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Workshops Trysordy Can Offer

Previous Events

WORKSHOPS / EVENTS COMING UP…

Ammanford Big Day Out

10th July, Ammanford 12.00 – 4.00pm

There will be a  junk musical instrument making workshop on Ammanford recreation ground as part of the Ammanford Big Day Out. Come and make drums, shakers and saxaphones out of recycled materials. 

 Entry is free and all are welcome, however children under 11 should be accompanied by an adult.

Small Nations Festival, Cil-y-Cwm

10th & 11th July, Cil-y-cwm, Nr. Llandovery

We will be at the “Small Nations Festival” in Cil-y-Cwm, Nr. Llandovery providing creative activities. The event will last throughout the day on Saturday & Sunday.

Entry is free to those attending the festival, however children under 11 should be accompanied by an adult.

Merlin Festival, Carmarthen

14th August, Carmarthen

Come and make “Knights & Damsels” costumes out of recycled materials. This event lasts all day and entry is free. All are welcome, however children under 11 should be accompanied by an adult.

West Wales Mororcycle show, United counties showground

21st & 22nd August, 11.00 – 4.00

We will be at the show all weekend. Creative activities with recycled materials free to show goers. Just drop-in!

 Children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult

Trysordy workshops

Trysordy can facilitate a wide variety of workshops, both at Trysordy and as outreach workshops
Costs of Trysordy based workshops are £130 per day, £70 per 1/2 day plus training room/craft workshop hire + materials

Costs of outreach workshops are £160 per day, £85 per 1/2 day + materials

Individual / Group Craft Projects

Woodwork: Trays, Bird boxes and Bird Tables,Toys, Furniture
Wood carving: Plaques, Spoons, Sculptures, Nameplates

Stained glass: Leaded panels, Mirrors, Mosaics, Glass Painting

Mosaics: Ceramic, Glass, Stone/pebbles (paving)
Willow Weaving: Baskets, Screens, Hurdles, Sculptures
Living Willow: Structures, Sculptures, Screens
Block printing: Paper, T-shirts, Banners
Junk sculpture: Cone figures, Creepy Crawlies, Mobiles, Pop-up Puppets
Basic leather work, Rag rugging
Paper making:
Card making: Pop-ups, Recycled Materials
Papier Mache: Containers, Plaques, Sculpture, Furniture
Costumes: Tunics, Masks, Headdresses, Wings

Kite Making
Junk Musical Instruments
Willow/Tissue: Lanterns, 2D fishes/butterflies, 3D Sculptures

Dream Catchers
Collage

Group Craft Projects

Structure building: Shelters, Yurts, Geodesic domes
Large Junk Sculptures, Dragon making and Carnival Structures
Making Artist’s charcoal out of living willow
Bannermaking: Vinyl, Textile
Woodwork: Planters, Rubbish Bins, Seating, tables

Basic Cooking Skills

Trysordy has a fully equipped training kitchen

Some of these workshops may only be suitable for smaller groups, and only some suitable as outreach workshops, please contact us for advice. If you have any other ideas we will try to facilitate them!

PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS:

Students from the Trinity college Early years school of education getting creative with recycled materials as part of their course.

A group of year 9/10 pupils on the S.M.A.R.T. project (a wider curriculum programme for those not in formal education) spent six mornings in our new craft workshop making a mosaic topped table for their base at Dr MZ in Carmarthen, and a bird table for a local residential home. October 2008.

One world day at Aberaeron School

Ongoing project at the Model Church Wales School in Carmarthen to enhance their outside areas.

Our 1000th visitor!

Making a waste bin from recycled wood as part of activities week at Newcastle Emlyn Secondary School, Summer 2008

Dressing up at Johnstown Carnival, Summer 2008

Free range creativity at the Small Nations Festival near Llandovery, Summer 2008

Making costumes at the Carmarthen Merlin Festival, Summer 2009

Eco-Babies Workshop in Carmarthen, Spring 2008

Banner making with Johnstown Primary School, Spring 2008

Seasonal Workshop for Nursery Teachers, Winter 2007

Making simple Land Sculptures with materials washed up on the flood plain of the Towy Estuary, with students studying the Geiriau Bach course, through Trinity College Carmarthen’s School of Early Years Education, Autumn 2007

Tree Swimming….one of a series of games and activities that use the individual senses to make powerful connections with the natural world…..through feeling rather than thinking (Flow Learning)…… with students studying the Geiriau Bach course, through Trinity College Carmarthen’s School of Early Years Education, Autumn 2007

Clay Oven built as part of a vocational training workshop for clients recovering from substance misuse; run through the Dyfed Powys Probation Service’s Drug rehabilitation programme, Summer 2007

Making costumes at the Small Nations Festival, Landovery Summer 2007

Built by Reg and Wendy Leftley for the Heart of the Dragon Festival in Newcastle Emlyn, Summer 2007

Final decoration of dragon by children at the festival