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Prepare to get hot and dirty and have an amazing time!
This course was everything I hoped for and more. It was well thought out and well presented and you'll be amazed at what you can achieve.
Our tutors were brilliant and took time and care with us giving us extra confidence and being so encouraging.
All in all, a fantastic time in beautiful surroundings
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We are really pleased you enjoyed the course. Thank you for giving it such a great review. Kind regards, The Stanwick Lakes Team.Great experience; v clear instructions, health and safety looked after, bit of help and advice with the hammering and making items, excellent tutor- student ratio and teachers v caring/attentive and made sure we could finish our items and well
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We are really pleased you enjoyed the course. Thank you for such a great review. Kind regards, The Stanwick Lakes Team.I booked the introduction course for my husband as a Father's Day gift. He absolutely loved the experience! He was so proud of the hook he made and of the skills he learnt. He is already looking at booking the 1 day course.
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Thank you so much for the great review. We were pleased that your husband enjoyed the experience and we shall look forward to seeing him here again soon. Best wishes, The Stanwick Lakes Team.I had an excellent day.
Having done some wood carving before I still needed to learn further techniques which I managed to pick up thanks to Pete the course tutor.
I would thoroughly recommend doing this course run by a knowledgeable and excellent tutor.
Thank you Pete.
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Thank you so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your day and were able to learn some more techniques.The woodcarving course was wonderful! Peter is an terrific tutor - so experienced but also incredibly approachable, kind and supportive. He made us all feel welcome and encouraged us in our efforts with great patience and generosity. The Training Room is a lovely space and the equipment available was excellent. I am considering signing up for the next one to finish my project and try something a little less ambitious than I opted for in the afternoon! Thanks to Peter for ensuring I came home with a lovely flower and a good start on my crow!
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Thank you so much for your review. We are really pleased you had such a good day and we hope you manage to finish your crow!My husband and myself had a fabulous day, we both hadn’t done anything like this before and have taken 4 things home brilliant 😄
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That's great to hear! We're so pleased you had a good day and went home with your hand carved items.Now im not the best, and certainly have minimal experience, but i had so much fun! There was so much to choose from, and we had opportunity to play around and create personal wreaths tobe proud of! Sophie was supportive but not in your space, and leant her knowledge when needed. Thank you!
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So glad to hear that you had fun on this workshop and created a wreath that you are proud of. Thank you for taking the time to write your review, it's much appreciated.Really enjoyed the class. Sophie was very friendly and helpful. Will definitely recommend
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Thank you for your lovely review. We are glad you enjoyed the workshop and would be happy to recommend it to others.I arrived with a friend to a welcome from Sophie, our tutor, a voucher for a pieces of cake and a cup of tea. The class started with an introduction and an eplanation of what was available and suggestios about coloiur and texture. There was an abundance of dried grasses and flowers to work with. We all got stuck in with enthusiasm and by the end of the class (2,1/2 hrs) later, all of us had managed to produce a wreath to be proud of.
Sophie was great, advising and helping were and when necessary.
The promise of another afternoon wreath making with another theme is on the cards. If possible I will certainly be there.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review about the wreath making course. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed it. Look out for more courses in the future.I was expecting a very traditional course but was pleasantly surprised by the more artistic flair presented by the instructor. I came away with a “bunch of flowers”, that are now proudly displayed in my garden.
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad you enjoyed the day and hope you enjoy your 'bunch of flowers' for years to come!Really enjoyed the 2 day course
Jo was really great at explaining the techniques & giving the background details about the craft
She has great knowledge about the history of the craft & it was so good to have this explained as we progressed through the process
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Thank you so much for your review and we are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the course.A great experience with a helpful, personable and knowledgeable tutor in a pleasant setting.
The materials and equipment were of good quality and sufficient quantity that there were few occasions when anyone had to wait. My fellow students were very friendly which made for a very enjoyable couple of days. As a bonus, I ended up with a small pane of which I am disproportionately proud
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Thank you for your wonderful review. We are so pleased you enjoyed the course and glad that you feel proud of your creation!I had a very enjoyable afternoon indeed and arrived home feeling uplifted. Sophie was a wonderful tutor who ensured that there was a friendly, supportive and encouraging atmosphere. Having demonstrated the main principles she helped us all to be creative. We all went home with a very personalised and individual finished wreath that we had made from the extensive array of materials Sophie provided for us to choose from. It was so good to have enough time to finish the wreath at the workshop and not to return home with it only partially completed (as sometimes happens at some craft workshops)
I hope it will be possible to attend other courses at Stanwick Lakes and it would be especially good to learn to create a Christmas wreath nearer the time.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. We are so pleased that you were able to leave with a finished wreath and had an enjoyable afternoon.I absolutely loved this workshop. Made 2 spoons in the day, both of which I’m really pleased with. Carl is a great teacher.
Highly recommend, spoon making is fun, relaxing and rewarding.
Nikki was absolutely brilliant. Ensured we had a thorough health and safety talk prior to getting started . The day itself was very enjoyable and Nikki obviously very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about her craft. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would recommend it to friends. Looking forward to trying further blacksmith days other crafts.
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Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We are delighted that you enjoyed the experience and would be happy to recommend it to your friends.Very enjoyable experience. All the various stages were explained to us as we reached them. Jane very friendly and helpful. Would thoroughly recommend this activity.
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Thank you so much for your review. We are really pleased you had an enjoyable day.Had a great day with Jo making our glass birds. She was very patient and helpful to both my daughter and I. We definitely recommend this course. Thank you.
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That's fantastic to hear. Thank you for your review, we are really pleased that you both had a good day.Excellent course with good background information and advice and practical experience
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Thank you for your review and praise for the course, it is much appreciated.Would definitely recommend this course. Jo was a great teacher, very knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. Great choice of things to create and ranges of designs to choose from. Came home with a lovely piece created on the day. Great course even for a complete novice who knows nothing about stained glass.
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Thank you so much for your positive review. We are really glad to hear you enjoyed your day at Stanwick Lakes.Brilliant course. Jo was friendly and very knowledgeable and encouraging. We all went from knowing nothing about stained glass to making a lovely piece. The choice of designs, colours and the equipment were great. Would definitely recommend any creative to try this!
Response from Stanwick Lakes art and craft courses:
We are so pleased you enjoyed the course and were able to make a lovely piece of work. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.