The Big Skill

The Big Skill We provide accessible, hands-on, creative, contemporary crafts and rural skills sessions and events.

Hosted at community centres, cafes and castles, in South & Mid Wales, Borders and the Marches. The Big Skill is a social enterprise set up to preserve rural skills & develop local sales; act as a training, educational and signposting resource; provide demonstrations & hands on rural crafts activities at festivals & events in Mid Wales, Borders & Marches. It aims to promote the sustainability of ru

ral life and economy, provide routes into rural employment, by widening access to participation, learning and development of traditional and contemporary rural skills and crafts.

WILD PLANT PAPER will be at the Potting Shed at Craig-y-Nos country park, on Sunday April 12th, selling their paper mad...
10/04/2026

WILD PLANT PAPER will be at the Potting Shed at Craig-y-Nos country park, on Sunday April 12th, selling their paper made from plants & other items & staffing a paper making station.

It's going to be busy in Cynon Valley Museum this Saturday with the Spring Fair, Women and the Valleys exhibition and an...
24/03/2026

It's going to be busy in Cynon Valley Museum this Saturday with the Spring Fair, Women and the Valleys exhibition and an exhibition showcasing The Big Skill.
Karin Mear from The Big Skill will be there all day, managing the fair and on hand to give tours of the exhibitions.
Call in and join her if you can ###

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22/03/2026

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NEW EXHIBITION! From Wednesday the 25th of March, you can see artwork made across the Big Skill's valuable and uplifting workshops on display in the Mezzanine Gallery! 🎨

A wide variety across many mediums, its only here for 2 weeks so please take a look!

19/03/2026

Make sure you join us in the Hibbert Room, Craig-y-Nos Country Park. SA9 1GL on Friday 20th to enjoy our Exhibition and a coffee, cake & chat. And/or at Brecon Volunteer Bureau. LD3 9AH on Saturday 21st. And/or visit Cynon Valley Museum, Aberdare. CF44 8DL from Tuesday 24th p.m. to 4th April

A call out for workshop tutors from the Devauden Festival… Details from emma.bevan@devaudenfestival.comFree pitch and ca...
19/03/2026

A call out for workshop tutors from the Devauden Festival…
Details from [email protected]

Free pitch and camping if application is successful!

Thanks everyone for setting up in such a cheerful way, such a great display (much better than my photos) for tomorrow's ...
19/03/2026

Thanks everyone for setting up in such a cheerful way, such a great display (much better than my photos) for tomorrow's Exhibition at Craig-y-Nos.
Debbie & myself & ??? Will transport it to BVB tomorrow after 3.30 pm for their Exhibition on Saturday

After running over 70 workshops and training courses over the last 9 months thanks to funding from the Moondance Foundat...
05/03/2026

After running over 70 workshops and training courses over the last 9 months thanks to funding from the Moondance Foundation & AFAW we are holding Exhibitions at 3 venues, Craig-y-Nos Country Park; Brecon Volunteer Bureau: Cynon Valley Museum, Aberdare. These will celebrate our creative crafters, the productive participants and thank the venues where these were held.

A very big thank you and congratulations to everyone who came to the needle felting workshop in Saturday- wonderful resu...
02/03/2026

A very big thank you and congratulations to everyone who came to the needle felting workshop in Saturday- wonderful results!

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus oddiwrth Y Sgil Mawr Happy St David's Day from The Big Skill
01/03/2026

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus oddiwrth Y Sgil Mawr
Happy St David's Day from The Big Skill

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Monday 10am - 6am
Tuesday 12pm - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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