http://www.trysordy.org.uk/eng An Aladdins cave of dreams. Be surprised, be inspired and unlock your creativity Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:02:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “David Pitt  ("The Crowman") invites you to Trysordy for "Here's One You Made Earlier”, on Saturday November 1st 2008. Come and join a group of up to 10, playful, not-so-grown-ups for a day of creative making activities in a prepared space using quality materials, scrap and simple tools. Masks, hats, puppets and things ... http://www.trysordy.org.uk/eng/eng/a-relaxing-creative-play-day-for-adults-on-november-1st You are warmly invited to our first Annual Open Day, on Saturday October 4th, from 10am to 4pm. This is an opportunity for you to drop in, look around, meet the directors and let us know what you think about Trysordy  suggest any improvements to our current services or new things you ... http://www.trysordy.org.uk/eng/eng/annual-open-day-for-members-and-supporters We are thrilled that membership has now topped 400, roughly split between organisations and individuals or families. And thanks to recent multiswap events with other scrapstores hosted by Gloucester and Bristol, the variety of things we now offer has grown significantly. So much so that we have opened up a third display ... http://www.trysordy.org.uk/eng/eng/membership-and-scrap-materials-keep-growing Trysordy will host a Gaia Leadership Taster Workshop on Thursday September 25th......and it's free!. The day will concentrate both on the inner work of the individual and coaching skills needed to play a part in the rapidly evolving conversation in society on environmental challenges and responses, as we make the monumental transition to ... http://www.trysordy.org.uk/eng/eng/gaia-leadershipa-free-taster-workshop From September 16th onwards, you will be able to come in and buy materials at the following times: TUESDAYS         9.30am    -   12.30pm THURSDAYS      10.00am  -   6.30pm SATURDAYS      10.00am  -   1.00pm   http://www.trysordy.org.uk/eng/eng/new-opening-hours Thanks (again) to a grant from Carmarthenshire Childrens Partnership, we have bought a Badge Maker. This is the first of a range of equipment we hope to acquire over the next 18 months for members to hire at minimal cost. Parachutes and Circus skills equipment will be next. http://www.trysordy.org.uk/eng/eng/equipment-you-can-hire Thanks to a grant from Carmarthenshire Childrens Partnership we have started up a free Lending Libraries for all members. The books give practical guidance on using a wide range of arts and crafts materials and environmental education issues, particularly the reuse of materials. Some books are aimed at teachers developing ... http://www.trysordy.org.uk/eng/eng/lending-library-opens Part of the wonder of working at Trysordy is being able to let your imagination run riot with the Scrap Materials and turn wild ideas into something real. Even if you have never done anything like it before ...but you feel this is something you might enjoy doing for a ... http://www.trysordy.org.uk/eng/eng/volunteers-wanted-for-display-work 2 teams of students from the Film and Media department at Lampeter University are each shooting 30 second advertisements that we hope will entice more people to visit Trysordy.The project is part of the students course work that will contribute toward their degrees. We hope to post both advertisements on this ... http://www.trysordy.org.uk/eng/eng/students-shooting-promotional-film-for-trysordy A large circular wooden bench has been donated to the Primary School in Johnstown. The bench was made at Trysordy during private vocational training sessions by a number of fully supervised individuals serving Probation orders, as part of their rehabilitation programmes http://www.trysordy.org.uk/eng/eng/gift-to-local-school