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Sonic Valley: Sound workshop for teenagers

Sonic Valley (funded by YMI Aberdeenshire and Live Life Aberdeenshire)Wednesday 18 – Friday 20 October10 am – 5 pm (1-hour lunch break, lunch provided), Community Making SpaceOpen to anyone aged 15-18, regardless of experience. Playwright Neil Cargill and sound artist Tyler Lewis will deliver this three-day workshop for 15-18 year olds, as part of the Youth Music Initiative programme for Aberdeenshire. Together, they’ll create an online radio programme by fusing original music, words, sounds and imagination. This collaborative project will […]

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Community Making Space 4:04 pm , September 28, 2023 Comments Off on Sonic Valley: Sound workshop for teenagers

October Community Making Space Programme

It is autumn in Lumsden and we are happy to announce our October Programme for 2023, taking place in the Community Making Space at SSW. We’ve got some exciting things happening throughout the month, and we’d love to have you join us! More events to be announced for the rest of the year, details coming soon. First up we have a radio recording project Sonic Valley for young people ages 15+. In this three-day workshop we’ll get together, learn new […]

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Community Making Space 3:58 pm , September 28, 2023 Comments Off on October Community Making Space Programme

Fly Cup

23 July & 17 September Sunday 23 July 11am – 1pmCommunity Making Space This Fly Cup is a chance to discuss and give feedback on the Rural School of Economics Summer Camp Public Programme as well as talk through ideas and thoughts for the upcoming sessions. The Fly Cups give a space to come together as a community to reflect and discuss what happens in the Community Making Space over a cup of tea/coffee and a fancy piece. Sunday 17 SeptemberCommunity […]

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Community Making Space 12:29 pm , June 27, 2023 Comments Off on Fly Cup

Open Sessions: Fleece – Wool

25 – 28 July and 11 & 12 August 25 – 28 Julyand11 & 12 August2pm – 4pm In this series of open sessions, we will be working with fleece sheared at SSW. Together we will skirt, wash, card, and get the fleece ready for the next stages. Participants will have time to develop and hone their skills in working with fleece at their own pace whilst socialising with a cup of tea in the Community Making Space. Download this […]

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Community Making Space 12:19 pm , June 27, 2023 Comments Off on Open Sessions: Fleece – Wool

Kids Holiday Club

25 – 28 July 25 – 28 July10am – 1pmCommunity Making Space Kids can come along to the Community Making Space to spend the morning designing, drawing and making a new collective artwork for the village. Working as a team and supported by artist Tyler Lewis young people will work with shape, pattern and colour to design a new summer artwork. Sessions are free.Kids Holiday Club is designed for children aged 7 upwards.Children under 7 will need to be accompanied […]

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Community Making Space 12:08 pm , June 27, 2023 Comments Off on Kids Holiday Club

Rural School of Economics Public Programme

11 – 15 July Weaving throughout the *Rural School of Economics Summer Camp is a series of workshops and events open to all. This includes the launch of the Lumbungsden Summer Programme, a series of workshops to introduce working with wool including regular sessions in washing, carding and dyeing fleeces getting them ready for making over the winter months. How to take part The Lumbungsden Summer Programme launchTuesday 11 July6pm – 7:30pmCommunity Making Space To celebrate the launch of the […]

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Community Making Space 7:32 pm , June 26, 2023 Comments Off on Rural School of Economics Public Programme
Knitting and Crochet circle. Led by Lumsden School

Lumbungsden Summer Programme July – September 2023

We are thrilled to share the Lumbungsden Summer Programme, taking place in the Community Making Space at SSW. Following on from our first Taster Programme, community feedback and our most recent Fly Cup event, we move into the Summer beginning to explore local materials, skills and knowledge – starting with fleece and wool. Kicking off in July, Aberdeenshire’s shearing season, this programme will explore fleece as a versatile yet deeply undervalued material cultivated throughout the local area. In a year […]

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Community Making Space 11:56 am , June 26, 2023 Comments Off on Lumbungsden Summer Programme July – September 2023