Traditional Skills Limited

23/08/2026

Traditional Skills has been successful in being awarded a grant to run The Little Whittling Club workshops at our Traditional Skills Workshop in Denbigh! 🪓🌳🪵

Explore traditional whittling techniques each week and learn how to shape freshly cut green wood into a range of practical pieces with our heritage woodwork tutor! Sessions will run from September to April and tickets will be released each month.

Please note: The Little Whittling Club is open to young people aged 11 - 16 who live in Denbighshire. Ages 11 - 14: Must be accompanied by an adult. Ages 15 - 16: Can attend on their own with parental consent.

Our first sessions are now available to book! These are stand-alone sessions, learners can attend as many weeks as they wish:

🌳 Tuesday 29th September, 6 - 8PM
🌳 Tuesday 13th October, 6 - 8PM

Book your place here! 👉
www.traditionalskills.co.uk/event-details/the-little-whittling-club-age-11-16

Denbigh High Prestatyn High School Rhyl High School St. Brigid's Ysgol Brynhyfryd Ysgol Dinas Brân Ysgol Glan Clwyd Blessed Edward Jones

22/08/2026

Traditional Skills has been successful in being awarded a grant to run The Little Whittling Club workshops at our Traditional Skills Workshop in Denbigh! 🪓🌳🪵

Explore traditional whittling techniques each week and learn how to shape freshly cut green wood into a range of practical pieces with our heritage woodwork tutor! Sessions will run from September to April and tickets will be released each month.

Please note: The Little Whittling Club is open to young people aged 17-25, who live in Denbighshire.

Our first sessions are now available to book! These are stand-alone sessions, learners can attend as many weeks as they wish:

🌳 Tuesday 22nd September, 6 - 8PM
🌳 Tuesday 6th October, 6 - 8PM
🌳 Tuesday 20th October, 6 - 8PM

Book your place here! 👉
www.traditionalskills.co.uk/event-details/the-little-whittling-club-age-17-25

21/08/2026

🎨🌿⚒ Crafters, Makers and Creators! Find out more about the opportunities available through our Forge Ahead project.

This fully funded programme supports eligible Denbighshire residents who are currently out of work, to build on existing skills or learn something completely new through heritage crafts and traditional skills training.

Whether you want to develop a hobby into a business, create a website to sell your crafts, explore volunteering or employment, or try a new skill from scratch, we'd love to hear from you! With opportunities to try heritage crafts such as blacksmithing, sewing, painting, dry-stone walling, pyrography and more, there's something for everyone.

To be eligible, you must:
✅ Be aged 16 or over
✅ Have the legal right to live and work in the UK
✅ Live in Denbighshire
✅ Not currently be in work, full-time education, or training

You must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
🔹 Have a disability or health condition (including autism, ADHD, Asperger's, or other social and behavioural conditions)
🔹 Have childcare or other caring responsibilities
🔹 Be an asylum seeker or refugee

If you think you may be eligible, we'd love to hear from you! Fill in the form at the bottom of our page and we will be in touch! www.traditionalskills.co.uk/trailblazer

19/08/2026

🎨🌿⚒ This week we have a whole host of Forge Ahead courses taking place across Denbighshire including Clay, Canal Boat Art, Green Woodworking and Heritage Textiles!

If you want to find out about getting involved in our upcoming courses, join our Forge Ahead project! Our fully funded programme supports eligible Denbighshire residents who are currently out of work, to build on existing skills or learn something completely new through heritage crafts and traditional skills training.

Whether you want to develop a hobby into a business, create a website to sell your crafts, explore volunteering or employment, or try a new skill from scratch, we'd love to hear from you! With opportunities to try heritage crafts such as blacksmithing, sewing, painting, dry-stone walling, pyrography and more, there's something for everyone.

To be eligible, you must:
✅ Be aged 16 or over
✅ Have the legal right to live and work in the UK
✅ Live in Denbighshire
✅ Not currently be in work, full-time education, or training

You must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
🔹 Have a disability or health condition (including autism, ADHD, Asperger's, or other social and behavioural conditions)
🔹 Have childcare or other caring responsibilities
🔹 Be an asylum seeker or refugee

If you think you may be eligible, we'd love to hear from you! Fill in the form at the bottom of our page and we will be in touch! www.traditionalskills.co.uk/trailblazer

18/08/2026

We had so many fantastic submissions for naming our field in Nercwys and we’re so excited to finally reveal its name… Derw Hynafol! 🌳

We chose Derw Hynafol, meaning Ancient Oaks, in honour of the old native trees that have stood on this land for generations and still thrive today. Those oaks represent the heart of everything we do: roots that run deep, a respect for heritage, and a way of working that is grounded in tradition and place.

Choosing Derw Hynafol felt true to who we are and to the ground beneath our feet: a quiet promise to care for what has been passed down, and to pass it on in turn.🌿

We’re also incredibly lucky to be receiving 410 native trees from the Woodland Trust, which will be planted to create 100 metres of brand-new hedgerow at Derw Hynafol.

The new hedgerow will provide valuable habitat, shelter and food for birds, insects and other local wildlife, helping to increase biodiversity across the site! 🐦🦋🌱

If you’d like to volunteer and be part of our tree-planting project, you can register your interest here:

👉 www.traditionalskills.co.uk/derw-hynafol

We can’t wait to see Derw Hynafol grow! 🌳

13/08/2026

Beautiful results from our Forge Ahead Folk Art workshop in Corwen! 🌿🎨

There are plenty more exciting heritage craft courses coming up for our registered learners, including Clay, Heritage Inks, Etching and many more!

Want to get involved? Head to our Forge Ahead website to check your eligibility and complete the form at the bottom of the page:

www.traditionalskills.co.uk/trailblazer

06/08/2026

Our Forge Ahead Heritage Craft programme got off to a great start last week with our first workshop in the traditional craft of Indian Block Printing. 🌿🎨

Our learners were able to explore traditional printing techniques and created their own unique designs on cards and tote bags, they also picked up ideas and techniques they can use to share the craft with others and help keep these traditional skills alive.

We can't wait to see what the rest of the Forge Ahead programme has in store! If you want to find out if you may be eligble to attend, head to our website here: www.traditionalskills.co.uk/trailblazer ✨

05/08/2026

🎨🌿⚒ We've just added a nifty form onto our website so that you can register your interest in the Forge Ahead project!

Forge Ahead, our new Trailblazer-funded project, supports eligible Denbighshire residents to develop new skills and explore future employment opportunities through traditional heritage skills training. Through a range of tailored learning opportunities across Ruthin, Denbigh, Maeshafn, Llangollen and Corwen, participants can get involved in heritage crafts and rural skills training including wool, wood and land-based crafts!

To be eligible, you must:
✅ Be aged 16 or over
✅ Have the legal right to live and work in the UK
✅ Live in Denbighshire
✅ Not currently be in work, full-time education, or training

You must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
🔹 Have a disability or health condition (including autism, ADHD, Asperger's, or other social and behavioural conditions)
🔹 Have childcare or other caring responsibilities
🔹 Be an asylum seeker or refugee

📍 If you think you may be eligible, we'd love to hear from you! Find out more here and register your interest at the bottom of the page: www.traditionalskills.co.uk/trailblazer

04/08/2026

🎨🌿⚒ Our new fully funded Forge Ahead programme supports eligible Denbighshire residents who are currently out of work, to build on existing skills or learn something completely new through heritage crafts and traditional skills training.

Whether you want to develop a hobby into a business, create a website to sell your crafts, explore volunteering or employment, or try a new skill from scratch, Forge Ahead has so much to offer! With opportunities to try heritage crafts such as blacksmithing, sewing, painting, dry-stone walling, pyrography and more, there's something for everyone.

To be eligible, you must:
✅ Be aged 16 or over
✅ Have the legal right to live and work in the UK
✅ Live in Denbighshire
✅ Not currently be in work, full-time education, or training

You must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
🔹 Have a disability or health condition (including autism, ADHD, Asperger's, or other social and behavioural conditions)
🔹 Have childcare or other caring responsibilities
🔹 Be an asylum seeker or refugee

If you are eligible, we'd love to hear from you! Register for one of our upcoming information sessions here: www.traditionalskills.co.uk/trailblazer or email us at [email protected]

03/08/2026

🎨🛠️ Are you, or someone you know, a Heritage Craft or Education Tutor? We'd love to hear from you!

📣 Do you know a Heritage Skills or Education Tutor? 🎨⚒️📚

We're on the search for experienced tutors across Wrexham, Denbighshire and Conwy to deliver a variety of courses and workshops, including:

📍 Heritage Crafts and Traditional Skills (such as leatherworking, pyrography, weaving, woodwork, heritage textiles, bookbinding, upholstery and blacksmithing)
📍 Vocational Skills and Practical Workshops (such as sewing, upcycling, DIY, furniture restoration and other hands-on activities)
📍 Maths and English
📍 Accredited Learning

We're particularly keen to hear from tutors with experience supporting a range of different learners in different environments.

If this sounds like someone you know, share our post!
Register your interest at: thelittlelearningcompany.co.uk/join-our-team