Well, after the time we have had with Covid and being isolated, it’s time to celebrate and make a positive memory of 2021. Join the full Craft Committee in Cresswell House, with festive songs and mince pies to make a Santa in a Box. This year we are going with making one item, rather than […]
Join Alison Scrimshaw & Susan Tilt from the Craft Committee on Saturday 28 May 2022, to create your own sweet smelling and culinary creative hanging basket. Your basket will be filled with herbs such as thyme, marjoram, or rosemary. Also using some edible flowers such as marigolds, nasturtium, pansy and/or primulas, to enhance the colour. […]
Details will be with your secretary for "The Queen's Jubilee" competition day. Cost is £1 per entry.
Come along on Wednesday 29 June 2022 and get ready for a more positive summer, join the very talented knowledgeable Sue Malloy in the Cresswell House kitchen, to discover there is more to a salad than lettuce! Along with the demo hints, tips and the knowledge exchange, you will get to have a taster of […]
Come to Cresswell House on 16 July to enjoy a morning in the floral workshop creating a long arrangement themed on ‘Summer’. The team of Alison Scrimshaw and Susan Tilt will guide you step by step through the creating of a beautiful arrangement. Please bring your scissors and an apron. The mechanics and foliage will […]
Come to Cresswell House on Monday 8th August 10am to be greeted with a hot drink and biscuits then on the dot of 10:30 move into the Demo kitchen to watch and enjoy the near magical creation of a variety of breads. The baker will be the very experienced talented food creator Kevin Johnson, who […]
Join the very talented and excellent teacher in the mystic art of next step crochet. Learn the near magic skill, of turning a length of wool into a beautiful shape adorned with a flower. Anne Meakin is our new tutor but has had years of teaching those who want to learn but say they can’t […]
Come to Cresswell House and learn from a very skilled knowledgeable experienced tutor Marian Fairless, how to convert a ball of wool into a sampler of more complex knitting which will have a variety of stitches on it, see the attached picture. You will have guidance about what the complex pattern codes are and how […]
On 5 September, join Sue Malloy in the Cresswell House kitchen to celebrate local produce as we recognise the joys of harvest time. Sue will be focussing on locally grown, locally sourced ingredients, showing you what to make that’s going to be tasty and improve your skill levels! She will take you step by step […]
We have all done it at some stage, invested in a new, all singing all dancing sewing machine, and still we just do straight stitches, are a bit scared to move the dials, let alone change the sewing foot, sound familiar? Well, this session is suitable for all. Bring your sewing machine (and its manual […]