Image credit: SSWThis winter, in collaboration with our Community Advisers, we’re excited to welcome you to the Community Making Space for our Winter 2026 Programme. From February to April, you’ll find a great mix of free daytime, evening and school holiday sessions to brighten the winter season and offer space for warmth, making, and connection. Check out the full programme in the menu on the right and head to the bottom of this page for more info on booking. Join us for […]
Image credit: SSWJoin us every Wednesday evening from 6-8pm for The Mid Week Make — a new series of free creative sessions where we come together to explore materials, learn new skills, and connect with one another. Each week focuses on a different process or technique, led by artists, local makers and the SSW team. No experience is needed, and all materials, tools, snacks and refreshments are provided. These sessions are open to all — children and young people are welcome but […]
Image credit: Felicity CrawshawCome to SSW every Thursday from 11am–1pm for our Thursday Club — a relaxed space to explore materials, share skills, and enjoy making together. These weekly sessions invite you to try out different processes, learn from one another, and connect with local knowledge about the land and the materials around us. Together, we’ll learn and make things inspired by the changing seasons. Between October and December we will develop the SSW Materials Garden and work with a range of locally […]
Image credit: SSWWednesday 22 October – Friday 24 October 202510am – 1.30pm Free Booking Essential Come and have a fang-tastic time in the Community Making Space at SSW preparing for Halloween. Join us to design and make costumes, props and creepy critters. Working together, supported by artists, we will be using a range of fun and messy materials to decorate Lumsden Village Hall for the annual Halloween Party. Anyone who is aged between 7-14 is welcome to attend these free sessions. Snacks and lunch […]
Two people are working together at a potter's wheel and a backdrop of shiny gold curtain, image by SSW.Please note that the deadline for this opportunity has now passed. We’re currently recruiting a new Communities Producer, an exciting key role at SSW, vital to the collective development and delivery of the Community Making Space programme. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 2 July 2025, 12 midday and all applicants will be notified by the w/c 7th July. Interviews will be held on Thursday 17th July. Job Title: Communities ProducerSalary: £28,000 – £32,00 (pro rata) + 5% employers pension […]
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