2026 Classes & Courses
Course tuition is by Charly Greensted, Graham Alborough and Fergus Davidson with
Helen Mary Skelton as occasional tutor.
2026 courses are run as six sequential 5-week terms. A five-week course costs £180.
Two courses may be booked back-to-back to make a 10-week term, at a cost of £360.
Classes run from 10.00am to 1.00pm. Take a look at the course overview here.
In addition we will run two 3-day courses, costing £216. Classes run from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
We also now offer untutored sessions on Tuesdays for experienced carvers.
Taster lessons are available on an ad-hoc basis whenever a Saturday morning course is running. These are subject to available spaces at a cost of £36, which includes a starter piece of stone (soapstone for carving or slate for lettercutting). Please contact us to determine available slots.
Every course will have 12 places available.
Please contact us with any enquiries. If you missed the start of a course, you may still be able to join, emails us to discuss options.
Term dates
TERM 1 - March 3 - April 4
(Note Easter Sunday is April 5th)
TERM 2 - April 7 - May 9
3-DAY COURSE: May 12, 13, 14 mornings and afternoons
TERM 3 - May 26 - June 27
TERM 4 - July 1 - August 1
3-DAY COURSE: August 4, 5, 6 mornings and afternoons
TERM 5 - September 8 - October 10
TERM 6 - October 13 - November 14
Materials For Sculpture:
Please bring any drawings, maquettes, idea or sketches, sketch book and pencils (hard and soft). Hat, goggles and cotton gloves are useful too. Please wear stout shoes.
Materials For Lettercutting:
Sketch books, pencils (hard and soft), ruler and rubber. Also bring your ideas! Please wear stout shoes.
Stone
Stone is sold by the kilo and ranges in price from £3-5.50 per kilo. Softer stone such as Bath and Serpentine are used for sculpture and suitable limestones or slate for lettercutting.
A wide range of hand tools are available for students' use.
Lunch
There are several pubs within a three mile radius all serving meals or bring a packed lunch.
Accommodation is available in nearby guest houses.
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