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Workshops & Events


For 14 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 2 years, working with a range of community and support partners, in Powys, Monmouthshire and Hereford we have held over 150 craft workshops, walks and zoom sessions. Plus 30 workshops across Bannau Brycheiniog, during our ‘Beacons and Surround Crafts Week’ and ran 25 Agored Cymru accredited training courses.



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.

Upcoming Workshops

  • Slow Stitching - Kawandi Style
    Slow Stitching - Kawandi Style
    Mon, 18 Nov
    Geo Hub, Craig-y-Nos country park
    18 Nov 2024, 10:00 – 15:00
    Geo Hub, Craig-y-Nos country park, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
    18 Nov 2024, 10:00 – 15:00
    Geo Hub, Craig-y-Nos country park, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
    Come along and learn the traditional craft of Kawandi, originating from the Siddi communities in India and Pakistan. You will learn how to take scraps of bright and vibrant fabrics, and use hand stitching to produce a beautiful, functional piece of textile art, reflecting your own personality.
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