Light Up Wells Lantern Making Workshop at the Portway Annexe

A not-for-profit organisation formed in 2018 to encourage community interaction in and around Wells.Our work is multi-faceted and ambitious - on the one hand, Project Factory listens; it starts conversations; it builds partnerships; it grows networks; it encourages collaboration; it communicates - on the other, it delivers informal education opportunities to grow confidence and develop skills; it holds forums and conferences to build consensus; it holds community events to inspire and create joy. It responds to the emerging ideas and ‘seeds’ and works to help organisations and individuals develop their own projects.Project Factory believes in the value of listening and curiosity, the power of experiential learning, the importance of story, the potential that lies in unique skills and gifts inherent in each member of the community - which is evoked through connection, collaboration, communication and celebration.

Project Factory CIC

Make a willow and paper lantern to take part in the Light Up Wells Lantern Parade 2024

The Portway Annexe

The stunning Light Up Wells Lantern Parade returns to illuminate the medieval quarter of Wells on Saturday 20th January at 6.30 pmUse your creative flair on your own or with your family or a group to make a stunning lantern out of tissue paper and willow. At our lantern making workshops we will provide you with basic instruction and the materials to create your own unique lantern. The theme for 2024 is Festivals, so draw your idea in advance and bring it with you.For each booking we are asking for a £5 donation to pay for one lantern kit, so please book a ticket for each person requiring a kit. Each kit will contain what you need to create a lantern, but you may need to buy extra willow and poles for more complicated lanterns. Please bring or buy battery operated lights to light up your lantern. If you have secateurs, they would be useful too. You will be able to buy more lantern kits and lights at the venue if you need them.These workshops are suitable for all. Children under 7 will need help and must be accompanied by one adult per child. Children must be supervised at all times. Please take care when using secateurs and willows. Families who do not follow basic safety instructions will be asked to finish their lanterns at home.If you are taking part or coming to watch, the Lantern Procession will gather in Wells Cathedral and leave on Saturday 20th January at 6.30 pm to parade around the Cathedral Green, Penniless Porch, Bishop's Eye, the Bishop's Palace, ending in Market Place.The Light Up Wells Lantern Procession and workshops are delivered by <a href="https://www.projectfactory.uk/" title="https://www.projectfactory.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Project Factory CIC</a> and kindly supported by Wells City Council and The Portway Annexe, Wells Cathedral and The Bishop's Palace.Click on the TICKETS button (above) to book into one of the workshops at the Portway Annexe on the following weekends:6th January7th January13th January14th Januarymorning sessions are from 10am to 1pm / afternoon sessions are from 1pm to 4pm.

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