Secondary School Projects & Workshops

Join us for a relaxing and sociable walk through the countryside to promote creative well-being.

This Easter holiday, join our art club for a fun filled adventure! Try out exciting new media and work on your own project.

Join artist Gemma Kirby in the Balcony Bar for our fun pre-show workshops.

Come and get creative this Easter!

Join us for some creative fun in the school holidays. Activities include arts and crafts, drama and more! 

Join Caroline Thomas from Bramble Cottage Flowers to make a living spring wreath.

As part of The Base's Master Crafter season, celebrate spring and explore the Ukrainian folk tradition of Pysanky egg decoration.

Join artist Gemma Kirby for these fun messy story sessions that are based around popular children’s books.

Have fun getting creative with your little ones on Thursdays!

Join Mark Jones at our Learning Centre for this morning Family Tai Chi session.

Join Denise Jacques to design and make a unique piece of mosaic art for your garden.

Join us for a relaxing and sociable walk through the countryside to promote creative well-being.

Enjoy a morning of relaxation with the whole family.

Join The Base’s resident portrait artist Ellie Kerr-Smiley in this Portrait Masterclass Workshop.

Create your own iron-fix silk painting with Helen Mortimer, using gutta to outline a Spring themed design.

Come and explore mark-making and collage on a large scale to produce a collaborative landscape that will go on display in the Runway Gallery.

Join artist Gemma Kirby in the Balcony Bar for our fun pre-show workshops.

Paint, drink and have fun exploring your creativity with Base resident artist Richard Francis Bellin.

Capture your baby's footprints in clay to keep forever with Base resident artist Cáit Gould.

Join us for this fun, creative after school club for children aged 7-11.

Have fun with clay this spring with Susie Oates from Pots of Hope.

A fun introduction to making a concertina style book with decorative covers and a ribbon tie.

Join us for some creative fun in the school holidays. Activities include arts and crafts, drama and more! 

Join our art club this half term to experiment with different art techniques and creative projects!

Have fun creating your own hand-built pot in clay, and learn to throw on the potters' wheel with Base resident artist Cáit Gould.

Join us for a special evening in conversation with art critic and broadcaster Charlotte Mullins.

Come on a journey through your senses to unwind and relax with Libby Witney.

Join tutor Nao Fukumoto to learn the ancient practice of stone carving.

Join artist Gemma Kirby in the Balcony Bar for our fun pre-show workshop. 

Join local printmaker, Charlotte Adcock for this introduction to linoprinting with a spring theme. 

Come and join us for this series of free drop-in workshops for the whole family. 

Join Shirley Eccles for an introduction to the techniques involved in glass fusing and slumping.

Explore the Gallery and creative spaces of The Base through songs, stories, sensory play and movement with professional classical singer Louise Ashdown.

We are thrilled to announce that we have teamed up with Marshfield Farm to bring you a fantastic raffle prize this festive season.

Join Judith Needham to make a willow reindeer, about 45cm tall, to stand on a windowsill or table.

Join Judith Needham to make willow Christmas decorations. Fun for all the family!

Make a 3D Christmas tree about 50cm tall, woven from willow and standing in a log with Judith Needham.

A fun interactive storytelling workshop with Amanda from Merry-go-Round Storytelling.

A one-off workshop where participants can learn how to use, apply and create designs with gold leaf.

Have fun getting creative in this festive workshop.

Join Base resident artist Ellie Kerr-Smiley for a relaxing afternoon learning how to draw winter flora and fauna.

Paint a set of stunning baubles for your tree or to gift this Christmas.

Make your own soy wax festive candle with Lindsey from Mount Cottage Crafts.

Join Shreya Patel to make macramé Christmas decorations.

Come and make a beautiful Christmas robin using coloured enamelled copper wire with Flora Gare.

Join Judith Needham and make a large willow star covered in random weaving and decorate it with fairy lights.

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this course has been cancelled.

Join us every Thursday for a social stitching session!

Improve your mood and reduce anxiety and stress while building better balance, strength and flexibility in our 8-week taster course.

Join artist Gemma Kirby for these fun messy story sessions. 

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event will unfortunately no longer be taking place. The Box Office team will be in touch with those who have booked tickets and we apologise for any disappointment.

A general painting class with an emphasis on watercolour and pastel painting with Tessa Kirby. 

Have fun getting creative with your little ones on Thursdays!

Join us at the Learning Centre for this relaxing class.

Get creative in these art sessions for beginners

Unfortunately, this course will no longer be taking place. The Box Office team will be in touch with those who have booked tickets. Please note this course will be relaunching on Wed at 10am to 11am in Jan 2025. 

Join us for this fun, creative after school club! Each week we will focus on a different theme or creation, using a range of arts and craft techniques.

Join us for a session of traditional self-healing, meditation, and self-cultivation exercises originating in ancient China.

Let loose, get creative and meet new people!

A fantastic blend of Latin and Line Dancing. Learn the Latin American rhythms without needing a partner! 

Explore oil painting with Richard Francis Bellin.

A great course for improving creative observation, in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Join Yoga Therapist Katt Garde for this gentle and relaxing yoga course. 

Improve your overall fitness and flexibility in these dance sessions

Join Fi from Fitter Mother, a qualified postnatal specialist, for this gentle and low-impact post-natal Pilates class

Unleash your inner artist with Experimental Landscapes.

Uncover your creativity in this course for beginners and experienced art lovers alike.

Work with Emma Mayo to continue developing steps and variations in Waltz, Cha-Cha-Cha, Slow Rhythm, Rumba, and Quickstep as well as introduce new dances and rhythms.

Work with Emma Mayo to learn the basics in Waltz, Cha-Cha-Cha, Slow Rhythm, Rumba, and Quickstep.

Guided by Base resident artist Richard Francis Bellin, these sessions promote mental wellness and self-expression through art. 

Hone your skills and try new techniques in these art sessions

Tap into some of the fabulous possibilities of clay with Base resident artist Cait Gould. 

Calling all film fans!

Sing and socialise as part of a community singing group.

Rev up your Monday mornings for the ultimate blend of inspiration, incredible cars, camaraderie and the joy of photography at Podium Place, Newbury

Enjoy singing in these relaxed, wellbeing sessions

Join us for our new Cinema Club, where you can enjoy a screening in our cinema before coming together to talk about it with fellow film fans.

Join us for Coffee Companions, every Thursday morning in our Café Bar!

Explore the arts and crafts of cultures around the world and master them yourselves in our weekly World Crafts workshops with artist Mandy Allport and Jacky Purtill.

Ever fancied operating a giant insect through the streets of Newbury or being part of a tale of hope and redemption that involves dynamic promenade action, stilts, aerial performance, soaring music, fire and pyro techniques…? Then this could be the opportunity for you! 

Help out with some of our regular performing and visual arts-based groups, projects and events.

Join our team of front of house volunteers at events