The Bothy - Cirencester

25/03/2025

We're very happy to announce that Zoe from De L Oum will be running some Block Printing workshops using hand carved wooden blocks from India! With just a small but intimate group of like minded, creative souls, this will prove to be incredibly popular, so make sure to book quick using the link below!

The price is £40 but for THIS WEEK ONLY, she's offering a Mother's Day special offer of £35 per ticket :) We look forward to seeing you!

https://www.deloum.com/block-printing-workshops

19/03/2025

Adult Education in Gloucestershire have been using the Bothy for the recent workshops, and are now introducing Zero Waste Cooking. It won't be hosted here, instead it'll be at the Baptist Church, but do get in contact if you're interested!

19/02/2025

My next creative offering held at the beautiful Bothy studio in Cirencester will be an absolute beauty!- And inspiring expiration of natures, gorgeous patterns and shapes.

A perfect opportunity to try something new with this easy to access mini/course….meet like-minded folks, bring a friend or give the experience as a gift.

[email protected] to book 💚🙏

…. Please can you help spread the word by SHARING: THANKYOU 🙏💚

10/02/2025

Another fantastic testimonial from a group we've supported for many years now and is close to the heart of the Bothy, Cirencester Signpost. Leading it are volunteers and all round champions in the community, Juliette and Graham, who kindly sent us the following testimonial:

Located in the heart of Cirencester, the Bothy is the ideal venue for our community events. Warm and cosy in the winter, light and cool in the summer, it's perfect for getting people together.

Last Christmas they held a lunch which even made the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard! Click below to read more :)

A HOMELESS charity based in Cirencester has said that its Christmas Day lunch ‘was filled with laughter and joy’.

10/02/2025

Morning everyone! We have another fantastic testimonial from a representative from the NHS!

We have used the Bothy as a venue for several Art Psychotherapy groups over the years, within NHS adult mental health services. Participants often comment on how refreshing it is to be accessing therapy in non-NHS premises, and really appreciate the comfortable, light, spacious and ‘arty’ feel of the room. Meeting in a community venue can also be a very helpful stepping stone for some clients into community-based well being groups. We are very grateful to the Bothy!

10/01/2025

A bit late, but happy new year everyone! We start with another fantastic testimonial from our equally fantastic Becky from Cotswoldcre8! Speaking of, keep a lookout for lots of workshop dates from her, which we'll list here and on our website shortly!

”As a community artist The Bothy is a perfect welcoming setting: easy to access, great kitchenette and facilities.
It is a bright, clean and uplifting place to hold Workshops in.
As it is in central Ciren, my clients have always found it easy for parking and to find.
I’ve always found it to be a super accommodating space”

Thanks Becky!

23/12/2024

Doreen is an incredible volunteer for us, showing up faithfully at our Pathfinder Hub every Tuesday.

Throughout the year she has been making greeting cards and selling them to help raise funds to support our work with the homeless. There was a huge cheer at our hub last night from all our homeless friends when Doreen presented Graham with £600.

An amazing achievement from one amazing lady. Thank you Doreen 🧡

23/12/2024

Another amazing testimonial from Nas, who coordinates workshops for Adult Education in Gloucestershire in the Bothy!

"Adult Educations mission is to enable adults within Gloucestershire to improve their lives through life-changing education by providing a range of high quality programmes, leading to progressive learning and enhanced employment skills. In recent time the rise in costs and reduction of funding in real terms has made it difficult to deliver courses in the communities, particularly outside of Gloucester and Cheltenham, our partnership with The Bothy has meant we have been able to continue our work to reach the marginalised and disadvantaged communities, and we can’t thank you enough.

The venue itself is beautifully designed with good accessibility for those that have mobility issues, and wonderful natural light, even in these dreary days. It is welcoming and the staff are friendly and approachable, students who have attended our courses have commented as such.

We plan to run a course in partnership with The Bothy and The Churn in the new year called “Passion 2 Profit” this course aims is to help enable and empower creative individuals to work for themselves, to provide the tools and skills needed to be able to market their creations and work to a wider audience.

Thank you Nas!! 🙂

23/12/2024

Well! What a year we've had at the Bothy! We've welcomed so many amazing community based groups and classes in the through our door that we wanted to share some feedback :) Starting with Rethink Mental Illness, (used to be The Independence Trust), where the Team Leader, Sue, kindly shared the following:

"We have been running our Mental Health welcome space from The Bothy for several years now, it offers the right space for people who are isolated, lack motivation or are experiencing difficulty's in their life. There we can offer space to talk and be listened to, a chance to build new friendships as well as be creative. Over the last year people have forged new friendships learnt new skills and are feeling better from when they first started. We would like to thank Vennessa and her Team for supporting us over the years and the difference to lives it has made."

Here's some of the artwork created this year 🙂

04/12/2024

A fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to improve their computer skills!

30/10/2024

📢News just in! Sarah from Lollipop Lampshades is back with some 2025 workshops! We've started with two dates, one in April and the other in June, with more to hopefully be added thereafter. For more information and to book, please head to our website; we look forward to seeing you all!

https://www.the-bothy.org/workshops

22/10/2024

Wonderful to see these incredible creations coming to life 😄