The Workshop in Wigan
We facilitate a women's workshop in Wigan. Supporting women through hard times with paintbrushes and compassion.
There's furniture to design, sand and prep, paint and market. Upcycling furniture can really benefit our mental health, as well as reducing furniture going to waste in landfill.
Most importantly we have a tea urn that's almost always on, tea and coffee, and biscuits.
All our drop in sessions are free to access. If you can donate that's lovely, but our job is to provide the resources for the workshop to run well, from both grants we apply for and earned income from the art supplies and furniture that we sell.
The workshop is a safe space for women. If you want to talk about an issue, that's fine. We aren't counsellors, or even support workers - but we can put you in touch with services if that's what you want.
There's lots going on across the Fur Clemt building in either our workshop, the community craft room, the training rooms, kitchens or gardening areas.
How to access Remade Wigan
Anyone who identifies as a woman can come. You must be over 16yrs. That's it - you don't have to have a particular issue, or even any creative skills.
Let us know if you're coming through a message or a WhatsApp on
07907 122971
You don't have to have any experience of upcycling furniture, just come and have a go! We're super nice, I promise.
If you want to bring a piece of your own furniture to do up, then all we ask is a donation of how ever much you're able to give towards materials used.
Our schedule for Feb/March 2025 is:
Mondays
10-11.30 Woodburning with Rachel (book via Eventbrite)
Tuesdays
10-11.30 Intermediate Sewing with Gita
11.30-2 Beginners Sewing with Gita
11.30-2 Paint It in Leigh
Wednesdays
10.30-2.30 Furniture painting drop in session
10-12 Women's Self Esteem Group with Roz (Helps2Talk)
Thursdays
10.30-2.30 Furniture painting drop in session
12.30-2.30 Upholstery / smocked cushion making course (bookable through Eventbrite)
ReMade Leigh
Our newest venture - opening another creative furniture upcycling workshop in Leigh. Not alone though - in partnership with Reet Good Wood. We're sharing a workshop so we can support each other to grow. Ruth from Reet Good Wood found furniture painting when she needed it most, and wants to share it with other people. We run a programme of ticketed workshops, create painted furniture for sale, and hold free to access workshops for women and neurodivergent people as well.