Fulbeck Craft Centre unveils renovated Crafty Cafe, workshops, Artisan Markets and resident potter

A craft centre has expanded its cafe, welcomed a new creative, and is set to offer a range of workshops and experiences.

Fulbeck Craft Centre, at Manor Stables, Fulbeck, has recently undergone a renovation which has seen its Crafty Cafe more than double in size, the menu broadened and new toilet facilities opened.

The cafe’s new Craft Room is also home to the weekly Craft @ The Centre sessions, new for 2024, held from 10am to 12pm on Wednesdays.

The craft centre’s resident silver jewellery maker, Elizabeth Hunt, said: “People can bring their own crafts along and have a natter and make new friends, and there’s sometimes classes where attendees can learn to make specific crafts.”

The most recent session, held on Wednesday (February 28) offered a chance to make a hand sewn notebook, and upcoming sessions will include making a floating bead necklace on March 13, and wet felting on March 27.

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Since its reopening for 2024, the centre has also welcomed a new craftsperson, potter Michelle Maloney, who runs Titterpot Design.

She joins Elizabeth, woodturner Derek Williamson and saddler Mark Bushell at the centre.

Michelle is set to run a range of pottery classes for all levels, and her own work is inspired by folk art and 1970s storybook illustrations.

As well as offering workshops with in-house creatives and selling the wares of both them and other locally and responsibly sourced items in the Old Coach House Store, where a dedicated area has been created for Lincolnshire crafters, the centre hosts a wide variety of workshops from other visiting crafters and artists.

Upcoming workshops include pottery, mask-making, macrame, card-making, book binding and leather work.

Full details of all upcoming events can be found at fulbeckcraftcentre.co.uk.

Elizabeth added: “We have increased the amount of workshops to offer a much broader spectrum of learning.”

The centre’s popular monthly Artisan Markets will also be returning after being well-received in 2023, with the first of the year on March 9.

The free-to-enter markets offer a huge selection of wares from the area’s artisans, producers, growers, crafters, bakers and creators.

Fulbeck Craft Centre is open seven days a week from 10am to 4pm.