With temperatures in the negative you would think we might not be quite so happy with our lovely gallery… even with the door wide open! However, we really are lucky to have this beautiful space to come to each day. The sun is shining and the ice on the inside of windows is melting!
A busy day too, on the road outside the front of the gallery!…
It’s all go here! If you can cope with pace of life, why not pop down for a coffee and a wander around the Tithebarn Workshops and Barton Farm?
We are back up and running at SerenArts Gallery after the floods of last weekend. A good team effort from the Tithebarn Workshops Family!
This amazing photo, taken from a video posted on Spotted in Bradford, shows the extent of the flooding around Barton Farm. We were lucky to get away with the amount of flooding we did get this time. It could’ve been a whole lot worse.
There is always a lot of talk after an event like this happens. We remember the big plans that were discussed after the 2013 floods, which were worse for us. Eventually after much consulting and planning, very little was done apart from the Bullpit flood defence wall. After being deployed only a handful of times, this was then dropped as a bad idea due to a number of reasons including health and safety.
Perhaps this time around a firm flood plan can be put in place and maybe some assistance for those worst hit, as Wiltshire Councillor Tim Trimble suggested in an article on the BBC News website this morning.
Hopefully this doesn’t come over as whiny as we knew the risks of being next to the river when we moved to the Tithebarn Workshops over 15 years ago. We are extremely lucky to have our beautiful gallery in such a superb setting and we accept the highs and the lows (literally!). Good luck to all those clearing up.
Just a quick post to say that it will be a few days before we are able to reopen SerenArts Gallery. The flooding caused a bit more damage than expected, but we’ll be back as soon as possible.
This is much prettier than this mornings photos! the clean up begins!
Thank you to all those lovely people for the offers of help and kind wishes. This sort of thing brings out the very best in most people.
See you soon!
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!…
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.
Come and join us at the Tithebarn Workshops from 12 noon til 4pm on Saturday and meet Santa!
A big thank you to Vixy’s Cafe for pulling a few festive strings and getting Mr Claus to take time out of his busy schedule to visit the Workshops!
We’ll all be open to welcome visitors and give the parents an opportunity to get some unique Christmas gifts.
Well, that was a great night!
Friday evening saw the Bradford on Avon Christmas Light Switch On makes its way along the River, to the Tithebarn Workshops…
Everything was set up ready for a busy evening as people made their way from the centre of town along the beautifully lit River Walk, once the switch on had happened in Westbury Gardens.
We would like to say a huge thank you to the Town Council for including the Workshops in this years revelry and also to the local businesses who sponsored the fabulous live music, especially to BLB Solicitors for their support. This music couldn’t have happened without the wonderful Andy and his amazing wife Madeleine, who do so much to help and promote the local music scene.
There was mulled wine, mince pies and Vixy’s Cafe was open for hot drinks and cakes on what turned out to be a very cold (but dry!) evening. How the musicians managed to play and sing in the 1° temperature was admirable (with one, although not all, in a spangly dress!!)
The studios at the Tithebarn Workshops are packed with fabulous gift ideas, so why not pop down for a spot of Christmas shopping in a lovely setting?
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…
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!…
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.
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!
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.
From the newly repaired entrance wall to the lovely new members of the Tithebarn Workshops Team… a warm welcome awaits you.
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
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.
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
The dry stone wall by the entrance to the Tithebarn Workshops has been receiving some much needed TLC today. The extremely talented Jem Hobbs has been putting his stone mason talents to very good use. If that isn’t impressive enough, you can also see his fabulous stone pieces in Unit 3 (The Make Space), also down here at the Workshops.
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