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Dates: Monday 22 – Friday 26 September 2025 Time: Teaching starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm. Cost: Introductory price of £500 including VAT (includes tuition, materials, consumables, firings, PPE and 4 nights accommodation). Catering: Not included Places: 8 (Beginner+) Information on access is at the bottom of this page. *We can offer accommodation on the Sunday evening for people travelling from further afield for an additional £36. Please email accounts@ssw.org.uk if this is required, following booking online. We are […]

Dates: Monday 6 October – Friday 10 October 2025 Time: Teaching starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm. Cost: Introductory price of £500 including VAT (includes tuition, materials, consumables, firings, PPE and 4 nights accommodation). Catering: Not included Places: 8 (Beginner+) Information on access is at the bottom of this page. *We can offer accommodation on the Sunday evening for people travelling from further afield for an additional £36. Please email accounts@ssw.org.uk if this is required, following booking online. Our […]

Saturday 2 November6pm – 8.30pm, Lumsden Village Hall We excited to be getting ready to get spooky at the Lumsden Halloween Party! Join us for a night of games, and DJing in the Lumsden Village Hall. We’re rolling out a potluck buffet filled with culinary delights from our community, and don’t miss the showcase of artworks, costumes, and sounds created during the Holiday Club. But here’s the twist – bring your own dish to share with the entire community, adding […]

October Holiday Art Club – STONE CLUB (12 – 17 year olds) with Lewis MorrisonMonday 14 – Friday 18 October10.30am – 1 pmStone Club is back! Come along to SSW and the Community Making Space and spend the morning learning about stone carving and design. You will work together with SSW artists and technicians to learn about the properties of different stones, the tools needed to shape and carve and take time drawing and working on your own blocks to […]

We’re launching our October programme in the Community Making Space, continuing the summer season with the next Clay Social and our Kids Holiday Clubs, including the very popular Stone Club for teenagers, with local carver Lewis Morrison. Finishing up with the Lumsden Halloween Party taking place at the Lumsden Village Hall! How to take part Check out the full programme with the menu on the right and sign up for your free sessions online by emailing communities@ssw.org.uk with the following […]

SSW welcomes visitors and residents with families and child dependents and can move furniture around to suit your sleeping arrangements.  The Community Making Space on site at SSW, when not in use for workshops and community events, can be used as a family hang-out room/playroom and we can provide some soft mats and toys.  You can choose which accommodation would suit your family best, between on-site accommodation and the off-site two bedroom flat accommodation.  There is a park with a […]

This access information has been written by Anna, SSW Programme Producer, May 2026. Intro There is off-site accommodation (Rowantree Court) in a flat down the road from the main SSW site in Lumsden. It is around a 3 minute journey from the main site walking at a leisurely pace or around 1 minute in a car. There is parking for 1 car around the back of the flat, as well as on street parking on the main street. The flat […]

Intro The metal workshop is in a large white building in the courtyard, across from the main building. It is accessed via two large double doors. There are also two side doors. One is accessed via the courtyard, directly across from the main building and it has one step and a lip at the threshold. The other is on the other side of the building down an overgrown narrow path and up one shallow step. The workshop offers multiple processes […]

The Sauna is the small wooden hut in the courtyard next to the Bothy.  The entrance to the sauna is around the back on the narrow paved path through a door with a pull hole-handle. There is a low seat next to the door and higher benches. The sauna needs to be prepared by a member of staff and safety information will be provided. There is natural lighting in the sauna through the small window. The space can get very […]