Festive Calligraphy Workshop

Lucy and Polly Mellor are running a festive calligraphy workshop at Weetons Food Hall on Friday 27 November, from 11:00 to 13:30. It's a two-and-a-half-hour session, and all the materials you'll need are provided, so you don't have to turn up with your own kit.

Lucy and Polly are part of Mellor & Rose, a family business of calligraphers and lettering artists founded in 2018 by their mother, Beverley Mellor. Beverley was a graphic designer who started running workshops locally, and her daughters joined the family firm later — Lucy in 2018 and Polly in 2020, after she'd studied Graphic Design at university. These days, the studio works on brand and event calligraphy for the likes of Chanel, Dior, Prada, Selfridges, Spotify and Space NK, and they run workshops across the UK. Beverley died in 2025 after a short battle with cancer, and Lucy and Polly continue the business in her memory. The studio uses FSC and PEFC certified paper.

The workshop sits alongside a festive programme at Weetons that includes willow-weaving, wreath-making and makeup masterclasses. The venue describes its events as being built on the idea that quality food and experiences are best when shared.

It runs on Friday 27 November from 11:00 to 13:30, and the cost is £85.