Women makers Intro to Woodwork Class: Bird box 26.10.17

Women makers Intro to Woodwork Class: Bird box

WOMEN MAKERS PROGRAMME

MAKE something beautiful and grow your confidence.

We found that women wanted to learn the skills with other women so we created these women only workshops.

6^th October Thursday 7-9:30pm ( Evening class)

Intro to Woodworking – Bird box,  £25 per person

This is a friendly and very popular beginners class in the WOMEN MAKERS PROGRAMME series specifically geared towards getting women acquainted with tools and basic woodwork skills.  The project is run by  Heal Earth  enterprise based in Baltic creative, Liverpool  in partnership with “Woodwork to Wellness” charity in Chester.

Why Women’s Only Woodwork?

Woodworking for Women improves creative self -care, grows confidence and innovation.
We offer learning skills and experience in more supportive and low-pressure atmosphere. And, once you get the basics, you can easily create fun projects yourself!

Our bodies are different, our backgrounds are likely different, and so we need a class just for ourselves!  This class is intended to get ladies up-to-speed on basic building skills, working with wood, and using hand-tools as well as power-tools.
Join us for this hands on, skill-building, tour-de-tools, and de-mystify all those DIY project instructions you’ve seen. You will take from this class a bunch of new skills,  a head full of confidence, and an itch to make stuff!  You will hopefully complete your beautiful bird box to take home too!
Skill level: Beginner/novice

Tips, techniques, and lots of hands-on practice with:

• hammer and nails,
• drills, drivers, and screws
• measuring and marking accurately
• saws, saws, saws – for cutting to width and length, mitered and curved

Learning Outcomes

• Learn about the basics of woodworking
• Explore the different tools used and learn how to use them safely
• Create a class project in a supportive, laid-back environment

Who Should Take this Class?

• Ladies who would like to continue learning the basics of woodworking
• Women who are interested in learning more about woodworking in a supportive environment

Is there an age limit? All our classes are currently 18+ unless otherwise indicated in the class description.

IMPORTANT EVENT INFO:

Instructor Lead: Graham Stephens
Facilitator /Instructor: Aleksandra Ola Rug
When: 26th October Thursday 7-9:30pm
Total Number of Hours: 2,5 hr
Where:  Unit 4b, Saltney Business Centre,  High St, SALTNEY, Chester.  CH4 8SE.
Class size: 7-8 people
Additional Notes: All woodworking tools and materials will be provided. Price includes materials. Bring: You must bring safety glasses, hearing protection, a notebook and pencils.
Fee: £25 per person

Class fees & donations:
All class fees include materials.

Bursaries: Currently we do not offer bursaries for our courses; however we are looking to support less fortunate students in the very nearest future. We are hoping to offer them subject to future sponsorships, grants and generosity of fellow students. The limited bursaries will be offered on every class registration page.

Refund policy: We currently do not offer refunds or transfers between classes. You may, however, transfer your ticket to another person who is 18 or older. If you need help finding someone to take your spot, you are welcome to post in the class event on our FB page, or ask us to share your email address with the class waitlist.

How do I transfer my ticket to someone else? You can email us at healearthuk@gmail.com

1) the date and name of the class, and 2) first name, last name, and email address of the person you’d like to transfer your ticket to.

Ongoing classes:
Hear about new class announcements or check out all currently scheduled classes by getting in touch with us at healearthuk@gmail.com or through www.healearth.co.uk  and facebook page.

Other FAQs

When and where to arrive?
Plan to arrive 5-10 minutes before class to settle in and be ready to go!

What to bring/not to bring?
For your personal safety, please wear closed-toe shoes, tie long hair back, and avoid any dangling jewellery or baggy clothing. You may also want to bring a water bottle and a snack
.

About the venue and location:

Saltney woodwork centre in Chester

Address:
Unit 4b, Saltney Business Centre,  High St, SALTNEY, Chester.  CH4 8SE.
Tel: 01244 680094  Mob: 07775 424868
www.facebook.com/groups/woodworktowellness

How to get here:

By car:

Arriving from the Chester side. Once you go under the bridge and arrive at the traffic lights (Asda on right) go straight across. Turn right just before the petrol station.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/woodworktowellness/permalink/1431511476938757/

This is what to expect when you arrive from the Welsh side. Keep an eye out on the petrol station, your best guide to arriving.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/woodworktowellness/permalink/1431505813605990/

Buses:
Stop A Anchor Hotel (High Street)     Saltney
bus X1, Towards Chester via Mold

Stop B, Saltney, Salisbury Avenue
bus 16 towards Saltney via Lache
other Nearest bus stops to CH4 8SE

Anchor Hotel (High Street)     Saltney            67m
Police Station (High Street)    Saltney            186m
Brewery Arms Ph (Chester Street)     Lache   322m
info:
https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Nearest railway stations:

Chester Station           3.4km

Car park:  free car park spaces available outside the woodwork to wellness centre or next to nearby warehouses

Class fees & donations:
All class fees include materials.

Bursaries: Currently we do not offer bursaries for our courses; however we are looking to support less fortunate students in the very nearest future. We are hoping to offer them subject to future sponsorships, grants and generosity of fellow students. The limited bursaries will be offered on every class registration page once become available.

Refund policy: We currently do not offer refunds or transfers between classes. You may, however, transfer your ticket to another person who is 18 or older. If you need help finding someone to take your spot, you are welcome to post in the class event on our FB page at https://www.facebook.com/Heal-Earth-479803705723737/

or ask us to share your email address with the class waitlist.

How do I transfer my ticket to someone else? You can email us at healearthuk@gmail.com

1) the date and name of the class, and 2) first name, last name, and email address of the person you’d like to transfer your ticket to.

Ongoing classes:
Hear about new class announcements or check out all currently scheduled classes by getting in touch with us at healearthuk@gmail.com or through www.healearth.co.uk  and facebook page.

Other FAQs

When and where to arrive?
Plan to arrive 5-10 minutes before class to settle in and be ready to go!

What to bring/not to bring?
For your personal safety, please wear closed-toe shoes, tie long hair back, and avoid any dangling jewellery or baggy clothing. You may also want to bring a water bottle and a snack
.

How about public transportation/parking options?

Do I have to bring my printed ticket?
No – we’d prefer to save a few trees! We can look up registration details electronically if need be.

Other questions? Email us at healearthuk@gmail.com

Please sign up to our newsletter at healearthuk@gmail.com to receive new class announcements every other week, or consider one of our other classes currently on the calendar:

WOMEN MAKERS WOODWORKING CLASS at CHESTER, WOODWORK TO WELLNESS CENTRE

28^th October  Saturday  10:00- 16:00 ( All day) food included
Intro to Woodworking – Making Shelving unit
£55 per person

4 coming evenings in November:

Beginners Level
A gentle introduction to woodworking, including the use of all hand tools, power tools and workshop machinery. In just one day a week for 4 weeks Graham and Ola will guide you through making a series of small wooden items, and  your personalised projects using simple techniques each week.

9^th November  7-9:30pm ( Evening)
16^th November 7-9:30pm ( Evening)
23^rd November 7-9:30pm ( Evening)
30^th November 7-9:30pm ( Evening)

Price: £25 per class or 4 classes for £100

About the *Woodwork to Wellness Project

This is both a skills development and craft creation centre with a difference.  It will involve people from all ages and different walks of life who are looking for that “something” to do with their spare time in a warm and relaxed environment.  Even those, for whatever reason, find themselves in a most difficult place.

Woodwork to Wellness is home to over 2,000 sq ft of workshop space.

Two work benches are specifically for wheelchair users so that access to the surface of the bench is easy.  Each bench can be home to four wheelchairs giving us a daily capacity of eight wheelchair users at any one time.  There is a café on-site which is also wheelchair and disability friendly and that too will help towards the long-term sustainability of the project.
Many of the items made at the project (if not wanted by the maker) will be sold at the small on-site shop and these will include all manner of items made from wood and other materials.

Other key elements of the project involve basic trade skills such as; brickwork, repair plastering, tiling and DIY.  More information can be obtained from the website
www.woodworktowellness.org.uk and www.transformationforveterans.org.uk

or by phone on 01244 680094.
www.facebook.com/groups/woodworktowellness

Woodwork to Wellness has evolved partly from the concept of Men’s Sheds and forms part of the charity – Transformation for Veterans. We are now able to offer a comprehensive weekly programme that consists of the following daily groups, some of whom may have a disability in one form or another.

PRESS CONTACT:
Graham Stephens – Woodwork to Wellness
Unit 4b, Saltney Business Centre,  High St, SALTNEY, Chester.  CH4 8SE.
Tel: 01244 680094  Mob: 07775 424868
More information can be obtained from the website
www.woodworktowellness.org.uk and www.transformationforveterans.org.uk

About Women Makers Programme

“Empowered Women empower women”

Heal earth is creating movement of women Growers, builders, diy experts, educators, artists and engineers who are dedicated to creating sustainable and healthy communities.

Women Makers Programme (“Do-It-Yourself”) mission is to increase women’s interest, confidence and success through  creative conscious designs,arts and traditional crafts and making  through innovative educational experiences, Eco therapy  and mentor relationships.

Heal earth aims to create supportive community for ladies driven by an interest in creating and building their own DIY projects in crafts, interior and landscape design.

This is an opportunity for women to connect with their inner potential; understand what holds them back; gain insights from natural systems that are embedded within permaculture principles, using Eco therapy facilitation approaches; and learn with other women how then can become more empowered.

Women makers Programme uses a three-branched program approach that integrates engagement, empowerment, capacity building, to ensure continuity women’s development and success.

We will offer short and long term courses, summer programs that provide hands-on experiences in the following:
woodwork,
carpentry,
diy,
natural building ( building small structures,  she –sheds, garden architecture)
environmental design
gardening &food growing
Eco-art therapy

to register for more courses contact Aleksnadra Ola Rug,

Aleksandra Ola Rug
Heal Earth enterprise
M: 07501323837
E: healearthuk@gmail.com
www.healearth.co.uk
Address
unit3 design studio, 22a Jordan Street, Liverpool, L1 0BP