemetery, British School. [Sat pm];
Reminiscence Session: shops and industrial Wem in the C20th, including video memories of the Kynaston Ballroom. [Sun pm]
Also Drop-In sessions and displays [Wem Library & ChurchHall] on the history of Wem

This is a fantastic opportunity to have expert tuition in combining mixed media techniques with found images and drawings to create your own visual narrative. The workshop uses mixed media techniques in fun and effective ways to create unique 8 page books from a single piece of folded paper. We will be using image transfer and carbon paper so please bring photocopies of any images you may want to use (There will be a supply of stock images you can use too) If you want to use text in your image transfer work remember to bring mirror image copies (we can do this for you if you can’t)

Katherine Soutar (Caddick) is an Artist and illustrator who specialises in themes of story and folklore. She has been illustrating folktales for both the history press and individual storytellers for many years. Katherine has also worked part time for the past 15 years in an academy school helping students develop both illustration and warm glass work for their GCSE’s and A levels. She regularly runs workshops in mixed media techniques and print and teaches on an annual art escape in Morocco. Katherine also has a diploma in Art therapy from Goldsmiths college.

Cost £45 including free parking, plus tea/coffee and cake throughout the day. We have a 30 minute break for lunch.

Contact us to book:

Email – info@myartshack.co.uk
Phone – 07751 362171

Photo of Katherine by Jack Thompson

The Hermon welcomes back Kate Allan for more monthly singing sessions, offering the chance to share your singing voice with others to make music together.

For beginners, here’s an opportunity to find your singing voice (yes, it’s there!) in a supportive group.

You might be a confident singer who wants to get away from the written page and see what comes from the group in the moment.

And for songwriters or anyone who would like to start making songs, this is a great way to open yourself up to fresh ideas and break the mould.

In a circle, starting with gentle body and vocal warm-ups, we take any note, sing it together and then invite some of the group to add another note until we’ve built a chord, listening carefully to ourselves and each other.

Then we can:-
create and develop a rhythm
explore the different sounds we can make with our voices
vary the pitch (high, low), the sound, the speed and the volume
add some body percussion eg clapping, foot tapping
come up with new ideas as a group as we go
build confidence in and awareness of our own and other people’s voices

All this happens and develops very instinctively as our intuition, creativity and innate musicality come to life.

If you’ve never heard yourself sing freely, this is the chance to find that freedom in a judgement-free, natural way.

The sessions are facilitated by Kate Allan, an experienced freelance singer songwriter and singing for health practitioner whose clients include the NHS, Severn Hospice and other health care providers.

You can find out more about Kate at:-

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-allan-4a219234/

How to pay/book
👉1. www.hermonchapel.com
👉2. Ticket link 👉https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hermonchapel/e-rjdggk
👉3. 01691 662 196
👉4.Visit us on Chapel street SY11 1LF

Do you want to know more about Oswestry? Hear about our history as you wander around the town with one of our local guides, listen to myths and legends as you stroll through the parks and alleyways of our border market town – then come on a guided tour.

An inclusive day course for singers and also for those with interests in the history of music, theology, meditation, and cultural history.

The distinctive chant notation will be explained, and all will have practical experience of original Gregorian chants celebrating the joy of singing, and of reciting together with others the straightforward music of the short monastic ‘Hour’ services.

A course booklet is given to each participant containing all the chant to be used. The course uses English texts as well as Latin. Singing experience in choral society or church choir is welcome though not necessary – former participants considering themselves not to be singers have surprised and enjoyed themselves by simply joining in.

Led by John Rowlands-Pritchard

An inclusive day course for singers and also for those with interests in the history of music, theology, meditation, and cultural history.

The distinctive chant notation will be explained, and all will have practical experience of original Gregorian chants celebrating the joy of singing, and of reciting together with others the straightforward music of the short monastic ‘Hour’ services.

A course booklet is given to each participant containing all the chant to be used. The course uses English texts as well as Latin. Singing experience in choral society or church choir is welcome though not necessary – former participants considering themselves not to be singers have surprised and enjoyed themselves by simply joining in.

Do you want to know more about Oswestry? Hear about our history as you wander around the town with one of our local guides, listen to myths and legends as you stroll through the parks and alleyways of our border market town – then come on a guided tour.

Are you looking to develop your skills with machine embroidery or wanting to learn how to use unusual or different techniques? In this workshop you will play with experimental and unusual surfaces that can revolutionise your creative stitched artworks such as  dissolvable fabric, tyvek, photo transfer paper and lutradur.

We will teach you how to draw with your sewing machine and explore all of the basic techniques of Freehand Machine Embroidery. You will have the opportunity to will play with mark making and infilling using different stitch types and you will learn what can be achieved with the four creative fabrics.

Once you feel ready, we will help you to develop an image of your choice and create a small machine embroidered piece of artwork that incorporates some of the experiment fabrics. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or anyone wanting to develop their practice.  We usually require you to bring your own sewing machine with the ability to drop the feed dog. However, if you really want to have a go before committing to buying a sewing machine, please get in touch as we can often let you use one of our own. It is also helpful if you can bring some ideas or images that you would like to work with and develop (but not essential, as we have lots of visual stimuli)

10am-4pm

Cost £60 to include tea/coffee and free parking, please contact us to book

To book this event

Email info@myartshack.co.uk

Phone 07751 362171

Or see our website for more events https://www.myartshack.co.uk

Local artist Kate Green is walking the Elan Valley Aqueduct in the summer of 2019. She will be exploring, gathering and sharing stories from places along the length of the 73 mile pipe that supplies Birmingham with water from the Welsh mountains. To celebrate this project we will be hosting Kate and finding out about her adventures and artistic endeavours.

Optional walk for the adventurous 4:30pm – 5:30pm

A stroll to see the pipe architecture around Bleddfa It is advised to wear stout footwear for for steep and uneven ground along with appropriate footwear. Meeting at the Bleddfa Centre.

Talk, supper and entertainment 6pm

Join Kate with musicians Brackenbury and Neilson for an evening of pipe songs and conversation.

£5 including a Navvy’s supper.

MODAL JAZZ is not only a great way to learn jazz improvisation but a fantastic way to learn improvisation of any kind, whether that’s in funk, blues, fusion or beyond! HOWEVER, THERE IS ONLY ONE PROBLEM: With all the information and ideas out there, including the strange names of the modes themselves, it can get quite confusing and we can easily lose the love for a solo over the complexity of theory.

With this Modal Jazz workshop we can break down those complexities in an easy to digest manner with a practical approach in a group/band setting.

This three-part course is designed for all instruments and voice and comes with a free handy booklet for you to reference in your future practice and development. Don’t worry if you can’t make all three workshops, as there will be something for everyone in each session to take away for your journey in modal music.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL COVER OVER THE THREE SESSIONS INCLUDE:
– history of modal music
– singing/hearing the modes
– a bit of theory…
– developing nice soloing ideas
– harmony and rhythm with modal tunes
– learning some modal tunes by ear in a band
– ’Hip’ ideas and secrets

WHO CAN ATTEND?
This course is aimed at instrumentalists and vocalists at the beginning/intermediate stage of their development. Some basic reading is helpful but not essential. The booklet will contain music in Concert, Bb, Eb and TAB for your future reference.

WHAT’S THE COST?
Each session is 2.5 hours long with a break and costs £12 for individual sessions or SAVE A LITTLE when you BOOK ALL THREE SESSIONS IN ADVANCE FOR £32!

Whatever option suits you best, prior booking is advisable.

TUTOR: Barry-Bazmatron Edwards Bmus(hons) Jazz
Barry has studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire (2002-2006) under the guidance of well-established educators and performers in their own right. Hans Koller, Dave Cliff, Phil Robson, Gene Calderazzo, Mike Williams to name just a few. He also recorded various albums with prominent improvisers on the U.K. scene such as Mark Sanders, Paul Dunmall and Philip Gibbs.

How to pay/book
👉1. www.hermonchapel.com
👉2. Ticket link 👉https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hermonchapel/e-drkkxp
👉3. 01691 662 196
👉4.Visit us on Chapel street SY11 1LF

Led by Drusilla Cole, this active workshop is very engrossing and produces some fabulous prints, perfect for making cards or framed works to hang.

This session is perfect for first timers and those who have some experience but would like to learn more and improve their linocut techniques and ideas.

‘Finding Silence’ will be anchored around James Roose-Evans’ book of the same name. This will be a day of silence (mostly but not exclusively) with some minimally led sessions (with starting points from the book), time for people to find their own corners, and optional possibles to be chosen as we go along, for example a ‘walking silence’, or meditation journaling with pencil and paper.
The retreat will be relaxed and free, light and spacious. Elizabeth will be available for individuals to have an optional ‘open reflection’ with her in a quiet place.
There will be an extended lunch as well as morning and afternoon breaks for people to talk if they want to, but the overall idea is that there will be enough silence and quietness for you to allow yourself the relief of being principally with yourself for the day.

‘Finding Silence’ will be anchored around James Roose-Evans’ book of the same name. This will be a day of silence (mostly but not exclusively) with some minimally led sessions (with starting points from the book), time for people to find their own corners, and optional possibles to be chosen as we go along, for example a ‘walking silence’, or meditation journaling with pencil and paper.

The retreat will be relaxed and free, light and spacious. Elizabeth will be available for individuals to have an optional ‘open reflection’ with her in a quiet place.

There will be an extended lunch as well as morning and afternoon breaks for people to talk if they want to, but the overall idea is that there will be enough silence and quietness for you to allow yourself the relief of being principally with yourself for the day.

The Hermon welcomes back Kate Allan for more monthly singing sessions, offering the chance to share your singing voice with others to make music together.

For beginners, here’s an opportunity to find your singing voice (yes, it’s there!) in a supportive group.

You might be a confident singer who wants to get away from the written page and see what comes from the group in the moment.

And for songwriters or anyone who would like to start making songs, this is a great way to open yourself up to fresh ideas and break the mould.

In a circle, starting with gentle body and vocal warm-ups, we take any note, sing it together and then invite some of the group to add another note until we’ve built a chord, listening carefully to ourselves and each other.

Then we can:-
create and develop a rhythm
explore the different sounds we can make with our voices
vary the pitch (high, low), the sound, the speed and the volume
add some body percussion eg clapping, foot tapping
come up with new ideas as a group as we go
build confidence in and awareness of our own and other people’s voices

All this happens and develops very instinctively as our intuition, creativity and innate musicality come to life.

If you’ve never heard yourself sing freely, this is the chance to find that freedom in a judgement-free, natural way.

The sessions are facilitated by Kate Allan, an experienced freelance singer songwriter and singing for health practitioner whose clients include the NHS, Severn Hospice and other health care providers.

You can find out more about Kate at:-

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-allan-4a219234/

How to pay/book
👉1. www.hermonchapel.com
👉2. Ticket link 👉https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hermonchapel/e-rjdggk
👉3. 01691 662 196
👉4.Visit us on Chapel street SY11 1LF