Please join Lara for a weekly qigong session where we will explore sitting, standing and moving qigong.

Qigong is a gently energising and deeply nourishing practice based on principles of Chinese medicine.  A combination of sitting, standing and moving postures help to create flow in the body's energy system, connect with the breath and to releases tension and clear stagnation. It allows for a deeper connection with ourselves and a sense of grounding and calm . It is suitable for all levels.

Drawing on twenty years' practice in qigong and therapeutic work, Lara offers a space that invites us to slow down and be present and aware of our bodily and energetic experience.

Tickets £12

To sign up please contact Lara directly

Email: laralavender@gmail.com
Instagram: @lara_lavender_1
Phone: 07876231843

Men's Group at Vallis Farm 

Held by Paul Harrild 

Whether it’s your first time or you’ve been to men’s groups before, you’ll be welcomed into a circle of men gathering together at Vallis Farm. A space to hang out, be heard, and get real — without pressure or performance.

Do you ever feel like you lack purpose, direction, or a sense of belonging?

This group offers a chance to pause and explore who you really are, who you no longer need to be, and how you want to show up in your life.

We speak honestly about what’s going on. We listen without interrupting or trying to fix. We grow through real conversation — beyond the masks many of us wear.

There’s no pecking order. No judgement. No advice-giving. You can always say “pass” when it’s your turn.

Many men cope through self-criticism, overthinking, work, distraction, drink, or unhealthy habits. As Johann Hari said, “The opposite of addiction is not sobriety; the opposite of addiction is connection.” This space exists to offer that connection.

We support each other to become more grounded, more authentic men — and to take that back into our families, work, and communities.

Please arrive at 6:45pm. We’ll begin promptly at 7:00pm.

Where: Vallis Farm, Elm Lane, Egford, Frome, BA11 3JQ

Payment link available below

£30 Full Rate

£20 Concession Rate

Please Note

This is not a therapy group, not an encounter group, and not a religious or political space. It’s simply a space shaped by the men who attend and what they choose to bring.

Please read the Ground Rules before attending (borrowed with permission from Kenny Mammarella-D’Cruz ).

Ground Rules

Intro to Embroidery

Join this fun and inspiring course for just a session, a handful or all 6 weeks. We will be exploring a new embroidery technique each week, from the whitework and drawn threadwork of the Regency to the blackwork of the Tudors, we will discover Sashiko from Japan and Pepenado from Mexico as well as the best stitches to add lettering to your clothes.

All premium quality materials and tools included; each session is 2 hours long, from 9.30 - 11.30am Friday mornings from 1st May to 5th June at beautiful Vallis Farm, near Frome.

https://www.lovemakerscafe.com/vallis-embroidery

• ‍Friday 19th June: REGENCY WHITEWORK

  Elegant and dainty (much to the dismay of many an Austen heroine), nowadays the classic embroidery techniques beloved by the Georgians are often modernised with colour and creative license to bring personality to textiles of all sorts

• Friday 26th June: LETTERING

  There are numerous options for sewing letters, and they depend on many things - we will consider them all before having a go at a few of the most useful techniques for you to carry on at home.

• Friday 5th July: SASHIKO

  The stunning Japanese craft of building up surprisingly complex patterns from the humble running stitch

• Friday 12th July: BLACKWORK

  A fun but fiddly embroidery technique that has been traced as far back as c13 Egypt, made famous in the UK by Holbeins the Elder and Younger due to their incredibly intricate portraits of Tudor royals and aristocrats. Neat, occasionally double-sided and often incredibly intricate, traditionally worked in black silk on linen.

• Friday 19th July: BORDADO PEPENADO

  A traditional rural craft from the villages of pre-colonial Mexico, embroidery styles varied widely between communities. Deeply iconographic, pepenado embroidery emulates pre-colonial weaving patterns with long lines of running stitches creating pagan symbols and shapes as well as flora and fauna.

• Friday 26th July: DRAWN THREADWORK

  Deceptively simple, elegant and surprisingly robust, this decorative technique was traditionally practiced on simply woven linen and hemp. Use it to add a touch of class to table linens or plain clothing

Prices

1 class: £34

2 classes: £64

3 classes: £92

4 classes: £122

5 classes: £153

Full course (6 classes): £165

To book: 

- please email hello@lovemakerscafe.com 

- or sms/ WhatsApp Anna on 07494545841

Stating which dates you’re interested in, and we will book you in and send a booking link.

SUNSET SILENT DISCO

Come and celebrate Spring with us with a silent disco in the beautiful forest garden at Vallis Farm.

About the event

Come and celebrate the change in the seasons with a silent disco in the beautiful surrounds of Vallis Farm with 3 channels of music from Disco classics to Drum N Bass delivered via headphones. We will also be taking your requests prior to the event.

Spring is awakened. Let's celebrate new beginnings and growth, longer and brighter days ahead.

A truly life affirming immersive experience dancing for 3 hours in nature as the sun goes down. Bond with your friends, connect with nature. Feel the grass beneath your feet and the breeze in your hair.

Parking is extremely limited so car share or drop off is advised (please bear in mind that it will be dark by the end of the event).

There are toilet facilities but no refreshments available on site during the disco although you are welcome to bring your own.

Please join Lara for a weekly qigong session where we will explore sitting, standing and moving qigong.

Qigong is a gently energising and deeply nourishing practice based on principles of Chinese medicine.  A combination of sitting, standing and moving postures help to create flow in the body's energy system, connect with the breath and to releases tension and clear stagnation. It allows for a deeper connection with ourselves and a sense of grounding and calm . It is suitable for all levels.

Drawing on twenty years' practice in qigong and therapeutic work, Lara offers a space that invites us to slow down and be present and aware of our bodily and energetic experience.

Tickets £12

To sign up please contact Lara directly

Email: laralavender@gmail.com
Instagram: @lara_lavender_1
Phone: 07876231843

Intro to Embroidery

Join this fun and inspiring course for just a session, a handful or all 6 weeks. We will be exploring a new embroidery technique each week, from the whitework and drawn threadwork of the Regency to the blackwork of the Tudors, we will discover Sashiko from Japan and Pepenado from Mexico as well as the best stitches to add lettering to your clothes.

All premium quality materials and tools included; each session is 2 hours long, from 9.30 - 11.30am Friday mornings from 1st May to 5th June at beautiful Vallis Farm, near Frome.

https://www.lovemakerscafe.com/vallis-embroidery

• ‍Friday 19th June: REGENCY WHITEWORK

  Elegant and dainty (much to the dismay of many an Austen heroine), nowadays the classic embroidery techniques beloved by the Georgians are often modernised with colour and creative license to bring personality to textiles of all sorts

• Friday 26th June: LETTERING

  There are numerous options for sewing letters, and they depend on many things - we will consider them all before having a go at a few of the most useful techniques for you to carry on at home.

• Friday 5th July: SASHIKO

  The stunning Japanese craft of building up surprisingly complex patterns from the humble running stitch

• Friday 12th July: BLACKWORK

  A fun but fiddly embroidery technique that has been traced as far back as c13 Egypt, made famous in the UK by Holbeins the Elder and Younger due to their incredibly intricate portraits of Tudor royals and aristocrats. Neat, occasionally double-sided and often incredibly intricate, traditionally worked in black silk on linen.

• Friday 19th July: BORDADO PEPENADO

  A traditional rural craft from the villages of pre-colonial Mexico, embroidery styles varied widely between communities. Deeply iconographic, pepenado embroidery emulates pre-colonial weaving patterns with long lines of running stitches creating pagan symbols and shapes as well as flora and fauna.

• Friday 26th July: DRAWN THREADWORK

  Deceptively simple, elegant and surprisingly robust, this decorative technique was traditionally practiced on simply woven linen and hemp. Use it to add a touch of class to table linens or plain clothing

Prices

1 class: £34

2 classes: £64

3 classes: £92

4 classes: £122

5 classes: £153

Full course (6 classes): £165

To book: 

- please email hello@lovemakerscafe.com 

- or sms/ WhatsApp Anna on 07494545841

Stating which dates you’re interested in, and we will book you in and send a booking link.

Silver Clay Jewellery Workshop

Make your own nature-inspired silver pendant

Join jewellery designer Rebecca Lucy for a relaxed and creative workshop where you’ll learn how to make your own fine silver pendant using silver clay – a magical, eco-friendly material that turns into real silver when fired.

You’ll use natural textures like leaves, shells and twigs to create beautiful impressions, then shape and mould your pieces.

What’s included:

7g of silver clay (enough for 1–2 small pendants)

Use of tools and equipment

Natural materials to imprint

Tea & coffee

Workshops are small and friendly. No experience needed – perfect for beginners or anyone curious to try something new!

You’ll create a beautiful silver pendant to wear or gift.

£69 per person

Intro to Embroidery

Join this fun and inspiring course for just a session, a handful or all 6 weeks. We will be exploring a new embroidery technique each week, from the whitework and drawn threadwork of the Regency to the blackwork of the Tudors, we will discover Sashiko from Japan and Pepenado from Mexico as well as the best stitches to add lettering to your clothes.

All premium quality materials and tools included; each session is 2 hours long, from 9.30 - 11.30am Friday mornings from 1st May to 5th June at beautiful Vallis Farm, near Frome.

https://www.lovemakerscafe.com/vallis-embroidery

• ‍Friday 19th June: REGENCY WHITEWORK

  Elegant and dainty (much to the dismay of many an Austen heroine), nowadays the classic embroidery techniques beloved by the Georgians are often modernised with colour and creative license to bring personality to textiles of all sorts

• Friday 26th June: LETTERING

  There are numerous options for sewing letters, and they depend on many things - we will consider them all before having a go at a few of the most useful techniques for you to carry on at home.

• Friday 5th July: SASHIKO

  The stunning Japanese craft of building up surprisingly complex patterns from the humble running stitch

• Friday 12th July: BLACKWORK

  A fun but fiddly embroidery technique that has been traced as far back as c13 Egypt, made famous in the UK by Holbeins the Elder and Younger due to their incredibly intricate portraits of Tudor royals and aristocrats. Neat, occasionally double-sided and often incredibly intricate, traditionally worked in black silk on linen.

• Friday 19th July: BORDADO PEPENADO

  A traditional rural craft from the villages of pre-colonial Mexico, embroidery styles varied widely between communities. Deeply iconographic, pepenado embroidery emulates pre-colonial weaving patterns with long lines of running stitches creating pagan symbols and shapes as well as flora and fauna.

• Friday 26th July: DRAWN THREADWORK

  Deceptively simple, elegant and surprisingly robust, this decorative technique was traditionally practiced on simply woven linen and hemp. Use it to add a touch of class to table linens or plain clothing

Prices

1 class: £34

2 classes: £64

3 classes: £92

4 classes: £122

5 classes: £153

Full course (6 classes): £165

To book: 

- please email hello@lovemakerscafe.com 

- or sms/ WhatsApp Anna on 07494545841

Stating which dates you’re interested in, and we will book you in and send a booking link.

Intro to Embroidery

Join this fun and inspiring course for just a session, a handful or all 6 weeks. We will be exploring a new embroidery technique each week, from the whitework and drawn threadwork of the Regency to the blackwork of the Tudors, we will discover Sashiko from Japan and Pepenado from Mexico as well as the best stitches to add lettering to your clothes.

All premium quality materials and tools included; each session is 2 hours long, from 9.30 - 11.30am Friday mornings from 1st May to 5th June at beautiful Vallis Farm, near Frome.

https://www.lovemakerscafe.com/vallis-embroidery

• ‍Friday 19th June: REGENCY WHITEWORK

  Elegant and dainty (much to the dismay of many an Austen heroine), nowadays the classic embroidery techniques beloved by the Georgians are often modernised with colour and creative license to bring personality to textiles of all sorts

• Friday 26th June: LETTERING

  There are numerous options for sewing letters, and they depend on many things - we will consider them all before having a go at a few of the most useful techniques for you to carry on at home.

• Friday 5th July: SASHIKO

  The stunning Japanese craft of building up surprisingly complex patterns from the humble running stitch

• Friday 12th July: BLACKWORK

  A fun but fiddly embroidery technique that has been traced as far back as c13 Egypt, made famous in the UK by Holbeins the Elder and Younger due to their incredibly intricate portraits of Tudor royals and aristocrats. Neat, occasionally double-sided and often incredibly intricate, traditionally worked in black silk on linen.

• Friday 19th July: BORDADO PEPENADO

  A traditional rural craft from the villages of pre-colonial Mexico, embroidery styles varied widely between communities. Deeply iconographic, pepenado embroidery emulates pre-colonial weaving patterns with long lines of running stitches creating pagan symbols and shapes as well as flora and fauna.

• Friday 26th July: DRAWN THREADWORK

  Deceptively simple, elegant and surprisingly robust, this decorative technique was traditionally practiced on simply woven linen and hemp. Use it to add a touch of class to table linens or plain clothing

Prices

1 class: £34

2 classes: £64

3 classes: £92

4 classes: £122

5 classes: £153

Full course (6 classes): £165

To book: 

- please email hello@lovemakerscafe.com 

- or sms/ WhatsApp Anna on 07494545841

Stating which dates you’re interested in, and we will book you in and send a booking link.

Intro to Embroidery

Join this fun and inspiring course for just a session, a handful or all 6 weeks. We will be exploring a new embroidery technique each week, from the whitework and drawn threadwork of the Regency to the blackwork of the Tudors, we will discover Sashiko from Japan and Pepenado from Mexico as well as the best stitches to add lettering to your clothes.

All premium quality materials and tools included; each session is 2 hours long, from 9.30 - 11.30am Friday mornings from 1st May to 5th June at beautiful Vallis Farm, near Frome.

https://www.lovemakerscafe.com/vallis-embroidery

• ‍Friday 19th June: REGENCY WHITEWORK

  Elegant and dainty (much to the dismay of many an Austen heroine), nowadays the classic embroidery techniques beloved by the Georgians are often modernised with colour and creative license to bring personality to textiles of all sorts

• Friday 26th June: LETTERING

  There are numerous options for sewing letters, and they depend on many things - we will consider them all before having a go at a few of the most useful techniques for you to carry on at home.

• Friday 5th July: SASHIKO

  The stunning Japanese craft of building up surprisingly complex patterns from the humble running stitch

• Friday 12th July: BLACKWORK

  A fun but fiddly embroidery technique that has been traced as far back as c13 Egypt, made famous in the UK by Holbeins the Elder and Younger due to their incredibly intricate portraits of Tudor royals and aristocrats. Neat, occasionally double-sided and often incredibly intricate, traditionally worked in black silk on linen.

• Friday 19th July: BORDADO PEPENADO

  A traditional rural craft from the villages of pre-colonial Mexico, embroidery styles varied widely between communities. Deeply iconographic, pepenado embroidery emulates pre-colonial weaving patterns with long lines of running stitches creating pagan symbols and shapes as well as flora and fauna.

• Friday 26th July: DRAWN THREADWORK

  Deceptively simple, elegant and surprisingly robust, this decorative technique was traditionally practiced on simply woven linen and hemp. Use it to add a touch of class to table linens or plain clothing

Prices

1 class: £34

2 classes: £64

3 classes: £92

4 classes: £122

5 classes: £153

Full course (6 classes): £165

To book: 

- please email hello@lovemakerscafe.com 

- or sms/ WhatsApp Anna on 07494545841

Stating which dates you’re interested in, and we will book you in and send a booking link.

Intro to Embroidery

Join this fun and inspiring course for just a session, a handful or all 6 weeks. We will be exploring a new embroidery technique each week, from the whitework and drawn threadwork of the Regency to the blackwork of the Tudors, we will discover Sashiko from Japan and Pepenado from Mexico as well as the best stitches to add lettering to your clothes.

All premium quality materials and tools included; each session is 2 hours long, from 9.30 - 11.30am Friday mornings from 1st May to 5th June at beautiful Vallis Farm, near Frome.

https://www.lovemakerscafe.com/vallis-embroidery

• ‍Friday 19th June: REGENCY WHITEWORK

  Elegant and dainty (much to the dismay of many an Austen heroine), nowadays the classic embroidery techniques beloved by the Georgians are often modernised with colour and creative license to bring personality to textiles of all sorts

• Friday 26th June: LETTERING

  There are numerous options for sewing letters, and they depend on many things - we will consider them all before having a go at a few of the most useful techniques for you to carry on at home.

• Friday 5th July: SASHIKO

  The stunning Japanese craft of building up surprisingly complex patterns from the humble running stitch

• Friday 12th July: BLACKWORK

  A fun but fiddly embroidery technique that has been traced as far back as c13 Egypt, made famous in the UK by Holbeins the Elder and Younger due to their incredibly intricate portraits of Tudor royals and aristocrats. Neat, occasionally double-sided and often incredibly intricate, traditionally worked in black silk on linen.

• Friday 19th July: BORDADO PEPENADO

  A traditional rural craft from the villages of pre-colonial Mexico, embroidery styles varied widely between communities. Deeply iconographic, pepenado embroidery emulates pre-colonial weaving patterns with long lines of running stitches creating pagan symbols and shapes as well as flora and fauna.

• Friday 26th July: DRAWN THREADWORK

  Deceptively simple, elegant and surprisingly robust, this decorative technique was traditionally practiced on simply woven linen and hemp. Use it to add a touch of class to table linens or plain clothing

Prices

1 class: £34

2 classes: £64

3 classes: £92

4 classes: £122

5 classes: £153

Full course (6 classes): £165

To book: 

- please email hello@lovemakerscafe.com 

- or sms/ WhatsApp Anna on 07494545841

Stating which dates you’re interested in, and we will book you in and send a booking link.

Learn all the essentials of market gardening in this intensive LANTRA accredited course running across six weekends from April - October 2027.

This course gives you the basis of an organic approach to growing food whilst looking at different approaches to market gardening. You will learn the importance of soil and plant health, how to manage pests and diseases without the use of chemicals, how to capture and store rainwater to irrigate your crops in a sustainable way and how to build to build a resilient business around your preferred type of growing, space and skill set. We will focus in on business planning and overall designs for you to take away and build on.

Unit titles are:

• Plant and soil health

• Different approaches to growing

• Irrigation and water management

• Pests and diseases

• Propagation

• Crop planning and harvesting

• Sources of revenue

• Business planning

• Designing your market garden

Dates are:

• Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th April

• Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th May

• Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th June

• Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th July

• Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September

• Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th October

Pricing: Prices are based on the cost of teaching, resources, marking your final assessment and accredited certificates.

Thanks to funding via our CIC - Vallis Farm Education Centre we are able to offer some reduced price spaces for those on a low wage. We can offer payment plans if you are unable to pay the full amount in one go. Email: claire@vallisfarm.co.uk for details of how to do this.

We also have limited fully funded bursary spaces available. If you feel you would benefit from this course but don’t have the means to pay then please email: claire@vallisfarm.co.uk to find out if you’re eligible for a free space.

If you would like to pay now and reserve your space then click the appropriate button below.