Watercolour Workshop
Friday 25th May, Friday 27th July & Friday 17th August
Learn the secrets of Peter Welton’s success as he teaches you how to use his unique ‘wet on wet’ technique to create beautiful watercolour masterpieces. The courses are held in our yurt, in the grounds of Ulverscroft Manor and run from 10am – 4pm. £60 per person including a two course lunch with wine, all materials can be provided.
Yew Trail Open Day 29th Feb 2012
Yew Trail open day for all local schools, community groups, youth clubs etc. Come and enjoy a free guided tour of our Yew Trail Outdoor Classroom and Creative Space, designed to give children the freedom to explore our natural world in the safety of private grounds. Guided Tours at 11.00am and 4.00pm (please pre-book on 01530 244914). Alternatively if you are unable to attend on this date please contact Charlotte Turlington or Louise Moore on 01530 244914 and we can arrange to visit your school/headquarters to discuss the site and all it has to offer.
Meditation & Relaxation in a Yurt
Meditation & Relaxation classes held in our Kazakstan Yurt in the woodland grounds of Ulverscroft Manor. Classes held every alternate Thursday £5 per person, per session. To book a place at the next session please contact us on 01530 244914 or for further information about the nature of the sessions and the health benefits of meditation & relaxation please telephone Betty on 0116 2350027.
Dates for early 2012: 19th Jan, 2nd Feb, 16th Feb, 1st March, 15th March, 29th March, 12th April, 26th April
Christmas Closures
Please note the Foundation’s Christmas closing dates:
Ulverscroft Grange Tearooms – Will be closed on the Thurs 22nd Dec 2011 and re-open on Monday 16th Jan 2012 due to spring cleaning & essential maintenance
Ulverscroft Grange Charity Shop – Will be closed on Thurs 22nd Dec 2011 and re-open on Thurs 5th Jan 2012
Ulverscroft Manor – Will be closed on Fri 23rd Dec and will re-open on Weds 4th Jan 2012. Please note that Ulverscoft Manor will also be closed to visitors on Monday16th Jan 2012 and will re-open on Weds 25th Jan 2012 for Spring cleaning and essential maintenance
Dates for 2012: Watercolour Workshops in a Yurt
Book Now for 2012:
Fri 25th May, Fri 27th July and Fri 17th August
One day Watercolour Workshops with Peter Welton
The Yurt, Ulverscroft Manor,
Priory Lane,
Ulverscroft Leics LE67 9PH
If you have never painted in a YURT before now is the time to try it!
A yurt is a tent/marquee-like structure built of pre-fabricated steam-bent wooden poles and covered with a waterproof fabric. The whole thing is topped with large acrylic circular window and the spacious interior is very well lit. A wood-burning stove completes the facilities. It is based on a Central Asia Nomadic Tent and I just fell in love with it. This will be my third year of one-day workshops in it and you could not ask for a better venue.
We can take a maximum of 15 people/artists/would-be artists so please book early if you would like to join me.
These amazing experiences run from 10am till 4pm.
The cost will be £60.00 a head.
Your £60.00 will entitle you to coffee on arrival, excellent 2 course lunch with a glass of wine and tea or coffee with cake on departure. All materials will be provided for those of you without any. And of course, the teaching!
On these workshops I treat everybody as if they are beginners and devote the large part of the morning session to techniques. You do not need any experience in watercolour painting to enroll and I love working with absolute beginners. We all learn a lot from each other.
Let me know if you are interested in joining us by emailing peterwelton@peterwelton.com. I will give you more information about getting there and so on. I promise you an exciting and memorable day.
I look forward to hearing from you
Ulverscroft Camera Club launched at the Grange
Come and Join us
Ulverscroft Camera Club will be holding its inaugural meeting on September 6th 2011 at Ulverscroft Grange at 7 pm. The object of the club is for likeminded people to meet and exchange ideas and views which is much the same as any camera club, but where Ulverscroft will differ, is that the first hour of every normal bi-weekly meeting will be an optional digital workshop. This will enable photographers, new to the digital world, to expand their knowledge and to assist them in making use of the editing software most used to improve their images. Most people join a camera club in order to further their knowledge in the craft and sadly soon become quite disillusioned because that does not happen, but at Ulverscroft it will happen because of our regular easy to understand workshops. Basically it will be attractive to all photographers whatever their standard from raw beginner to ultra-experienced.
The venue is second to none. What other camera club has two bird hides and over 40 acres of woodland and many other very photogenic scenes in which to be able to carry out their craft. The emphasis will be strongly in favour of a friendly atmosphere where everyone gets involved in the clubs activities.
For further information just contact info@ulverscroftcameraclub.com where you are promised a very quick response. The clubs new dynamic website is presently under construction but is up and running at www.ulverscroftcameraclub.com
Meditation and Relaxation In a Yurt
Meditation and Relaxation
In The Yurt
Ulverscroft Manor, Priory Lane, Ulverscroft LE67 9PH
( Upstairs in the house if weather is very poor)
2011 Session Dates. All on THURSDAYS
11 am to 12 noon £3.00 per person, per session
Please arrive at 10-55 am latest as prompt start is essential
1st September
15th September
29th September
13th October
27th October
10th November
24th November
8th December
To book a place please contact the admin team on
Telephone 01530 244914 or e-mail admin@shuttlewood-clarke.org
Afterwards why not have a ‘Light Bite’ lunch
at Ulverscroft Grange (just around the corner)
Delicious food – Great Views
Delightful Surroundings
Corporate and Community Support helps launch
March 7th 2011 saw the launch of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation’s Community Support and Wellbeing Centre at Ulverscroft Grange. Building on the charity’s twenty years of support, care and friendship this development will allow the Foundation to open its doors to many more people. The centre houses an information hub and support worker for adults with disabilities, the elderly, carers and relatives and anyone requiring advice regarding support and care services. In addition visitors can relax and enjoy the wonderful surroundings in the Tea Rooms, marvel at the views from the sensory garden and walk along the wheelchair friendly pathways. On site there is also a lovely charity shop stocked with a wide array of books, clothes and household items.
The Mayor and Mayoress of Charnwood along with Ady Dayman and representatives from Secure Style Windows were in attendance at the launch. Secure Style Windows and Boden the mail order clothing company have been very generous in their support for the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation. This support was gratefully acknowledged at the launch by the Foundation’s Chief Executive Alan Norman.
Foundation promotes wellbeing through weekly woodland walks!
The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation is launching regular Tuesday afternoon walks within the grounds of its two properties at Ulverscroft near Markfield.
The walks will be led by a volunteer and will leave Ulverscroft Grange Community Support and Wellbeing Centre at 1.30 pm every Tuesday.
These walks are designed to suit all abilities and will take approximately 1 hour.
If you would like to join us and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Charnwood Forest please arrive at Ulverscroft Grange for 1.15 pm.
Chief Executive of the Foundation, Alan Norman said “ it is part of the Foundation’s mission to develop facilities that promote wellbeing and improve health for all. These walks through the charity’s magnificent grounds will certainly help to achieve this aim”
The Grange Community Support and Wellbeing Centre includes tea rooms, organist, model railway layout, charity shop and disability and support information, which are all open between 10 am – 4 pm Monday to Friday.
Oval’s East Midlands business makes commitment to local community
Staff at the Leicester and Nottingham offices of Oval Insurance Broking have launched a new initiative to help people in their community while having fun and raising team morale.
Team leaders at the largest regional office of corporate insurance broker Oval have launched a Sports and Social Club, putting on events with an emphasis on raising money for Leicestershire charity the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation, which provides support, care and friendship to elderly people, as well as running projects with adults with disabilities and young people.
Events that have already taken place include dress down days and cake sales, and future events are set to include treasure hunts, quizzes, and even a proposed sky dive.
Alan Norman, CEO of the Shuttlewood Clark Foundation, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, recently visited staff at Oval’s Leicester and Nottingham offices to present information about the charity and the projects their activities will support.
The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation’s work with elderly people includes organising activities and events for the socially isolated and providing free wheelchairs and mobility aids. Their work with young people includes the Yew Trail outdoor classroom at Ulverscroft in Leicestershire, which provides an environment where children of all ages, abilities and diverse ethnic and social backgrounds can explore, enjoy and experience the natural world through practical involvement.
Larissa Murphy, Team Leader at Oval Insurance Broking said “We wanted to launch a Sports and Social club to give staff fun activities to take part in outside work and decided that it would be a good idea to have a charitable focus for the club. We were aware of the work of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation as they had been an Oval Leicester client for some years, and we were keen to do something to support them in their 20th anniversary year, and we’ve had a great time getting involved.”
Alan Norman, CEO of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation said “We’re delighted that Oval has decided to support the work of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation. The money raised by staff at their Leicester and Nottingham offices will be used to support our projects with elderly people, disabled adults and young people in the local area.”
The Leicester office is Oval’s largest regional Insurance Broking office employing in excess of 70 people. Combined with Nottingham, the wider East Midlands business employs in excess of 85 people.
