Craft. Gather. Create: Merry & Bright – Beeswax Candles & Tin Matchboxes

Space at 88 hosts Merry & Bright on Tuesday 24 November, a beeswax candle rolling and tin matchbox making workshop. It runs from 6pm to 9pm, so it's a full evening in rather than a quick drop-in. The night is part of The Shared Plate CIC's Craft. Gather. Create. series, and they've billed it as a cosy, hands-on session of seasonal crafting, food and company, designed to help people slow down and ease into the festive season.

There are two distinct things to make. First, you'll be rolling beeswax candles, which is a simple, tactile process that doesn't require any melting or pouring. Then you'll move on to making tin matchboxes, so you'll leave with a couple of handmade things that actually fit together. You don't need any prior crafting experience to take part, and the session is run as a group rather than a solo project.

It's not just about the making, though. The food and company are as much a part of the evening as the crafts, and the whole thing is meant to be a slow-paced way to spend a Tuesday night in the run-up to December. It's a small one, with places limited to 15 people, so it stays on the intimate side.

Tickets are £40 per person, which covers all your craft materials and tools as well as the food. The workshop is at Space at 88, 88 St Helen's Ave, Brynmill, SA1 4NN, and runs from 6pm to 9pm on Tuesday 24 November.