Four Sundays: 12th and 26th May, and 9th and 23rd June 2019. Morning sessions 10:30am – 1pm, afternoon sessions 2pm – 4:30pm
Mindfulness has been taught within different spiritual traditions for centuries and the benefits have become well recognised. Jon Kabat Zinn devised the original eight-week secular mindfulness course for stress reduction in the US and now versions of this are taught all around the world.
Wendy Harvey is a counsellor and therapist with a Diploma in Mindfulness-based Approaches from the University of Wales, Bangor. The course will be delivered over 4 days with a morning and afternoon session. The course days are a fortnight apart.

Corner Exotics visit the farm
Join us to meet and greet some exciting exotic creatures from the truly adorable to the creepy crawly

It’s almost half term and not only is our Erddig busy bee trail open throughout, but there are a number of daily activities available during the week too. Available from 11am – 3pm:
Monday – marshmallow toasting* and beekeeper engagement
Tuesday – beekeeper engagement
Wednesday – Bee crafts
Thursday – wild art in Wolf’s Den
Friday – Jake Evans storytelling
*additional cost of £1.50 for marshmallow toasting.

Animal lovers are in for a unique treat this May half term when Park Hall’s farmyard favourites will be joined by a whole host of exotic animal friends. Not only will you be able to take part in in lots of farm activities but from 27-31 May (at differing times) you will have the chance to get closer than ever before to some truly exotic creatures. Corner Exotics will be bringing different creatures each day ranging from mini beasts to scorpions and snakes.

This May Half Term, join us in our Pokémon Lab, staffed by Professor Spindle! Professor Spindle’s area of research is the habitats of the wild pokémon. Trainers who visit the lab will look at pokémon and similar animals; divide pokémon into the different types of plants and animals and document pokémon known only to the trainers to be entered into Professor Spindle’s Pokedex. Finishing by going around our meadows working out the habitats of different wild pokémon. 1pm-2.30pm £4 per accompanied 3-11 year old, booking advised.

May Half Term Film starts at 5.30pm with themed crafts, refreshments and a licensed bar available from 4.30pm.
Inspired by the imagination of P. T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. £5 per adult, £3 per child, £15 per family, booking advised.

Tuesday 28th May 10am-11.30am
This May Half Term, make Bagels for Bulbarsaur, Pokébiscuits, Tomato and mozzarella pokeballs and Picka-chewy granola bars.
£7.50 per accompanied 3-11 year old, booking essential.

In this workshop you will learn how to draw with your sewing machine. You will be shown all the basic techniques of freehand Machine Embroidery, and will play with mark making and infilling using different stitch types. Once you feel ready, we will help you to develop an image of your choice and create a small machine embroidered piece of artwork, which can be mounted and framed to take away complete. 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)

Tutors Maggie Allmark and Dr. Jack Roberts are both accomplished textile artists and have exhibited their own machine embroidered work in galleries across the country. See ‘about us’ on the website for more information!

Full day session £60
Includes all materials plus tea, coffee and cake

To book this event:

Book online via https://www.myartshack.co.uk/event/introduction-to-freehand-machine-embroidery-2/

Email info@myartshack.co.uk

Phone 07751362171

We also offer a series of 1 day & half-day creative workshops on a variety of subjects, see our website http://www.myartshack.co.uk/ for the latest list.

Built in 1728 Burford House and its beauiful gardens have been open to the public since 1958. At one point in the garden is the spot where the three counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire meet. The countryside around theses three counties is both beautiful and rich in wild edible plants and fungi. On the outskirts of Tenbury Wells, it is within easy reach of Ludlow, Leominster, Bromyard, Kidderminster, Hereford, Worcester, Bridgnorth and Shrewbury.
We will meet outside the cafe at Burford House. The course starts there with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes, where they relate to foragers. Tea or coffee is available from the cafe.
Then we’ll set off on a roughly 2.5 hour walk around the grounds of Burford House park and along the River Teme, teaching you how to identify the different Spring shoots, plants, flowers and hopefully mushrooms that we find.
There will be a break along the way for some homemade refreshments such as our lovely hogweed and wild garlic soup.
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, a wild salad that we will pick on the day and possibly even some wild garlic pesto.
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.

Beginning in April, we will have monthly visitor days where we welcome everyone to come along and see what we’re all about. You will have the opportunity to meet the animals, take a tour of our beautiful site, and get to know the team. Bring your friends, family, and all of your curiosity for the perfect day out with our delightful residents.

We will be open for visitors 2-5pm every first Saturday of the month, with our last opening of the year on Saturday 7th September. We hope to see you there!

This is the annual day where you can come and see the sheep’s look of relief that they have had a hair (Wool) cut!

Let’s be fabulous together and raise money for our charity Share Shrewsbury!

Please join us for our fantastic and FREE festival cosplay parade through town on Sunday June 2nd at 2pm. We are walking in support of Share Shrewsbury, who will be accepting public donations during the parade.

We will be presenting prizes to the best dressed adult, the best dressed child and the best dressed group.

Accompanied by a New Orleans style jazz band, led by the famous jaguator, we are delighted to be sponsored by our local events company, Vesper Monaco Lounge.

We warmly invite people of all ages to dress as your favourite fantasy figure and come along and join in the fun.

Starting at the Castle, we are parading up to the top of Pride Hill, down Dogpole and then along the High street to Shrewsbury town square.

Prizes will be presented by our special guest Nick Joseph, who is an actor from the original classic Star Wars movie.

He presented the medals to Princess Leia which she awarded to Luke Skywalker and Han Solo at the end of the movie.

Delivered by ArtShack artists Samuel Johnson Squire and Jack Roberts

On this workshop you will spend the morning working on your drawings and designs, we will teach you how to create your own unique design before we analysing your image and then selecting a printmaking method that suits your design. You will have the choice to take your drawing into either a lino print, a block print or a dry point etching.

Lino printing is a relief printmaking method where tools are used to carve into the surface to lino, block printing is another relief printmaking process but with this technique foam is used to build up the design onto wooden block. Drypoint is an intaglio process where a sharp point in used to scratch into a printing plate to create the image (traditionally copper plates were used but we will use acrylic which is a softer material to etch into)

Once you drawings have been successfully transferred to the printing block you will have the chance to practice printing your design on paper, and learn about the different techniques, experiment with colours and play with different types of pattern repeats. Once happy with a design, use our printing press, you will to transfer your design onto paper to create a fine art print, or onto fabric

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or the more experienced, this workshop requires a minimum of 6 hours to achieve a good quality print.  The cost of the workshop includes all tools and materials, tea/coffee and cake plus free parking.

Cost £60 – please bring your own lunch.

To book this event:

Book online via https://www.myartshack.co.uk/event/drawing-into-print-lino-print-block-print-and-drypoint-etching/

Email info@myartshack.co.uk

Phone 07751362171

We also offer a series of 1 day & half-day creative workshops on a variety of subjects, see our website https://www.myartshack.co.uk for the latest list.

A friendly and relaxed workshop where you will learn how to create a stunning crepe paper peony to take home.

SPECIAL OFFER: Purchase all five sessions (March to July) and save £5!

The Hermon welcomes back Kate Allan who offers an informal approach to singing in the comforting setting of the chapel space with its amazing acoustics. Come and join us for a joyful gathering of vocal fun and experimentation every second Saturday of the month from March to July!

‘Enjoy the freedom and satisfaction of creating music in the moment beyond ideas of right and wrongdoing. No experience needed. Everybody is musical and there are no wrong notes in music.’ – Kate Allan

Kate is a freelance singer songwriter who works in Arts and Health and established Wild Singing, a weekly, leaderless singing group that meets in wild places in and around Oswestry to share songs and stories.

Just bring your voice and an open mind – the rest will take care of itself!

PLEASE NOTE: Prior booking helps us with the planning, so please register and purchase tickets for this series of events as early as you can! Many thanks.

GIFT VOUCHERS: Gift vouchers are available only for the Five Session Ticket, not for individual sessions. Vouchers can only be purchased over the phone on 01691 662196 and can be picked up in person at the venue. For delivery by mail, postage & packaging costs of £1 apply.

All Spring/Summer 2019 Dates:
Saturday, 9th March 2019
Saturday, 13th April 2019
Saturday, 11th May 2019
Saturday, 8th June 2019
Saturday, 13th July 2019

Film starts at 5.30pm with refreshments and a licensed bar available from 4.30pm. Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives. £5 per adult, £3 per child, £15 per family, booking advised.

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

Burford House and its beautiful gardens have been open to the public since 1958.The countryside around the three counties is rich in edible plants and fungi.
The course begins at Burford House Cafe with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes.
Then we’ll set off on a roughly 2.5 hour walk around the gardens and along the River Teme, teaching you how to identify the different plants, fruits and mushrooms that we find.
There will be a break along the way for homemade refreshments such as a 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.

Clwyd Veteran and Vintage Machinery Society Ltd are pleased to announce that THE ANNUAL VINTAGE VEHICLE AND MACHINERY RALLY AND CRAFT SHOW will once again take place on SATURDAY 15th and SUNDAY 16th JUNE 2019 at the Oswestry Showground, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 4TB.

Sections including Steam Engines; Vintage Commercial Vehicles, Fire Engines, Buses and Campervans; Stationary Engines; Horses; Vintage Tractors and Horticultural machinery; Vintage Caravans; Outdoor Displays and Collections; Organs; Classic, Vintage and Veteran Cars; Vintage Pedal Cycles, Vintage Motor Cycles. Spectators will be able to see many of these vehicles in motion in the Ring.  There is also a Model Hall, Craft Hall, Trade and Auto Jumble Stands.

SPECIAL OFFER: PURCHASE ALL FOUR SESSIONS (April to July) AND SAVE £4!

GIFT VOUCHERS: Gift vouchers are available only for the Four Session Ticket, not for individual sessions! Vouchers can only be purchased over the phone on 01691 662196 and can be picked up in person at the venue. For delivery by mail, postage & packaging costs of £1 apply.

By popular request experienced musician and tutor Rick Wilson will be back at The Hermon for the spring and summer season 2019 to share his exceptional skills on hand drums and percussion instruments in a series of on-going monthly group workshops on 20th April, 18th May, 15th June and 20th July.

Explore in a focused manner Indian, African and South American styles of drumming in a friendly and relaxed environment! No prior experience is needed, bring a drum if you have one but, if not, instruments will be at hand.

Come and join this eager group that brings together beginners, intermediate and advanced players to discover all things rhythmic and develop their skills jointly!

Prior booking helps us with the planning, so please register and purchase tickets for this series of events as early as you can! Thank you.

More about Rick that’s well-worth a read: www.eastorywilsound.co.uk/rick.htm

Completed your first novel and ready to find a readership for it?

Written a family history you want to publish beautifully for posterity?

Keen to share your expertise on a topic via e-book?

Or perhaps just curious about the possibilities of self-publishing?

Join us in the beautiful and inspiring surroundings of the Bleddfa Centre for a day’s workshop with a trio of successful self-published writers, who will tell you everything you need to know to get started as an independent author.

Topics will include writing the best book you can, the editing process, designing your book cover, production and distribution, marketing and promotion, business models and how to generate a revenue stream.

Our experts are:

DEBBIE YOUNG

Former UK Ambassador of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) and the author of “How to Get Your Self-published Book into Bookstores”, and the novel “Trick or Murder?”, the second in her self-published Sophie Sayers Village Mysteries series.

DAVID PENNY

Successful independent author, whose books include the Thomas Berrington Historical Mysteries set in the final years of Moorish Spain. The seventh in this series, “The Promise of Pain”, is due out this summer

KATHARINE E SMITH

The author of five self-published novels, along with a guide for independent authors entitled “How To Run a Free Kindle Promotion on a Budget”, Katharine also runs Heddon Publishing which works with other independent authors.

The event will be chaired by Caroline Sanderson, author, books journalist and Bleddfa Trustee.

The course costs £75 (includes home-cooked lunch). Early bird price of £60 if booked before 20th May 2019.

For more info or to book please email hello@bleddfacentre.org or call 01547 550 377.

Any father accompanied by his child travels at the child price and gets a workshop tour. Multiple generations welcome!

Any father accompanied by his child travels at the child price. Multiple generations welcome!
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway is joining in the celebrations for Fathers’ Day on Sunday 16th June by offering dads the chance to ride the line at child rate.
On that day fathers who travel on the popular mid-Wales steam railway with one or more of their children will pay only £5.50 return for each ticket, the standard fare for children aged 3-15 (as always, children under three travel free). This compares to the standard adult return fare of £14.50.
The offer applies to multiple generations – grandfather, father and child riding together will need only three £5.00 tickets. And if there is a great-grandfather in the party, he travels for free! He really deserves it.
Any dads that come along for the Fathers’ Day trip will also be offered a tour of the workshop. Unfortunately we can’t take children into the workshop, but perhaps mum could help out here?
The 16th June timetable features two return trips from Welshpool Raven Square, at 11.15 and 14.05, and three from Llanfair Caereinion at 10.00, 13.00 and 15.30. We expect the day to be busy, so dads wanting to take advantage of the offer are advised to guarantee their space by booking online on this website (select 16th June on the timetable page and follow the instructions), where the child’s ticket is only £4.50. Dads should just book themselves a child’s ticket along with the tickets for the children.