In the weavery the people we support can access a wide variety of fabric related craft activities. These include weaving on floor or table looms, spinning, using a traditional wheels for spinning wool from animals on our site, as well as knitting, crochet, sewing and quilting. The weavery offers other arts activities such as painting, mosaic, collage and drawing. We are also hoping to add print making to the mix as well. All the work that we do is very person centred and guided by the people we support.

We have a vast array of equipment available to suit individuals’ skills and interests. This is a person-centred activity where individuals usually work on a variety of projects. They can work 1-1 on a lathe turning bowls, pens, and vases or on group or individual projects. The activity also regularly links up with the garden activities, such as making raised planting frames, bird boxes, etc. 

Opportunities for working on the land and gardens are vast. We have several acres of garden put to a variety of uses, from structured planting for fruit, salad and vegetables, including access to potting sheds and several polytunnels to maintaining animal pens and shelters, strimming and hedge trimming. We also have some chickens, ducks, sheep, goats and alpacas – which are particularly popular with many of the people we support. Whether someone is keen to expend energy digging up potatoes or mowing the grass, or more ‘green fingered’ activities such as potting or harvesting there really is something for everyone, and for all weathers!