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I Saw Free Ships

Dumfries is a port. Dock park has mooring bollards – so where are the boats?

This week at “Making Christmas” There will be a focus on boat building. We will be joined by reps from “Nith Skiff” The Dumfries Coastal Rowing and Boat Building Group.

There will be the core activities of making things from recycled and donated materials, and essentially making time to relax in the storytelling tent.

Could you be part of a plan to build a St Ayles Skiff in Dumfries next year? We could take part in Nithraid and other activities along the Solway and beyond.

The Cluaran crew at Nithraid 2024 – (The Riverside Animal Union)

Oh, and this is what inspired the pun in the title of the theme “I saw three ships come sailing in …“

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Making Christmas Day 1

Making St Andrews Day

Mission Accomplished! Well at least stage one is. We have set up the space, made room for stories, and people dropped in to make stuff.

We have conversations about mindfulness, crafting over wine and Historical Hat Selfies were taken.

More to follow this week – with added boat building as the theme.

Drop in between 10 am and 3 pm. We are easy to find in the Loreburne centre!

Here are some photos of what to expect.

Find out more about the “Making Christmas” project from the menu or clicking the links.

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Making Christmas

St Andrews Day

(Nov. the 30th)

Final preparations are underway!

We will be setting up in the Loreburn Centre on Saturday. Come and drop in to say hi and make something!

More info here

https://www.cluaranhaven.org.uk/making-christmas-2024/

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Site visit

It’s all go for “Making Christmas“!

That is the site visit complete and access routes are scouted out. After the next blacksmithing session in Whithorn it will be all go getting ready. We are excited.

Our programme will be:

  • 30th of November
    • “St Andrews Day”
  • 7th of December
    • “I saw free ships come sailing in”
  • 14th of December
    • “Dress Sense”
  • 21st and 22nd of December
    • “Ghost of Christmas Past”

With a chance to make things every week and special themed activities each week.

Visit the main page on the Cluaran website to get involved.

You could think of it as training to become an elf, if that helps. Whether that is an elf from Greenwood the great, Valinor, Alfheim, Svartheim, Finland, Faerie, or somewhere like the Sword Coast can be discussed.

Or simply drop in and say hi and to have a go !

There may be stories …

https://youtu.be/IHqBBHaOtQY?feature=shared
The Mead of Poetry
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Making Christmas

“Making Space” on Saturdays in the Loreburn centre

Wordsmith Crafts is moving into the Loreburn centre in Dumfries. We will occupy a space to help you make space for making. The costs of this have been covered so you won’t need cash. Craft cool gifts using recycled and donated materials, help make materials available for others to use.

Scraps of wire to Jewellery
  • No cash needed – others have covered the costs to make this happen.
  • Sit down, de-stress, do something with your fingers.
  • All age (but not free childcare!) craft activities
  • Tap into the skills and techniques that made Christmas before consumerism
  • Time travel and discover Christmas past.

Like a floating monastery we have collected relics from the history of these islands. Come and sit in the storytelling tent and hear stories that are older than Scotland. Escape the present for a moment and let your imagination take you on an adventure.

Leather offcuts become keyrings

We will be open on Saturdays 10 – 4

  • (30th of November)
    • Launch day is St Andrews day
  • (7th of December)
    • With added Nith Skiff activities
  • (14th of December)
    • Time travellers fashion parade
  • (21st of December)
    • With Summerhill community centre activities

Sign up to help on the Making Christmas 2024 page