adult education

Rescue unloved furniture

12/12/2018H F Sadult education, Bexhill, carpentry, free, free course, furniture restoration, Hastings, help, learn, mental health, repair, restore, skill, St Leonards, things to do, wellbeing, woodwork, workshop

Make a New Year Resolution to boost your wellbeing and rescue an unloved piece of furniture with our January Furniture Restoration course.

Join a friendly small group and work with our supportive tutor to learn new skills. You’ll find out how to use tools safely, sand down, repair and restore a small piece of furniture from our store to take home.

Wednesdays for 4 weeks from 9th Jan 2019 9.30am – 4pm at HFS Bexhill.

This is a free course – pay just £5 deposit to book a place in-store.

Learn to love

06/02/2018H F Sadult education, course, free adult education, love decorating, romance, valentine

Our Decorating Skills course starts on 15th February, and Advanced Carpentry on 14th. You may not meet your Valentine at the HFS workshop but we reckon we can teach you how to love decorating!

With fantastic wallpapers donated by Brewers and tools from Trade Paints, the workshop is well-stocked. Tutor Ron can’t wait to share his tips and tricks for getting a perfect finish when you decorate a room. Choosing the right tools for the job, preparing walls and surfaces for decoration including painting and wallpapering. Learn how to hang paper, match patterns, trim edges, and work around objects like sockets and light switches.

The course runs for 4 weeks at our Bexhill workshop.

New Year courses

03/01/2018H F Sadult education, carpentry, course, courses, decorating, DIY, ESA, February 2018, free adult education, free courses, furniture painting, furniture restoration, January 2018, painting, practical, unemployed, universal credit, wallpapering, woodwork, workshop

There’s still time to grab a place on one of our New Year courses.

Whether you fancy trying carpentry for the first time, want to polish up your furniture restoration skills or learn how to put up wallpaper, our courses cover practical skills you can use at home.

We run supportive, friendly, small groups of adults so it’s easy to join in and enjoy the experience.

Read more here and enroll at an HFS store.

Workshop start dates from Jan 2018
Sessions are weekly for 4 weeks unless otherwise stated
Restore: furniture restoration	Weds 10th Jan
Recover: upholstery	Weds 10th Jan
Decorate: wallpapering skills	Thurs 15th Feb
Revamp: paint effects	Thurs 11th Jan
Woodwork: carpentry for beginners	Thurs 11th Jan
Woodwork: advanced carpentry	Weds 14th Feb
Read more here and enroll at an HFS store.

Women With Wood

01/10/2017H F Sadult education, Bexhill, carpentry, course, feminist, free, how to, learn, Pelham, Rother Voluntary Action, RVA, Sidley, tools, training, women, wood, woodwork

Have you ever wanted to learn about carpentry and woodwork?

We’ve teamed up with Rother Voluntary Action to offer these FREE women’s woodworking sessions in Sidley, with lunches provided by the Chaps Cooking Course!

To book contact Lindsay at RVA: 01424 217 259

New course dates

24/07/2017H F Sadult ed, adult education, Battle, Bexhill, carpentry, community learning, crafty courses, creative, East Sussex, fixing, free course, funky furniture, furniture restoration, Hastings, making, mixed crafts, paint effects, Rother, shabby chic, skills, tools, upholstery course, workshops

Book your place today for our free / low-cost workshops in Hastings & Bexhill. We are offering:

Furniture Restoration

Beginners Carpentry

Advanced Carpentry

Paint Effects on furniture

Mixed Crafts with upcycled materials

Upholstery for Beginners

Our workshops are a great place to learn new, practical skills in a small friendly group. All courses are 20 hours, over either 4 or 6 days, and usually run on the same day each week.

Course dates, fees and more info here.

get creative!

23/03/2017H F Sactivity, adult education, art, Bexhill, carpentry, chair, confidence, course, creative, enjoy, free training, furniture, furniture restoration, happy, Hastings, meet people, recover, recovering, Saturday workshops, skills, upcycling, upholstery, well, wellbeing

Learn skills and make items to take home with pride!

Small supportive groups of adults—no experience needed.

Tools & materials provided.

Mixed Crafts Tues 4th April 6 mornings 10-1.30 Hastings

Carpentry Thurs 13th April 6 mornings 10-1.30 Bexhill

Upholstery Weds 19th April 6 mornings 10-1.30 Hastings

Mixed Crafts Thursday 11th May 6 mornings 10-1.30 Hastings

Shabby Chic Paint Effects Tues 9th May 6 mornings 10-1.30 Hastings

Furniture Restoration Thurs 25th May 6 mornings 10-1.30 Bexhill

Upholstery Saturday 27th May 4 days 10-3 Hastings

Course fees are £60 per course. Free for people in receipt of means-tested benefits.

Pay a refundable deposit to book your place.

Read more.

Spring 2017 workshop dates

23/01/2017H F Sadult education, Bexhill, calming, carpentry, confidence, courses, crafts, creative, decoupage, friendly, fun, furniture restoration, Hastings, paint effects, recycled materials, self-esteem, supportive, training, upcycling

Our springtime workshop dates are now available!

Join a small, supportive group to enjoy decoupage, furniture restoration, carpentry or paint effects at one of our workshops in Hastings or Bexhill.

Free or low cost – discounts for low income households. All materials and tools provided.

Make something special to take home with pride.

See the calendar and joining info here.

Crafty workshops for 2017

01/01/2017H F Sadult education, Bexhill, carpentry, charity, course, craft, decoupage, fun, Hastings, learn, meet people, painting furniture, restoration, skills, socialise, tools, training, wellbeing, wellmaking, workshop

Our happy new prices prozac online, year starts with some wonderful workshops.

Join a small group and get creative at one of our workshops in Hastings or Bexhill.

Starting in January:

Decoupage – starts Tues 10th

Furniture Restoration – starts Weds 11th

Carpentry for beginners – starts Thurs 12th

Paint Effects – starts Fri 13th

These courses run for 4-6 weeks and are open to anyone. Free if your household receive a means-tested benefit or working tax credits.

Carpentry course starting soon

07/11/2016H F Sadult education, Bexhill, carpentry, course, DIY, free course, fun, making, recycle, tools, training, upcycle, wood, woodwork, workshop

Learn how to use tools safely and make some items from scratch from reused bed-slats. If you have a carpentry project idea in mind, get it done with advice from our expert Ron.

Starts Weds 16th November and runs for 6 weeks 10-1 at HFS Bexhill.

This is a Community Learning course. The fee is £60 but if your household receives means-tested benefits or working tax credits it is FREE.

Click here to read more about our courses

Have a Crafty Christmas

01/11/2016H F Sadult education, christmas, confidence, course, craft, garland, handmade, Hastings, mental health, wellbeing, workshop, wreath, xmas

Our Crafty Christmas course starts on 8th November at the Hastings workshop. 6 weeks of handmade fun including making garlands, snowflakes and lots of other seasonal stuff. We reuse and recycle lots of materials in our workshops.

The workshops provide a way to learn new skills and spend time with a small supportive group of people, boosting confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing.

Our workshops are free and include materials, use of our tools and so on. You simply pay £5 deposit when you book your place and this is refunded as long as you attend.

Click for more info about our courses.