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Active Impact’s 15th Birthday Celebration
We’re turning 15 – and you’re invited to celebrate! 2025 marks 15 years of Active Impact creating inclusive opportunities for disabled children and young people across Gloucestershire – and we’d love for you to join the celebration! Come along for a fun day packed with: 🎨 Have-a-go sessions 🎭 Taster workshops 🎶 Live performances by […]
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Summer Steampunk with tutor Warren Day – New dates! Come and join us in our studio for some Steam Punk Shenanigans! Take inspiration from the Steampunk Victorian era, interspersed with futuristic technology, to amalgamate a variety of materials and styles to create a 3-dimensional feast for the eyes and belly! Photographs of your masterpieces will feature […]
› Read morePaint a Picnic with Charlotte Hawke
Paint a picnic with tutor Charlotte Hawke On this course we will experiment with a range of watercolour, collage and basic printing techniques to capture the vibrant colours and tastes of summer. Create a unique summer picnic palette of beautiful designs of refreshing summer ingredients. Bring along your favourite summer recipe if you have one, […]
› Read moreCreating Comics with Thomas Brown
Creating Comics with tutor Thomas Brown Thomas Brown, illustrator and comics creator, will take you through each step for you to be able to create your own comic. You will learn about concept, design, the language of comics, script writing, planning and drawing pages and lettering them. Even a little bit about the history of […]
› Read moreKeep Safe: Women Outdoors with Charlotte Hawke
Keep Safe: Women Outdoors with tutor Charlotte Hawke This workshop will give you an opportunity to explore how we feel outdoors and consider ways we can feel safe when accessing nature. We will explore outside areas around the Art Shape studio together, get in touch with our senses and record our thoughts through drawing and […]
› Read moreReady Steady Sew 3 with Jo Teague
Ready Steady Sew 3 with tutor Jo Teague Be a crafting superhero in your local community! Stitching is a popular hobby and pastime which can lead to the chance to be involved with many exciting projects and groups. This course will lead you through some of the simple techniques that you might need to get […]
› Read moreSewing Machine Skills with Jo Teague
Sewing Machine Skills with tutor Jo Teague Carnival season is nearly here! Come and join us in making flags, banners and carnival bunting to celebrate. On this course you will be “thinking big” to use bold colours and make eye-catching designs. With a few simple sewing machine skills we will be flying the flag for […]
› Read moreQuirky Combinations with Warren Day
Quirky Combinations with tutor Warren Day What happens when you combine a hot dog and a banana? Or a pair of pliers with a crabs claw? On this course you will combine two objects of your choice to create a weird and wonderful hybrid sculpture. Develop your skills in 3 dimensions, experimenting with a variety […]
› Read moreBloodhound STEM Quest – Cinderford
Join Bloodhound Education for the Of Course We Can event; Bloodhound STEM Quest. Try something new, expand your knowledge, and meet new friends whilst having fun. Attendees can take part in practical activities linked to the Bloodhound 1,000mph car, exploring science and engineering in a safe and supportive environment. Date: Friday 30th May 2025 Mission […]
› Read moreBloodhound STEM Quest – Moreton
Join Bloodhound Education for the Of Course We Can event; Bloodhound STEM Quest. Try something new, expand your knowledge, and meet new friends whilst having fun. Attendees can take part in practical activities linked to the Bloodhound 1,000mph car, exploring science and engineering in a safe and supportive environment. Date: Wednesday 28th May 2025 Mission […]
› Read moreBringing your Writing to Fruition with Gemma Bolwell
Bringing Your Writing to Fruition with Gemma Bolwell A course for writers who would like to complete a piece of work within a 10 week period and share it with others. This could be a project you’re already working on or something completely new. Identify challenges that prevent you from finishing work and seek to […]
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