Freestyle Workshop - Tuesday

Freestyle Workshop - Tuesday

  • UNDER 14 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN

Freestyle art and craft workshop. 5.30pm-7.30pm - £3.50pp.

By Taff Rocks

Date and time

Tue, 6 May 2025 17:30 - 19:30 GMT+1.

Location

Former Smyrna Chapel

Smyrna Chapel Aberfan Road Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4QN United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours
  • UNDER 14 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
  • No venue parking

Welcome to our freestyle workshops!

You can decide on a different activity each event, each for a suggested minimum donation / contribution toward the costs of £3.50 per person.

Keep reading and scrolling to find out more.

This event does not require advance reservations, you're welcome to just turn up and enjoy.

Restrictions apply for children attending without an adult, see here for more details or the FAQ at the end of this listing.


For parents / guardians and carers wishing to participate in something whilst the younger one is enjoying their creative experience, we are looking for volunteers to participate in a free undercoating workshop where there are over 100 handcast plaster pieces that we need help with.


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Rock painting:

Provided for you and your group will be:

  • Rocks
  • Acrylic paints and paint pens
  • Pencils, erasers
  • Guidance and tuition if needed

Reference library available

Paint pouring:

Provided for you and your group will be:

  • Two sustainably sourced wood coasters / cookies
  • Acrylic paints
  • Pouring medium
  • Equipment

Reference library available

Please note: These creations will require a few days to dry, so they will require collection at a later date

Air Dry Clay!

Create your own masterpiece from air drying clay. Allow to dry over a few days and return to collect or paint.

You can also take it home and dry your creation there provided you bring your own sturdy container to carry it and prevent damage.


Polymer Clay!

Create your own little model for decoration or even a keyring. If your creation is completed in time, we bake it for you (this takes 30 minutes).

Alternatively, you can leave it with us to bake and collect at next workshop or you can take it home with instructions on how to bake it yourself.

B.Y.O. Activity

Do you have an activity that you are undertaking at home or school and would like to bring it to the workshop to carry out more work on?

Examples includes:

  • Y our journal
  • A canvas you'd like to paint on
  • A piece of slate you'd like to decorate

Bring it with you to work on and use our resources to help you complete or carry on working on it in the company of others

Reservation options:

There's no need to make reservations any longer. But if you want to be reminded, make one but, if you change your mind, please cancel it before the event. If you are bringing a non-participant with you, then you'd need to book yourself in as well as the non-participant


  • If you are bringing a non-participating support worker or carer, please remember that they need booking in too. Smyrna has a limited capacity. This is free.
  • To ensure sufficient space, we are asking you to book in if you are bringing a baby in a buggy. This is free but buggies take up one person space. Due to limited space, we must ensure that Smyrna is not overbooked.

Cancellations:

  • Life happens, and we know this … So, please take the time to cancel your booking / reservation / ticket online. This will allow the space to become free for someone else.
  • Please give at least 48 hours notice - where reasonably possible. However, we appreciate that 'life happens' and this may not be possible. If this is the case, please cancel as soon as you are able to.
  • To find out how to do this, see here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/support/articles/en_US/How_To/how-to-cancel-your-free-registration

Refreshments:

We offer refreshments of tea, coffee and squash.

All we ask is you consider making a contribution towards these costs - cash only - into the "honesty box" of 50p per cup.

We will then be able to replenish the supplies for you.

Ways your donations and contributions can be made:

  1. Cash
  2. Debit / credit card
  3. Taff Rocks Gift Voucher / certificate, more details here

How your donations and contributions help:

  1. Enables Taff Rocks to replace resources used
  2. Pay venue costs
  3. Helps to build and strengthen the communities we serve
  4. Helps others to take part in activities further afield in the County Borough

Taff Rocks is run by volunteers so does not have staffing costs but reimburses volunteers for out of pocket

Ticket types:

To help prevent oversubscription, we are now asking that non-participating individuals, anyone bringing buggies or wheelchairs for a non-participant, book in also.

Smyrna is a small space, we try to accomodate as many as possible.

Tickets

Frequently asked questions

Can a child attend without an adult?

If your child is of YR7+ school age, they can attend without an adult. See here for more information: https://www.taffrocks.org.uk/open-access

Why am I being asked if I wish to make a donation or contribution when I arrive?

Reservations are free to make online. This is done to help prevent platform fees being deducted and enabling 100% of your donations and contributions benefitting Taff Rocks. Contributions and donations help us with venue fees, utilities and replenishing stock used.

Why is the dot art option not always available?

There are occasions when we need to remove this option due to the tools and equipment being earmarked for an upcoming session of classes.

Why am I being asked to book in carers / guardians / buggies etc?

Smyrna is a small space and we do our best to accommodate everyone. We understand some attendees will be accompanying a painter or bringing the baby too. Non-participants are always welcome, we just need to be sure we are not oversubscribed and can accommodate everyone.

Organised by

Registered in England & Wales as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

Registered Charity Number: 1192749

Registered office: Smyrna Chapel Community Hall, Aberfan Road, Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4QN

Tel: 01685 673740

Visit our website at www.taffrocks.org.uk