Christmas Craft Workshop for Adults

The Folk of Gloucester is running a Christmas craft workshop for adults on Saturday 28 November, from 11:00 to 14:00. It's led by Ally Goff, the venue's resident textiles artist, and the morning is spent making three Victorian-style ornaments: a traditional cracker, an aluminium angel tea light, and a Santa hanging decoration. All the materials are provided, so you just need to turn up.

There's one thing to bring along, though: any small gifts you want to pop inside the cracker you make. It's a good excuse to get a few little things sorted early, and you'll have a handmade cracker to put them in. The session is run by Goff, who'll be on hand to talk you through the skills needed for each piece, so it works whether you're used to working with textiles or this is your first time picking up a needle.

It's a three-hour morning, and there's a half-hour lunch break built in. The venue's cafe does freshly prepared lunches, cakes and snacks, so you can grab something to eat and a drink while you're there. The Folk itself is housed in Bishop Hooper's House, a 500-year-old Tudor timber-framed building on Westgate Street, with its original features still intact and a garden open to explore if you fancy a wander.

It costs £17.50 per person, and that includes a free mince pie and hot drink from the cafe. The workshop runs from 11:00 to 14:00 on Saturday 28 November at The Folk of Gloucester, Bishop Hooper's House, 99-101 Westgate Street, GL1 2PG.