Workshops & Events
For 15 years the Big Skill cic has provided creative activities across England and Wales, via Craft and Chat Wellbeing Workshops, Skills and Work Enhancement Accredited Training, Recycling Waste into Crafts and community designed sculptures.
"In the last three years Big Skill cic has run over 200 workshops, walks, projects & 25 accredited training courses at Craig-y-Nos country park & the surrounding Ystradgynlais, Aberdare, Brecon areas & at Hereford.
Now Springtime brings some exciting news:-
With funding from Community Foundation Wales/Welsh Church Act
We will be running over a dozen craft workshops, including a May Day event.
Later in the Summer with funding from the Moondance Foundation. We will be running 36 Rural Skills & Crafts From Waste Workshops - providing individual & community development.
Each workshop will be for up to 10 participants and run by a local, tutoring rural crafts.
The workshops will lead to ‘Rural Skills and Crafts’ & ‘Crafts from Waste,’ certificates & qualifications.
The Historical Potting Shed will be converted into a craft workshop and a sales area for crafts from recycled waste.
Exciting News
Creative Courses for Companies
These are being launched in September.
Click here to see the poster
Creative Courses for the Community
the first of these are listed below
Click on each for more information and to book your places.
The new Creative Courses for the Community are just £40 a place
Please contact us for details of our money saving membership plan.
We aim to be as inclusive as we can, tell us if you have any specific impairments or requirements we should be aware of, We will help in any way we can.
Please ensure you book your space onto the workshops.
We are introducing a minimum £5 donation to our tickets but please donate as much as you can.
Upcoming Workshops

Rubber Jewellery Workshop11 Jan 2026, 14:00 – 17:00Rain Maker Art Studio, 11 Duke St, Aberdare CF44 7ED, UK
SEWING CARDSSold Out14 Jan 2026, 10:00 – 14:00Craig-Y-Nos Country Park, Brecon Rd, Craig-y-nos, Pen-y-cae, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
Shallow Woven Willow Trays - with Anna Stickland15 Jan 2026, 10:30 – 14:30Craig-y-nos, Brecon Rd, Craig-y-nos, Pen-y-cae, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
BARGE PAINTINGSold Out21 Jan 2026, 13:30 – 16:30Rain Maker Art Studio, Duke St, Aberdare CF44 7ED, UK
Cyanotype printing with Nigel Evans26 Jan 2026, 11:00 – 15:00Craig-Y-Nos Country Park, Country Park, Brecon Rd, Craig-y-nos, Pen-y-cae, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
BARGE PAINTING28 Jan 2026, 11:00 – 15:00Craig-Y-Nos Country Park, Brecon Rd, Craig-y-nos, Pen-y-cae, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
Leaded Bottle Panel Challenge30 Jan 2026, 10:00 – 14:00Craig-Y-Nos Country Park, Brecon Rd, Craig-y-nos, Pen-y-cae, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
PAINT OR TAKE A PHOTO of Craig-y-Nos country park with Julia Harris08 Feb 2026, 10:00 – 15:00Hibbert Room - Craig-y-Nos Country Park, Brecon Rd, Craig-y-nos, Pen-y-cae, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
Handmade Copper Rose WorkshopSold Out14 Feb 2026, 10:30 – 15:30Craig-Y-Nos Country Park, Brecon Rd, Craig-y-nos, Pen-y-cae, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
A beautifully coloured Light Catcher - a two dimensional willow and tissue paper design of your choice17 Feb 2026, 11:00 – 15:00The Vaults, The Vaults, Market St, Brecon LD3 9AH, UK
Leaded Bottle Panel Challenge20 Feb 2026, 10:00 – 14:00Craig y Nos Country Park, Brecon Road, Pen-y-Cae, 1GL, Brecon Rd, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1FD, UK
Needle Felting Workshop – Emma Bevan21 Feb 2026, 10:30 – 15:00The Vaults, The Vaults, Market St, Brecon LD3 9AH, UK
SEWING CARDS with Sharon Steadman27 Feb 2026, 10:30 – 14:30Brecon, The Vaults, Market St, Brecon LD3 9AH, UK
DRY STONE WALLING - Learn how to repair a dry stone wall using traditional methodsMultiple Dates14 Mar 2026, 10:00 – 16:00Bwlch, Bwlch, Brecon LD3 7HX, UK




