Made in Ashford

Made in Ashford we are a social enterprise dedicated to supporting creative businesses and creativity in Ashford.

We had the best time partying with Unite Ashford and making costumes!
04/10/2026

We had the best time partying with Unite Ashford and making costumes!

Swig, Sketch & Stitch will be held at the Coachworks Ashford in the Beerhall this Thursday. As usual it is free to atten...
29/09/2026

Swig, Sketch & Stitch will be held at the Coachworks Ashford in the Beerhall this Thursday. As usual it is free to attend we kindly ask that you buy drinks and even some food if you are peckish to support our new hosts. 7.30pm onwards. We will even be treated to some live music for the first hour of our session.

It's MARKET DAY this Saturday, 3rd October in Ashford's Town Centre.🧡With over 30 stalls of spooky seasonal gifts, decor...
29/09/2026

It's MARKET DAY this Saturday, 3rd October in Ashford's Town Centre.
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With over 30 stalls of spooky seasonal gifts, decorations and treats there's something for everyone. PLUS, we have the usual foodies with us offering up freshly baked cakes, delicious street food and tasty marinades... Come hungry!
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10am-4pm | Ashford Town Centre

Welcoming Pippa Williams to Made in Ashford!
25/09/2026

Welcoming Pippa Williams to Made in Ashford!

October is around the corner which means Create Music Village arrives in Ashford. A month of music, events & community! ...
24/09/2026

October is around the corner which means Create Music Village arrives in Ashford. A month of music, events & community!

Get ready for free fresh music showcases, old favourites, something a bit different and us! Yes we will be back as a fringe accompaniment to the musical mastery that is CMV.

Join us at the Bandstand on Saturday 3rd October for our regular Food & Creative market with the added free family fun we have in store for you. We are bringing back our incredibly popular cardboard DJ Kraftboard spinning your hand created records of your own imagination or by your favourite artist! We are also bringing out the Doodle Booth for live portraits. Join us at the bandstand area for free cardboard craft, tunes, portraits, all the fun 10 - 3 and our Food & Makers Market 10 - 4.

This has been made possible with generous funding from Create Music Village and a little top up from the donations to our Pre-Love Craft Store in Made in Ashford.

Make sure to check out the other stuff that is going on for Create Music Village. We are looking forward to the Launch Party & Emerging Artist Showcase on Saturday 3rd at RG studios which is free to attend get your ticket on the CMV website.

https://createmusicvillage.co.uk/

Join us for more fringe events across the month too in the Craftship, at the Coachworks including:

âś‚Music Theme Home Ed Open Craft Session Thursday 8th October 11 - 12
âś‚Music Theme Story, Craft & Play Monday 12th October 10:30-11:15
âś‚Music Theme Sketch book Art Club Wednesday 14th Oct 10:15-11:45
âś‚Cardboard Guitar Workshop Saturday 17th October 11-12pm & 1-2pm - a Pancake Pet led session

Book the move sessions on the Made in Ashford website.

https://www.madeinashford.com/collections/workshops

New autumnal window in Made in Ashford. This has been a total team effort from building new display peg boards (thanks d...
23/09/2026

New autumnal window in Made in Ashford. This has been a total team effort from building new display peg boards (thanks dad) to making all of the leaves and finally installing the window display then filling it with amazing products.

It was such a fun window to create with the team. Special thanks go to:
Dad Dave
Teal Alien Crafts
Della Lawrence
Danielle Williamson
Narjleen Dunning
For excellent window contributions!

Pre Loved Craft at Made in Ashford relies on the generosity of our local community to generate some much needed funds wh...
21/09/2026

Pre Loved Craft at Made in Ashford relies on the generosity of our local community to generate some much needed funds which we put back into creativity in the community. We hope this circular economy helps make Ashford an even better place to live.

How it works - wonderful people give us their unwanted art & craft supplies. Our volunteer team then sort through the donations which are mostly put out in our pay as you feel craft store at the back of Made in Ashford. Some items are used at our creative clubs/free craft sessions, some items we donate to local schools/other groups in need and a few items go on our Ebay for change shop.

In our Pre-Loved Craft store, craft hunters can browse and give us a donation for the items they want and what they feel is a fair price affordable to them. This approach we hope helps creativity to be financially accessible to those who cannot always afford it. Others sometimes pay it forward with their donation which helps those who can’t afford as much. We simply ask that people do not buy from us to resell.

This generates us a little pot of money each month which we can then spend on doing fun creative things here in Ashford, giving back to our community. We are a not for profit organisation and as a small business that really loves our town and tries to have a positive impact here. This is a list of some of the things we have been able to do, based on this system of local generosity:

âś‚Free family craft each month at our monthly food & creative market.

âś‚Financial support in starting to develop Ashford Artists Club - an open community for local artists of all levels.

âś‚Top up of funds for the Pop Up Gallery.

âś‚Having a presence at events like Pride Ashford - buying materials & working on decorations/community arts.

âś‚Being part of events like Woman Up Ashford - buying materials, paying for team, paying for a website etc.

âś‚Supporting other local events with additional free creative activity such as Carnival of the Baubles, Ashford 180, Ashford Food & Drink, Charity Sewing Bee & many more.

âś‚Donating back to other charitable events across the borough in the form of raffle prizes and more.

âś‚Keeping the Craftship (our community studio space) open & helping towards the staff costs as well as the materials for some of the sessions held there.

âś‚Supporting the move of Made in Ashford.

âś‚And lots more community arts!

We love our pre-loved craft store, ethos and outcomes. This fund is also topped up by any profits the shop makes which we can put back into creative Ashford too.

Our wonderful in house photographer Charlotte asked our magical fairy whisperer Anneli / fairy garden kits what her favo...
13/09/2026

Our wonderful in house photographer Charlotte asked our magical fairy whisperer Anneli / fairy garden kits what her favourite items in store are at the moment. Here are the items she picked:

Bracelet by Jenni Rogers jewellery
Print by British nature inspired linocut prints
Mini original artwork Charlotte Heather | illustrator
Pixie card Claire, near Canterbury, UK
Blue glaze cup Molly Pots
Mini notebook in blue leaf print Tina Allen

Find all of these items in our shop in County Square Shopping Centre

Address

Unit 20 County Square Ashford
Ashford
TN231YB

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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