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Happy New Year!

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A very Happy New Year to all our customers and friends from SerenArts. We hope you had as good a Festive season as we did with our lovely family.

I’m not sure how many times we’ve started the new year with photos similar to these, but it must be quite a few now!…

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serenarts gallery duck and swan food


Yep… it’s the Avon bursting its banks again! So far, we have been lucky at the Tithebarn Workshops, it hasn’t made its way across the playground. Hopefully not too many of you are being badly affected with the high waters. It’s a worrying time we know.

On the plus side… sales of our duck and swan food have been brisk today!

We are looking forward to a great 2024 and our first full year in Unit 1 at the Workshops. It will be 15 years this Saturday that we first came here and took over Unit 3. Here’s to many more years to come.

Bradford on Avon Christmas Light Switch On

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We are all busy here at the Tithebarn Workshops getting ready for the Bradford on Avon Christmas Light Switch On on Friday 24th November 2023…

tithebarn workshops christmas light switch on


This year will also see the return of the much loved bikes in the gardens at the Workshops. It has been a few years since they made an appearance, but 2023 is the year they come back!…

tithebarn workshops christmas lights


And talking of lights… for the first time, this Christmas, Bradford Town Council are lighting up the River Walk along the Avon, towards the Tithebarn Workshops.

tithebarn workshops christmas lights on the river walk


It should certainly make the stroll from town rather pleasant.

We’re looking forward to welcoming you all for an evening of music, munching, mulling and some Christmas shopping!

Tithebarn Workshops Autumn Fair

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tithebarn workshops autumn fair 2023

Don’t forget to pop this in your diary… this Saturday 28th October, at the Tithebarn Workshops. We’re really looking forward to welcoming you all here for a great day.

A Warm Welcome Awaits…

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serenarts gallery at the tithebarn workshops entrance


From the newly repaired entrance wall to the lovely new members of the Tithebarn Workshops Team… a warm welcome awaits you.

serenarts gallery at the tithebarn workshops


New cafe owner Vicky, Jade at Unit 5 and Natasha at Unit 8 are all now fully open and a whole new era is starting here at the Workshops. Meet the team:

Unit 1: SerenArts Gallery – Serena & Mike
Unit 2: The Cafe (new name pending!) – Vicky
Unit 3: The Make Space – formally our gallery, now transformed into a fabulous creative space for courses and training in everything from pottery to poetry.
Unit 4: Stone Paper Scissors – Mary
Unit 5: Jade Pinnell Case Glass – Jade
Unit 6/7: Jacqueline Byrne & Sterlingwood Design – Jackie & Jerry
Unit 8: Natasha Sweeting – Natasha
Window Display: Tanya Achilleos Lock – Artist

tithebarn workshops garden and units


We are getting geared up for the Christmas shopping rush (yes, we’re allowed to say that now!). The shops will not only have the amazing artwork and creations available to purchase from the makers, but also an array of gifts and cards.

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Finally, another little nod towards the Autumn Fair that we have coming up on Saturday 28th October 2023.


To complement the units, we already have a great selection of stalls booked and raring to go in the garden for the day, as well as a live music program, creative demonstrations and more. It promises to be a great day so we hope to see you all there.

If you would like any further information about the Tithebarn Workshops please contact us at any time

Artwork All Around

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We have just about got everything back to normal in the gallery after last weekend Art Fair in Epsom. We had a great weekend, sold a couple of pieces and made some lovely new friends. Now that we’re back, we have lots of new works up on the walls and a sale rack full to bursting with arty bargains!

serena pugh artwork serenarts gallery
serena pugh artwork serenarts gallery
serena pugh artwork serenarts gallery
serena pugh artwork serenarts gallery
serena pugh artwork serenarts gallery
serena pugh artwork serenarts gallery
serena pugh artwork serenarts gallery
serena pugh artwork serenarts gallery

Serena is already creating some beautiful new little works which will be framed up and ready shortly. Plenty to come down to the Tithebarn Workshops and look at.

We Are Open…

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It is now over 2 weeks since Wessex Water started work in Victory Field, putting in their huge run off tank. However, as far as we can tell so far they have knocked down the wall and made a lovely big car park for the mates to park their diggers!

wessex water victory field tank works


Although access down Pound Lane is certainly not blocked, the disruption to traffic and footfall is obvious. We would just like to let everyone know that we are definitely open down at the Tithebarn Workshops and looking forward to welcoming you soon. There is still some parking in Pound Lane and the car park in Barton Farm and our parking spaces are all still accessible by vehicle.

Autumn Fair Update

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We now have a bit more information about the upcoming Autumn Fair at the Tithebarn Workshops…

tithebarn workshops autumn fair 2023

The event will take place between 10am and 4pm on Saturday 28th October. There will be demonstrations from the resident artists and creators from the Workshops, as well as a collection of stalls featuring local makers, in the garden. We will also be running children’s activities and there will be local musicians giving a sound track to the day with live music.

The new owner of the Workshops Cafe will be open, offering a selection of cakes, teas, coffees and refreshments, with tables in the garden for you to enjoy the festivities.

And… dare we say it… a great chance to get some early Christmas shopping in!

We hope that this inaugural event will be a great success and we look forward to welcoming you all down here.

A Bit of a Do…

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tithebarn workshops autumn fair

We are planning on having an Autumn Fair in the gardens of the Tithebarn Workshops on Saturday 28th October 2023. We will be inviting a limited number of creative people to take part by having a stall and doing what you do! If you are interested in joining us or would like more information, please contact us at any time.

As we have more details we will let you know, but with the all new line up here at the Workshops its certain to be a fun day.

Apple Day

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serenarts gallery Barton Farm apple day

The setting for Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust’s first Apple Day is perfect. Tea and cake will be served in the medieval West Barn and the English Heritage owned Tithe Barn will host traditional English music from the Bath Waits. There will be children’s activities (including The Longest Peel Competition) and information stalls in the Courtyard. The Men’s Shed will be juicing apples from gardens and allotments, using their own specially constructed apple press. Please feel free to bring your own apples to juice and enjoy! Donations are welcome for the tea and cake and there will be cider and apples to buy.

Why not come down this afternoon and enjoy the fun and do a bit of shopping at the Tithebarn Workshops?

Dig for Victory!

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Work on the new underground water storage tank started in Victory Field this week and is expecting to go on until Spring next year. We have been reassured that access to the Tithebarn Workshops will not be affected and you will still be able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Barton Farm Country Park…

wessex water tank in victory field

It does appear that the football pitch nearest the hole is a bit more compact, but so far so good!

Wessex Water will install the new storage tank to improve the health of the river by ensuring the system can cope with rapid increases in wastewater flow after heavy rains. More than 160,000 litres of extra storage will be built below ground to prevent the combined sewer from overflowing to the river Avon when there’s a heavy storm. This will hopefully help with things at the Workshops too as, over the years, we have had a number of watery issues.

We’ll try and take a number of shots of the hole over the coming months to show the progress.