Creative Activities

It is never too late to get involved in our latest exhibition, or to run a workshop with us just tweet @bricksandbread or email centre@bricksandbread.com and let us know about the skill you want to share.  

Exhibition Programme

7 January – 31 March
A New Year Revolution
Key themes: Entrepreneurial, innovative, creative and sustainable

7 April – 30 June
Build it, Bake it, Mend it, Make it
Key Themes: Practical skills, sharing resources, self reliance, saving money

7 July – 29 September
Connect with nature the greatest innovator
Key Themes: Bush craft, urban self sufficiency, outdoor holiday activities

6 October – 29 December
Waste less this Winter
Key themes: Energy saving, waste reuse, food & gifts 

Creative Workshops
At the Centre we have a scrap store with all kinds of waste items that are great for making things with, we are always interested in getting more things to add to our store so if you are coming to the Centre feel free to bring us anything clean and safe that we can use in our creative activities.

We are constantly looking for and adding new creative activities to our workshop programme, our exhibitors are usually more than happy to provide free or heavily discounted workshop sessions for us. If you would like to share your skills in our workshop sessions just email centre@bricksandbread or talk to us on Twitterabout it. Every Saturday our creative workshops are in the same room as our exhibition, its very informal, relaxed and most importantly FUN! So there is no need to be nervous or worried about how good you are, just share your passion for your creative work, people will always want to know more.

If you would like to take part in any of our workshops just turn up, unless the course title is underlined which means we need you to reserve a space on the workshop or there may be a little fee to pay (if you would like to attend a fee paying event and can’t afford it, don’t worry just bring us some creative waste, furniture or offer to share your skills).

Also, feel free to just come along any Saturday with a craft project you are working on, we have lots of creative people who just pop in to spend time around great people with nice coffee and tea to drink.

Workshop programme
January
7th Sat – Launch of A New Year’s Revolution Crafters & Makers exhibition at Bricks and Bread – Aldershot
14th Sat – Free Creative Workshop fun for all the family – make something with our scrap store waste
21st Sat – Free Creative Workshop for all the family – make something with our scrap store waste
28th Sat – Free Crafters & Makers Workshop for all the family – make something with our scrap store waste

February
4th Sat – Extreme knitting and pegloom weaving for all the family by Rachel Ellis of Cutlet Country Crafts
11th Sat – Free Creative Workshop for all the family – make something with our scrap store waste
18th Sat – Extreme knitting and pegloom weaving for all the family by Rachel Ellis of Cutlet Country Crafts
25th Sat – Creative Workshop for all the family – make something with our scrap store waste

March
3 Sat – Creative Workshop for all the family – Content of workshops to be confirmed
10 Sat – Creative Workshop for all the family
17 Sat – Creative Workshop for all the family
24 Sat – Creative Workshop for all the family
31 Sat – Creative Workshop for all the family

April
7 Sat – Creative Workshop for all the family
14 Sat – Creative Workshop for all the family
21 Sat – Creative Workshop for all the family
28 Sat – Creative Workshop for all the family

These are just some of the workshop sessions we are organising for 2012
Creative fun for all the family using our scrap store materials
Start a kitchen table enterprise
Extreme knitting
Felt making
Rag rugging
Grow your own food
Cycle repairs
Making things from pallets
Cardboard furniture
Make your own bread
Clay oven building
Straw bale building
Clay plastering
Make your own solar panels
Permaculture garden design
Make your own compost bin
Basic cooking
Basic home maintenance
Apple pressing
Food forage
Willow structures
Make your own wine, cider and beer
Stained glass
Creative think tank session for mumpreneurs
Make an app / website / logo
Scrap store challenge
Upcycle your clothes / furniture
Prepare your house for Winter
Make your own Christmas gifts