Name: That's Sew Bolton: our town in stitch (Evening workshop)
Start: 2025-10-06T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-06T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Commerce House

That's Sew Bolton: our town in stitch (Evening workshop)

1 Embroidery workshop for ages 18+ with lived experience of mental illness in Greater Manchester.
About this Event

About

We look forward to welcoming you to Breakdown Bolton this summer.

This is a one off evening embroidery workshop where we plan to put our town into stitch as part of our summer town of culture 2025 project.

Each participant will learn basic embroidery techniques to help put an iconic Bolton building into stitch that will be incorporated into a travelling community quilt that will be displayed at various locations around Bolton including at Bolton Library and Bolton CVS.

No previous experience is required but a willingness to give creativity a go.

The dates are:

Monday 6th October 2025 - 6.30 - 8.30pm

*Please note there will be two further day time sessions later in the year for people to finish their embroidery if it is not finished during the sessions. These will be open to everyone who has participated in the project.

The address is;

Breakdown Bolton

Commerce House

Bridgeman Place

Bolton

BL2 1DW

All supplies will be provided. Hot drinks will be provided.

Parking is available for free on the surrounding streets after 6pm.

Please do not arrive any earlier than 10 minutes before the session starts.

Enrolment:

This course is funded by Town of Culture and is for anyone aged 18+, living in Greater Manchester with lived experience of mental illness. The course itself is not about mental health but to support people living with these things, through creativity, to pursue their artistic interests and talents.

Please let us know if you cannot attend a session due to illness with at least 24 hours notice so we can make the most of each place. By signing up you are committing to attending both weeks of the project. If this is a problem please contact us.

If the event is full, please join the waiting list as a place could be come available at any point.

Unfortunately, due to no shows along side the rising cost of living, we will be asking for a £1 donation for each workshop. By making these sessions just £1 a session, it will help to keep Breakdown Bolton running.

Please use code PAYONDOOR where possible and if you wish to use cash (no fees for us) or if this is a problem. We appreciate that this may not be affordable to everyone and we would never ask anybody to donate, if it is beyond their means.

Thank you for your understanding and for supporting our cause to make art accessible for all.