Location: Farfield Mill
Contact: Anna Sazcek
Website: https://www.farfieldmill.org/events/lavender-wood-water-colour-workshop-ruth-clayton/
Email: reception@farfieldmill.org
Admission: £70 plus £7 on the day for materials and frame
Suitable for beginners and those with some experience, the session will focus on washes, layering, and creating depth and mood in watercolour, with guidance and individual support throughout. All materials provided.
Ruth Clayton
Ruth qualified as a Graphic Designer at Leeds Metropolitan University, specialising in illustration, in 1986. She then gained a teaching qualification at Manchester University. Since then she has spent time as an Art teacher working in high schools, Garth Prison and Runshaw, Skelmersdale and Bootle Tertiary Colleges. Ruth ran the successful Art studio, ‘Wickerfish’ at Cedar Farm Galleries, Mawdesley, Lancashire for 12 years where she taught adults to paint and draw as well as displaying her own paintings to sell.
She shares a studio with her partner Stuart Gray at Farfield Mill in Sedbergh, Cumbria where they work and sell their paintings.
Book online https://www.farfieldmill.org/events/lavender-wood-water-colour-workshop-ruth-clayton/
Some other events in May 2026
Handwoven Bracelet Workshop – Isobelle Stothert
Treat yourself to a peaceful and creative day learning the beautiful craft of handwoven bracelet making. Using a small loom and guided step by step by an experienced tutor, you’ll discover some basic weaving techniques and how to combine colours and patterns to create something truly special.
View details >We are really excited to announce that for the third year running we’re going to be joining the King’s guide to the Kent Estuary, Michael Wilson, on the historic walk across the bay from Arnside to Grange Over Sands on Saturday 3rd May. It is always great fun with a chance to chat to old friends and new!
There are two ticket options which both qualify for a free T shirt (which will be handed out on the day during registration):
– Ticket Only. £15 per person. £10 will be donated to The Adullam Programme and £5 will be received by The Guide over Sands Trust.
– Sponsored Place. £10 per person. Requirement for each person to raise a minimum of £20 in sponsorship for the event. £25 (or more if more than £20 is raised) will be donated to The Adullam Programme, and £5 will be received by The Guide over Sands Trust.
(Dogs. £5 each – limited numbers available)
Registration: 8am (walk finishes approximately 12.30pm)
To book use the link:
https://www.adullamprogramme.co.uk/…/cross-bay-walk-2025/
Book early to avoid disappointment
