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Workshops Diary - 09/2025

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Tuesday 2nd Sep
6:30pm - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop

Plough Playwright Café

Suitable for adults and older children 14+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Join our welcoming monthly meet-up for playwrights and aspiring writers. 
Each session offers fun and stimulating writing exercises, the chance to share your work in table reads, and constructive group feedback. 
Whether you're developing a new script or just starting...
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Wednesday 3rd Sep
6:30pm - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop

Slow Stitching, abstract, Embroidery Hoop workshop

Suitable for adults and older children 14+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Tutor:  Caron Hone

Come along a create a beautiful Embroidery Hoop.

You don't need to know all the technical stitches, or have a preconceived idea.

All you need to know is how to thread a needle and then go with the flow.

Caron, a mixed media ,local artist will...

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Friday 5th Sep
6:30pm - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Wellbeing

Crystal Sound Bath Meditation

Please note booking information

This wonderful Crystal Sound Bath Meditation combines the soothing energy of Crystals with the healing tones of a Sound Bath to provide the perfect opportunity for you to relax and recharge.

We ask that you arrive at 6:20pm so you are settled for a 6:30pm start, the session ends at 7:...

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Saturday 6th Sep
10:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Visual Arts

Characterful & Historic North Devon in watercolour

Suitable for all ages 14+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Tutor:  John Piper

Join artist John Piper for a day watercolour workshop capturing some of the beautiful and characterful street scenes found in historic North Devon. 

This loose and friendly style of painting can be achieved by following John’s step by step instruction and gives...

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10:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Visual Arts

Bird Bath Pottery Workshop

All ages welcome (14 yrs & under must be accompanied by an adult).

Nearly full

Tutor:  Helen McCormick

Come and join Helen for a fun day learning how to create your own bird bath for your garden from clay.

No experience necessary.

All materials and equipment will be provided.

Tea and Coffee will be available throughout the day.

The...

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Sunday 7th Sep
10:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Visual Arts

Pumpkins & Toadstool Sculpture Pottery Workshop

All ages welcome (14 yrs & under must be accompanied by an adult).

Tutor:  Helen McCormick

Come and join Helen for a fun day learning how to create your own pumpkins and toadstools sculptures from clay.

No experience necessary.

This workshop is designed to be a relaxed, friendly space where you can meet new people and have the

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10:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Visual Arts

Square Work Tea & Biscuit Tray Willow Weaving Workshop

Suitable for adults and older children 14+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Tutor:  Jane Welsh

On this one day course we will be using the square work technique to make this handy little basket to serve breakfast or afternoon tea in.

There will be a variety of natural willows from which you can select to make your unique basket.

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Wednesday 10th Sep
6:30pm - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Wellbeing

Wellbeing Wednesday

Fire Cider Making

With Sarah Ward of Hedgewitch Soapery & Healing.

Our monthly craft and chat sessions offer a friendly, welcoming space to connect with others over a creative activity. Join us and try a new craft or for one of or byo sessions when you can bring along a current project to work on...

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Thursday 11th Sep
7:00pm - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Visual Arts

Introduction to Soap Making Workshop

Suitable for adults and older children 13+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Tutor: Sarah Ward 

Create your own natural soap using traditional methods in this mini workshop. Using plant based ingredients and a range of essential oils you will learn the techniques of traditional soap making and take home a loaf of soap which will cut into 8-10 bars of loveliness...

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Sunday 14th Sep
10:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Visual Arts

Natural skincare workshop

Join Sarah Ward of The Hedgewitch Soapery for a full day of scent creation and natural skincare crafting to nourish and moisturise as we head into the winter.

Learn about the benefits of the finest natural ingredients and which ones are most suitable for your skin type, explore

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Wednesday 17th Sep
6:30pm - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Visual Arts

Wet-felting Introductory workshop

Suitable for adults and older children 14+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Tutor: Penny Rowland Hill of Pengwyn Designs

Come and create your very own piece of fabric, using an assortment of brightly coloured wool fibres, and learn the fun technique of wet-felting to produce a picture of your own design.

Wet-felting involves the creation of a fabric...

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Saturday 20th Sep
10:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Visual Arts

Harvest festival Still Life in Watercolours

Suitable for all ages 14+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Tutor:  John Piper

Join Artist John Piper for a day’s watercolour painting.

A chance to sketch and paint a still life watercolour of all the wonderful bounty of Early Autumn fruit and vegetables harvested at this time of year.

Full guidance and step by step tuition...

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10:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Visual Arts

Bread Basket Willow Weaving Workshop

Suitable for adults and older children 14+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Tutor: Jane Welsh

On this workshop you will make a useful round basket suitable for bread or fruit.

There will be a variety of natural coloured willow from which you can choose to make your unique basket.

We will use the traditional method to make a base, waled and French...

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Wednesday 24th Sep
10:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Wellbeing

Wellbeing Wednesday

Cake & Craft. Leaf Dishes

With Sarah Ward of Hedgewitch Soapery & Healing.

Our monthly craft and chat sessions offer a friendly, welcoming space to connect with others over a creative activity. Join us and try a new craft or for one of or byo sessions when you can bring along a current project to work on...

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6:30pm - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Wellbeing

Wellbeing Wednesday

Energy Alignment Method and my Money Story

Tutor:  Lilias Drummond

Why does the month last longer that the pay check even when there should be enough?

Do we expect to never have quite enough?

We were really poor when I was a child, am I living with ‘poverty thinking’? What are your thoughts, beliefs and feelings...

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Saturday 27th Sep
10:00am - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Visual Arts

Terracotta Dragon Sculpture Pottery Workshop

All ages welcome (14 yrs & under must be accompanied by an adult).

Tutor:  Helen McCormick

This pottery workshop is designed to be a relaxed, friendly space where you can meet new people and have the opportunity to create, learn and have fun. Throughout the day Helen will teach you how to make a dragon sculpture using traditional hand building

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2:00pm - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Visual Arts

Hedgehog Mosaic Workshop

Suitable for adults and older children 14+. Under 16’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Tutor: Juliette Hayward

Come along and enjoy a morning of mosaic.

Make a beautiful hedgehog from upcycled, broken crockery. (If you've just broken your favourite plate, bring it along with you!). 

No previous experience required. 

All materials and

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Monday 29th Sep
6:45pm - ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple
Workshop - Wellbeing

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Moon Circle

A monthly space to connect, reflect and empower your true self at ThePlough@StAnne's, Barnstaple

With Sarah Ward of Hedgewitch Soapery & Healing.

A women's circle offers us a place to step out of the pressures of daily life and into a place of connection, reflection and wisdom in the tradition of our ancient ancestors, enabling us to reconnect with the power of the wild feminine...

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