A display of photographs presented by Consett & District Heritage Initiative at The Lodge, Blackhill & Consett Park.

Consett steelworks dominated the skyline for 140 years, until its closure in September 1980.  As the largest single employer in the town and surrounding district, it provided a livelihood for many families and influenced the economic and social life of the area for decades.

This selection of photographs from the archives of the Consett & District Heritage Initiative provide a visual reminder of the huge presence which “the works” as it was commonly referred to, had in the town of Consett and it’s communities.

The photographs can be viewed for free during opening hours – check times before travelling.  For further details and to check building opening times, please phone 03000 – 262480 or e-mail: martin.weston@durham.gov.uk                 

For general information about Blackhill & Consett park please visit: www.durham.gov.uk/BandCPark

The photographs cover the length of the Derwent Valley, from the Derwent Reservoir in the foothills of the North Pennines and Shotley Bridge in County Durham to Clockburn Lake here in Derwenthaugh Park and Prudhoe Castle in Northumberland.

Thanks to all those who submitted photographs to the competition.

Do you have a favourite image in the exhibition? Complete a voting slip and hand in to a member of our team at the Heritage Centre.

The photographer with the most votes will be awarded with a certificate.

The Land of Oak & Iron Trust will be joining us at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill as part of our Heritage Open Day events.

Trust members will be presenting and explaining some of the valuable research they have been working on – mapping the Land of Oak & Iron through time and the changes to the local area.

With maps dating back as far as 1650 and up to present day, you can find out more about your local heritage and also share your stories and memories of the area.

No need to book, just drop in anytime between 10am – 3pm.

Image from the National Library of Scotland.

Enjoy live music in the courtyard with local musicians at Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre (Winlaton Mill) on the last day of this year’s Heritage Open Days celebration.

The line up of musicians joining us will be Bill Elliott (of the Elliotts of Birtley), John Freeman, Kiddar’s Luck and Hop, Skiffle & Jump.

Together they bring experienced singers and musicians with a wide repertoire of local material and a range of instruments.

Scoops n Smiles will also be selling lots of lovely flavours of ice cream from their heritage ice cream van too.

So lets hope for sunshine so we can eat ice-cream while enjoying an afternoon of local songs and tunes in celebration of our local heritage and Heritage Open Days.

café shrub will be open as usual for delicious breakfast, lunch, drinks, home baked cakes, scones and snacks.

Live performances will be outside near the courtyard, with sessions being played between 12 noon and 3.30pm (subject to weather).

To help keep our staff and visitors safe, we’re asking people if they could kindly continue to wear masks when entering the Heritage Centre to order from the café, or use the toilets.

Sanitising spray and hand gel is available at both entrances.

Please note the session on Thursday  9th September is cancelled due to the weather forecast.  Please join us for one of the other sessions.

Hang onto those hazy days of summer with an outdoor yoga course in the beautiful and tranquil surroundings of the Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre.

Give yourself room to breathe, stretch and totally relax.  Fully qualified yoga teacher Sarah will give you a chance to restore your energy, release tension and find calm in your hectic day.

Suitable for beginners and those with experience of yoga.  For men and women 15 years or older, any level of fitness level.

Please bring a yoga mat if you have one, we can lend you one if you need it.  Put on comfortable fitness/sportswear and throw off your shoes and socks.  Time to make time for you!

This short course consists of four lunchtime sessions – come along to as many as you like.

Guarantee your place by booking your ticket here. (Limited availability for tickets on the day by paying at café shrub).

Four different dates available to book.  £7 per session.

Weather dependant.

Join us for an evening of live music and fresh wood-fired pizza on the last Friday of every month.

Treat yourself to a delicious freshly made, wood-fired pizza from Lucca Pizza’s Vintage Trailer, which will be situated towards the rear of the Heritage Centre near the Courtyard area.

On the 27th August, the amazing and talented Kiddar’s Luck will be performing a variety of folk songs live in the courtyard for you to enjoy while you tuck into your pizza.  Musicians for our other pizza evenings will be announced soon.

Alcoholic drinks (along with non alcoholic drinks) and sweet treats will be available to purchase from café shrub to enjoy alongside the pizza and music.

No need to book, just turn up and enjoy yourself on the last Friday of every month, between 6pm – 9pm (last food order 8.30pm).

Masks must be worn when entering the Heritage Centre to use the café, shop or toilets.  Sanitising spray and hand gel is available at both entrances.

Late summer is a great time to enjoy the delights of birdwatching.  September is a time of change and the ‘autumn passage’ has begun, with migrant birds moving through the Derwent Valley.

Join local ornithologist Michael Turner on another of our regular guided walk through this rich and diverse landscape –  Michael will help you identify the many different bird species by sight and sound.

On returning to the Heritage Centre, there is the option to purchase brunch or a drink from café shrub as you chat about the birds spotted on your walk.

Leaving from the Heritage Centre, the walk will be on regular footpaths with varying gradients.

Please bring binoculars if you have them and dress appropriately for the weather.

Limited places to allow for social distancing. Sorry no dogs.

Tickets £9.50 per person

(Photograph by Bill Cowings)

Booking essential

Are you a keen chess player, love a game of dominoes, a whizz at back gammon or enjoy the puzzle of a jigsaw? Then ‘Board Game Tuesdays’ will be just your kind of morning.

Whether you’re a serious, competitive board game player or just enjoy a fun game of snakes & ladders, solitaire or frustration, we would love you to come along to our relaxed, sociable mornings every Tuesday at café shrub in the Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill.

We will have some board games for you to borrow, or you can bring along your own game to play or a jigsaw (you could bring it in a jigsaw carrier/mat).

Come on your own or with a friend and spend time with other like-minded people to enjoy a morning of games –  and maybe make a few new friends along the way.

£3.50 per week with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in! Starts Tuesday 28th September and then continues every Tuesday morning.

Please note this is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formally led).

Please note the session on Thursday  9th September is cancelled due to the weather forecast.  Please join us for one of the other sessions.

Hang onto those hazy days of summer with an outdoor yoga course in the beautiful and tranquil surroundings of the Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre.

Give yourself room to breathe, stretch and totally relax.  Fully qualified yoga teacher Sarah will give you a chance to restore your energy, release tension and find calm in your hectic day.

Suitable for beginners and those with experience of yoga.  For men and women 15 years or older, any level of fitness level.

Please bring a yoga mat if you have one, we can lend you one if you need it.  Put on comfortable fitness/sportswear and throw off your shoes and socks.  Time to make time for you!

This short course consists of four lunchtime sessions – come along to as many as you like.

Guarantee your place by booking your ticket here. (Limited availability for tickets on the day by paying at café shrub).

Four different dates available to book.  £7 per session.

Weather dependant.

Land of Oak & Iron are excited to host the next of our regular ‘Meet the Maker‘ events at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill.  Our next Meet the Maker is with Joanne Rowland.

Joanne is a professional wildlife and pet portrait artist, based in County Durham, in the North East of England. She lives with her husband, and her Romanian rescue dog, Daphne.

Joanne describes herself as a self taught, ‘Accidental Artist’ after being gifted an art set for Christmas 2015! She rediscovered a love of drawing, that hadn’t been seen since school, over 30 years previously.

Her work, both private commission and wildlife, is now held in many countries across the world.

She endeavours to capture realism, detail and personality in her work; her chosen mediums are usually artists coloured pencil (water and traditional) or pastel.

Joanne’s inspiration is drawn from the local wildlife, species of significant importance, and African wildlife from her numerous visits to the South African bush. She has previously created art work for ‘ReWilding Britain’ events, featuring Chris Packham, and for a ‘ReWilding for the Future’ series, featuring Blue Planet lead camera man, Dave Allen.

Please come along to Joanne’s Meet the Maker event, where you can buy a wide range of her original artworks and prints. Joanne will also be available chat to you about her artwork and inspiration.

‘Meet the Maker’ will be outside under cover of the gazebo, social distancing will be in place for both the artist/makers and our visitors.  We have hand gel  available at both entrances to the Heritage Centre and politely request that face coverings are still worn when entering the building to use toilets, shop area and café shrub, this helps keep our staff, other visitors and their families safe.

Join in on the 1st Sunday of every month to make new discoveries while exploring the beautiful green spaces surrounding the Heritage Centre.  Activities will include discovering more about mini beasts, bees, trees, wild art and much more! 

There will be different sessions to explore and discover many aspects of nature and wildlife.

Our October session will be all about bush craft and outdoor skills!  More details coming soon.

£9.50 for 1 child + 1 adult

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Are you a keen chess player, love a game of dominoes, a whizz at back gammon or enjoy the puzzle of a jigsaw? Then ‘Board Game Tuesdays’ will be just your kind of morning.

Whether you’re a serious, competitive board game player or just enjoy a fun game of snakes & ladders, solitaire or frustration, we would love you to come along to our relaxed, sociable mornings every Tuesday at café shrub in the Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill.

We will have some board games for you to borrow, or you can bring along your own game to play or a jigsaw (you could bring it in a jigsaw carrier/mat).

Come on your own or with a friend and spend time with other like-minded people to enjoy a morning of games –  and maybe make a few new friends along the way.

£3.50 per week with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in! Starts Tuesday 28th September and then continues every Tuesday morning.

Please note this is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formally led).

Land of Oak & Iron ‘Woolly Wednesdays’ group.

Whatever your interest – knitting, crocheting, felt-making, spinning or some other woolly craft, then this group is for you.

Come along to this relaxed, sociable morning at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill – bring your current woolly project, start a new one or maybe even learn some new skills while spending time with other like-minded people and make a few new friends along the way.

This is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formal taught session).

Please bring along your own materials – we will have a basket of wool for you to make use of too!

£3.50 per session with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in!

Social distancing will be in place for both the artist/makers and participants.  We have enhanced cleaning regimes in place, sanitiser and hand gel is available at both entrances to the Heritage Centre and face coverings to be worn when entering the building to use toilets, shop area and café shrub.

Are you a keen chess player, love a game of dominoes, a whizz at back gammon or enjoy the puzzle of a jigsaw? Then ‘Board Game Tuesdays’ will be just your kind of morning.

Whether you’re a serious, competitive board game player or just enjoy a fun game of snakes & ladders, solitaire or frustration, we would love you to come along to our relaxed, sociable mornings every Tuesday at café shrub in the Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill.

We will have some board games for you to borrow, or you can bring along your own game to play or a jigsaw (you could bring it in a jigsaw carrier/mat).

Come on your own or with a friend and spend time with other like-minded people to enjoy a morning of games –  and maybe make a few new friends along the way.

£3.50 per week with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in! Starts Tuesday 28th September and then continues every Tuesday morning.

Please note this is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formally led).

Land of Oak & Iron ‘Woolly Wednesdays’ group.

Whatever your interest – knitting, crocheting, felt-making, spinning or some other woolly craft, then this group is for you.

Come along to this relaxed, sociable morning at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill – bring your current woolly project, start a new one or maybe even learn some new skills while spending time with other like-minded people and make a few new friends along the way.

This is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formal taught session).

Please bring along your own materials – we will have a basket of wool for you to make use of too!

£3.50 per session with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in!

Local ornithologist Michael Turner will lead you on this guided walk around the lower Derwent Valley identifying the different species by sight and sound – it’s a perfect time to spot winter migrants but also enjoy the autumnal colours surrounding Derwenthaugh at this time of year.

Booking essential.

In the run-up to the COP 26 Conference in Glasgow this November, Land of Oak & Iron are creating a week of events including a book launch, art display and performances on the theme of the climate change emergency, showing positive ways that individuals and organisations in our area are working to address the challenge.

So far we have the following planned at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill:

• Art display by Gibside Sewing Group – all created by recycling materials. All week (no booking required).
• Land of Oak & Iron Trust book launch ‘Releasing the Genie of Coal’, exploring the past, present and future of industry and innovation in the Derwent Valley.  Further details and booking for 19th October: ‘Releasing the Genie of Coal’ Book Launch | Land of Oak and Iron
• Wildlife & Biodiversity Guided Walk. Further details and booking for 23rd October: Wildlife and Biodiversity Guided Walk | Land of Oak and Iron
• Live music in the Heritage Centre with local folk musicians on 23rd October (no booking required).
• Short dance performance in the Courtyard with Eliot Smith Dance on 23rd October (no booking required).
• Family craft activities creating bird feeders, wildflower seed bombs and more on 24th October.

More details coming soon of our events during the week 18th – 24th October – watch this space and check our website ‘What’s On’ and social media events pages.

Are you a keen chess player, love a game of dominoes, a whizz at back gammon or enjoy the puzzle of a jigsaw? Then ‘Board Game Tuesdays’ will be just your kind of morning.

Whether you’re a serious, competitive board game player or just enjoy a fun game of snakes & ladders, solitaire or frustration, we would love you to come along to our relaxed, sociable mornings every Tuesday at café shrub in the Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill.

We will have some board games for you to borrow, or you can bring along your own game to play or a jigsaw (you could bring it in a jigsaw carrier/mat).

Come on your own or with a friend and spend time with other like-minded people to enjoy a morning of games –  and maybe make a few new friends along the way.

£3.50 per week with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in! Starts Tuesday 28th September and then continues every Tuesday morning.

Please note this is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formally led).

Ahead of the Glasgow COP26 Conference in November, the Land of Oak & Iron is organising a programme of related events including the launch of the new book ‘Releasing the Genie of Coal’ on Tuesday 19th October.

Working with Peter Stark OBE and Dr William Lancaster (old friends and local lads), Land of Oak & Iron Trust volunteers have produced this new book in which historian Bill Lancaster reveals how nationally significant the Derwent Valley has been in the development of the mining industry; and Peter Stark’s visionary essay poses the fascinating question as to whether the level of innovation involved in the industrial developments in the area’s deep mining, railways and coal-fired power stations could not now be applied to the global challenges we face.

Hosted by Ros Rigby OBE, the evening will include a presentation by Peter Stark, after which you will have the opportunity for questions.

Then local resident, former CEO of National Energy Action and energy consumer advocate Jenny Saunders CBE will talk about the current situation in the North East: how the area has already played a role in developing new technologies and what is needed to encourage entrepreneurs and new developments by the energy companies.

The book is illustrated with colour photographs, graphs, historic maps and engravings and can be purchased at the book launch and also from the Land of Oak & Iron History Portal: Land of Oak & Iron | Climate Crisis (landofoakandironlocalhistoryportal.org.uk)

Tickets for the evening event at the Heritage Centre are £12.50 including a glass of wine (or juice) and a platter of nibbles.

Booking essential

Land of Oak & Iron ‘Woolly Wednesdays’ group.

Whatever your interest – knitting, crocheting, felt-making, spinning or some other woolly craft, then this group is for you.

Come along to this relaxed, sociable morning at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill – bring your current woolly project, start a new one or maybe even learn some new skills while spending time with other like-minded people and make a few new friends along the way.

This is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formal taught session).

Please bring along your own materials – we will have a basket of wool for you to make use of too!

£3.50 per session with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in!

Join local ornithologist Michael Turner on this guided walk and discover the wildlife that has reclaimed the Land of Oak & Iron.

On returning to the Heritage Centre, there is the option to purchase brunch or a drink from café shrub as you chat about the nature spotted on your walk.

Limited places to allow for social distancing. Sorry no dogs.

Tickets £9.50 per person

Booking essential

‘Roots From Within’ is a short community dance work created by Eliot Smith and in collaboration with the community dancers. The dance takes it’s inspiration from nature and explores the climate crisis.

This performance includes a short excerpt from Smith’s upcoming new work, LIFE, performed by one cutting-edge dancer, set to an original piece of music by the award-winning composer Adam Johnson.

Eliot Smith Dance acknowledge the support for this event from Arts Council England, Community Foundation / Newcastle Culture Investment Fund, Northumberland Arts Development and The Land of Oak and Iron.

Please note this is an outdoor event in the Heritage Centre courtyard and is free for the public to attend – no booking is required.

This event may be cancelled due to the wet weather. Duration 20 minutes.

Are you a keen chess player, love a game of dominoes, a whizz at back gammon or enjoy the puzzle of a jigsaw? Then ‘Board Game Tuesdays’ will be just your kind of morning.

Whether you’re a serious, competitive board game player or just enjoy a fun game of snakes & ladders, solitaire or frustration, we would love you to come along to our relaxed, sociable mornings every Tuesday at café shrub in the Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill.

We will have some board games for you to borrow, or you can bring along your own game to play or a jigsaw (you could bring it in a jigsaw carrier/mat).

Come on your own or with a friend and spend time with other like-minded people to enjoy a morning of games –  and maybe make a few new friends along the way.

£3.50 per week with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in! Starts Tuesday 28th September and then continues every Tuesday morning.

Please note this is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formally led).

Land of Oak & Iron ‘Woolly Wednesdays’ group.

Whatever your interest – knitting, crocheting, felt-making, spinning or some other woolly craft, then this group is for you.

Come along to this relaxed, sociable morning at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill – bring your current woolly project, start a new one or maybe even learn some new skills while spending time with other like-minded people and make a few new friends along the way.

This is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formal taught session).

Please bring along your own materials – we will have a basket of wool for you to make use of too!

£3.50 per session with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in!

Join us for an evening of live music and fresh wood-fired pizza on the last Friday of every month.

Treat yourself to a delicious freshly made, wood-fired pizza from Lucca Pizza’s Vintage Trailer, which will be situated towards the rear of the Heritage Centre near the Courtyard area.

On the 27th August, the amazing and talented Kiddar’s Luck will be performing a variety of folk songs live in the courtyard for you to enjoy while you tuck into your pizza.  Musicians for our other pizza evenings will be announced soon.

Alcoholic drinks (along with non alcoholic drinks) and sweet treats will be available to purchase from café shrub to enjoy alongside the pizza and music.

No need to book, just turn up and enjoy yourself on the last Friday of every month, between 6pm – 9pm (last food order 8.30pm).

Masks must be worn when entering the Heritage Centre to use the café, shop or toilets.  Sanitising spray and hand gel is available at both entrances.

Local ornithologist Michael Turner will lead you on this guided walk around the Lower Derwent Valley, helping you to identify the birds of autumn and uncovering some of their ancient folklore.

Why do we have a ‘murder’ of crows? What garden bird was hunted and sacrificed on St Stephen’s Day and which of the nation’s favourite birds has a darker side?

All will be revealed and much more on this fascinating walk.

We will then return to the Heritage Centre, where there’s the option to purchase brunch and a hot drink to warm you up after the walk.

Please bring binoculars if you have them and dress appropriately with stout footwear.

No dogs please.

Suitable for adults only.

Tickets £9.50 per person.

Booking essential.

Are you a keen chess player, love a game of dominoes, a whizz at back gammon or enjoy the puzzle of a jigsaw? Then ‘Board Game Tuesdays’ will be just your kind of morning.

Whether you’re a serious, competitive board game player or just enjoy a fun game of snakes & ladders, solitaire or frustration, we would love you to come along to our relaxed, sociable mornings every Tuesday at café shrub in the Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill.

We will have some board games for you to borrow, or you can bring along your own game to play or a jigsaw (you could bring it in a jigsaw carrier/mat).

Come on your own or with a friend and spend time with other like-minded people to enjoy a morning of games –  and maybe make a few new friends along the way.

£3.50 per week with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in! Starts Tuesday 28th September and then continues every Tuesday morning.

Please note this is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formally led).

Join Katherine Rodger, an experienced painter and art teacher, for this new painting course at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill.

Kath will guide you from the blank canvas to the finished artwork using demonstrations and individual assistance to improve your skills and confidence.  The aim is for each student to produce artworks they can feel really proud of.

This 4 week course is suitable for beginners and for those who would like to learn more from an art tutor.

Four week course costs £70, price includes tuition and a hot drink.

You will need to bring basic painting materials which we can advise you of when booking.

Limited places.

Booking essential

Join in on the 1st Sunday of every month to make new discoveries while exploring the beautiful green spaces surrounding the Heritage Centre.  Activities will include discovering more about mini beasts, bees, trees, wild art and much more! 

There will be different sessions to explore and discover many aspects of nature and wildlife.

Our sixth and final session for this year will be sure to send you Wild About Art!

£9.50 for 1 child + 1 adult

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Are you a keen chess player, love a game of dominoes, a whizz at back gammon or enjoy the puzzle of a jigsaw? Then ‘Board Game Tuesdays’ will be just your kind of morning.

Whether you’re a serious, competitive board game player or just enjoy a fun game of snakes & ladders, solitaire or frustration, we would love you to come along to our relaxed, sociable mornings every Tuesday at café shrub in the Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill.

We will have some board games for you to borrow, or you can bring along your own game to play or a jigsaw (you could bring it in a jigsaw carrier/mat).

Come on your own or with a friend and spend time with other like-minded people to enjoy a morning of games –  and maybe make a few new friends along the way.

£3.50 per week with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in! Starts Tuesday 28th September and then continues every Tuesday morning.

Please note this is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formally led).

Join Katherine Rodger, an experienced painter and art teacher, for this new painting course at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill.

Kath will guide you from the blank canvas to the finished artwork using demonstrations and individual assistance to improve your skills and confidence.  The aim is for each student to produce artworks they can feel really proud of.

This 4 week course is suitable for beginners and for those who would like to learn more from an art tutor.

Four week course costs £70, price includes tuition and a hot drink.

You will need to bring basic painting materials which we can advise you of when booking.

Limited places.

Booking essential

Are you a keen chess player, love a game of dominoes, a whizz at back gammon or enjoy the puzzle of a jigsaw? Then ‘Board Game Tuesdays’ will be just your kind of morning.

Whether you’re a serious, competitive board game player or just enjoy a fun game of snakes & ladders, solitaire or frustration, we would love you to come along to our relaxed, sociable mornings every Tuesday at café shrub in the Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill.

We will have some board games for you to borrow, or you can bring along your own game to play or a jigsaw (you could bring it in a jigsaw carrier/mat).

Come on your own or with a friend and spend time with other like-minded people to enjoy a morning of games –  and maybe make a few new friends along the way.

£3.50 per week with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in! Starts Tuesday 28th September and then continues every Tuesday morning.

Please note this is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formally led).

Join Katherine Rodger, an experienced painter and art teacher, for this new painting course at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill.

Kath will guide you from the blank canvas to the finished artwork using demonstrations and individual assistance to improve your skills and confidence.  The aim is for each student to produce artworks they can feel really proud of.

This 4 week course is suitable for beginners and for those who would like to learn more from an art tutor.

Four week course costs £70, price includes tuition and a hot drink.

You will need to bring basic painting materials which we can advise you of when booking.

Limited places.

Booking essential

Are you a keen chess player, love a game of dominoes, a whizz at back gammon or enjoy the puzzle of a jigsaw? Then ‘Board Game Tuesdays’ will be just your kind of morning.

Whether you’re a serious, competitive board game player or just enjoy a fun game of snakes & ladders, solitaire or frustration, we would love you to come along to our relaxed, sociable mornings every Tuesday at café shrub in the Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill.

We will have some board games for you to borrow, or you can bring along your own game to play or a jigsaw (you could bring it in a jigsaw carrier/mat).

Come on your own or with a friend and spend time with other like-minded people to enjoy a morning of games –  and maybe make a few new friends along the way.

£3.50 per week with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in! Starts Tuesday 28th September and then continues every Tuesday morning.

Please note this is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formally led).

Join Katherine Rodger, an experienced painter and art teacher, for this new painting course at the Heritage Centre in Winlaton Mill.

Kath will guide you from the blank canvas to the finished artwork using demonstrations and individual assistance to improve your skills and confidence.  The aim is for each student to produce artworks they can feel really proud of.

This 4 week course is suitable for beginners and for those who would like to learn more from an art tutor.

Four week course costs £70, price includes tuition and a hot drink.

You will need to bring basic painting materials which we can advise you of when booking.

Limited places.

Booking essential

Join us for an evening of live music and fresh wood-fired pizza on the last Friday of every month.

Treat yourself to a delicious freshly made, wood-fired pizza from Lucca Pizza’s Vintage Trailer, which will be situated towards the rear of the Heritage Centre near the Courtyard area.

On the 27th August, the amazing and talented Kiddar’s Luck will be performing a variety of folk songs live in the courtyard for you to enjoy while you tuck into your pizza.  Musicians for our other pizza evenings will be announced soon.

Alcoholic drinks (along with non alcoholic drinks) and sweet treats will be available to purchase from café shrub to enjoy alongside the pizza and music.

No need to book, just turn up and enjoy yourself on the last Friday of every month, between 6pm – 9pm (last food order 8.30pm).

Masks must be worn when entering the Heritage Centre to use the café, shop or toilets.  Sanitising spray and hand gel is available at both entrances.

Are you a keen chess player, love a game of dominoes, a whizz at back gammon or enjoy the puzzle of a jigsaw? Then ‘Board Game Tuesdays’ will be just your kind of morning.

Whether you’re a serious, competitive board game player or just enjoy a fun game of snakes & ladders, solitaire or frustration, we would love you to come along to our relaxed, sociable mornings every Tuesday at café shrub in the Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill.

We will have some board games for you to borrow, or you can bring along your own game to play or a jigsaw (you could bring it in a jigsaw carrier/mat).

Come on your own or with a friend and spend time with other like-minded people to enjoy a morning of games –  and maybe make a few new friends along the way.

£3.50 per week with 10% discount in café shrub.

No need to book – just drop in! Starts Tuesday 28th September and then continues every Tuesday morning.

Please note this is a drop-in, self-led session (not a formally led).