Workshops & Events
For 15 years the Big Skill cic has provided creative activities across England and Wales, via Craft and Chat Wellbeing Workshops, Skills and Work Enhancement Accredited Training, Recycling Waste into Crafts and community designed sculptures.
"In the last three years Big Skill cic has run over 200 workshops, walks, projects & 25 accredited training courses at Craig-y-Nos country park & the surrounding Ystradgynlais, Aberdare, Brecon areas & at Hereford.
Now Springtime brings some exciting news:-
With funding from Community Foundation Wales/Welsh Church Act
We will be running over a dozen craft workshops, including a May Day event.
Later in the Summer with funding from the Moondance Foundation. We will be running 36 Rural Skills & Crafts From Waste Workshops - providing individual & community development.
Each workshop will be for up to 10 participants and run by a local, tutoring rural crafts.
The workshops will lead to ‘Rural Skills and Crafts’ & ‘Crafts from Waste,’ certificates & qualifications.
The Historical Potting Shed will be converted into a craft workshop and a sales area for crafts from recycled waste.
Exciting News
Creative Courses for Companies
These are being launched in September.
Click here to see the poster
Creative Courses for the Community
the first of these are listed below
Click on each for more information and to book your places.
The new Creative Courses for the Community are just £40 a place
Please contact us for details of our money saving membership plan.
We aim to be as inclusive as we can, tell us if you have any specific impairments or requirements we should be aware of, We will help in any way we can.
Please ensure you book your space onto the workshops.
Upcoming Workshops
- Artist Charcoal25 Apr 2025, 10:00 – 13:00Pen-y-cae, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
- Copper FoilingSold Out01 May 2025, 11:00 – 14:00Craig-y-Nos country park, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
- Mabinogion's Myths & Legends at CYN 5 May, May Day/Calan May05 May 2025, 10:00 – 17:00Pen-y-cae, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
- May Day Glass Creations05 May 2025, 10:00 – 17:00Pen-y-cae, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
- Music From The Woods - make a big wooden noise05 May 2025, 10:30 – 14:30May Day/Calan May 5th May CYN, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
- Willow Flowers05 May 2025, 10:30 – 12:30Craig-y-Nos country park, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
- Junk Parade Puppets – mythical puppets05 May 2025, 11:00 – 15:00Pen-y-cae, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
- Slow Stitching - Simple Embroidery12 May 2025, 10:00 – 15:00Pen-y-cae, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
- Tin Can Planters & Pencil Pots19 May 2025, 11:00 – 14:30Craig-y-Nos Country Park, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
- Phone Photos of Craig-y-Nos26 May 2025, 10:00 – 14:00craig-y-Nos Country Park, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
- Weaving on a Twig Frame01 Jun 2025, 11:30 – 14:00Craig-y-Nos country park, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK
- Rag Rug Flowers09 Jun 2025, 09:30 – 11:30Brecon Volunteer Bureau, The Vaults, Market St, Brecon LD3 9AH, UK
- T-shirt Tote Bag09 Jun 2025, 12:30 – 14:30Brecon Volunteer Bureau, The Vaults, Market St, Brecon LD3 9AH, UK
- Proddy Rag Rug Flowers28 Jun 2025, 10:00 – 15:00Craig-y-Nos country park, Pen-y-cae, Craig-y-nos, Swansea SA9 1GL, UK