Riverside House

The theme this term for the students of Halesbury School is sunshine🌞 One of our recent activities has been planting sunflowers.

The students decorated their pots, planted their seeds, which they extracted themselves from an old sunflower head, and are now able to watch them bloom🌻

Not only did they get to take their pot and seedling home, they also planted some for our market garden! Small seedlings today, a pocket of sunshine pending…

The talented Richard Lovatt, Automaton Ceramics, has been running Social Prescribing sessions here at Riverside House.

Here is just a snippet of the creative, handcrafted, delicate pieces produced by those who have taken part. From raw clay, to objects of lasting beauty, the creative process allows for the expression of individuality with each piece embracing authenticity and its very own character🌿🐟

With 2 more ceramic sessions still to go, we look forward to sharing more creative pieces crafted here in the future💫

Are you ready to reconnect with the magic of traditional craftsmanship and escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life? If so, we welcome you to immerse yourself in a creative, tranquil, calming environment where you will leave feeling confident and renewed 🌼🐝

Spend your time felting in our beautiful rotunda, shaping metals by the forge, designing beautiful stained glass pieces in our workshop or gathering natural materials from the site and get creative with botanical solutions in June, August, September and October this year🍂🌞

No experience is required for these weekend workshops, each session endeavours to inspire creativity, learning, and connection with the natural beauty of Riverside House, Stourbridge. If enjoying nature, birdsong and timeless crafts sounds like you, please visit our website for more information: https://www.riverside-house.org.uk/events-workshops

To ensure the experience remains intimate, peaceful and unique, spaces are limited. Reserve/book your place and relish in the joy of creating by hand.
✨Small, supported groups
✨Talented craftspeople to guide your creative journey
✨Stunning tranquil surroundings
✨Hands on creativity
✨Suitable for individuals, friends and small groups
✨Feel creative, connected and confident

Are you looking to get creative? Learn a new skill? Immerse yourself in an area that is tranquil and picturesque?

At Riverside House we are hosting weekend workshops delivered by a host of top rate craftspeople, for you to enjoy and discover some inspiration.

Enjoy the benefits of participating in a beautiful natural space contained within a 19th Century ironmasters house and grounds that is being carefully and sensitively transformed.

Choose from blacksmithing, stained glass, creative botanical inks or felting/textiles. You will acquire skills or strengthen your knowledge of these traditional crafts and create stunning artefacts that you will be proud of.

Bookings can be found here

https://www.riverside-house.org.uk/events-workshops

We know you will have a wonderful day and we look forward to seeing you soon.

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You may have seen or been a part of our journey over previous years, there is now an opportunity to be part of it again.

We hope that the delivery of traditional crafts and the arts will not only safeguard our cultural heritage but invite you all to explore the benefits of immersing yourself in the tranquility that is Riverside House.  

We have upcoming weekend workshops delivered by a host of amazing creative talent, for you, the public to endeavour and enjoy.



Choose to create and unwind by getting involved in a blacksmithing, stained glass, creative botanical inks or textiles experience where you will acquire or strengthen your knowledge of these traditional creative processes. 

Our workshops are running in various months throughout the year and we look forward to welcoming you in all seasons. 

Please visit our website for more information and to book.

Don’t forget to sign up to our mailing list for news and upcoming events you can be a part of.

We hope to see you soon! 

   

There are so many exciting projects at Riverside House at the moment. These are just some glimpses, there is plenty more to come soon. The projects include:

Laying out the paths and seating areas in the cottage garden. This will be completed in spring 2027 with beautifully designed planting by Wild Goose Gardens.

We have had a round table, shelving and cabinets designed and installed by Dual Works - pictures coming soon - it's practical and looks gorgeous.

A Lister stationary engine refurbishment by Dave Harris and the guys - to be completed soon.

We have submitted Listed Building Consent to Dudley planning to restore the walls, greenhouse and cold frame bases with Victorian style hardwood frames.

We have had a condition survey undertaken on the house itself. Very soon we will be hiring cherry pickers to tentatively start careful dismantling of any dangerous brickwork and safeguarding the rest of the house.

We are at the last stages of the Heritage Centre planning application and are lining up some great funders.

We are about to launch craft workshops for the local community and developing other cultural activities and events.

..plus the usuals careful care of the site, its flora, the market garden and the rest of this beautiful place all undertaken by our fantastic staff, volunteers, crafts people and of course, the guys.

An article about social prescribing at Riverside House

Celebrating social prescribing day and a beautiful partnership - Dudley CVS Integrated Plus funds local community interest organisations to facilitate groups and support to help improve the health and wellbeing of clients referred to the service via its Spring into Action social prescribing fund. The service primarily supports people who struggle ... Read More

These lads were fantastic. This morning, across the river, loads and loads of white, plastic, adhesive tape had been wrapped around the trees and other vegetation - it looked horrendous and would have been impossible to remove after the spring growth. They cleared the whole area and filled five bin bags. They are from year 7,8 and 9 at Redhill School and one was from Kinver High School. We offered them a couple of quid each, but it was the way they were so helpful and hardworking that impressed us. Thank you lads...